The Richard King Mellon Foundation was created in 1947 by Richard King Mellon, the president and chairman of the Mellon Bank.
The foundation's current giving priorities primarily serve Southwestern Pennsylvania with programs that focus on Regional Economic Development and Conservation, along with Education and Human Services and Nonprofit Capacity Building.
The foundation contributes to variety of endeavors to stimulate business development, to promote economic health in rural areas, to leverage the economic impact of the regional health care, education and cultural assets, and to attract and retain talented people to Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Imagine a world where every child has access to high-quality, affordable education.
That's the vision of a group called Remake Learning, which this month hosted the firstForge Futures summit in...more
Imagine a world where every child has access to high-quality, affordable education.
That's the vision of a group called Remake Learning, which this month hosted the firstForge Futures summit in...more
Imagine a world where every child has access to high-quality, affordable education.
That's the vision of a group called Remake Learning, which this month hosted the firstForge Futures summit in...more
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has been named Penn State's 2022 Foundation Partner of the Year, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
"Nothing reflects this more clearly than the foundation's...more
What began as an event to find three business owners to split a $1 million investment, turned into a life-changing $3 million move by the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The foundation is not only...more
The prominent Pittsburgh philanthropic organization accepted submissions from for-profit companies with social impact-minded products, technologies...more
Here, five companies are marking their imprints to implement their corporate philanthropy goals. These companies are: Patagonia, Fuse Corps, Dow Corning, Warner Bros., and VeryNice.