Sponsor A PurposeThe Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | New York, New York |
| Grants on file | 6,719 |
| Total giving on file | $4.8B |
| Typical grant size | $716K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | Education |
What they fund
- AS FINAL SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMANITIES OFFERINGS FOR A REFUGEE-SERVING INSTITUTION
- EQUIV DETERMIN: TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENDURING ACADEMIC PIPELINE FOR PROMOTING UNDERREPRESENTED SOUTH AFRICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HUMANITIES
- FINAL SUPPORT FOR A HUMANITIES-FOCUSED RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT CREATES A NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS THROUGH HUMANITIES ACROSS BORDERS: ASIA AND AFRICA IN THE WORLD
- TO CONCLUDE SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY IN THE HUMANITIES AND HUMANISTIC SOCIAL SCIENCES
- TO CONCLUDE SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOLARS AND SOCIETY PROGRAM THROUGH CULMINATING PROJECTS TO EXTEND AND PUBLICLY DOCUMENT THE WORK OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | CA | 12 | $234.0M |
| American Council of Learned Societies | NY | 58 | $155.8M |
| University of Michigan | MI | 57 | $47.0M |
| Council On Library and Information Resources | VA | 29 | $45.7M |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | NJ | 28 | $42.2M |
| University of California at Los Angeles | CA | 50 | $35.7M |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | MA | 8 | $33.5M |
| City University of New York | NY | 26 | $33.5M |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | NY | 29 | $32.7M |
| National Park Foundation | DC | 8 | $31.9M |
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