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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-1879954

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 848 grants and $555 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
140 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10065
(212) 838-8400
https://mellon.fluxx.io/
Form and materials
See statement 26
Deadlines
See statement 27
Restrictions
Activities supported by foundation grants must be charitable, educational or scientific under the provisions of the u.s. Internal revenue code and the treasury regulations.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $555,004,183

    Grants listed
    848
    Assets, end of year
    $7,820,349,022

  • Tax year 2023

    $524,690,293

    Grants listed
    817
    Assets, end of year
    $8,027,994,221

  • Tax year 2022

    $505,720,031

    Grants listed
    566
    Assets, end of year
    $8,189,888,621

  • Tax year 2021

    $417,731,340

    Grants listed
    582
    Assets, end of year
    $9,550,167,340

  • Tax year 2020

    $420,905,486

    Grants listed
    587
    Assets, end of year
    $8,218,016,721

  • Tax year 2019

    $312,988,342

    Grants listed
    588
    Assets, end of year
    $6,993,697,924

  • Tax year 2018

    $316,920,270

    Grants listed
    629
    Assets, end of year
    $6,556,606,822

Grants paid in 2024

848 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To support the administration and annual institutional renewals for the mellon mays undergraduate fellowship program

    $8,556,000
  2. City of RichmondRichmond, VA

    To support the planning, development, and initial operations of a cultural space located at the shockoe bottom train shed that memorializes and commemorates the history of slavery in richmond

    $7,000,000
  3. The International Association of Blacks in Dance IncWashington, DC

    To support a regranting program to artists and companies driving the future of black dance

    $5,600,000
  4. Freedom ReadsHamden, CT

    To provide major renewed support to freedom reads as it scales its library installations and expands organizational capacity

    $5,000,000
  5. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    To support the american archive of public broadcasting to preserve endangered public media holdings at scale for future access and use

    $5,000,000
  6. Montpelier FoundationMntpelier Sta, VA

    To support the creation of a memorial to the individuals who were enslaved at montpelier

    $4,282,000
  7. Monument LabPhiladelphia, PA

    To support the expansion of the re:generation program, field building, narrative change work, and general operations

    $4,000,000
  8. Los Angeles Nomadic DivisionLos Angeles, CA

    To support the semi-permanent installation of a monument to south central

    $3,950,000
  9. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesWashington, DC

    To support the african american cultural heritage action funds grantmaking, programs, marketing, expanded technical assistance for prospective grantees, and three signature preservation projects

    $3,500,000
  10. Fidelity CharitableBoston, MA

    Matching gift

    $3,485,813
  11. Hunter CollegeNew York, NY

    To continue support for the center for puerto rican studies rooted & relational initiative

    $3,468,000
  12. The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special EventsChicago, IL

    To support the chicago monuments project and citywide community-initiated commemorative initiatives and installations

    $3,400,000
  13. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    To support the development and initial work of the new office of human dignity

    $3,000,000
  14. University of California at Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    To continue support for visualizing abolition

    $3,000,000
  15. California State University at FresnoFresno, CA

    To support internship programming for humanities students

    $2,944,000
  16. The Center for Economic Research and Social Change IncChicago, IL

    To continue support for the writing freedom fellowship

    $2,864,500
  17. Museum Am RothenbaumHamburg, Germany

    To support digital benins next phase, and an open source repository of software and tools accessible to other digital heritage projects

    $2,850,000
  18. Bureau of Indian AffairsWashington, DC

    To support the establishment of an oral history project as part of the federal indian boarding school initiative

    $2,700,000
  19. Alliance for California Traditional ArtsFresno, CA

    To support organizational capacity and a national fellowship for traditional artists

    $2,500,000
  20. City University of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support the further development of black, race, and ethnic studies across the CUNY system

    $2,500,000
  21. Council on Library and Information ResourcesAlexandria, VA

    To support a national grantmaking competition for digitization of materials that deepen public understanding of people and communities that have been historically underrepresented

    $2,500,000
  22. Council on Library and Information ResourcesAlexandria, VA

    To support a regranting program for the digitization of materials

    $2,500,000
  23. Latino Theater CompanyLos Angeles, CA

    To support the latinx theater initiative

    $2,500,000
  24. Miami Valley Public Media IncYellow SPGS, OH

    To support the preservation of historical audio collections held by campus radio stations at historically black colleges and universities

    $2,500,000
  25. Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA

    To support internship programming for humanities students

    $2,500,000
  26. University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL

    To continue support for a research and training program for advanced graduate students

    $2,500,000
  27. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX

    To support an initiative that centers interdisciplinary humanistic scholarship

    $2,285,500
  28. Kinfolk Tech FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    To continue support for the kinfolk ar monuments app and digital archive

    $2,250,000
  29. Web Du Bois Museum FoundationNew York, NY

    To support historic preservation and conservation work at the w.e.b. Du bois centre in accra, ghana as well as organizational development and capacity building

    $2,250,000
  30. New England Foundation for the Arts IncBoston, MA

    To continue support for the national theater project

    $2,206,000
  31. Invisible Histories ProjectCharlotte, NC

    To support general operations

    $2,200,000
  32. New England Foundation for the Arts IncBoston, MA

    To continue support for the national dance project

    $2,062,000
  33. University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    To support the uc sentencing project, a collaboration between UCSD, UCLA, and members of the california coalition of women prisoners

    $2,008,000
  34. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    To support a partnership that connects academic instruction through masters-level coursework with on-the-job work

    $2,000,000
  35. Baryshnikov Arts Center IncNew York, NY

    To support strategic planning and execution of the bloodlines interwoven festival

    $2,000,000
  36. Centro de Economa Creativa IncSan Juan, PR

    To support the maniobra music cohort

    $2,000,000
  37. City University of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support the development of infrastructure and staff for strengthening the institutional archives of the city university of new york

    $2,000,000
  38. National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers IncWashington, DC

    To support a regranting program and organizational capacity

    $2,000,000
  39. Social Impact FundLos Angeles, CA

    To continue support for organizational capacity, a preservation toolkit, and a regranting program of a sponsored project

    $2,000,000
  40. The HistorymakersChicago, IL

    To support general operations

    $2,000,000
  41. The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH

    To support community engagement opportunities that integrate the arts into the university community and beyond

    $2,000,000
  42. The Zeitz Mocaa FoundationCape Town, South Africa

    To support general operations

    $2,000,000
  43. University of Missouri at Kansas CityKansas City, MO

    To support internship programming for humanities students

    $2,000,000
  44. University of Missouri at Kansas CityKansas City, MO

    To support historical and preservation projects as well as public programming across the kansas city region

    $2,000,000
  45. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    To support the creation of a humanities-based environmental justice studies curriculum and associated projects

    $1,903,550
  46. City College of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support internship programming for humanities students

    $1,816,000
  47. University of Maryland at College ParkCollege Park, MD

    To support the expansion of an archival information platform

    $1,815,000
  48. Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesLansing, MI

    To support michigan history center's gchi mshiiken deh minising/heart of great turtle island project

    $1,800,000
  49. Alaska Native Heritage Center IncAnchorage, AK

    To support the creation of a permanent outdoor space featuring original artworks

    $1,750,000
  50. The Heritage Management Organization IncChicago, IL

    To support organizational capacity, training, and a regranting program for cultural heritage projects in sub-saharan africa

    $1,750,000
  51. US Biennial IncNew Orleans, LA

    To support a selection of monumental works at prospect.6

    $1,750,000
  52. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    To support the movements against mass incarceration lab

    $1,716,000
  53. Museum of West African Art LtdgteBenin City, Nigeria

    To support capacity, partnerships, and construction of artist studios and a residency guest house

    $1,700,000
  54. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To continue support for postdoctoral fellowships in social justice-oriented government and nonprofit agencies for humanities PHDS

    $1,687,500
  55. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To support an open competition addressing sustainable digital infrastructures and promoting justice and equity in digital scholarly practice

    $1,657,500
  56. The Theater Offensive IncBoston, MA

    To support capital costs and programming at the boylston black box

    $1,650,000
  57. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To continue support for dissertation writing fellowships to spur methodological and cross-disciplinary innovation in the humanities

    $1,625,000
  58. Sylvester Manor Educational Farm IncShelter Is, NY

    To support the historic manor house renovation and expanded history & heritage department programming and staffing

    $1,575,000
  59. North American Traditional Indigenous Food SystemsMinneapolis, MN

    To continue support for indigenous foodways education

    $1,550,000
  60. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To continue support for postdoctoral fellowships

    $1,500,000
  61. Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support transformative leadership

    $1,500,000
  62. Central Indiana Community Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    To support henderson developments preservation of the historic colored knights of pythias building and related planning, feasibility, and community engagement

    $1,500,000
  63. Centro de Economa Creativa IncSan Juan, PR

    To support an initiative to stabilize and strengthen contemporary artists and artist-centered organizations across puerto rico

    $1,500,000
  64. City of BisbeeBisbee, AZ

    To support the naco heritage alliance with the rehabilitation and enhancement of historic buildings, new public programming, and artist and scholar residencies at camp naco

    $1,500,000
  65. Cuyahoga Community CollegeCleveland, OH

    To support a final round of the cleveland humanities collaborative, that seeks to increase participation in humanities education & degree attainment across the humanities disciplines

    $1,500,000
  66. Flamboyan Foundation IncWashington, DC

    To support the continuation of the letras boricuas fellowship for writers from puerto rico and the diaspora

    $1,500,000
  67. Florida International UniversityMiami, FL

    To support a final round of the humanities edge program, a partnership between miami dade college and florida international university

    $1,500,000
  68. Forge Project AssociationAncram, NY

    To support organizational capacity and a lending collection of indigenous works

    $1,500,000
  69. Fund for Public Housing IncNew York, NY

    To support a nycha arts liaison, artists-in-residence salaries and benefits, stipends for participating nycha residents, and materials and fabrication fees for the space activations

    $1,500,000
  70. John F Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsWashington, DC

    To continue support for the social impact initiative

    $1,500,000
  71. Miami Dade CollegeMiami, FL

    To support a final round of the humanities edge program, a partnership between miami dade college and florida international university

    $1,500,000
  72. San Francisco Arts CommissionSan Francisco, CA

    To support the pulse check: accountability and activation of future SF monuments initiative

    $1,500,000
  73. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    To establish endowments at the national museum of african american history and culture in support of the museum's directorship and curatorial research centers

    $1,500,000
  74. Swiss InstituteNew York, NY

    To continue support for a coalition effort of mid-sized arts organizations in new york city

    $1,500,000
  75. The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC

    To continue to support and strengthen the rising presidents fellowship, which develops cohorts of community college leaders with the skills needed to transform their institutions and impact the field

    $1,500,000
  76. The City of AshevilleAsheville, NC

    To support the implementation of the pack square plaza vision plan and commemorative projects

    $1,500,000
  77. University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC

    To support a humanities-centered internship program

    $1,500,000
  78. The Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD

    To support humanities for today

    $1,497,000
  79. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    To continue support for a digital futures collaborative network

    $1,491,500
  80. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH

    To support a final round of the cleveland humanities collaborative, that seeks to increase participation in humanities education & degree attainment across the humanities disciplines

    $1,490,000
  81. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To continue support for dissertation writing fellowships

    $1,450,000
  82. Forecast Public ArtworksSaint Paul, MN

    To support training, technical assistance, production, and documentation of new monuments in rural midwest communities

    $1,400,000
  83. University of Massachusetts at AmherstAmherst, MA

    To support the slavery north initiative

    $1,325,000
  84. Metropolitan State UniversitySt Paul, MN

    To support a state-led, cross-institutional project to offer statewide college in prison opportunities in minnesota

    $1,303,351
  85. University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg, SC

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $1,302,000
  86. University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    To support collective projects focused on scholarly and artistic research

    $1,300,000
  87. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    To support the expansion of the global emerging scholars fellowship program

    $1,275,000
  88. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $1,268,667
  89. State University of New York at BuffaloBuffalo, NY

    To support a community-engaged study of healthcare in the united states that centers historically marginalized voices

    $1,263,500
  90. Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ

    To continue to support curricular development and public humanities work in premodern humanities fields

    $1,250,000
  91. Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA

    To support the graterford archive

    $1,250,000
  92. Mitchelville Preservation Project IncHilton Head, SC

    To support the development of a plaza, classroom/lab, exhibits, and infrastructure at historic mitchelville freedom park

    $1,250,000
  93. The Art and Advocacy SocietyBrooklyn, NY

    To support the center for art and advocacy

    $1,250,000
  94. The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL

    To support the obama presidential center museums plans for art programming

    $1,250,000
  95. Whose KnowledgeSan Diego, CA

    To support general operations

    $1,250,000
  96. Wiki Education FoundationChico, CA

    To support the wikipedia student program's knowledge equity initiative

    $1,250,000
  97. Forest ForwardDallas, TX

    To support renovation of the forest theaters historical lobby and the hiring of a theater executive director

    $1,200,000
  98. Friends of Joe W Brown Memorial Park & Louisiana Nature CenterNew Orleans, LA

    To continue support for a large-scale sculpture in new orleans east

    $1,200,000
  99. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    To continue support for the puerto rico arts initiative

    $1,200,000
  100. Detroit Sound ConservancyDetroit, MI

    To support educational programming, improvements in archival infrastructure, and the renovation of the blue bird inn

    $1,175,000
  101. Denver Parks & RecreationDenver, CO

    To support research and community engagement focused on denver's civic center commemorative landscape and development of a commemoration of the disability rights movement

    $1,150,000
  102. Emmett Till Interpretive CenterSumner, MS

    To support museum interpretation and planning, community engagement, memorial design, and the centers organizational capacity

    $1,150,000
  103. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    To continue support for a program of undergraduate research, graduate training, and teaching in american indian and indigenous studies

    $1,121,500
  104. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    To support the further development of the black teacher archive portal

    $1,100,000
  105. Pride Live IncLong Is City, NY

    To support the creation of the stonewall national monument visitor center and core staffing

    $1,100,000
  106. Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $1,100,000
  107. Black Arts Movement Business District DevelopmentOakland, CA

    To support capacity building for blacspace cooperative as part of the cultural reforestation project in oakland

    $1,085,000
  108. Educopia Institute IncAtlanta, GA

    To support succession planning and new business model implementation through change-capital funding

    $1,050,000
  109. Sovereign Equity FundBismarck, ND

    To support bridging native community knowledge about indigenous foodways with curricular and extracurricular efforts to build humanities and native american and indigenous studies learning opportunities at tribal colleges and universities

    $1,050,000
  110. The Connecticut Players Foundation IncNew Haven, CT

    To support transformative leadership within the american theater

    $1,050,000
  111. US National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and SitesWashington, DC

    To continue support for programatic expansion and implementation

    $1,050,000
  112. Emerge 125 IncNew York, NY

    To support capacity building and general operations

    $1,025,000
  113. Fundacin Amigos de El Yunque IncSan Juan, PR

    To support arteyunque

    $1,020,800
  114. University of California at Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    To continue support for a final round of funding for undergraduate internships intended to diversify the applicant pool for graduate conservation programs

    $1,002,000
  115. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site IncPhiladelphia, PA

    To support career pathway programs for formerly incarcerated people to work in museums and historic preservation, along with general operating support

    $1,001,000
  116. American Association of University ProfessorsWashington, DC

    To support a study on the future of academic freedom

    $1,000,000
  117. Association of Tribal Archives Libraries and MuseumsEdmond, OK

    To support repatriation of native american cultural objects

    $1,000,000
  118. Association on American Indian Affairs IncClarksville, MD

    To support training programs on repatriation and protection of cultural heritage

    $1,000,000
  119. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    To support the center for human rights and the arts and the work of founder/director, artist, and scholar tania el khoury

    $1,000,000
  120. Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas IncFloresville, TX

    To support the planning and development of a cultural center and community land trust

    $1,000,000
  121. Center Theatre Group of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    To support transformative leadership within the american theater

    $1,000,000
  122. Chicago Public Library FoundationChicago, IL

    To support collection processing, digitization, and outreach and engagement activities for the vivian g. Harsh research collection and other black history-related holdings at the chicago public library

    $1,000,000
  123. City of Columbus Department of DevelopmentColumbus, OH

    To support the reimagining columbus initiative

    $1,000,000
  124. Data & Society Research Institute IncNew York, NY

    To support a program in trustworthy infrastructures and the development of a repository for sociotechnical knowledge focused on citational justice

    $1,000,000
  125. Deeply Rooted Productions IncChicago, IL

    To support capacity building and general operations

    $1,000,000
  126. Haleakala IncNew York, NY

    To support infrastructure and staffing under legacy russell's leadership for an inclusive space for the next avante-garde and its expanded audiences

    $1,000,000
  127. Institute for Freedoms IncAltadena, CA

    To support general operations

    $1,000,000
  128. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    To support the sustainability of networked resources, developed by and for indigenous communities, for appropriate access to their cultural heritage materials, including data

    $1,000,000
  129. Portland Art MuseumPortland, OR

    To support artist jeffrey gibsons presentation, "the space in which to place me", as part of the 60th international art exhibition of the venice biennale

    $1,000,000
  130. Portland State UniversityPortland, OR

    To continue support for the pacific northwest consortium of the science of cultural heritage conservation

    $1,000,000
  131. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    To support critical race approaches and curricular experimentation in classical studies

    $1,000,000
  132. San Diego Community College DistrictSan Diego, CA

    To support a final round of funding for the transfer of san diego community college district humanities majors to the university

    $1,000,000
  133. Tennessee Higher Education Initiative IncNashville, TN

    To support the tennessee arts & humanities initiative

    $1,000,000
  134. The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and SciencesBrooklyn, NY

    To continue support for general operations

    $1,000,000
  135. The Posse Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support an expansion to puerto rico

    $1,000,000
  136. University of California at Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    To support exhibition projects and the research and production activities of the isaac julien lab

    $1,000,000
  137. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL

    To continue to support prison education and reentry programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students through engagement with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students at research universities

    $1,000,000
  138. University of KansasLawrence, KS

    To support a project to deepen the ongoing conversation in transgender studies at and beyond the university of kansas

    $1,000,000
  139. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    To support the development of an interdisciplinary studio and legal clinic to provide practical solutions to communities facing legal challenges related to monuments

    $1,000,000
  140. University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND

    To support the university of north dakota and the north dakota tribal college system's humanistic efforts to preserve and provide access to indigenous languages, histories, and cultural lifeways on the northern plains

    $1,000,000
  141. University of Puerto Rico at Ro PiedrasSan Juan, PR

    To support tiznando el pas

    $1,000,000
  142. University of RochesterRochester, NY

    To support the last of a series of cluster hires in the department of black studies

    $1,000,000
  143. Vera Institute of Justice IncBrooklyn, NY

    To continue support for a higher education in prison initiative

    $1,000,000
  144. Washington State UniversityPullman, WA

    To support the sustainability of mukurtu

    $1,000,000
  145. Lula Washington Contemporary Dance FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    To support general operations

    $995,000
  146. University of Puerto Rico at Ro PiedrasSan Juan, PR

    To support the higher education in prison program

    $985,000
  147. Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $950,000
  148. Collage Dance Collective IncMemphis, TN

    To support capacity building and general operations

    $950,000
  149. The Laundromat Project IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $950,000
  150. The University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC

    To continue support for an undergraduate research program that prepares participants for graduate school

    $950,000
  151. Washington Drama Society IncWashington, DC

    To support transformative leadership within the american theater

    $950,000
  152. Clemmons Family Farm IncCharlotte, VT

    To support rehabilitation of two 18th-century farm buildings into venues for african american history, arts, and culture

    $930,000
  153. Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley InstituteSummit, IL

    To support the capital costs related to the exterior restoration of roberts temple, organizational capacity building, and design and fundraising costs needed to advance future phases of work

    $918,000
  154. University of Puerto Rico at MayagezMayagez, PR

    To support the oral history lab

    $916,500
  155. Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $914,000
  156. Allied Media Projects IncDetroit, MI

    To support operating expenses and programmatic costs to continue ongoing partnerships and seed new program areas for a sponsored project

    $900,000
  157. Climate MuseumNew York, NY

    To continue support for fellowships and programming related to environmental justice

    $900,000
  158. Edward Charles FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    To continue support for a sponsored project with the development of collaborative partnerships and survey administration

    $900,000
  159. From Prison Cells to PHD IncBaltimore, MD

    To support the neighborhood access program

    $900,000
  160. Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association IncArlington, VA

    To continue support for PBS news hours canvas

    $900,000
  161. Pangea World TheaterMinneapolis, MN

    To continue support for the national institute for directing and ensemble creation and general operating support

    $900,000
  162. Storefront for Art & Architecture IncNew York, NY

    To support increased staff salaries, hire communications and development personnel, and seed new public programs

    $900,000
  163. Fundacin Puertorriquea de Las Humanidades IncSan Juan, PR

    To support general operations

    $875,000
  164. Producer Hub IncNew York, NY

    To support art installation and exhibition of a sponsored project

    $875,000
  165. St Croix Foundation for Community DevelopmentChristiansted, VI

    To support planning and design for the reconstruction of the alexander theater and a cultural heritage regranting program

    $875,000
  166. The Descendants ProjectVacherie, LA

    To support planning, interpretation, and implementation for a museum and cultural center at the 1811 kid ory house

    $875,000
  167. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    To support the washington prison history project

    $875,000
  168. Hers-Higher Education Resource ServicesDenver, CO

    To support increased participation by humanists in established academic leadership programs with strong alumni networks

    $864,000
  169. Charm City Cultural Cultivation IncBaltimore, MD

    To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural cultivation, with staff costs, fundraising consulting capacities, facilities management and professional fees

    $854,200
  170. Maryland Art Place IncBaltimore, MD

    To support capacity building for the last resort artist retreat, a program of charm city cultural cultivation, with staff costs, fundraising consulting capacities, facilities management and professional fees

    $854,200
  171. Betti Ono FoundationEmeryville, CA

    To support general operations

    $850,000
  172. Brandywine Workshop and ArchivesPhiladelphia, PA

    To support general operations

    $850,000
  173. Defending American Values CoalitionWashington, DC

    To support an initiative to strengthen higher education

    $850,000
  174. Kankouran West African Dance CoWashington, DC

    To support capacity building and general operations

    $850,000
  175. Kenkeleba House IncNew York, NY

    To continue support for the collection and working toward kenkeleba museum

    $850,000
  176. Recess Activities IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $850,000
  177. Self-Help Graphics and Arts IncLos Angeles, CA

    To support general operations

    $850,000
  178. The Futuro Media GroupNew York, NY

    To support the la brega, suave, and all-stars: the fania story podcasts

    $850,000
  179. The Philadelphia Dance CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    To continue support for capacity building

    $850,000
  180. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    To support graduate student internships in community-based archives

    $850,000
  181. University of WyomingLaramie, WY

    To support a living public archive of wyoming stories

    $850,000
  182. Emerson CollegeBoston, MA

    To continue support for howlround programming and administration of the national playwright residency program

    $830,000
  183. Joyce Theater Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To continue support for organizational capacity and structuring for a contemporary dance company, a sponsored project

    $825,000
  184. Alaska Native Heritage Center IncAnchorage, AK

    To support general operations

    $800,000
  185. American Composers Orchestra IncNew York, NY

    To support modeling social practice within orchestras

    $800,000
  186. Black Cultural Zone Community Development CorporationOakland, CA

    To support general operations

    $800,000
  187. Center for Curatorial LeadershipNew York, NY

    To support curatorial leadership programs and organizational capacity

    $800,000
  188. Haser IncSan Juan, PR

    To support the core project in alliance with alianza cultural para emergencias de puerto rico

    $800,000
  189. Power of Preservation FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    To support staffing, partner engagement, and programming in north america and africa of a sponsored project

    $800,000
  190. Producer Hub IncNew York, NY

    To support visioning, research, and community engagement for a land-based sponsored project

    $794,000
  191. University of Minnesota at Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN

    To support the mapping prejudice project in further community engagement and technology work and in sustainability planning

    $786,000
  192. Fundacin Luis Muoz Marn IncSan Juan, PR

    To support the puerto rico architectural heritage archive

    $783,000
  193. National Park ServiceWashington, DC

    To support the development of research and studies to strengthen the preservation and interpretation of womens history

    $780,000
  194. Floating Museum NFPChicago, IL

    To support organizational capacity and the expansion of the floating monuments programming series

    $777,600
  195. Community Council of Idaho IncCaldwell, ID

    To support the preservation of the farm security administration twin falls labor camp

    $774,000
  196. The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX

    To support an interdisciplinary project focused on birds that will engage students, faculty, & community members in reclaiming environmental knowledge already existing in borderlands indigenous & mexican american communities

    $761,200
  197. ScalawagDurham, NC

    To support drapetomania

    $752,100
  198. Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY

    To support archival maintenance, research, operations and website development for a sponsored project

    $752,000
  199. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    To support zealous's storytelling initiatives

    $751,000
  200. A Blade of Grass FundLong Is City, NY

    To support staff capacity and programs for an artist-governed organization

    $750,000
  201. AntennaNew Orleans, LA

    To support increased organizational and programmatic capacity

    $750,000
  202. Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design IncProvidence, RI

    To continue support to implement strategic plans, leadership development and convenings, and curriculum opportunities for participating art colleges

    $750,000
  203. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    To continue support for higher education in prison and degree development programs

    $750,000
  204. Bidoun Projects IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $750,000
  205. Blackspace Urbanist CollectiveBrooklyn, NY

    To support collective leadership and capacity building for a national accelerator model

    $750,000
  206. Blackstar Projects IncPhiladelphia, PA

    To continue support for operational costs

    $750,000
  207. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $750,000
  208. Community Capital FundKansas City, MO

    To support historic preservation, exhibition design, and construction of a sponsored project

    $750,000
  209. Depaul UniversityChicago, IL

    To support the continuation of the humanitiesx program

    $750,000
  210. Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL

    To support graduate student internships in community-based archives

    $750,000
  211. Educopia Institute IncAtlanta, GA

    To support capacity building of a sponsored project

    $750,000
  212. Gateways Music Festival IncRochester, NY

    To support the incoming president and artistic directors vision

    $750,000
  213. Gaylesbianbisexualtransgender HistoricalsocietySan Francisco, CA

    To support interdisciplinary research

    $750,000
  214. Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    To support the institute for american indian and indigenous studies

    $750,000
  215. Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $750,000
  216. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    To support the expansion of several projects at the intersection of data and black digital humanities

    $750,000
  217. Latino Theater CompanyLos Angeles, CA

    To support a succession plan designed to preserve the history, impact, and legacy of the company

    $750,000
  218. Mississippi Museum of Art IncJackson, MS

    To continue to support the museums role as academic hub among four colleges and universities in jackson, mississippi

    $750,000
  219. Modern Language Association of AmericaNew York, NY

    To support programming to recruit and retain underserved students within language and literature programs

    $750,000
  220. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    To support efforts across the humanities, libraries, and local community organizations in boston to create a digital and analog local history platform for citizen-archivists

    $750,000
  221. Performance Space 122 IncNew York, NY

    To support general operations

    $750,000
  222. Portland Institute for Contemporary ArtPortland, OR

    To support general operations

    $750,000
  223. Public Religion Research Institute IncWashington, DC

    To continue support for the religion and renewing democracy initiative

    $750,000
  224. Rhizome Communications IncNew York, NY

    To support an overhaul of a publicly accessible archive of digital art

    $750,000
  225. Rutgers the State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick, NJ

    To continue support for the price humanities undergraduate research scholars program

    $750,000
  226. Rutgers the State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick, NJ

    To support research, community engagement, and public installations commemorating im/migrant stories

    $750,000
  227. Rutgers the State University of New Jersey at NewarkNewark, NJ

    To continue support for the nj-step program

    $750,000
  228. San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA

    To support the development of critical pacific islands and oceania studies pedagogy and related collaborations

    $750,000
  229. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    To support research and conservation of the african american photography collection

    $750,000
  230. Social Good Fund IncRichmond, CA

    To support a sponsored project with a disability justice framework across operations and external programs, and increase trainings to art organizations

    $750,000
  231. St Joseph's Historic FoundationDurham, NC

    To continue support for operations and organizational capacity building

    $750,000
  232. Sundance InstitutePark City, UT

    To continue support for indigenous storytelling through the indigenous program

    $750,000
  233. The Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    To support the development of latinx archives

    $750,000
  234. The Renaissance Society at the University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    To support general operations

    $750,000
  235. The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX

    To support course development in mexican american and ethnic studies

    $750,000
  236. University of California at DavisDavis, CA

    To support the development of an interdisciplinary graduate curriculum

    $750,000
  237. University of California at Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    To support graduate student internships in community-based archives

    $750,000
  238. University of California at MercedMerced, CA

    To support the university's center for the humanities

    $750,000
  239. University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL

    To support the development of a liberal arts-focused prison education coalition

    $750,000
  240. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    To support the implementation of an academic leadership fellows program among member institutions

    $750,000
  241. University of Puerto Rico at Ro PiedrasSan Juan, PR

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $750,000
  242. University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    To support the further development of software to make audiovisual collections of cultural heritage materials more discoverable and accessible

    $750,000
  243. Women's Center for Creative WorkLos Angeles, CA

    To continue support of a shared leadership model

    $750,000
  244. Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $750,000
  245. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $747,500
  246. Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $744,500
  247. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $743,000
  248. Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC

    To support faculty development and scholars in intersectional deaf studies

    $737,500
  249. Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA

    To support a humanities for all times project

    $723,500
  250. East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

    To support graduate student internships in community-based archives

    $710,000

Approved for future payment

317 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.

  1. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    To support the development and initial work of the new office of human dignity

    $7,000,000
  2. Council on Library and Information ResourcesAlexandria, VA

    To support the digitizing hidden collections: amplifying unheard voices program

    $5,000,000
  3. Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY

    To continue support to a sponsored project develop a financial management platform for artists

    $5,000,000
  4. The University of MemphisMemphis, TN

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $4,999,000
  5. University of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg, SC

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $3,604,000
  6. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $3,537,333
  7. University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC

    To support a humanities-centered internship program

    $3,500,000
  8. University of Hawaii at MnoaHonolulu, HI

    To support the development of a hawaiian knowledge organization system

    $3,220,000
  9. Hunter CollegeNew York, NY

    To continue support for the center for puerto rican studies rooted & relational initiative

    $3,000,000
  10. National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers IncWashington, DC

    To support a regranting program and organizational capacity

    $3,000,000
  11. United States Artists IncChicago, IL

    To continue support of artist fellowships

    $3,000,000
  12. University of California at Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    To continue support for visualizing abolition

    $3,000,000
  13. The Center for Economic Research and Social Change IncChicago, IL

    To continue support for the writing freedom fellowship

    $2,864,500
  14. Council on Library and Information ResourcesAlexandria, VA

    To support a regranting program for the digitization of materials

    $2,500,000
  15. Institute of International Education IncNew York, NY

    To continue support for academic and humanitarian assistance

    $2,500,000
  16. University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL

    To continue support for a research and training program for advanced graduate students

    $2,500,000
  17. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX

    To support an initiative that centers interdisciplinary humanistic scholarship

    $2,285,500
  18. Miami UniversityOxford, OH

    To support further development of an indigenous language archives platform through community research engagement

    $2,100,000
  19. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To support building capacity to administer a mellon mays undergraduate fellowship graduate program

    $2,000,000
  20. Array Alliance IncLos Angeles, CA

    To support an educational campaign for a film regarding public monuments in the united states

    $2,000,000
  21. Hunter CollegeNew York, NY

    To continue support for diasporic digital studies, with a focus on graduate students and community collaboration

    $2,000,000
  22. New England Foundation for the Arts IncBoston, MA

    To continue support for the national dance project

    $2,000,000
  23. Scholars at Risk IncNew York, NY

    To continue to support academic freedom hubs

    $2,000,000
  24. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    To support national museum of african american history and culture

    $2,000,000
  25. Social Impact FundLos Angeles, CA

    To continue support for organizational capacity, a preservation toolkit, and a regranting program of a sponsored project

    $2,000,000
  26. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    To support us arts fellows

    $2,000,000
  27. The National Black Theatre WorkshopNew York, NY

    To continue support for general operations

    $2,000,000
  28. Ubw IncBrooklyn, NY

    To continue support for general operations

    $2,000,000
  29. University of Missouri at Kansas CityKansas City, MO

    To support historical and preservation projects as well as public programming across the kansas city region

    $2,000,000
  30. San Francisco Public LibrarySan Francisco, CA

    To continue support for the expanding information access for incarcerated people initiative

    $1,966,000
  31. Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV

    To support internships for humanities majors

    $1,914,000
  32. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    To support the creation of a humanities-based environmental justice studies curriculum and associated projects

    $1,903,550
  33. Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX

    To support expansion of the philosophy and literature circle

    $1,815,000
  34. University of Maryland at College ParkCollege Park, MD

    To support the expansion of an archival information platform

    $1,815,000
  35. Onondaga Historical AssociationSyracuse, NY

    To support a public history project and design competition in coordination with the city of syracuse

    $1,800,000
  36. Gora Cultural ArchitectsBoston, MA

    To continue support for bori-corridor

    $1,782,000
  37. Alaska Native Heritage Center IncAnchorage, AK

    To support the creation of a permanent outdoor space featuring original artworks

    $1,750,000
  38. Haser IncSan Juan, PR

    To continue support for the network of actions

    $1,710,000
  39. University of HoustonHouston, TX

    To continue support for el proyecto de la literatura puertorriquea/the puerto rican literature project

    $1,600,000
  40. Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support general operations

    $1,550,000
  41. North American Traditional Indigenous Food SystemsMinneapolis, MN

    To continue support for indigenous foodways education

    $1,550,000
  42. Allied Media Projects IncDetroit, MI

    To support operating expenses and programmatic costs to continue ongoing partnerships and seed new program areas for a sponsored project

    $1,500,000
  43. American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY

    To continue support for postdoctoral fellowships

    $1,500,000
  44. Dance Service New York City IncNew York, NY

    To continue support of the dance rehearsal space subsidy program

    $1,500,000
  45. Depaul UniversityChicago, IL

    To continue to support for a structured humanities learning community

    $1,500,000
  46. Forge Project AssociationAncram, NY

    To support organizational capacity and a lending collection of indigenous works

    $1,500,000
  47. Freedom Education Project Puget SoundTacoma, WA

    To continue support educational opportunities

    $1,500,000
  48. Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    To continue support for the implementation of the academic leadership fellows program among the new york six liberal arts consortium

    $1,500,000
  49. Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison IncOssining, NY

    To continue support of higher education in prison programs

    $1,500,000
  50. Prospect Park Alliance IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support descendant partnerships and interpretative elements on the lefferts house grounds, including new exhibits and landscaping

    $1,500,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture324 grants $217,037,28459% of the total
  2. Education120 grants $69,220,12219% of the total
  3. Human services16 grants $12,997,5004% of the total
  4. Community development16 grants $12,295,8133% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking24 grants $11,312,5003% of the total
  6. Environment12 grants $8,050,0002% of the total
  7. 14 other causes70 grants $35,192,79310% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York229 grants $135,573,840
  2. California105 grants $66,733,634
  3. District of Columbia48 grants $39,720,000
  4. Illinois46 grants $33,401,179
  5. Massachusetts33 grants $22,887,171
  6. Virginia12 grants $21,702,000
  7. Pennsylvania32 grants $19,004,500
  8. Texas36 grants $18,281,200
  9. Puerto Rico20 grants $14,337,300
  10. Ohio10 grants $13,050,813

Officers, directors and trustees

17 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Elizabeth AlexanderPRESIDENT Hours 50Pay $1,528,343
  • Scott TaylorCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Hours 50Pay $1,395,936
  • Sheree Carter-GalvanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Hours 50Pay $822,239
  • Julie EhrlichEVP & COO Hours 50Pay $642,483
  • Carter StewartEVP, PROGRAMS & RESEARCH Hours 50Pay $614,568
  • Sepideh SepasiCFO & TREASURER Hours 50Pay $550,109
  • Kathryn HallTRUSTEE, BOARD CHAIR Hours 6Pay $75,000
  • Paul FarberTRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) Hours 5Pay $26,666
  • Joshua S FriedmanTRUSTEE (END 03/2024) Hours 5Pay $20,000
  • Heather GerkenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $60,000
  • Melissa GilliamTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $40,000
  • Thelma GoldenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $40,000
  • Kelly Ann GranatTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $53,333
  • Jonathan HollowayTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $60,000
  • Sherrilyn IfillTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $40,000
  • Maryana IskanderTRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) Hours 5Pay $26,666
  • Gaurav KapadiaTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $40,000

The return

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