Olin foundation
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Olin Foundation may refer to:
- The F. W. Olin FoundationF. W. Olin FoundationThe Franklin W. Olin Foundation was founded in 1938 by Franklin W. Olin.By the mid-1970s, the era of Horn, Wynn and Clark was ending, and the torch was passed to a new generation of board members. The transition in leadership began in 1974 with the election to the board of Carlton T. Helming, an...
, which established the Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringFranklin W. Olin College of EngineeringThe Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering is a private undergraduate engineering college located in Needham, Massachusetts , adjacent to the Babson College campus. Olin College is noted in the engineering community for its youth, small size, project-based curriculum, and large endowment funded...
and funded numerous university engineering buildings and programs; or - The John M. Olin FoundationJohn M. Olin FoundationJohn M. Olin Foundation was a grant-making foundation established in 1953 by John M. Olin, president of the Olin Industries chemical and munitions manufacturing businesses. Unlike most non-profit foundations, the John M. Olin Foundation was charged to spend all of its assets within a generation of...
, which funded numerous university law and economicsLaw and economicsThe economic analysis of law is an analysis of law applying methods of economics. Economic concepts are used to explain the effects of laws, to assess which legal rules are economically efficient, and to predict which legal rules will be promulgated.-Relationship to other disciplines and...
programs and scholars before closing down in 2005; or - The Spencer T. & Ann W. Olin Foundation, which funds environmental groups and health and medical education and services