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Accomplished performer will advise Foundation on  its arts-and-culture economic-development grantmaking PITTSBURGH (May 10, 2023) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation announced today that Catherine Walker – an accomplished Broadway performer who studied at Carnegie Mellon University – has agreed to serve as the Foundation’s newest Prosser Mellon Fellow. In her role as a Fellow, Walker will […]

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Research shows that three-month leaves give veteran nonprofit executives  restorative breaks, and create greater organizational capacity PITTSBURGH (March 8, 2023) – The McCune Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation once again have joined forces to offer sabbaticals to local nonprofit executives. “Nonprofits perform essential and often heroic work in our communities, and strong leadership […]

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Once Again to Offer Sabbaticals
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Two new Requests for Proposals issued today Foundation is prepared to award up to $4 million in grants for compelling proposals PITTSBURGH (February 15, 2023) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation today is issuing two new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to help more people in our region to benefit from the new-economy jobs that are […]

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Four winners – one from each of the Foundation’s four Program Areas Resilient Lifescience wins $500,000 first prize PITTSBURGH (February 7, 2023) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced the winners of its second Social-Impact Investment Pitch Competition – its latest effort to invest in for-profit companies with social missions that have the potential […]

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