The Olin Corporation Charitable Foundation gives like a corporate hometown/plant-community funder: most of its support flows to United Ways, local chambers, and community foundations in places tied to Olin’s footprint, especially St. Louis, Cleveland/Bradley, Brazosport, Niagara, and Oxford. It also backs a small set of education, STEM, disability, arts, and community-wellbeing organizations, often as repeat grantees rather than one-off gifts. Overall, the foundation appears to prioritize strengthening the civic infrastructure and quality of life in the communities where the company operates.
Moderately concentrated giving with a strong repeat-grantee pattern; it uses many smaller to mid-sized grants and often funds the same local intermediaries and community institutions across multiple years.
Notable grantees: United Way of Greater St Louis Inc, Cleveland Bradley Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Greater Niagara, Brazosport College Foundation, Starkloff Disability Institute
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$192K
Most grants fall between $1K and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
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2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | $42,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Cleveland Bradley Chamber of Commerce | Cleveland, TN | $40,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UNITED WAY OF BRAZORIA COUNTY | Angleton, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEVELAND/BRADLEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION | Cleveland, TN | $20,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | $18,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Greater Niagara | Sanborn, NY | $12,750 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Starkloff Disability Institute | St. Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Greater Niagara | Sanborn, NY | $8,820 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Greater St Louis Inc | St Louis, MO | $8,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Southwest Alabama | Mobile, AL | $8,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Independence School District Foundation | Independence, MO | $7,500 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County | Oxford, MS | $6,200 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County | Oxford, MS | $5,970 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Association of the US Army | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| The Awty International School | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County | Angleton, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Diversity Awareness Partnership | St. Louis, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Crawford Ausable Excellence in Education Foundation | North Grayling, MI | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| University of New Haven | West Haven, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| United Way of Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| DIVERSITY AWARENESS PARTNERSHIP | St. Louis, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| VOW 22, Inc. | Lake Jackson, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Community Services League | Independence, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees | St. Louis, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | — |
| Houston-Galveston Area Council Center for Regional Excellence | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BRAZOSPORT ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION | Freeport, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Truckers Against Trafficking | Englewood, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BRAZOSPORT FINE ARTS COUNCIL, INC (DBA THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES) | Clute, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| VOW 22, Inc. | Lake Jackson, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Saint Louis Science Center Foundation | St. Louis, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | — |
| Saint Louis Science Center Foundation | St. Louis, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | — |
| Operation BBQ Relief | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | — |
| ST LOUIS ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Forest Park, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM, INC | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| The Awty International School | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Brazosport College Foundation | Lake Jackson, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Brazosport College Foundation | Lake Jackson, TX | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Starkloff Disability Institute | St. Louis, MO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Truckers Against Trafficking | Englewood, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Harvesters - The Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | $4,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Chemical Educational Foundation | Arlington, VA | $3,500 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Mississippi Society for Disabilities Incorporated | Jackson, MS | $3,400 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Mississippi Society for Disabilities Incorporated | Jackson, MS | $3,375 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Oxford YMCA | Oxford, MS | $3,150 | 2023 | — |
| Oxford YMCA | Oxford, MS | $3,140 | 2023 | — |
| Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County | Angleton, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Washington County Board of Education | Chatom, AL | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Brazosport Fine Arts Council, Inc (dba The Center for the Arts & Sciences) | Clute, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Houston-Galveston Area Council Center for Regional Excellence | Houston, TX | $3,000 | 2023 | FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Cleveland Bradley Chamber of Commerce
$40,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CLEVELAND/BRADLEY CHAMBER FOUNDATION
$20,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
United Way of Greater Niagara
$12,750FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
United Way of Greater Niagara
$8,820FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Independence School District Foundation
$7,500FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County
$6,200FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County
$5,970FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Association of the US Army
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Diversity Awareness Partnership
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Crawford Ausable Excellence in Education Foundation
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
DIVERSITY AWARENESS PARTNERSHIP
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
VOW 22, Inc.
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Community Services League
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Houston-Galveston Area Council Center for Regional Excellence
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BRAZOSPORT ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BRAZOSPORT FINE ARTS COUNCIL, INC (DBA THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS & SCIENCES)
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
VOW 22, Inc.
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Brazosport College Foundation
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Brazosport College Foundation
$5,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Chemical Educational Foundation
$3,500FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Mississippi Society for Disabilities Incorporated
$3,400FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Mississippi Society for Disabilities Incorporated
$3,375FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Oxford YMCA
$3,150Oxford YMCA
$3,140Military Moms and Wives of Brazoria County
$3,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Washington County Board of Education
$3,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Brazosport Fine Arts Council, Inc (dba The Center for the Arts & Sciences)
$3,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Houston-Galveston Area Council Center for Regional Excellence
$3,000FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES