Press Room

Press releases, images, contacts, and information about Mellon Foundation.

Contacts

General media Inquiries

Tonya Bell

Director of Media and Public Relations

Maggie Slowey

Media Relations Associate

Press Room

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Mellon at a glance

Founded

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was established by Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon, the children of Andrew W. Mellon.

Total endowment

Grantmaking across all areas supports ideas and organizations that contribute to a more connected, creative, and just society.

Grantees in 2023

Mellon actively works with our grantee partners, and we are deeply immersed in the fields in which we invest.

Awarded in 2023

Grantmaking across all areas supports ideas and organizations that contribute to a more connected, creative, and just society.

Mellon’s visual identity and image library is the set of visual markers that allows us to both express and reinforce our values through aesthetics.

June 16, 2025

Impact Investment Leader Margaret Anadu Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

March 25, 2025

Haymarket Books and Mellon Foundation Announce Second Cohort of ‘Writing Freedom’ Fellows

February 18, 2025

Mellon Launches $35 Million Jazz Initiative Aimed at Championing Celebrated Jazz Luminaries

January 9, 2025

Under the Radar Festival Receives $1 Million from Mellon

December 18, 2024

Deana Haggag to Helm Mellon Foundation Arts and Culture Grantmaking