Conservative-Funding

Philanthropy Roundtable Founded - Conservative Donor Coordination Infrastructure

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In 1987, the Philanthropy Roundtable was founded as a project of the Institute for Educational Affairs, establishing itself as a conservative alternative to the Council on Foundations. The organization would become an independent nonprofit in 1991, serving as a coordination hub for right-wing …

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Olin Foundation Law and Economics Programs Expand to Elite Law Schools

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In 1987, the John M. Olin Foundation expanded its systematic funding of Law and Economics programs at elite law schools, with Stanford Law School initiating its John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics through a generous foundation gift. This represented the maturation of a decades-long effort to …

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