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 Center on Healthcare
2020
 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai $229,000
Project Description:

To accelerate the adoption of palliative care strategies that improve quality and lower the cost of care for patients with serious illness.

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Bipartisan Policy Center $200,000
Project Description:

To produce independent, bipartisan analysis of the sustainability of Social Security and Medicare and highlight the need for Public Trustees

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
 Center for Health Care Strategies Inc $195,000
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:https://www.chcs.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Urban Institute $190,000
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Trustees of Tufts College $183,000
Project Description:

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

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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $174,000
Project Description:

To develop policy research papers on fiscal issues and solutions

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 The Brookings Institution $155,000
Project Description:

To update and support The Fiscal Ship, an online game that challenges players to put the federal budget on a sustainable course

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 The Brookings Institution $150,000
Project Description:

To analyze the federal tax base and develop policy alternatives for the taxation of capital income

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 The Institute for College Access & Success $112,000
Project Description:

To develop resources for the Student Debt Smarter program to provide young people with information about college financing

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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Niskanen Center $92,000
Project Description:

To examine the political and economic factors affecting the nation’s long-term fiscal outlook

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Library of Congress $63,000
Project Description:

To support the Congressional Research Service’s bipartisan Seminar for New Members

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Fiscal Challenge $61,000
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
2020
 Bipartisan Policy Center $53,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Distinguished Performance 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
2020
 Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Distinguished Performance 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
2021
 Fiscal Challenge $44,000
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
2021
 American Enterprise Institute $40,000
Project Description:

To develop resources for the Student Debt Smarter program to educate young people about public policies that affect college financing

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Center for American Progress $40,000
Project Description:

To develop resources for the Student Debt Smarter program to educate young people about public policies that affect college financing

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Library of Congress $40,000
Project Description:

To support a seminar series on fiscal policy at the Library of Congress

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Citizens Budget Commission $26,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Annual Dinner

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 American Enterprise Institute $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Annual Irving Kristol Award Dinner

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 American Enterprise Institute $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Annual Irving Kristol Award Dinner

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2021
 Brandeis University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 27th Princeton Conference, which provides health care professionals the ability to discuss the most pressing issues in health policy.

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Peterson Foundation
2020
 Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Eisenhower Award Dinner (in NYC)

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the general operations

Website:http://www.bens.org
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