This is an online portal with information on donations that were announced publicly (or have been shared with permission) that were of interest to Vipul Naik. The git repository with the code for this portal, as well as all the underlying data, is available on GitHub. All payment amounts are in current United States dollars (USD). The repository of donations is being seeded with an initial collation by Issa Rice as well as continued contributions from him (see his commits and the contract work page listing all financially compensated contributions to the site) but all responsibility for errors and inaccuracies belongs to Vipul Naik. Current data is preliminary and has not been completely vetted and normalized; if sharing a link to this site or any page on this site, please include the caveat that the data is preliminary (if you want to share without including caveats, please check with Vipul Naik). We expect to have completed the first round of development by the end of July 2024. See the about page for more details. Also of interest: pageview data on analytics.vipulnaik.com, tutorial in README, request for feedback to EA Forum.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_W._Mellon_Foundation |
| Facebook username | MellonFoundation |
| LinkedIn username | the-andrew-w--mellon-foundation |
| Website | https://mellon.org/ |
| Donations URL | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/ |
| Twitter username | mellonfdn |
| Page on philosophy informing donations | https://mellon.org/about/mission/ |
| Grant application process page | https://mellon.org/grants/grantmaking-policies-and-guidelines/ |
| Data entry method on Donations List Website | SQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/mellon-foundation |
Brief history: https://mellon.org/about/history/
Brief notes on broad donor philosophy and major focus areas: https://mellon.org/programs/
Full donor page for donor Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Facebook page | vanderbilt |
| Website | http://www.vanderbilt.edu |
| Twitter username | vanderbiltu |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_University |
| Instagram username | explore |
| Tumblr subdomain | vanderbiltu |
Full donee page for donee Vanderbilt University
| Item | Value |
|---|
| Cause area | Count | Median | Mean | Minimum | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 30th percentile | 40th percentile | 50th percentile | 60th percentile | 70th percentile | 80th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 41 | 225,000 | 427,437 | 12,500 | 35,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 207,000 | 225,000 | 266,200 | 500,000 | 750,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,930,000 |
| Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | 22 | 250,000 | 517,518 | 12,500 | 33,000 | 145,700 | 200,000 | 207,000 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 1,475,000 | 1,930,000 |
| Scholarly Communications | 4 | 47,000 | 80,750 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 149,000 | 149,000 | 149,000 |
| Arts and Cultural Heritage | 1 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 | 44,200 |
| Diversity | 1 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 | 77,300 |
| Past Programs | 11 | 225,000 | 308,636 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 250,000 | 275,000 | 370,000 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
| Other | 2 | 900,000 | 1,150,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.
Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)
There are no documents associated with this combination of donor and donee.
Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations
| Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 41) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,930,000.00 | 1 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/1709-04877/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 47,000.00 | 35 | Scholarly Communications | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/31700115/ | -- | Program name: Scholarly Communications. | |
| 1,500,000.00 | 2 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/11600625/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 77,300.00 | 34 | Diversity | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/31500112/ | -- | Program name: Diversity. | |
| 175,000.00 | 30 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/21400613/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 149,000.00 | 31 | Scholarly Communications | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/11400673/ | -- | Program name: Scholarly Communications. | |
| 1,475,000.00 | 3 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/41300657/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 266,200.00 | 17 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/11200649/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 145,700.00 | 32 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/21100633/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 44,200.00 | 36 | Arts and Cultural Heritage | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/20800615/ | -- | Program name: Arts and Cultural Heritage. | |
| 207,000.00 | 25 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/30500644/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 100,000.00 | 33 | Scholarly Communications | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/20100662/ | -- | Program name: Scholarly Communications. | |
| 27,000.00 | 40 | Scholarly Communications | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/30000619/ | -- | Program name: Scholarly Communications. | |
| 1,400,000.00 | 4 | Other | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/29700648/ | -- | Program name: Other. | |
| 12,500.00 | 41 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/19500608/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 31,000.00 | 39 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/19400214/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 900,000.00 | 6 | Other | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/19400229/ | -- | Program name: Other. | |
| 33,000.00 | 38 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/39200201/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 300,000.00 | 15 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/49100243/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 200,000.00 | 26 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/39000201/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 250,000.00 | 18 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/48900243/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 225,000.00 | 20 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/28800093/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 600,000.00 | 11 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/28700053/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 650,000.00 | 10 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/38600053/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 225,000.00 | 20 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/28500069/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 275,000.00 | 16 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/18500057/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 600,000.00 | 11 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/48300054/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 35,000.00 | 37 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/48200048/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 225,000.00 | 20 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/28200061/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 200,000.00 | 26 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/18200057/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 370,000.00 | 14 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/48000050/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 750,000.00 | 7 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/48000049/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 250,000.00 | 18 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/47900077/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 225,000.00 | 20 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/37900077/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 225,000.00 | 20 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/17900071/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 750,000.00 | 7 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/37600043/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 200,000.00 | 26 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/27600039/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 750,000.00 | 7 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/17500036/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 200,000.00 | 26 | Past Programs | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/27300038/ | -- | Program name: Past Programs. | |
| 1,000,000.00 | 5 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/47100034/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. | |
| 500,000.00 | 13 | Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities | https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/vanderbilt-university/27000029/ | -- | Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities. |