PITTSBURGH (June 22, 2020) – When the Richard King Mellon Foundation issued a “Request for Ideas,” to solicit new initiatives to help spur Southwestern Pennsylvania’s economic recovery from the pandemic, Foundation Director Sam Reiman anticipated a strong response. But when the deadline for those ideas arrived, Reiman and the Richard King Mellon Foundation team were […]
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PITTSBURGH (May 15, 2020) – Safely jump-starting the economy in the wake of COVID-19 will require significantly enhanced testing capacity for the virus. But there are not yet enough tests available – particularly in the underserved communities that need them most. An unlikely alliance is coming together to start solving that quandary. The Allegheny County […]
PITTSBURGH (April 21, 2020) — The Trustees of the Richard King Mellon Foundation have awarded $3.15 million in emergency operating support grants to 44 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations to continue their important work amid the impacts of COVID-19. The emergency grants are a key component of a $15 million package to combat the pandemic, approved […]
PITTSBURGH – Three philanthropic foundations and Highmark are helping Homewood maker Day Owl to transform its Homewood headquarters to quickly produce high-quality, medical-grade plastic face shields, to better protect southwestern PA health-care providers from COVID-19. Day Owl founder and CEO Ian Rosenberger said the first face shields will come off the line today. Highmark has […]
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PITTSBURGH (April 13, 2020) – The trustees of the Richard King Mellon Foundation today approved $15 million to jump-start its three COVID-19 response strategies: Foundation Director Sam Reiman had announced the Foundation’s three-pronged effort March 27, soliciting proposals for immediate consideration. “The response was remarkable – an emblem of both the gravity of this moment, […]
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PITTSBURGH (June 25, 2019) – The Board of Trustees of the Richard King Mellon Foundation and the R. K. Mellon Family Foundation today announced the beginning of the next generation of leadership for the philanthropies, among the largest foundations in America and western Pennsylvania’s top grantmaking foundation. After serving as a Trustee for both Foundations […]