Mellon continues to distribute additional funds to help shore up struggling arts and cultural organizations and higher learning institutions.
Information on measures the Mellon Foundation is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as helpful field resources.
COVID-19 Response, Press Releases
Mellon Foundation Announces Additional $200 Million Grantmaking Commitment to Arts and Humanities Nonprofits Devastated by Global Pandemic
June 11, 2020
COVID-19 Response, Mellon News
Coronavirus Relief Fund Raises Nearly $20 Million for Artists
September 24, 2020
Mellon Foundation Launches New Art Museum Futures Fund to Distribute Tens of Millions to Art Museums Nationwide
September 17, 2020
COVID-19 Response, Grantee News
Literary Arts Emergency Fund Awards More than $3.5 Million to 282 Organizations, Magazines, and Presses across the US in Historic Relief Effort
September 15, 2020
Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts Organizations as COVID-19 Crisis Continues
August 27, 2020
Mellon News
Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy
June 10, 2020
CUNY Receives $10 Million to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives
August 13, 2020
Mellon Foundation Awards Emergency Grants to Prison Education Programs as COVID Crisis Continues
August 6, 2020
New Nationwide “United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund" to Give Arts Organizations a Critical Lifeline During Pandemic
June 16, 2020
A Message to Our Grantees and Partners about COVID-19
March 13, 2020
Apollo Theater, Second Stage, La MaMa, Hundreds More Receive Relief Aid From the NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund
July 29, 2020
COVID-19 Response, Mellon News, Press Releases
Coalition of Arts Funders Launches Emergency Artist Relief Fund
April 8, 2020
COVID-19 Response, Grantee News, Press Releases
Mellon Foundation Announces $4 Million Emergency Relief Grant to the American Indian College Fund in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 22, 2020
Flamboyán Arts Fund and Mellon Foundation Announce $1 Million Puerto Rico Arts Emergency Relief Fund
April 28, 2020
Helping Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed NYC's Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis
March 26, 2020
Helpful COVID-19 Resources
April 2020
Shared Experiences Blog
Driven by Data: The Center for Policing Equity
February 2019
Grantee News
Mellon Foundation Donates $600,000 Grant to Winston-Salem to Support Humanities Programs
January 10, 2019
Documentary Explores “Driving While Black”
December 9, 2018
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts Sneak Preview and Discussion of Ric Burns’ Driving While Black
December 7, 2018
Black Male Writers for Our Time
November 30, 2018
Refusing to Forget: Monica Muñoz Martinez Uncovers America’s History at the Border
November 2018
The Demands for Diversity Hiring Require a “Pipeline”
September 2018
Mellon Mays Fellows Score Grad School Admissions
May 14, 2018
News
Why Diverse Marketing Teams Possess a Competitive Edge
March 6, 2018
"Tell Them We Are Rising" Tells the Story of Black Colleges and Universities
February 13, 2018
Tell Them We Are Rising: A Documentary Film Breaks New Ground
February 2018
Connecting Research to Real-World Concerns
November 29, 2017