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
 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
 Urban Institute $876,000
Project Description:

To support Tax Policy Center's quantitative analysis of tax expenditures and explanation of the associated policy issues

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Peterson Foundation
2019
 Urban Institute $46,819
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
 Urban Institute $44,872
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
 Urban Institute $44,743
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
 Urban Institute $48,612
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
 Urban Institute $48,404
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
 Urban Institute $5,000
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Foundation
2022
 Urban Institute $5,000
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Foundation
2022
 Urban Institute $100,000
Project Description:

To support Kids' Share, a project measuring spending on children in the federal budget

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Peterson Foundation
2019
 University of Washington $48,250
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.washington.edu
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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
2022
 University of Southern California $1,000,000
Project Description:

To fund selected pandemic-related research projects through the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Research Fund

Website:http://www.usc.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2022
 University of Chicago $1,000,000
Project Description:

To fund selected pandemic-related research projects through the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Research Fund

Website:http://www.uchicago.edu
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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
2022
 Trustees of Tufts College $167,000
Project Description:

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

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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
 Trustees of Boston College $41,201
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 Volcker Alliance $1,000,000
Project Description:

To produce an annual budget scorecard to promote fiscal transparency and integrity in state governments

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Peterson Foundation
2022
 The Volcker Alliance $1,075,000
Project Description:

To research and report on best practices in managing state and local budgets during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on New York State and New York City

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Peterson Foundation
2022
 The Rockefeller University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Celebrating Science Virtual Benefit, honoring Pfizer and featuring CEO Dr. Albert Bourla

Website:http://www.rockefeller.edu
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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
 The Regents of the University of California $28,671
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 Panetta Institute for Public Policy $15,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Jefferson-Lincoln Awards

Website:http://www.panettainstitute.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
 The Panetta Institute for Public Policy $15,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Jefferson-Lincoln Awards: An Evening to Honor Lives of Public Service

Website:http://www.panettainstitute.org
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