How much funding does Humanities in Place Grants provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Humanities in Place Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Humanities in Place Grants?

Not funded: Directly to individuals; Although we do support regranting programs that benefit individuals.

How often is Humanities in Place Grants offered?

Humanities in Place Grants accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Humanities in Place Grants

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

Foundation History Grants Humanities Grants Grants for Arts

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since: April 2026

From the program guidelines: “We review inquiries, which can be submitted via our Grants Portal, on a rolling basis.”

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Other requirements

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.mellon.org/grant-programs/humanities-in-place)._
Mellon makes grants to institutions and organizations
We also welcome inquiries from organizations whose work aligns with our current strategies
We review inquiries, which can be submitted via our Grants Portal, on a rolling basis

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Directly to individuals
Not eligible: Although we do support regranting programs that benefit individuals

Overview

Humanities in Place Grants

Humanities in Place supports a fuller, more complex telling of American histories and lived experiences by deepening the range of how and where our stories are told and by bringing a wider variety of voices into the public dialogue.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

Mellon makes grants to institutions and organizations
We also welcome inquiries from organizations whose work aligns with our current strategies.
We review inquiries, which can be submitted via our Grants Portal, on a rolling basis.

Ineligibility

Mellon does not make grants directly to individuals, although we do support regranting programs that benefit individuals.

What The Andrew W Mellon Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 848
Total given: $555M
Median grant: $500K
Range: $10K–$8.56M

By dollars: New York 24%, California 12%, District of Columbia 7%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL.
13% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
41% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

American Council of Learned Societies · New York, NY

To support the administration and annual institutional renewals for the mellon mays…

$8.56M
City of Richmond · Richmond, VA

To support the planning, development, and initial operations of a cultural space…

$7M
The International Association of Blacks in Dance Inc · Washington, DC

To support a regranting program to artists and companies driving the future of black dance

$5.6M
Freedom Reads · Hamden, CT

To provide major renewed support to freedom reads as it scales its library…

$5M
WGBH Educational Foundation · Boston, MA

To support the american archive of public broadcasting to preserve endangered public…

$5M