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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,059,396,782 | $584,700,649 | $641,858,148 | $7,820,349,022 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 58% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIDES CENTERSAN FRANCISCO, CA | TO SUPPORT CREATIVES REBUILD NEW YORK | $90,000,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Alexander | PRESIDENT | 50.00 | $1,528,343 |
| Scott Taylor | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | 50.00 | $1,395,936 |
| Sheree Carter-Galvan | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | 50.00 | $822,239 |
| Julie Ehrlich | EVP & COO |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,207,974,902 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $450,432,209 | $654,044,753 | $602,175,024 | $8,027,994,221 | $7,308,210,120 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $320,667,704 | $688,730,792 | $575,407,926 | $8,189,888,621 | $7,512,207,325 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,146,757,446 | $557,955,269 | $471,218,624 | $9,550,167,340 | $8,940,380,782 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $505,890,143 | $527,947,671 | $458,924,422 | $8,218,016,721 | $7,686,285,071 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $446,837,871 | $376,055,916 | $350,903,940 | $6,993,697,924 | $6,818,712,968 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $483,639,621 | $368,391,721 | $346,126,658 | $6,556,606,822 | $6,383,152,320 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $428,000,290 | $335,318,470 | $326,982,518 | $6,855,615,466 | $6,668,477,080 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $310,791,910 | $346,874,398 | $319,755,576 | $6,254,415,162 | $6,012,748,078 |
| To establish endowments on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Gallery's opening, with the intention of helping the Gallery to secure several of its most important programs in perpetuity and catalyzing major support from other donors |
| $30,000,000 |
| 2016 |
| Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA | TO SUPPORT CREATIVES REBUILD NEW YORK | $25,000,000 | 2021 |
| THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEMNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUSEUM'S NEW BUILDING | $10,000,000 | 2022 |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CA | TO SUPPORT COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR LOS ANGELES ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS | $10,000,000 | 2020 |
| NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUSTNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY GRANTS TO SMALL AND MIDSIZED NEW YORK CITY-BASED ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE NYC COVID-19 RESPONSE & IMPACT FUND | $10,000,000 | 2020 |
| University of California at IrvineIrvine, CA | to support a matching endowment that will sustain the operations of the University of California Humanities Research Center based at the University of California at Irvine | $10,000,000 | 2017 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | $8,556,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | $8,483,000 | 2023 |
| Library of CongressWashington, DC | TO SUPPORT A MULTI-PRONGED PROGRAM OF OUTREACH, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, AND ARCHIVES DEVELOPMENT FOR, AND BY, TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| FRACTURED ATLAS INCNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CHRYSALIS PROJECT INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENTITY AND TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT TO RADICALLY RE-IMAGINE AND UPGRADE SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS IN THE UNITED STATES | $7,500,000 | 2023 |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESSWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT A MULTI-PRONGED PROGRAM OF OUTREACH, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, AND ARCHIVES DEVELOPMENT FOR, AND BY, TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAOAKLAND, CA | TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM BY SHARPENING ITS FOCUS ON THE HUMANITIES AT SIX HSI UC CAMPUSES DESIGNATED AS HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS | $7,500,000 | 2022 |
| RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | $7,500,000 | 2020 |
| The Regents of the University of CaliforniaOakland, CA | TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM BY SHARPENING ITS FOCUS ON THE HUMANITIES AT SIX HSI UC CAMPUSES DESIGNATED AS HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| Rutgers The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick, NJ | TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | $7,500,000 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ONE ANNUAL CYCLE OF PROGRAM RENEWALS AT INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: AMHERST, BARNARD, BOWDOIN, BROOKLYN, BRYN MAWR, CARLETON, CONNECTICUT, DARTMOUTH, GRINNELL, HAVERFORD, HUNTER, MACALESTER, OBERLIN, POMONA, QUEENS, SMITH, SWARTHMORE, WELLESLEY, WHITTIER, AND WILLIAMS COLLEGES; BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DUKE, EMORY, HARVARD, HOWARD, NORTHWESTERN, PRINCETON, RICE, STANFORD, WESLEYAN, AND YALE UNIVERSITIES; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AT LOS ANGELES, AND AT RIVERSIDE; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CAPE TOWN, CHICAGO, NEW MEXICO, PENNSYLVANIA, PUERTO RICO AT RIO PIEDRAS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS AT AUSTIN, THE WESTERN CAPE, AND THE WITWATERSRAND; THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION; CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.; AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | $7,335,000 | 2022 |
| CITY OF RICHMONDRICHMOND, VA | TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND INITIAL OPERATIONS OF A CULTURAL SPACE LOCATED AT THE SHOCKOE BOTTOM TRAIN SHED THAT MEMORIALIZES AND COMMEMORATES THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN RICHMOND | $7,000,000 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR HUMANITIES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | $6,715,500 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND SUPPORT FOR HUMANITIES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | $6,715,500 | 2022 |
| Council on Library and Information ResourcesWashington, DC | to support a national grantmaking competition for the digitization of collections of scholarly and cultural importance | $6,248,000 | 2017 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ONE ANNUAL CYCLE OF PROGRAM RENEWALS AT INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DUKE, EMORY, HARVARD, HERITAGE, NORTHWESTERN, PRINCETON, RICE, STANFORD, WESLEYAN, AND YALE UNIVERSITIES; BARNARD, BOWDOIN, BROOKLYN, BRYN MAWR, CARLETON, CONNECTICUT, DARTMOUTH, GRINNELL, HAVERFORD, HUNTER, MACALESTER, OBERLIN, POMONA, QUEENS, SMITH, SWARTHMORE, WELLESLEY, WHITTIER, AND WILLIAMS COLLEGES; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AT LOS ANGELES, AND AT RIVERSIDE; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CAPE TOWN, CHICAGO, NEW MEXICO, PENNSYLVANIA, PUERTO RICO AT RIO PIEDRAS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS AT AUSTIN, THE WESTERN CAPE, AND THE WITWATERSRAND; CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.; AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | $6,122,000 | 2020 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | TO SUPPORT ONE ANNUAL CYCLE OF PROGRAM RENEWALS AT INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: BARNARD, BOWDOIN, BROOKLYN, BRYN MAWR, CARLETON, CONNECTICUT, DARTMOUTH, GRINNELL, HAVERFORD, HUNTER, MACALESTER, OBERLIN, POMONA, QUEENS, SMITH, SWARTHMORE, WELLESLEY, WHITTIER, AND WILLIAMS COLLEGES; BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DUKE, EMORY, HARVARD, HERITAGE, NORTHWESTERN, PRINCETON, RICE, STANFORD, WESLEYAN, AND YALE UNIVERSITIES; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AT LOS ANGELES, AND AT RIVERSIDE; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CAPE TOWN, CHICAGO, NEW MEXICO, PENNSYLVANIA, PUERTO RICO AT RIO PIEDRAS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS AT AUSTIN, THE WESTERN CAPE, AND THE WITWATERSRAND; THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION; CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.; AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | $5,808,000 | 2021 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ONE ANNUAL CYCLE OF PROGRAM RENEWALS AT INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: BARNARD, BOWDOIN, BROOKLYN, BRYN MAWR, CARLETON, CLAREMONT, CONNECTICUT, DARTMOUTH, GRINNELL, HAVERFORD, HUNTER, MACALESTER, OBERLIN, QUEENS, SMITH, SWARTHMORE, WELLESLEY, WHITTIER, AND WILLIAMS COLLEGES; CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DUKE, EMORY, HARVARD, HERITAGE, NORTHWESTERN, PRINCETON, RICE, STANFORD, YALE, AND WESLEYAN UNIVERSITIES; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, AND LOS ANGELES; THE UNIVERSITIES OF CHICAGO, CAPE TOWN, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE WESTERN CAPE, THE WITWATERSRAND, UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC., AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS | $5,622,000 | 2018 |
| THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN DANCE INCWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT A REGRANTING PROGRAM TO ARTISTS AND COMPANIES DRIVING THE FUTURE OF BLACK DANCE | $5,600,000 | 2024 |
| 50.00 |
| $642,483 |
| Carter Stewart | EVP, PROGRAMS & RESEARCH | 50.00 | $614,568 |
| Sepideh Sepasi | CFO & TREASURER | 50.00 | $550,109 |
| Kathryn Hall | TRUSTEE, BOARD CHAIR | 6.00 | $75,000 |
| Paul Farber | TRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) | 5.00 | $26,666 |
| Joshua S Friedman | TRUSTEE (END 03/2024) | 5.00 | $20,000 |
| Heather Gerken | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $60,000 |
| Melissa Gilliam | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Thelma Golden | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Kelly Ann Granat | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $53,333 |
| Jonathan Holloway | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $60,000 |
| Sherrilyn Ifill | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Maryana Iskander | TRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) | 5.00 | $26,666 |
| Gaurav Kapadia | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413199349106571
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303179349100635
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203159349100740
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133159349102913
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033219349102048
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933179349102413
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201813179349102126
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201743139349101044
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.