Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

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Civic Engagement

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Evolving Higher Education

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Multivocality

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Power of the Word

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Public Places‚ Public Stories

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Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

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University Everywhere

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation was established by Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon, the children of Andrew W. Mellon.

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Grantmaking across all areas supports ideas and organizations that contribute to a more connected, creative, and just society.

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Mellon actively works with our grantee partners, and we are deeply immersed in the fields in which we invest.

Grantees in 2022

Awarded in 2022

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Mellon’s visual identity and image library is the set of visual markers that allows us to both express and reinforce our values through aesthetics. 

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Today, the Ford Foundation and Mellon announced the 2024 Disability Futures Fellowship recipients, administered by United States Artists dedicated to supporting disabled creative practitioners.

Ford and Mellon Foundations Announce 2024 Disability Futures Fellows

“Written on Skin,” by Charo Oquet, 2019. Courtesy of US Latinx Art Forum. Oquet is part of the 2024 cohort of Latinx Artist Fellows. 

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The 2024 Latinx Artist Fellowships provide $50,000 in unrestricted funding and a year-long program of professional engagement opportunities


US Latinx Art Forum Announces New Latinx Artist Fellows

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The Mellon Foundation announced that it has awarded a total of $25 million to five public colleges to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors.

Mellon Awards $25M for Paid Internships for Humanities Majors at Public Universities and Colleges

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The newly created ‘Affirming Multivocal Humanities’ initiative will support 95 curricular programs across the United States.

Mellon Awards More Than $18 Million for Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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The Mellon Foundation announced that curator, historian, educator, and Monument Lab Director Paul M. Farber will join its Board of Trustees.

Monument Lab Director Paul M. Farber to Join Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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