Company facts
- Founded
- 1969
- Employees
- 185
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Non-Profit
About
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the United States' largest private funder of arts and humanities initiatives. Established in 1969, it provides grantmaking and strategic support to cultural, academic, and research institutions, enabling the creation, preservation, and study of artistic and scholarly work. Guided by a mission to strengthen inclusive, just communities, the foundation focuses on advancing critical thinking, creativity, and public engagement. Through its resources, it fosters scholarship, artistic production, and the preservation of cultural heritage, helping ideas and imagination thrive across society.