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August Wilson House Opening

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Economic Mobility Convening

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Foundation of the Year

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FOUNDATION NEWS

The Richard King Mellon Foundation periodically issues news releases to alert the community to upcoming Foundation events and initiatives; to feature the important work of its grantees; and to shine a light on select issues the Foundation is focused upon, as part of its Strategic Plan. See All News
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Foundation Launches New Website and Announces It Will Move to…

Both initiatives to advance implementation of the Foundation’s Strategic Plan New visual identity honors Foundation’s 75-year history PITTSBURGH – The Richard King Mellon Foundation today…

January 25, 2023 Read More
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Foundation Seeks Greater Focus On High Rates Of School Absenteeism…

PITTSBURGH - The Richard King Mellon Foundation is deploying its philanthropic funding to focus more attention on rising rates of school absenteeism, as a potentially important…

September 23, 2022 Read More
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Richard King Mellon Foundation Launches Another Million-Dollar Pitch Competition

PITTSBURGH – Buoyed by the success last year of its first-ever social-impact pitch competition, the Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced it is launching another. The…

September 9, 2022 Read More
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FOUNDATION EVENTS

The Richard King Mellon Foundation periodically hosts and attends events to advance its Strategic Plan. Upcoming public events will be noted here. Here are some of our recent events. See All Events
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Economic Mobility Convening

October 20, 2022

The Foundation hosted its second Economic Mobility convening Oct. 20, 2022, at the Roundhouse at…

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August Wilson House Opening

August 13, 2022

On Aug. 13, 2022, Foundation Director Sam Reiman spoke at the grand opening of the…

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Foundation of the Year

October 21, 2022

Penn State University named the Richard King Mellon Foundation its “Foundation Partner of the Year”…

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