EIN 13-1879954

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
151
Year formed
1956
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Foundation endeavors to strengthen, promote, and, where necessary, defend the contributions of the humanities and the arts to human flourishing and to the well-being of diverse and democratic societies.
Total revenues
$320,667,704
2022
Total expenses
$688,730,792
2022
Total assets
$8,189,888,621
2022
Num. employees
151
2022

Program areas at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

See general explanation

Grants made by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Studio Museum in HarlemTo Support Construction of the Museum's New Building$10,000,000
Regents of the University of California / Office of the PresidentTo Support Expansion of the University of California's Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program By Sharpening Its Focus on the Humanities at Six Hsi Uc Campuses Designated As Hispanic-Serving Institutions$7,500,000
American Council of Learned SocietiesTo Support One Annual Cycle of Program Renewals at Institutions Hosting the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: Amherst, Barnard, Bowdoin, Brooklyn, Bryn Mawr, Carleton, Connecticut, Dartmouth, Grinnell, Haverford, Hunter, Macalester, Oberlin, Pomona, Queens, Smith, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Whittier, and Williams Colleges; Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Howard, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, Wesleyan, and Yale Universities; the Universities of California at Berkeley, at Los Angeles, and at Riverside; the Universities of Cape Town, Chicago, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, Southern California, Texas at Austin, the Western Cape, and the Witwatersrand; the California Institute of Technology; California State University Foundation; City College of New York; United Negro College Fund, Inc.; and Washington University in ST. Louis$7,335,000
...and 440 more grants made totalling $322,395,808

Who funds Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Eyebeam AtelierTo Support A Partnership With Momus and Forge Project To Deliver A Virtual and In-Person Residency for Indegenous Emerging Art Writers and Editors in Spring 2023.$94,400
Karen and Eric Dermond FoundationGeneral$50,000
Science for MonksGeneral Support$28,300

Personnel at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Michele S WarmanExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer / Executive Vice President , Chief Operating Officer , General CNSL , and Secretary / Vice President , General Counsel and Secretary$2,925,340
Sepideh SepasiChief Financial Officer
Carter StewartExecutive Vice President for Programs Effective 8 and 1$551,151
Emil J KangProgram Director$503,109
Sherrilyn LfillPresident and Director - Counsel
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$22,096,431
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$298,566,287
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$4,986
Total revenues$320,667,704

Form 990s for Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-11990PFView PDF
2020-122022-04-21990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-11990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-14990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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The Schmidt Family Foundation (TSFF)Palo Alto, CA$104,956,426
Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA$654,188,442
Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable TrustPaducah, KY$100,767,401
Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY$548,723,411
Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY$118,541,925
Bush FoundationSaint Paul, MN$111,555,530
Heising Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA$430,056,379
The Wallace FoundationNew York, NY$132,616,879
Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA$148,973,633
Data update history
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Karen and Eric Dermond Foundation
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $28,300 from Science for Monks
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
140 E 62nd St
New York, NY 10065
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
mellon.org/ 
Phone
(212) 838-8400
IRS details
EIN
13-1879954
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1956
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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