Funding search · Richard King Mellon Foundation · grants

Richard King Mellon Foundation: all 1,140 grants

Largest first · $467.4M across 2021–2024 · back to the overview

$55,000
Loyalhanna Watershed Association · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Toward support of operations
$53,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2021
To develop and implement a plan for grantmaking on invasive plants by helping to craft a request for proposals and metrics for outcomes
$50,000
Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2024
To retain an executive search firm to identify, vet, interview and evaluate high quality ceo candidates
$50,000
Alumni Theater Company · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Toward support of operations in memory of dr. Jared cohon
$50,000
Community College of Allegheny County Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Toward support for a skilled trades academy
$50,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2024
To promote economic and downtown revitalization in small cities anchored by higher education in western pennsylvania
$50,000
Cradle Society · Evanston, IL · 2024
Toward support of operations
$50,000
Fort Ligonier Association · Ligonier, PA · 2024
To research, preserve, and protect george washington's friendly fire incident site
$50,000
Friends of the Riverfront · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To invest in staff, fiscal management, and leadership to ensure a sustainable organization that can develop and maintain a regional trail network
$50,000
Homeless Children'S Education Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Toward support of operations
$50,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
To support the 2024 steel city campaign and marine scholars in pennsylvania
$50,000
Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association · Nantucket, MA · 2024
Toward support of the marine science discovery center
$50,000
Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
To teach people of all ages to engage with, appreciate, and protect the natural world
$50,000
Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2023
To protect urban greenspaces in allegheny county
$50,000
Carnegie Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To produce communications to secure financing for a documentary film project and develop local filmmaking talent
$50,000
Cradle Society the · Evanston, IL · 2023
Toward support of operations
$50,000
French Creek Valley Conservancy · Meadville, PA · 2023
To raise public awareness about french creek and to promote outdoor recreation opportunities in the french creek watershed
$50,000
Pennsylvania Humanities Council · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To engage children in poetry and placemaking activities
$50,000
September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance · New Eagle, PA · 2023
To host community-based events that grow awareness and use of the 9/11 memorial trail
$50,000
Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To recruit and hire a new executive director
$50,000
Vital Ground Foundation Inc the · Missoula, MT · 2023
To prevent grizzly bear-human conflicts
$50,000
Wildlife Leadership Academy · Lock Haven, PA · 2023
To support the previous executive director to work in an advisory and developmental role to ensure a successful transition of leadership
$50,000
25 Carrick Ave Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To create a platform for connecting regional production companies (employers) to gig economy technicians
$50,000
African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Toward costs associated with the premiere of the pittsburgh-shot movie dear zoe, highlighting youth mental health, child bereavement, and family trauma
$50,000
Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2022
Toward initiatives to teach people of all ages to engage with, appreciate, and protect the natural world
$50,000
Allegheny Land Trust · Sewickley, PA · 2022
To expand efforts collaboratively to empower communities to generate positive and inclusive outcomes through conservation
$50,000
Beverly'S Birthdays · North Huntingdon, PA · 2022
To provide expectant women and new parents with supports to help reduce the high rates of infant mortality in the region
$50,000
Brashear Association Incorporated · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To focus on planning, feasibility, youth and community engagement, and conceptual design activities needed to inform the development of creative and analytic play place
$50,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2022
To support a job search to attract and engage the next executive director of the foundation for pennsylvania watersheds
$50,000
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology · Manchester, NH · 2022
To support the first robotics competition program greater pittsburgh regional event
$50,000
French Creek Valley Conservancy · Meadville, PA · 2022
To support a collaborative program of land protection in the french creek focal geography for habitat conservation
$50,000
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To provide learning opportunities in communities across southwestern pennsylvania, enabling parents and caregivers to experience innovative, hands-on-learning alongside their children
$50,000
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To support remake learning days across america
$50,000
Helen'S Heroes · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To deliver healthy meals and transportation services to elderly patients as they transition from a hospital to a home-based setting
$50,000
Iup Research Institute · Indiana, PA · 2022
Toward support to measure ruffed grouse population change to inform forest and disease management across pennsylvania
$50,000
Leadership Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To support the process of hiring a new president and ceo to ensure continued success of the organization
$50,000
Mary and Alexander Laughlin Children'S Center · Sewickley, PA · 2022
Toward support of operations
$50,000
Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pa the · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To support donor development and communications in memory of bob teeter
$50,000
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To work with western pennsylvanias community watershed organizations to protect and restore pennsylvanias rivers, creeks, streams, and wetlands
$50,000
Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation · Camp Hill, PA · 2022
To conduct an engineering study on a cabin in laurel hill state park
$50,000
Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To raise funds for scholarships for pittsburgh's youth
$50,000
Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To establish an endowed fund in honor of kevin mcmahon
$50,000
Schools That Can · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To engage consultants to develop a capitalization and development plan that will result in diverse funding sources supporting long-term sustainability
$50,000
Southern Tier Alternative Therapies · Ligonier, PA · 2022
For equine-assisted programs that help children and young people
$50,000
Theatre Communications Group · New York, NY · 2022
To support an annual conference of nearly 1,000 theatre professionals
$50,000
Willistown Conservation Trust · Newtown Square, PA · 2022
Toward two-year support to develop and implement a strategic plan for motus
$50,000
Wqed Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To distribute the documentary film virulent: the vaccine war
$50,000
American Middle East Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
To host america's first global manufacturing and industrialization summit in pittsburgh
$50,000
Bridge To the Mountains · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Toward support of operations in memory of thomas jahanian
$50,000
Greater Latrobe Partners in Education Foundation · Latrobe, PA · 2021
Toward 18-month support of the career pathways next program
$50,000
Make-a-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
To fulfill the wishes of ten children facing critical illness in allegheny and westmoreland counties
$50,000
National Wild Turkey Federation · Edgefield, SC · 2021
To enhance 640 acres of woodcock, golden-winged warbler, and cerulean warbler habitat, improving forest health in one of the foundation's focal geographies
$50,000
Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
To reactivate pittsburgh's cultural district
$50,000
Strong Women Strong Girls · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Toward support of a multi-generational mentoring program that empowers girls to imagine a broader future for themselves
$50,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2021
To coordinate the recreational fishing community and stakeholders to restore gulf and atlantic menhaden by limiting the industrial reduction fishery
$50,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
To establish the marc cherna fellowship fund
$50,000
Wqed Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Toward support of a documentary about dr. Jonas salk and the development of the polio vaccine, with a focus on vaccine hesitancy
$49,000
Homeless Children'S Education Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To work with consultants to improve human resource policies and procedures
$49,000
Wildlife Leadership Academy · Lock Haven, PA · 2022
To create strategic plans to reach and serve underrepresented youth
$48,977
Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington the · New Kensington, PA · 2022
To support operations of a digital innovation lab ($850k) and purchase and install facility furnishings ($650k) in partnership with economic growth connection
$48,630
Daisy Wilson Artist Community · Bethel Park, PA · 2022
Toward restoration of the august wilson house
$48,000
Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To implement a marketing strategy to build the brand and visibility of cafe momentum pittsburghs restaurant and catering services
$48,000
This Is My Quest · Wellsboro, PA · 2024
To support conservation programs, classroom improvements, environmental restoration, and community engagement
$47,215
Daisy Wilson Artist Community · Bethel Park, PA · 2021
Toward restoration of the august wilson house
$47,044
Daisy Wilson Artist Community · Bethel Park, PA · 2021
Toward restoration of the august wilson house
$47,000
Pennsylvania Land Trust Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2021
To provide an educational program on working forest conservation easements, identify gaps in understanding of those who could advance conservation, and develop plans to bridge those gaps
$46,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2024
To facilitate a convening of rural college town revitalization grantees
$46,000
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Toward membership dues for 2022 and 2023
$45,000
Pennsylvania Resources Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To research and develop a business plan for the implementation of a center for hard to recycle materials facility in allegheny county
$45,000
Greensburg Salem School District · Greensburg, PA · 2022
To allow students to earn college credits at no cost, positioning them for future success and economic mobility
$43,500
Progress Fund · Greensburg, PA · 2023
To assess market conditions within the ligonier diamond
$42,336
Daisy Wilson Artist Community · Bethel Park, PA · 2021
Toward restoration of the august wilson house
$42,160
Daisy Wilson Artist Community · Bethel Park, PA · 2022
Toward restoration of the august wilson house
$42,000
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Johnstown, PA · 2023
For a multi-funder effort to support organizational effectiveness
$40,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2021
To provide educational scholarships for the spouses and children of fallen and disabled service members in southwestern pennsylvania
$40,000
Hunters Sharing the Harvest · Greenville, PA · 2021
To work with hunters in pennsylvania to help feed the food insecure
$40,000
Wildlife Management Institute · Gardners, PA · 2021
To increase the numbers of new and diverse hunters, target shooters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts
$39,800
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To explore sustainable alternative organizational forms for the plus project
$35,000
Fort Ligonier Association · Ligonier, PA · 2024
To engage donors and develop new funding sources
$35,000
School District of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To hire a consultant to conduct a national search for the next superintendent of the pittsburgh public schools
$35,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To assess the transition of an evidence-based program supporting post-secondary preparation efforts for high school students to a community-based partner
$34,000
Armstrong Trails · Kittanning, PA · 2024
To develop and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies
$31,000
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To update and service the western pennsylvania conservation business plan decision support tool website
$30,000
Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc the · State College, PA · 2023
To engage a professional firm to assist in hiring an executive director
$30,000
Commons · Washington, DC · 2023
To further integrate fielddoc to manage, measure, and track best management practices and land protection efforts associated with the foundation's grantmaking
$30,000
French Creek Valley Conservancy · Meadville, PA · 2022
To support education and activation in the french creek focal geography
$30,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2021
To test the safety and efficacy of a novel synthetic biology covid-19 vaccine candidate
$29,000
Loyalhanna Watershed Association · Ligonier, PA · 2021
To address various governance, management, and impact measurement needs
$28,000
Commons · Washington, DC · 2021
To manage, measure, and track best management practices and land protection efforts, standardizing reporting toward western pennsylvania business plan goals
$26,000
Crisis Center North Incorporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
To expand training and outreach statewide to create interdisciplinary networks responding to co-occurring human and animal abuse
$26,000
Consortium for Public Education · McKeesport, PA · 2021
To convene leaders of rkmf economic mobility grants to create new networks/partnerships resulting in bold and sustainable ideas to support the region's children and youth
$25,000
Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department & Relief Association · Latrobe, PA · 2024
To provide mental health support for first responders
$25,000
Safe Families for Children Alliance · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
To provide temporary homes for children in crisis
$25,000
Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy · Homestead, PA · 2021
To study the use of e-bikes and charging stations along the great allegheny passage, creating an action plan for installation, maintenance, and implementation
$25,000
Poise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
To launch the hear foundation to improve relationships between community residents and police with a goal of addressing issues of mental health, workforce training, and gun violence
$25,000
Resilient Coders · Cambridge, MA · 2021
To conduct an exploratory study to determine whether resilient coders should launch in pittsburgh
$23,000
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Toward support of operations
$20,000
American Recreation Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
For costs associated with a keynote speaker for the national leadership forum on rural economic development
$20,000
Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association · Ligonier, PA · 2024
For roof repair
$20,000
Montour Trail Council · Bridgeville, PA · 2024
To develop a strategic plan