Pink Fang Receives General Operating Grant from the Mellon Foundation
We are proud to announce we have been awarded a general operating support grant from the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s largest funder of the arts and humanities. This major support signals a powerful endorsement of the company’s renewed mission, new leadership model, and long-term vision for creating performance at the intersection of art, community-building, and social change. The grant amount totals $900,000 over three years, with Mellon committing $300,000 annually through a reapplication process each year.
The grant arrives at a milestone moment for us, as we recently unveiled a new name, mission, and identity following a three-year, Mellon-supported strategic transition. After five decades as Ping Chong and Company, in July 2025 we stepped into our next era as Pink Fang—a name that embraces transformation, creative irreverence, and radical continuity. The shift honors the legacy of founder Ping Chong—who retired in 2022 after 50 years of groundbreaking artistry as chronicled in this Mellon Foundation profile—while centering the next generation of artists and cultural workers shaping the company’s future.
“We are deeply grateful to the Mellon Foundation for this meaningful investment,” said Jane Jung, Managing Director of Pink Fang. “Mellon’s support over the past three years has been instrumental in guiding our transition and reimagining what the future of this company can look like. This new grant allows us to continue building a sustainable and equitable structure for artist-centered creation, community partnerships, and experimentation. It’s a vote of confidence in both where we’ve been and where we’re headed.”
The Mellon Foundation’s Arts and Culture program supports organizations committed to just communities empowered by creativity and knowledge. This grant will provide Pink Fang with critical resources to deepen its programming, support artist partnerships, and continue its archival and education work—all while growing its new identity with integrity and purpose.
About The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities. Since 1969, the Foundation has been guided by its core belief that the humanities and arts are essential to human understanding. The Foundation believes that the arts and humanities are where we express our complex humanity, and that everyone deserves the beauty and empowerment that can be found there. Through our grants, we seek to build just communities enriched by meaning and guided by critical thinking, where ideas and imagination can thrive. Learn more at mellon.org.