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Private foundation (trust)EIN 251127705Est. 1949-02

RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION

LIGONIER, PA 15658

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.5B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$116.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

296

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$394K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$10M

Typical

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Focus Areas

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$210.9M

Total Expenses

$141.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$166.0M

Distributable Amount

$166.8M

Min. Investment Return

$157.7M

Undistributed Income

$45.5M

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

296 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $220K to maximum $10M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $131.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$43.3M
14 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$28.3M
10 grants
STEELERS CHARITIES
$10M
1 grant
AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
$6.0M
2 grants
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE
$5.5M
4 grants
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
$3.4M
4 grants
TRWIB INC
$3M
1 grant
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY
$2.5M
11 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
22
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
242
grants
$250K–1M
185
grants
$1–5M
18
grants
$5M+
8
grants

Geographic Focus

29 states

Pennsylvania
$208.1M
84% of total
Montana
$7.5M
3% of total
Virginia
$5.5M
2% of total
District of Columbia
$4.3M
2% of total
Massachusetts
$3.3M
1% of total
California
$2.5M
1% of total
Georgia
$2.5M
1% of total
Maine
$1.8M
1% of total
New York
$1.7M
1% of total
Maryland
$1.5M
1% of total

+19 more states

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