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Richard King Mellon (June 19, 1899 – June 3, 1970), commonly known as R.K., was an American financier, general, and philanthropist from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and part of the Mellon family.
Since 1947, the Richard King Mellon Foundation has funded visionaries with bold ideas to advance prosperity in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and environmental conservation across the United States.
Our History. The Richard King Mellon Foundation was created in 1947 by Richard King Mellon, president and chairman of Mellon Bank, a conservationist and leading figure in the financial and civic life of Pennsylvania. Richard King Mellon was born in Pittsburgh on June 19, 1899, the son of Richard Beatty Mellon and Jennie King Mellon. Mr.
More than 75 years after its founding, the Foundation has become the largest in our region and one of the 50 largest in the world. The Foundation’s 2021 year-end net assets were $3.4 billion, and its Trustees in 2021 disbursed $152 million in grants and program-related investments.
Financier and banker Richard K. Mellon (1899-1970) was one of the richest men in the United States in the 1960s. He was the last great leader of the Pittsburgh-based Mellon financial dynasty. Mellon used his status and wealth to help lead the city's famed renaissance.
Anchoring the southeast corner of Forbes Avenue and Craig Street, next to the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, the Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences will be a welcoming destination for both the campus and Pittsburgh communities, offering event, exhibition and gathering spaces.
4. Juni 1970 · PITTSBURGH, June 3—Rich ard King Mellon, financier and philanthropist, died today at West Penn Hospital. He entered the hospital Saturday, after feeling ill several days. His death was...
