FUNDER
MATTHEW T MELLON FOUNDATION
18recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 64% of giving in New York
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A local funder — 64% of its dollars go to NY. It is a candidate for organizations in the 9 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CT, FL, MA, NH, NY, OR, PA, VA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION | PRINCETON, NJ | large program funder | 3 |
| ALICE AND JACLYN HOUSEKNECHT FOUNDATION | MONTAUK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| ARCH COMMUNITY FUND | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 2 |
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | program funder | 2 |
| DAVID B KRISER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
| JAMES STANTON FOUNDATION INC | WATERMILL, NY | program funder | 2 |
| MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTR & PREVENTION INC | ATLANTA, GA | program funder | 2 |
| NEW YORK STATE HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| PROTEUS FUND INC | WALTHAM, MA | program funder | 2 |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWEST | SEATTLE, WA | program funder | 2 |
| STAINMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | SHEFFIELD, MA | program funder | 2 |
| VIKING GLOBAL FOUNDATION INC | STAMFORD, CT | program funder | 2 |
| WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 2 |
| 128 COLLECTIVE FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | program funder | 1 |
| 2-1-1 NEW YORK INC | LATHAM, NY | program funder | 1 |
| 291 FOUNDATION WENDER NANCY L TRUSTEE | program funder | 1 | |
| A & J SAKS FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| A WOODNER FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | program funder | 1 |
| AHIMSA FOUNDATION | SOUTH WINDHAM, ME | program funder | 1 |
| AIDS UNITED | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC | MA | 5 | 2024 | $173,000 |
| CITY HARVEST INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $115,000 |
| EVELYN ALEXANDER WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER INC | NY | 5 | 2024 | $100,000 |
| THE NEW YORK TIMES COMMUNITIES FUND | NY | 4 | 2024 | $95,000 |
| HOUSING WORKS INC | NY | 3 | 2024 | $70,000 |
| ISLAND HARVEST LTD | NY | 3 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| PECONIC LAND TRUST INCORPORATED | NY | 4 | 2024 | $45,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE BAHAMAS HUMANE SOCIETY INC | FL | 2 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| CAPE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION INC | PA | 3 | 2024 | $30,000 |
| UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE | VA | 1 | 2023 | $20,000 |
| ST PAULS SCHOOL | NH | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND | NY | 2 | 2021 | $55,000 |
| YEMEN AID INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $30,000 |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | CT | 1 | 2021 | $25,000 |
| CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING | CA | 2 | 2021 | $20,000 |
| SAINT PAULS SCHOOL | CA | 1 | 2020 | $10,000 |
| SHIKSHYA FOUNDATION NEPAL | NY | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |
| NOMENUS INC | OR | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |