The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Foundation

Gave $3.4M in 2024

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 31-1605320 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$3.4M

Organizations funded6

Typical grant$550,000

Total assets$51.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $300,000 and $800,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Kendra Wotkyns
Address	Bny Mellon Center 1 Boston Place, Boston MA 02108
Phone	(617) 722-7377
Form and materials	Provided upon initial contact
Deadlines	Provided upon initial contact
Restrictions	Provided upon initial contact

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

Where it gives

83% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Wtc Performing Arts Center	New York, NY	General operating	$900,000
Milken Institute	Santa Monica, CA	General operating	$800,000
Matching Grants for Employee Donations	Pittsburgh, PA	General operating	$700,056
Research Foundation of CUNY	New York, NY	General operating	$550,000
Name withheld	San Francisco, CA	General operating	$300,000
America 250 Foundation	Washington, DC	General operating	$166,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$3,416,056	6
2023	$466,000	2

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543189349101634
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-1605320
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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