Grants and Projects

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s mission is to increase awareness of the nature and urgency of key fiscal challenges threatening America’s future and to accelerate action on them. The Foundation works with leading policy experts, elected officials, and the public to build support for solutions to put America on a sustainable fiscal path. The Foundation supports innovative projects, through grants and partnerships to educate and engage Americans from a variety of perspectives.

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Grants

Awarding Organization Year Grantee Amount ($) Description
Peterson Foundation
2016
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner, which recognizes business leaders who advocate for the nation's long-term interests.

Website:http://www.ced.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Conference Board Inc. $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Fall Policy Conference.

Website:http://www.ced.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Council for Economic Education $345,000
Project Description:

To support updates and dissemination of the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum to help high school students understand the facts, significance, and consequences of the nation's fiscal challenges.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Council for Economic Education $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Council for Economic Education $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Economic Policy Institute $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Economic Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

To support research on wage and employment gaps by race and gender

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
Emory University $600,000
Project Description:

To support the creation of the Center for Entitlement Reform, a research center that analyzes factors responsible for increased federal entitlement spending and formulates new approaches for achieving better health care value.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Ethics and Public Policy Center $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.eppc.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Ethics and Public Policy Center $133,107
Project Description:

For contracts supporting grant #15048.

Website:http://www.eppc.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Foreign Policy Association $250,000
Project Description:

To support an annual lecture series exploring the fiscal and national security of the United States.

Website:http://www.fpa.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
George W. Bush Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support research and policy development to advance North America’s international competitiveness and long run fiscal sustainability.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2016
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $17,000
Project Description:

To support a 2015 national event convening healthcare professionals and thought leaders to discuss improvement of the U.S. healthcare system.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Kaiser Family Foundation $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Mercatus Center $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.mercatus.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $10,000
Project Description:

To support a 2015 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $20,000
Project Description:

To support a 2016 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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Peterson Foundation
2009
National Academy of Public Administration $325,000
Project Description:

To support the development of Budgetball, a "fiscal sport" for use in promoting financial and fiscal literacy among college students.

Website:http://www.napawash.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
National Academy of Public Administration $458,671
Project Description:

To support the implementation of Budgetball on college and university campuses across the United States and a 2009 "Budgetball on the Mall" event in Washington, D.C.

Website:http://www.napawash.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
National Academy of Sciences $945,000
Project Description:

To support the Institute of Medicine's efforts to draw attention to opportunities to improve value and reduce the costs of health care in the United States through public meetings at the National Academies and a publication summarizing their discussion and findings.

Website:http://www.nationalacademies.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
National Academy of Social Insurance $35,000
Project Description:

To support a national conference to promote and facilitate improving social insurance programs and the health care financing system and encourage fiscal responsibility and economic growth.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
National Academy of Social Insurance $15,000
Project Description:

To support an event honoring the public service of former economic and fiscal policymakers.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
National Academy of Social Insurance $10,000
Project Description:

To support a conference regarding Medicare and Social Security issues.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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