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
2019
Progressive Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.progressivepolicy.org
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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

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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
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Peterson Foundation
2019
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
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Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $186,395
Project Description:

To support the Kids' Share Project, which measures spending on children in the federal budget

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Peterson Foundation
2018
Progressive Policy Institute $185,000
Project Description:

To support policy research and outreach relating to fiscal sustainability.

Website:http://www.progressivepolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
The Brookings Institution $151,967
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Trustees of Tufts College $120,000
Project Description:

To produce and disseminate nonpartisan analyses by leading economists on timely fiscal and economic issues

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Peterson Foundation
2018
The Aspen Institute $100,000
Project Description:

To support a research project on the future of work, which will identify the challenges for workers in the sharing economy and incentives for traditional businesses to invest more in their workers.

Website:http://www.aspeninstitute.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $99,000
Project Description:

To support the development of recommendations and principles for future bipartisan agreements on fiscal policy by examining the successes and failures of previous budget negotiations

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Peterson Foundation
2019
American Academy of Political and Social Science $95,000
Project Description:

To support research on reform of the major programs in the U.S. entitlement system

Website:http://www.aapss.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Inc. $61,428
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.jointcenter.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Georgetown University $57,361
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.georgetown.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Williams College $55,000
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.williams.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Trustees of Boston College $54,000
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

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Peterson Foundation
2019
Center for Responsive Politics $53,693
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.opensecrets.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
University of Southern California $52,618
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.usc.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2019
New York University $52,090
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

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Peterson Foundation
2019
The Brookings Institution $51,419
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Regents of the University of Michigan $50,489
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

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Peterson Foundation
2018
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 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
2018
Council for Economic Education $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

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Peterson Foundation
2018
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner.

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Peterson Foundation
2019
The Regents of the University of Colorado $50,000
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.colorado.edu/ocg
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Peterson Foundation
2019
RAND Corporation $49,862
Project Description:

To support the US 2050 project, which will explore demographic, fiscal, and socioeconomic trends that will shape the U.S. in the decades ahead

Website:http://www.rand.org
See all RAND Corporation grants

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