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.
“To create ethical, equitable, and socially just outcomes for the challenges that technology innovation is creating, we need to propel humanities to...more
The full amount -- $10 million -- was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. "These grants will support organizations...more
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