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

Resources for media

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

Charitable grantmaking supports ideas and organizations that contribute to a more connected, creative, and just society.

Grantees in 2024

We partner with nonprofits, organizations, and individuals across the nation, multiplying their impact through crucial funding.

Awarded in 2024

We invest in grantees whose tireless work fosters critical thinking, curiosity, and appreciation of our shared culture and history.

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.

September 16, 2026

Mellon Foundation Appoints Abigail Kahn Archibald as Chief Investment Officer

August 25, 2026

Dr. Cara Gillis Joins Mellon Foundation as Program Officer in Higher Learning

May 27, 2026

Rashid Johnson and Nabiha Syed Elected to Mellon Foundation's Board of Trustees

Announcing the 2026 Cohort of Jazz Legacies Fellows

November 19, 2025

New National Study Offers Fresh Insight into the Lives and Livelihoods of US Artists