Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Seven major foundations came together to launch the Literary Arts Fund with a $50 million endowment to support the literary arts in the US. Besides directly supporting writers, the Literary Arts Foundation will aim to award grants to…

The Mellon Foundation has released $15 million in emergency funds to various humanities councils across the US. The funds would be given to the Federation of State Humanities Councils (FSHC), a federal membership group. The FSHC would,…

Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York is the recipient of a $1 million grant, over 3 years, from the Mellon Foundation. The massive grant would be spread over 3 years, though the exact structure has not been revealed. The funds would…

New Jersey-based Project For Empty Spaces, home to socially-aware art, is awarded a $1.5 million grant from Mellon Foundation. The grant comes as a big deal to the small art space, which has so far functioned on limited resources. In a…

The Ford and Mellon Foundation announced the selected artists for the second edition of the Latinx Fellowships. The Latinx Fellowship was established last year by the joint efforts of the Ford Foundation and Mellon Foundation. The…

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has given artist Derrick Adams a $1.25 million grant to create an archive in Baltimore, dedicated to Black culture and artists. The Black Baltimore Digital Database (BBDD) will be an archive that aims to…

The Ford Foundation and Mellon Foundation have joined hands with U.S. Latinx Arts Forum (USLAF) to shed light on the Latinx artists in the USA. Together, the organizations have created the Latinx Artist Fellowship. The fellowship will…

During the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of lives have been affected. Now, major foundations are stepping up to help artists through funds. The Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have come together to create a fund for disabled…