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Catherine Walker Joins Richard King Mellon Foundation as Prosser Mellon…

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 –…

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Two Foundations Collaborate Once Again to Offer Sabbaticals to Nonprofit…

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…

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Helping Today’s Workforce, and Tomorrow’s to Benefit from the New-Economy…

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)…

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Tackling the Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Children and Youth’s…

Two new Requests for Proposals issued today Foundation is prepared to award up to $2.5 million in grants for compelling proposals PITTSBURGH (February 15, 2023)…

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Winners of 2nd Social-Impact Pitch Competition Announced

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…

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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 (January 25, 2023) – The Richard King…

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Foundation Seeks Greater Focus on High Rates of School Absenteeism…

PITTSBURGH (September 20, 2022) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation is deploying its philanthropic funding to focus more attention on rising rates of school absenteeism, as…

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Richard King Mellon Foundation Launches Another Million-Dollar Pitch Competition

PITTSBURGH (September 9, 2022) – Buoyed by the success last year of its first-ever social-impact pitch competition, the Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced it is…

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ElevateBio & the University of Pittsburgh Announce Creation of Pitt…

PITTSBURGH (August 25, 2022) –  ElevateBio, LLC (ElevateBio) and the University of Pittsburgh today announced that they have entered into a long-term strategic partnership to…

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Richard King Mellon Foundation Proactively Funds Safety Net For Expected…

PITTSBURGH (April 25, 2022) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation is awarding nearly half a million dollars to four Pittsburgh social-service agencies, to help them prepare…

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Foundation Seeks to Spark Greater Focus on Four Key Challenges…

PITTSBURGH (March 22, 2022) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation has issued four new Requests for Proposals to draw greater attention to four challenges in Allegheny…

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Two Pittsburgh Foundations Join Forces to Launch Sabbatical Program for…

PITTSBURGH (March 7, 2022) – The McCune Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation have together created a pilot sabbatical program for local nonprofit executives.…

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Almono & Carnegie Mellon University Reach Agreements with Tishman Speyer…

PITTSBURGH (February 25, 2022) - The Almono Limited Partnership – owners of Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green – and Carnegie Mellon University announced today that they reached…

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RKMF Announces the Winners of its $1 Million Pitch Competition

Submissions were so strong, the Foundation decided to invest another $2.3 million in 13 other finalist companies More to come - RKMF expects to invest…

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Foundation Kicks Off New 10-Year Strategic Plan with Record Year…

PITTSBURGH (December 16, 2021) - As 2021 draws to a close, the Richard King Mellon Foundation is closing the books on a record year. The Foundation’s…

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Bobby Zappala & Kevin L. Jenkins to Join Richard King…

PITTSBURGH (December 16, 2021) - Two Pittsburgh leaders with deep expertise in key aspects of the Richard King Mellon Foundation’s new Strategic Plan are joining the…

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University of Pittsburgh, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Transformative Gift,…

PITTSBURGH (November 17, 2021) – The University of Pittsburgh and Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced a $100 million gift that will advance the region’s…

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Richard King Mellon Foundation Announces Panel of 54 Expert Judges…

PITTSBURGH (August 23, 2021) – Fifty-four local and national leaders with expertise in business, entrepreneurship, conservation, economic development, economic mobility, health and well-being and philanthropy…