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
2022
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.crfb.org
See all Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
Community Catalyst, Inc. $17,500
Project Description:

To support a symposium on improving care for high-need patients

See all Community Catalyst, Inc. grants
Peterson Foundation
2012
Concord Coalition Corp. $57,500
Project Description:

To support the 2012 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
See all Concord Coalition Corp. grants
Peterson Foundation
2012
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,116,984
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
2019
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,000,000
Project Description:

To educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits and how to build a sound fiscal foundation for economic growth

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
Concord Coalition Corp. $750,000
Project Description:

To educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits and the importance of building a secure fiscal foundation for economic growth

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
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Peterson Foundation
2012
Conference Board Inc. $250,000
Project Description:

To support the Fiscal Health Initiative, a program providing nonpartisan analysis on long-term fiscal challenges and conducting outreach to the business community in support of more sustainable policies

Website:http://www.ced.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Conference Board Inc. $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.ced.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2022 Distinguished Leadership 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
2012
Corporation for the Advancement of Policy Evaluation $35,000
Project Description:

To support the 15th Annual Wall Street Comes to Washington Conference, an event convening health policy experts from the public and private sectors to discuss the broad trends shaping the health care system and their impact on the nation's economic and fiscal outlook.

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Peterson Foundation
2019
Council for Economic Education $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

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Peterson Foundation
2022
Council for Economic Education $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

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Peterson Foundation
2022
Council for Economic Education $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2022 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

See all Council for Economic Education grants
Peterson Foundation
2019
Economic Policy Institute $550,000
Project Description:

To support a public education and engagement effort dedicated to fiscal policy

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Economic Policy Institute $25,000
Project Description:

To support an event benefiting the Economic Policy Institute's mission to provide workers a voice in economic policy discussions

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Economic Policy Institute $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Economic 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.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
Economic Policy Institute $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.epi.org
See all Economic Policy Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2019
Fiscal Challenge $28,474
Project Description:

To support a competition for college students to develop budget plans that stabilize federal debt as a share of the economy over the long term

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Peterson Foundation
2022
Fiscal Challenge $77,000
Project Description:

To support and scale a competition for college students to develop budget plans that stabilize federal debt as a share of the economy over the long term

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Peterson Foundation
2012
Fund for Public Advocacy $50,000
Project Description:

To support the Long-Term Liabilities Roundtable Discussion Series, a series of events engaging members of the public, government officials, and other key stakeholders in dialogue on New York City's long-term liabilities and their impact on its fiscal and economic outlook.

See all Fund for Public Advocacy grants
Peterson Foundation
2019
George Washington University $49,629
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:https://www.gwu.edu/
See all George Washington University grants
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
See all Georgetown University grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
Grantmakers in Aging Inc $20,000
Project Description:

To provide resources to healthcare foundations across the U.S. on how to improve the quality and lower the cost of care for high-need patients.

See all Grantmakers in Aging Inc grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
Harvard University $234,620
Project Description:

To identify policy solutions to address excessive healthcare price increases in markets with limited competition.

Website:http://www.harvard.edu
See all Harvard University grants

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