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Since 1947, the Richard King Mellon Foundation has funded visionaries with bold ideas to advance prosperity in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and environmental conservation across the United States.
The philanthropic foundation he created, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, has invested since 1947 in visionaries who seek to advance the competitive future and quality of life of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and to protect, preserve and restore America’s environmental heritage.
Since its founding in 1947, the Richard King Mellon Foundation has committed more than $1 billion to conserve and restore critical habitats in Pennsylvania and across the United States; to promote sustainable economic development; and to help create livable communities.
May 20, 2021 · The Richard King Mellon Foundation on Thursday announced its largest ever grant — $150 million to Carnegie Mellon University. Half of the historic investment — $75 million — will go toward...
May 20, 2021 · The Richard King Mellon Foundation's $30 million commitment in advanced and additive manufacturing at CMU builds on its previous philanthropic support in this area and allows the...
Nov 17, 2021 · With the gift — the largest single-project gift in the Foundation’s history — Pitt will create the University of Pittsburgh BioForge, a highly specialized biomanufacturing facility that will help bring new cell and gene therapies and other novel treatments to patients and the marketplace.
Dec 16, 2021 · The Richard King Mellon Foundation on Thursday confirmed that 2021 was a record year for grantmaking. Trustees of Pittsburgh’s largest foundation approved more than $372 million in grants.
Jan 27, 2021 · The Richard King Mellon Foundation, founded in 1947, had a projected 2020 endowment of $3.1 billion; its trustees awarded grants and program-related investments of $130 million. The...
May 20, 2021 · The grant is the latest commitment to be announced as part of Make Possible: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University. The multiyear effort aims to raise $2 billion in private philanthropy to support CMU's strategic priorities across the university and its seven colleges and schools.
The Foundation has awarded more than 7,700 grants and program-related investments to more than 1,800 organizations since its founding. Three of our most recent grants are highlighted below. You can find all of of our more than 7,700 grants and program-related investments in our archives.
