| Date | Amount | Purpose | Recipient | Funder |
| 4-24-2003 | 400,000 | City Journal; a fellowship for Heather MacDonald; an initiative on race in America; and the Center for Medical Progress | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2001 | 400,000 | City Journal; a fellowship for Heather Mac Donald; an initiative on race in America; and the Center for Medical Progress | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2000 | 400,000 | City Journal; fellowships for Heather Mac Donald, Tamar Jacoby and Abigail Thernstrom; and the Jeremiah Project | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1999 | 400,000 | City Journal; fellowships for Heather MacDonald (Heather Mac Donald), Tamar Jacoby and Abigail Thernstrom; and the Jeremiah Project directed by Prof. John DiIulio. | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1998 | 400,000 | City Journal; fellowships for Heather MacDonald, Tamar Jacoby and Abigail Thernstrom; and the Jeremiah Project directed by Prof. John DiIulio | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1997 | 70,000 | The magazine City Journal | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1997 | 250,000 | City Journal, projects on education reform and a John M. Olin Fellowship for Heather MacDonald | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1995 | 150,000 | John M. Olin Fellowships for two authors and City Journal contributors, Heather MacDonald and Sol Stern | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1993 | 80,000 | The quarterly magazine City Journal, and a lecture series on urban problems | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1992 | 40,000 | To support a quarterly magazine, City Journal | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1991 | 40,000 | To support NY: The City Journal | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1990 | 40,000 | To support NY: The City Journal | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1989 | 25,000 | To support NY: The City Journal | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |