Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , based in New York City , United States of America, is a private foundation. It is endowed with funds that ultimately come from Andrew Mellon's fortune . The foundation emerged in 1969 from the merger of the Avalon Foundation and the Old Dominion Foundation . These foundations were set up independently by Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Paul Mellon , the children of Andrew Mellon.
The foundation is headquartered in New York City in the expanded former offices of the Bollingen Foundation , another not-for-profit educational advancement owned by Paul Mellon. Elizabeth Alexander is the chairwoman of the foundation. Her predecessors included Earl Lewis, Don Randel, William G. Bowen, John Edward Sawyer, and Nathan Pusey . In 2004 the foundation was awarded the National Medal of Arts .
The main fields of activity
- The promotion of higher education including the humanities , of libraries as well as of scientific exchange and related information technology
- Museums and maintenance of art and cultural objects
- The performing arts
- Conservation and environmental protection
Research department
The foundation employs a small body of academics that deals with doctoral training, admission procedures to higher education institutions, independent academic libraries, non-profit institutions, academic exchange, and other topics. These examinations are intended to ensure that the Foundation is well informed about the situation at the recipient when it comes to financial support measures and that the measures are effective. Studies published in this context include Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education , Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values , JSTOR: A History , The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values, and The Shape of the river .
The foundation's funding has ranged between US $ 5 billion and US $ 6 billion in recent years. About $ 300 million is spent annually on financial aid.
Examples of projects funded by the foundation
- Aluka
- Artstor
- JSTOR
- Open Library of Humanities
Individual evidence
- ^ Lifetime Honors - National Medal of Arts . Nea.gov. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
Web links
- The official website of Andrew W. Mellon
- The Mellon Program for Scientific Exchange
- The Mellon Program for Museums and Works of Art Care and Preservation
- The Mellon program for the research area information technology
- Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships
- The UCL Mellon Program
- Finding aid to the AW Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust Records at the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh