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
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
2016
 Foreign Policy Association $250,000
Project Description:

To support an annual lecture series exploring the fiscal and national security of the United States.

Website:http://www.fpa.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 George W. Bush Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support research and policy development to advance North America’s international competitiveness and long run fiscal sustainability.

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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/
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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 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.

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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
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Peterson Foundation
2019
 Harvard University $49,539
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.harvard.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2010
 Hope Street Group $10,000
Project Description:

To support the Bipartisan Working Group on Health Care Reform to address health care policies and disseminate findings in an effort to engage thought leaders in the areas of health care policy and cost containment.

Website:http://www.hopestreetgroup.org/index.jspa
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
 Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Foundation
2019
 Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
 Institute for Family-Centered Care Inc $10,000
Project Description:

To support the 8th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Promoting Health Equity and Reducing Disparities

Website:http://www.ipfcc.org
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Peterson Foundation
2010
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $40,000
Project Description:

To support the symposium, "How Do They Do That? Low-Cost, High Quality Health Care in America," to learn from the experiences of high-value health care systems.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2016
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $17,000
Project Description:

To support a 2015 national event convening healthcare professionals and thought leaders to discuss improvement of the U.S. healthcare system.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $44,932
Project Description:

To support the adoption of evidence-based strategies by Medicare Advantage plans to improve the quality and lower the cost of care for high-need patients.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $95,000
Project Description:

To expand and develop the Better Care Playbook, an online resource for stakeholders seeking to improve the quality and lower the cost of care for high-need patients.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $25,000
Project Description:

To support a 2018 national event convening healthcare professionals and thought leaders to discuss improvement of the U.S. healthcare system.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
 Institute for Healthcare Improvement $10,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Summit on Improving Patient Care.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2019
 Institute for Women's Policy Research $48,199
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
 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
See all Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Inc. grants
Peterson Foundation
2016
 Kaiser Family Foundation $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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Peterson Foundation
2019
 Kaiser Family Foundation $5,000
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2019
 Kaiser Family Foundation $1,527,000
Project Description:

To support the expansion of the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker, a resource to monitor performance of the U.S. healthcare system

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Peterson Foundation
2019
 Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $5,000
Project Description:

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

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