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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…
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…
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…
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…
A Pitch Competition with a Philanthropic Twist: Richard King Mellon…
PITTSBURGH (July 14, 2021) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced a pitch competition with a twist: The winners will be determined, not just…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Invests $2.6 Million to Help Create…
PITTSBURGH (July 7, 2021) – Having invested significantly over the years to help Pittsburgh become a national and international leader in the creation of new-economy…
Carnegie Mellon, Richard King Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership to…
PITTSBURGH (May 20, 2021) - Carnegie Mellon University and the Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced that the two long-time partners will together make a…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Seeks Powerful Ideas to Create “Places…
PITTSBURGH (May 3, 2021) – A key focus of the Richard King Mellon Foundation’s new Strategic Plan is Economic Mobility – increasing opportunities for children…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Awards $500,000 to Jump Start Preservation…
PITTSBURGH (April 12, 2021) – The Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced that it has made a $500,000 gift to help save the former National…
Opportunity (Zones) Soon Will Come Knocking
PITTSBURGH (March 10, 2021) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation and Arctaris Impact Investors announce a $20 million joint commitment to invest in a unique program for…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Unveils 10-Year Strategic Plan
PITTSBURGH (January 27, 2021) - In a Zoom presentation to the community today, the Richard King Mellon Foundation unveiled its new 2021-2030 Strategic Plan -…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Awards Another $8.5 Million to Help…
PITTSBURGH (December 8, 2020) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded a third round of COVID grants totaling nearly $8.5 million. The foundation’s final COVID grant…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Invests $2 Million in Innovative Venture…
PITTSBURGH (December 17, 2020) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation has made a $2 million investment in an online lending platform to help high-achieving students from…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Grants $2.5 Million to 12 Regional…
PITTSBURGH (August 19, 2020) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation has allocated $2.5 million in grants to 12 regional colleges and universities to help the…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Remembers the Late Richard P. Mellon
PITTSBURGH (August 5, 2020) - Richard P. Mellon, who passed away July 27 at age 81, served nearly half a century on the board of…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Hires Gonzalez, Promotes Ventress and Evans
PITTSBURGH (July 6, 2020) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation has strengthened its program team, adding Gabriella Gonzalez as a new Program Officer, and promoting…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Ups Its COVID-19 Commitment to $25…
PITTSBURGH (July 2, 2020) - The Richard King Mellon Foundation has approved an additional $10 million in funding for COVID-19 recovery efforts, on top of…
Richard King Mellon Foundation Elects Sam Reiman to its Board…
PITTSBURGH (June 24, 2020) - The Board of Trustees of the Richard King Mellon Foundation has elected Foundation Director Sam Reiman to serve as a…