The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. was born on May 23, 1875 in New Haven, Conn. He was head of General Motors (GM) for more than 25 years. He died in New York City on February 17, 1966.

In the late 1930's, Sloan endowed the foundation named for him. He supported various philanthropies, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and a center for engineering study at MIT and a school of management there. And now, the foundation is supporting astrophysics.

Compiled from the Encylopedia Britanicca.