Philanthropy for Literature and Jazz

25 Nov 2025 • 27 min • EN
27 min
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Elizabeth Alexander, president of The Mellon Foundation, poet, educator, memoirist and scholar and the author of The Trayvon Generation (Grand Central Publishing, 2022), talks about the Mellon Foundation's new grants and funding for literary arts and jazz musicians, and why money for the arts from the nonprofit sector is crucial.

From "The Brian Lehrer Show"

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