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Mellon Foundation

The Mellon Foundation is a philanthropic organization that provides grants and funding to support higher education, arts, culture, and humanities projects. Its goal is to strengthen institutions, promote scholarship, and foster cultural understanding. By investing in libraries, museums, universities, and cultural organizations, the foundation helps preserve knowledge, encourage innovation, and enhance public access to education and the arts. It operates primarily in the United States, using its resources to support initiatives that have a lasting societal impact.