Richard King Mellon Foundation

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $10.0M

  University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward ten-year support of the university's construction and launch of a facility at hazelwood green to catalyze economic development strategy focused on building facilities for manufacturing cell, gene, and antibody-ba…

• $7.5M

  Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward ten-year support of construction of a new building for sciences in oakland

• $7.0M

  Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward four-year support to establish a permanent manufacturing futures institute at hazelwood green

• $5.5M

  Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward ten-year support to construct a robotics innovation center at hazelwood green to accelerate robotics discovery and entreprenuership and to strengthen pittsburgh's economic future

• $4.5M

  American Prairie Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2024

  To acquire multiple properties to assemble a short grass prairie ecosystem reserve in northcentral montana

• $2.1M

  Children'S Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To conduct research in infection biology and childhood asthma at upmc childrens hospital and retain outstanding scientists in pittsburgh

• $2.0M

  The Citizen Science Lab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To expand operations with the creation of the state-of-the-art center for scientific excellence at the historic mlk reading and cultural center in the hill district

• $2.0M

  Phoebe Foundation · Albany, GA · 2024

  Toward construction of a new medical tower to house a level ii trauma center, neonatal intensive care unit, and intensive care facility

• $1.6M

  African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $1.3M

  Three Rivers Communities · McKees Rocks, PA · 2024

  To build affordable housing

• $1.0M

  Rodale Institute · Kutztown, PA · 2024

  To advance regenerative organic agriculture research

• $1.0M

  Valley School of Ligonier · Rector, PA · 2024

  To provide financial aid, employ expert faculty, and maintain the schools buildings and grounds

• $1.0M

  Homewood Children'S Village · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $1.0M

  County of Allegheny Department of Human Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of programs and services designed to help people move to more permanent housing

• $1.0M

  Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2024

  To launch start-up and redevelopment activities of the meadville community revitalization corporation

• $1.0M

  Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation · Dundee, IL · 2024

  To support the production of an imax film and educational outreach to instill conservation values among children and adults with emphasis on the louisiana coastline, marshes, water, and birds

• $1.0M

  Mutual Aid Ambulance Service · Greensburg, PA · 2024

  Toward the purchase of ambulances to enhance quality of care

• $1.0M

  Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations and to expand apprentice housing

• $977,000

  Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2024

  To support the economic revitalization of downtown johnstown

• $937,500

  Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2024

  To improve water quality and ecosystem health in the chesapeake bay watershed

• $934,877

  Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2024

  To engage in strategic conservation initiatives to conserve and sustain the land, water and cultural resources of the upper allegheny river basin

• $750,000

  Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Alexandria, PA · 2024

  To accelerate watershed restoration and remediate the impacts of abandoned mine lands

• $750,000

  Foundation for California University of Pennsylvania · California, PA · 2024

  To protect habitats, restore populations of species of concern and improve water quality

• $750,000

  The Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington · New Kensington, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations for the digital foundry

• $750,000

  The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To help support research on brain injuries and toward the brain injury research symposium

• $745,200

  Wonderseed Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  To partner with freedom house 2.0 to develop four ai coaching scenarios for practicing conflict resolution and job interviewing skills within virtual reality for the workplace

• $680,000

  Community College of Allegheny County Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward the reinventing community approaches advanced manufacturing pilot program

• $675,000

  Catalyst Connection · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To create a sector-based partnership with the manufacturing apprenticeship collaborative

• $651,000

  Ligonier Borough · Ligonier, PA · 2024

  To update and enhance the town hall

• $592,000

  Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA · 2024

  Toward support of the freshwater research institute

• $582,000

  Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company #2 · Forbes Road, PA · 2024

  To improve training for volunteer fire fighters in westmoreland county

• $575,000

  Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2024

  Toward support of project argyle

• $570,000

  One Mind · Rutherford, CA · 2024

  To support an employer-led coalition in southwestern pennsylvania that will collaborate to improve the mental health of the local workforce and broader community

• $550,000

  Heart of the Rockies Initiative · Missoula, MT · 2024

  To scale durable conservation of private lands in the central rocky mountain region while connecting habitat

• $550,000

  National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

  To restore aquatic and forest habitat in central appalachia

• $540,000

  Texas a&M University-Kingsville · Kingsville, TX · 2024

  To create a wildlife health reporting pipeline to facilitate spatial epidemiological analyses of chronic wasting disease for better informed management strategies

• $506,000

  Allegheny Conference On Community Development · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward continued support for business investment and job creation

• $500,000

  Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To develop and implement a variety of environmental education programs

• $500,000

  Brother'S Brother Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To assist those impacted by hurricanes helene and milton

• $500,000

  Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $500,000

  Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2024

  To support the caregivers documentary film

• $500,000

  Kidsvoice · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To remove roadblocks to employment, housing, and health for foster youth to transition successfully to independent living

• $500,000

  Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $500,000

  Creating Pittsburgh Tomorrow · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To attract, retain and engage young leaders in pittsburgh

• $500,000

  Children'S Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To redesign the museums backyard exhibit and to plan for a new outdoor campus experience

• $500,000

  A Schools Pittsburgh'S Community Alliance for Public Education · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To increase student attendance and improve students academic outcomes

• $500,000

  Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2024

  Toward production of the documentary, ken burns presents hiding in plain sight: adult mental illness

• $500,000

  International League of Conservation Photographers · Arlington, VA · 2024

  Toward production of an imax film that inspires audiences to engage in conservation of the american south

• $500,000

  Zoological Society of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $500,000

  The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Arlington, VA · 2024

  To develop and implement regional strategies for investing in conservation and the well-being of appalachian communities

• $500,000

  Westmoreland Museum of Art · Greensburg, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $500,000

  Better Block Foundation · Ewing, TX · 2024

  To complete four creative placemaking projects in allegheny and westmoreland counties

• $500,000

  Frick Art & Historical Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To expand audiences and forge and strengthen regional partnerships

• $500,000

  Headwaters Charitable Trust · Curwensville, PA · 2024

  To complete 19 state highway road crossings in clarion, forest, elk and mckean counties

• $500,000

  Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations and programs

• $500,000

  Aspinwall Riverfront Park · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To activate a new expanded park space and upgrade current park facilities

• $450,000

  Ligonier Valley Young Men'S Christian Association of Pennsylvania · Ligonier, PA · 2024

  Toward roof repairs

• $410,000

  Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024

  To develop branding and content to increase public engagement

• $400,000

  Upmc for You · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  For freedom house 2.0s emergency medical technician training and apprenticeship programs

• $400,000

  Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America · Ligonier, PA · 2024

  To upgrade room furniture and flooring

• $400,000

  Pittsburgh Area Community Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To continue attendance improvement initiatives in westmoreland county

• $400,000

  Bible Center Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  For child and youth-serving programs

• $400,000

  Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024

  To support watershed restoration and best management practices to improve habitat and water quality in the chesapeake bay watershed

• $400,000

  Center of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $400,000

  Youth Enrichment Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $392,000

  The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024

  To develop and pilot stem virtual, augmented, and mixed reality training programs with residents in the mon valley

• $377,000

  Micro-Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

  To implement the micro-society model in two pittsburgh schools

• $375,000

  Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To offer digital skills training to equip jobseekers with the knowledge and credentials necessary to strengthen employability and earning potential

• $375,000

  Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2024

  To pilot a satellite classroom for un- and under-employed adults in the mon valley region

• $375,000

  African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To support the build residency

• $370,000

  Greater Pittsburgh Office of Promotion · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To offer workforce training to support the local entertainment industry talent pipeline

• $368,000

  The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024

  To pilot a micro-credential initiative in 21st century skills, hybrid additive manufacturing, and manufacturing robotics

• $367,000

  North Side Christian Health Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of a growth strategy to serve more patients

• $365,000

  New Century Careers · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To convert its advanced manufacturing curriculum to a digital format and expand services

• $350,000

  Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2024

  To pilot research-based reading instruction to increase reading fluency

• $350,000

  Union Mission of Latrobe · Latrobe, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $350,000

  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $350,000

  Pittsburgh Symphony · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations and strategic plan implementation

• $350,000

  Gwen'S Girls · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To strengthen gwens girls programming and evaluation

• $340,000

  Backcountry Hunters & Anglers · Missoula, MT · 2024

  To strengthen community engagement in urban areas, habitat stewardship programming, and outreach strategies through increased staff alignment

• $340,000

  American Recreation Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024

  To implement projects which advance the growth of the outdoor recreation economy

• $330,000

  Allegheny Intermediate Unit · Homestead, PA · 2024

  For the trauma education and response program

• $325,000

  Deliverfund · Whitefish, MT · 2024

  To support the pennsylvania united against human trafficking project

• $325,000

  Leading To Movement · Port Saint Joe, FL · 2024

  To develop public-private partnerships that support early childhood education in allegheny and westmoreland counties

• $325,000

  Strada Collaborative Llc Dba Roadtrip Nation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

  To build social capital and improve economic mobility for low-income youth through storytelling and experiential learning

• $322,000

  Pennsylvania'S State System of Higher Education Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2024

  To partner with niche.com to provide qualified high school seniors direct admission to pennsylvania western university

• $312,394

  Westmoreland Hospital Foundation · Greensburg, PA · 2024

  To validate and optimize predictive and causal inference models identifying risk and interventions to reduce infant mortality in westmoreland county

• $310,000

  Reimagine Reentry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $300,000

  Center of Life · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To assist in the completion of pre-development activities for a capital project

• $300,000

  Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To expand the provision of math tutoring for middle school students in allegheny county

• $300,000

  Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To provide rapid training opportunities to attract and upskill individuals for careers in advanced manufacturing and robotics

• $300,000

  Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024

  To reconnect and restore coldwater habitat in the pennsylvania segments of the susquehanna and allegheny rivers as well as priority waters in the laurel highlands

• $300,000

  25 Carrick Ave Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To design and implement educational and workforce development programs that build skills and career pathways in entertainment production

• $300,000

  Vermont Huts Association Ltd · Stowe, VT · 2024

  To support development of a system of huts along the velomont trail

• $300,000

  Jeremiah'S Place - Pittsburgh Relief Nursery · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  To pilot a collaborative project to engage families in early learning opportunities

• $300,000

  Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $300,000

  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Harrisburg, PA · 2024

  For domestic violence programs serving allegheny and westmoreland counties to work together to maximize housing stability for survivors with children

• $300,000

  The Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

  Toward support of operations

• $300,000

  Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland · Greensburg, PA · 2024

  To conduct an evaluation of the emerging industries rfp grantees portfolio

• $300,000

  Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024

  To promote health forage fish populations and ecoystem-based fisheries management