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
2015
National Tax Association $20,000
Project Description:

To support the annual Spring Symposium and annual Conference on Taxation

Website:http://www.ntanet.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
National Tax Association $10,000
Project Description:

To support the annual Spring Symposium

Website:http://www.ntanet.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
National Tax Association $10,000
Project Description:

To support the annual Conference on Taxation

Website:http://www.ntanet.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
Net Impact $690,000
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.netimpact.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Net Impact $2,271,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.netimpact.org
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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 Center on Healthcare
2019
Northwestern University $2,225,000
Project Description:

To support the development of a shared decision making model for high-need patients

Website:http://www.northwestern.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2015
Nuclear Threat Initiative $500,000
Project Description:

To support the third edition of the Nuclear Materials Security Index, a benchmarking project of nuclear materials security conditions on a country-by-country basis, along with the "Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities" forum.

Website:http://www.nti.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Nuclear Threat Initiative $5,000,000
Project Description:

To support NTI's effort to improve global nuclear security through research on nuclear materials security and the engagement and development of leadership networks of nuclear experts and policymakers worldwide

Website:http://www.nti.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Ohio State University $43,860
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.osu.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2015
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $5,000,000
Project Description:

To support and enhance economic and fiscal research and analysis at the Peterson Institute for International Economics

Website:http://www.piie.com
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Peterson Foundation
2019
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $6,000,000
Project Description:

To support strategic communications and digital outreach activities [of the Peterson Institute for International Economics]

Website:http://www.piie.com
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Peterson Foundation
2015
Posse Foundation $75,000
Project Description:

To support the Posse Foundation's core charitable activities

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Peterson Foundation
2019
Progressive Policy Institute $5,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.progressivepolicy.org
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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
2019
RAND Corporation $46,839
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
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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
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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
2019
Research Foundation of State University of New York $10,649
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
Rhodes College $34,549
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
Southern Methodist University $23,610
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.smu.edu
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Stanford University $80,156
Project Description:

For grant-related contracts under grant #13019 accrued in FY15.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Stanford University $531,569
Project Description:

For grant-related contracts under grant #14022 accrued in FY15.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2015
Stanford University $254,758
Project Description:

To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to disseminate research on best practices identified through the Most Valuable Care project.

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2015
Teachers College Columbia University $30,000
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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