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Olin Corporation Charitable Trust at a glance

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Olin Corporation Charitable Trust

Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$350k
Granted FY2020
41
Grants FY2020
13
States reached
$198k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2020 · 41 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k36 grants · $112k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $198k
$2,500
Median grant
13
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OLIN CORPORATION$198,058
ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FDN$10,000
RIVER VALLEY UNITED WAY INC$10,000
UNITED WAY OF OXFORD AND$10,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARKANSAS$10,000
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY$7,500
MISSISSIPPI SOCIETY FOR$7,500
Individual grant recipient$7,000
MCLAW SCHOOL OF MINES FDN$5,000
HOPELINK OF SOUTHERN NEVADA$5,000
Crawford Ausable Excellence Fdn$5,000
Sacred Heart Academy Inc$5,000
LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY INC$5,000
AMERICAN NATL RED CROSS$5,000
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY$5,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN NATL RED CROSS: $5k → 14%SEMPER FI SOCIETY OF ST LOUIS: $3k → 5%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NV
PA
CT
MO
VA
AZ
KS
DC
MS
AL
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…

Education
2
Missouri Western State University Foundation Inc

The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…

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3
University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
4
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
5
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
6
Illinois College

Illinois college is a co-educational institution of higher education learning providing a four-year educational program leading to the baccalaureate degree. illinois college is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship…

Education
7
Southwestern Law School

For more than a century, southwestern has educated lawyers ready to serve clients, the profession, and our society with excellence. we empower students to reach their potential. we cultivate inclusion and belonging. we promote equity and…

Education
8
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
9
Mount Saint Mary's University Inc

As a catholic university, mount st. mary's graduates ethical leaders who are inspired by a passion for learning and lead lives of significance in service to god and others.

Education
10
Lsu Foundation

The lsu foundation cultivates and invests in philanthropic partnerships to support and advance lsu's academic priorities.

Education
11
Lsu Alumni Association

The mission is to protect, promote, and foster the welfare of louisiana state university and to create and nurture mutually beneficial relationships between the university and its alumni and friends. the association, using the talents and…

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12
University of Sioux Falls

The university of sioux falls, a christian university in the liberal arts tradition, educates students in the humanities, sciences and professions. the traditional motto of the university is culture for service, that is, we seek to foster…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Louis Science Center Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Mccaw School of Mines Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
15/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OLIN CORPORATION: $198,058 · OtherOLIN CORPORATIONBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARKANSAS: $10,000 · OtherRIVER VALLEY UNITED WAY INC: $10,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF OXFORD AND: $10,000 · Other+20 more: $65,685 · Other+20 moreSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $7,500 · EducationMCCAW SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationBLACKBURN UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · EducationLake Forest College: $2,500 · EducationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $2,500 · EducationVIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $990 · Education+2 more: $1,250 · EducationST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Science & TechLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY INC: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSISSIPPI INC: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 · Human ServicesSemper Fi Society of St Louis: $2,500 · Human ServicesHOPELINK OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $1,433 · Arts & CultureST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $1,168 · Arts & Culture
Other$293,743Education$22,740Science & Tech$10,000Recreation & Sports$8,000Human Services$7,500Housing & Shelter$5,000Arts & Culture$2,601

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $7,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPELINK OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMCCAW SCHOOL OF MINES FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MISSISSIPPI INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBLACKBURN UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi Society of St Louis: $2,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetLake Forest College: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $1,433 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $1,168 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $990 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBucknell University: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLINCOLN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST LOUIS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAINT LOUIS ZOO ASSOCIATION: $185 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Olin Corporation …St Louis Community Fo…Employees Community F…St Louis Community Fo…Enterprise Holdings F…Verizon FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …The Pfizer Foundation…Renaissance Charitabl…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…
The Olin Corporation Charitable FoundationMO13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Olin Corporation Charitable Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Olin Corporation Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Olin Corporation Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 40 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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