Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The nation's largest funder of the arts and humanities, directing very large grants from a strong central strategy toward culture, higher education, cultural preservation and social justice.
Financial profile
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation · EIN 13-1879954 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $450,432,209 | $654,044,753 | $7,308,210,120 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $320,667,704 | $688,730,792 | $7,512,207,325 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $1,146,757,446 | $557,955,269 | $8,940,380,782 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $505,890,143 | $527,947,671 | $7,686,285,071 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $446,837,871 | $376,055,916 | $6,818,712,968 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $380,179,226 | $331,375,744 | $5,861,280,288 | Dec 2015 |
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Peer societies
Five societies Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is read alongside.
FF
Ford Foundation
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CCNY
Carnegie Corporation of New York
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RF
Rockefeller Foundation
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APSF
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
A New York foundation established in 1934 by industrialist Alfred P. Sloan Jr. to advance scientific…
WKKF
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Who backs AWMF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
The nation's largest funder of the arts and humanities, directing very large grants from a strong central strategy toward culture, higher education, cultural preservation and social justice.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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