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.
Since 2014, the foundation has targeted its grant-making largely on One Northside — a 10- to 20-year commitment to infuse philanthropic dollars...more
McCune Foundation sells its share of Almono to R.K. Mellon Foundation ... The McCune Foundation — one of the original investors in Almono, ... Last year, the foundation approved grants...more
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant in the amount of $22 million the Center for Energy at the University of Pittsburgh. The objective of the grant is to create new faculty...more
The Officials of Focus on Renewal in McKees Rocks was awarded with grants totaling $435,000.
Of the $435,000, $335,000 came from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, $50,000 came from the Heinz...more
Textbooks for Change, a London-based social enterprise that has obtained the B Corporation seal for positive social and environmental impact, is seeking investors that would be helping the company expand.