Education
Enhancing Education Throughout Greater Pittsburgh
In 2018, the Mellon Foundation awarded 21 grants totaling $18,576,000 to primary and secondary schools and to colleges and universities. More than $12,000,000 was invested in capital projects, improving programs to attract students from beyond Pittsburgh. Of the $13,100,000 in funds granted to institutions of higher learning, $10,500,000 was awarded to schools in Pittsburgh while $2,600,000 supported regional institutions. More than $4,000,000 was granted to primary and secondary schools: $1,650,000 in Westmoreland County and $2,735,000 in Pittsburgh.
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Life Science Opportunities
The Citizen Science Lab
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Andre Samuel, Ph.D.
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Enhancing Education for Faculty, Staff, and Students
Valley School of Ligonier
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Improving Duquesne University’s Palumbo Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University
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Helping Families Save for College
Pennsylvania Treasury Department
2020 Grantees
Education
The Citizen Science Lab
toward support of the Citizen Science Lab 5-Year Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser
Education
Holy Family Institute
toward support of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Education
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
toward costs associated with the inaugural Tree of Life Anti-Hate Conference
Education
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation
to create greater accountabilities in government
Education
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
toward emergency support to assist at-risk high school seniors and current high school students impacted by COVID-19
Education
Propel Schools Foundation
to support a public/private partnership with the PA State Treasurer that will provide incentives for Allegheny County families to save for kids' futures
Education
Saint Vincent College
toward support of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Education
Seton Hill University
toward support of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Education
Fund for Advancement of Minorities Through Education
toward support of operations
Education
Homewood Children's Village
toward support of operations and launch a new strategic plan
Education
Ligonier Valley Library Association
toward support of operations and one-time expenses as the library transitions to a new director
Education
Manchester Youth Development Center, Inc.
toward support of operations, programs and leadership transition expenses
Education
Sixup PBC, Inc.
a program-related investment to provide student loans and educational support services to underserved students from southwestern Pennsylvania or students who will come to southwestern Pennsylvania to attend school
Education
Valley School of Ligonier
toward support of operations
Education
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
toward professional development opportunities for educators in order to provide high-quality instruction in virtual and brick and mortar environments
Education
The Citizen Science Lab
to adapt in-person programming to a cyber learning environment
Education
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
to bolster and sustain three task groups within the Pittsburgh Collaborative: Out-of-School Time, At-Home Learning Environments and Communications, and Tech/WiFi Access
Education
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation
to develop journalism around an assessment of the regional economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the success of recovery efforts
Education
Storehouse for Teachers
to purchase learning toolkits for the most vulnerable children to mitigate the "summer slide"
Education
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit 7
to expand opportunities for virtual learning at home for young children
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Since 1947, the Richard King Mellon Foundation has invested in the future of southwestern Pennsylvania.
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