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
2018
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $7,000,000
Project Description:

To support nonpartisan research and analysis on global and domestic fiscal and economic policy

Website:http://www.piie.com
See all Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $3,197,316
Project Description:

To support efforts to advance responsible fiscal policy and budget process reform through outreach and engagement efforts

Website:http://www.crfb.org
See all Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Net Impact $1,673,321
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide nonpartisan campus competition empowering university students to create campaigns that educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and their impact on economic opportunity, investment in the future, and other concerns of future generations.

Website:http://www.netimpact.org
See all Net Impact grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Harvard University $1,393,000
Project Description:

to support the design of a scalable change management solution to reduce hospital overuse in the U.S.

Website:http://www.harvard.edu
See all Harvard University grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2014
Kaiser Family Foundation $1,029,107
Project Description:

To support creation of the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker, a resource on the cost and performance of the U.S. healthcare system.

See all Kaiser Family Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support efforts to educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America's unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound foundation for economic growth.

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
See all Concord Coalition Corp. grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support the C. Fred Bergsten endowed chair to prepare analyses related to U.S. economic and fiscal issues.

Website:http://www.piie.com
See all Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
The Volcker Alliance $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support the State/Local Accountability and Improvement Program and the Public Sector Performance, Impact and Innovation Program

See all The Volcker Alliance grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2014
Stanford University $938,533
Project Description:

To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to identify and evaluate health care providers whose innovations deliver high quality health care at lower costs.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
See all Stanford University grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Net Impact $571,669
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide campus competition empowering university students to create campaigns that educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and their impact on economic opportunity, investment in the future, and other concerns of future generations.

Website:http://www.netimpact.org
See all Net Impact grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2014
Stanford University $532,186
Project Description:

For grant-related contracts under grant #13019 accrued in FY14.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
See all Stanford University grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Clinton Global Initiative $500,000
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide campus competition empowering university students to create campaigns that educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and their impact on economic opportunity, investment in the future, and other concerns of future generations.

Website:http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
See all Clinton Global Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Nuclear Threat Initiative $500,000
Project Description:

To support the fourth edition of the Nuclear Materials Security Index, a benchmarking project of nuclear materials security conditions on a country-by-country basis.

Website:http://www.nti.org
See all Nuclear Threat Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $452,500
Project Description:

To support strategic communications and development activities

Website:http://www.piie.com
See all Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Urban Institute $450,000
Project Description:

To support expanded capacity of the Tax Policy Center to analyze tax reform policies

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Bipartisan Policy Center $330,000
Project Description:

To support a bipartisan effort to develop reforms to maintain or improve the quality of healthcare at lower costs, using Medicare claims data to increase understanding of the use of medical services and estimate the potential budgetary impact of proposed reforms.

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
See all Bipartisan Policy Center grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Council for Economic Education $299,902
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
2014
Henry L Stimson Center $288,507
Project Description:

To support continued dissemination and outreach for the report, A New US Defense Strategy for a New Era, and to develop specific recommendations to update and implement the strategy.

Website:http://www.stimson.org
See all Henry L Stimson Center grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $252,938
Project Description:

To support research examining the relationship between tax rates and tax expenditures in proposals to reform individual and corporate income taxes

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide nonpartisan campus competition empowering university students to create campaigns that educate and engage their peers on America's fiscal challenges and their impact on economic opportunity, investment in the future, and other concerns of future generations.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
See all Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Clinton Global Initiative $250,000
Project Description:

To support CGI America's 2014 meeting and discussions on how to improve the nation's long-term economic competitiveness.

Website:http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org
See all Clinton Global Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Economic Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

To support research and analysis on long-term unemployment.

Website:http://www.epi.org
See all Economic Policy Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $240,000
Project Description:

To support the development and analysis of new fiscal measurements to improve the understanding of America’s fiscal outlook

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Bipartisan Policy Center $200,000
Project Description:

To support independent bipartisan analyses of the sustainability of Social Security and Medicare on behalf of the American public by two former public trustees

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
See all Bipartisan Policy Center grants
Peterson Foundation
2014
Teachers College Columbia University $190,000
Project Description:

To support promotion, implementation and evaluation of a new curriculum to help high school students understand the facts, significance, and consequences of the nation's fiscal challenges

Website:http://www.tc.columbia.edu
See all Teachers College Columbia University grants

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