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
 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $3,982,150
Project Description:

To advance responsible fiscal policy and budget process reform through policy research, outreach, and engagement efforts

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
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
See all Concord Coalition Corp. grants
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
See all Conference Board Inc. grants
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.

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
See all Economic Policy Institute grants
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
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

See all Fiscal Challenge 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
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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
See all Harvard University grants
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.

See all Independent Sector grants
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
See all Institute for Family-Centered Care Inc grants
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
See all Institute for Healthcare Improvement grants
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
See all Institute for Healthcare Improvement grants
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
See all Institute for Healthcare Improvement grants
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
See all Institute for Healthcare Improvement grants
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

See all Institute for Women's Policy Research grants
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
2019
 Kaiser Family Foundation $5,000
Project Description:

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

See all Kaiser Family Foundation grants
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

See all Kaiser Family Foundation grants

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