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

Year Grantee Amount ($)
Peterson Foundation
2015
 American Action Forum $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2014 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 American Action Forum $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 American Action Forum $250,000
Project Description:

To support the development of comprehensive solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 American Enterprise Institute $250,000
Project Description:

To support the development of comprehensive solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 American Enterprise Institute $40,000
Project Description:

To develop resources for the Student Debt Smarter program to educate young people about public policies that affect college financing

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 American Enterprise Institute $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Annual Irving Kristol Award Dinner

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
 Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Health Matters Summit.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide non-partisan initiative empowering college students to educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and the impact on their future

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Bipartisan Policy Center $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Bipartisan Policy Center $17,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Bipartisan Policy Center $250,000
Project Description:

To support the development of comprehensive solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Bipartisan Policy Center $1,237,000
Project Description:

To support healthcare research on high-need patients, in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health and the National Academy of Medicine.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Bipartisan Policy Center $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Bipartisan Policy Center $1,500,000
Project Description:

To produce bipartisan research and analysis on fiscal and economic policy solutions, including policies to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2021
 Brandeis University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 27th Princeton Conference, which provides health care professionals the ability to discuss the most pressing issues in health policy.

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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the general operations

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2021
 Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers $25,000
Project Description:

To support the National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs' 2020 annual conference "Putting Care at the Center"

Website:http://www.camdenhealth.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Center for American Progress $250,000
Project Description:

To support the development of comprehensive solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Center for American Progress $440,000
Project Description:

To support the development of new policy ideas to contain federal and overall healthcare spending and improve the value and efficiency of Medicare and the healthcare system, and advance these ideas through outreach, education, and partnerships with policymakers and stakeholders

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Center for American Progress $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2014 annual convening of leading policymakers and thought leaders.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Center for American Progress $40,000
Project Description:

To develop resources for the Student Debt Smarter program to educate young people about public policies that affect college financing

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Center for American Progress $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities $50,000
Project Description:

To support a joint paper on mobility and economic growth in partnership with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2021
 Coalition to Transform Advanced Care $250,000
Project Description:

To support the replication of compassionate, coordinated healthcare models for individuals with advanced illness who are affected by Covid-19

See all Coalition to Transform Advanced Care grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2021
 Coalition to Transform Advanced Care $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 National Summit on Advance Illness Care

See all Coalition to Transform Advanced Care grants

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