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For Grant Seekers | Mellon Foundation Funding Inquiries for Mellon’s Humanities in Place Program Area Applications are accepted on a rolling basis Art and artists are essential to human connection. Knowledge is produced everywhere. How and where we tell our stories matters.
Knowledge should be accessible to all. The arts and humanities can move us closer to justice, lifting up historically underserved and overlooked communities. The Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation actively works with our grantee partners and we are deeply immersed in the fields in which we invest. Our grants are designed to activate the spirit of learning through the creation and sharing of bold new ideas and the inspiration felt in art, expression, spaces, and scholarship.
Mellon makes most of its grants to organizations in the United States that have been determined by the IRS to be section 501(c)(3) public charities, as well as organizations outside the United States that are equivalent to US public charities. The Foundation does not fund tuition, K-12 education and programming, fundraising events, or provide direct unrestricted funding for individuals.
The Foundation makes grants designated for charitable and/or educational purposes and grant applications and other communications should always be in alignment with those purposes. Our charitable mission at a glance We invest in grantees whose tireless work fosters critical thinking, curiosity, and appreciation of our shared culture and history.
We partner with nonprofits, organizations, and individuals across the nation, multiplying their impact through crucial funding. We support grantees through four grantmaking areas: Higher Learning, Public Learning, Arts and Culture, and Humanities in Place, and signature Presidential Initiatives. We make grants to support organizations and ideas that contribute to a more connected, creative, and understanding world.
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The Small Grants for African Heritage Projects is a grant from the Heritage Management Organization (HERITΛGE), supported by the Mellon Foundation, that funds organizations, groups, and individuals working to protect, preserve, and celebrate heritage across Africa. The program prioritizes projects demonstrating sustainability, capacity development, and concrete community impact—such as stabilizing historic buildings, building eco-friendly tourism infrastructure, preserving archaeological sites, or developing community-driven conservation plans. Active countries include Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Eligible applicants are organizations, groups, and individuals working with heritage in Africa. Awards range from $5,000 to $50,000. The application deadline is April 15, 2026.
Enhancing Young Adults’ Economic Mobility through Social Capital RFP is sponsored by Richard King Mellon Foundation Dtd 01-01-47. A competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) to incorporate findings and practices from social-capital research into youth-serving programs. The goal is to identify factors limiting class-crossing social connections and prototype interventions to bolster long-term upward economic mobility for young people ages 0-24 from low-income households. Geographic focus: Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, PA Focus areas: Economic Mobility, Social Capital, Youth Development, Educational Attainment
Richard King Mellon Foundation General Application is sponsored by Richard King Mellon Foundation. The Richard King Mellon Foundation invites innovative proposals that align with their 2021-2030 Strategic Plan, focusing on conservation, economic development, economic mobility, health and well-being, organizational effectiveness, and social-impact investments. This application offers flexibility for project-specific and general operating funding.
Jerome Early-Career Project Grants is a grant from Forecast Public Art, funded by the Jerome Foundation, that funds the creation of new public art projects by early-career artists based in Minnesota. Two grants of $8,000 each are awarded annually to support temporary or permanent public artworks anywhere in Minnesota. Projects may be supported by public or nonprofit agencies but private commissions are not eligible, and a secured project site is required at the time of application. The program places special emphasis on supporting BIPOC and Native artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, women artists, immigrant artists, rural artists, and artists with disabilities. Eligible applicants are Minnesota-based individual artists with 2–10 years of generative experience. The application deadline was October 15, 2025.
The Local Cultural Council Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council distributing $1,000 to $10,000 through a statewide network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) representing every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each LCC awards funds based on local community cultural needs as assessed by council members. Eligible applicants include artists, nonprofits, schools, and organizations pursuing arts, humanities, and science projects. Applications are submitted directly to local councils and are typically due by October 16. Grants from most LCCs are reimbursement-based. Massachusetts Cultural Council funds the LCCs centrally, which then regrant to community projects.