The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is a nonprofit corporation governed by the laws of the State of New York. It was founded on the 30th of June 1969 through the consolidation of Avalon Foundation and Old Dominion Foundation.
Currently, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is making grants in five core program areas: Higher Education and Scholarship; Scholarly Communications and Information Technology; Art History, Conservation, and Museums; Performing Arts; and, Conservation and the Environment.
The foundation's philosophy is to build, strengthen, and sustain institutions and thier core capacities.
Funding for the Harvey relief grants includes $192,520 from the National Endowment for the Arts; $150,000 provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and $103,980 in state dollars. The Mid-America...more
The grants are from five foundations: $150,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, $250,000 from the Ford Foundation, $200,000 from The Kresge Foundation, $250,000 from The Speedwell Foundation and...more
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant, equal to the largest Holy Cross has received from the foundation, will fund five years of faculty research projects as part of a Holy Cross initiative called...more
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation granted $800,000 for the College of the Holy Cross to conduct humanities-based research to enrich its understanding of Worcester and create partnerships between the...more
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Holy Cross in Worcester a $800,000 grant to support community-based research projects in the city, the ... Scholarship in Action will involve a number of...more
Union receives grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to highlight the ... Union has been awarded a $250,000 presidential leadership grant from ... into course content with a particular emphasis...more
Bates receives grant to help college's diversity effort ... The grant, from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will be used as part of ... Bates, which is in Lewiston, has 2,000 students and offers a...more
The new funding will help Connecticut College and other participating liberal arts colleges accelerate efforts to diversify their faculty. The grant...more
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