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 Center on Healthcare
2016
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Health Matters Summit.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support CGI America's 2015 meeting and discussions on how to improve the nation's long-term economic competitiveness.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support CGI America’s 2016 meeting, including a policy discussion of a new report from the Coalition for Fiscal and National Security, which draws attention to how our national security is fundamentally linked to the fiscal sustainability of our federal budget.

Website:http://www.clintonfoundation.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care $250,000
Project Description:

To support the replication of healthcare models that ensure compassionate, coordinated care for individuals with advanced illness.

See all Coalition to Transform Advanced Care grants
Peterson Foundation
2016
Economic Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

To support research on wage and employment gaps by race and gender

Website:http://www.epi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Economic Policy Institute $250,000
Project Description:

To support a series of papers on infrastructure spending, including economic efforts, fiscal implications, and the financing and selection process.

Website:http://www.epi.org
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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
2017
American Action Forum $150,000
Project Description:

To support education and outreach on the impact of trade policy, including its effect on economic growth and fiscal sustainability.

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Ethics and Public Policy Center $133,107
Project Description:

For contracts supporting grant #15048.

Website:http://www.eppc.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Teachers College Columbia University $108,500
Project Description:

To support updates and dissemination of the Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum to help high school students understand the facts, significance, and consequences of the nation's fiscal challenges.

Website:http://www.tc.columbia.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Conference Board Inc. $100,000
Project Description:

To support education and outreach to employees on government policy and fiscal issues.

Website:http://www.ced.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
The Aspen Institute $100,000
Project Description:

To support a research project on the future of work, which will identify the challenges for workers in the sharing economy and incentives for traditional businesses to invest more in their workers.

Website:http://www.aspeninstitute.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $88,963
Project Description:

To support the development of an online resource with information about proven care models that improve the quality and reduce the cost of care for high-need patients.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

to support education and outreach to employees on government policy and fiscal issues

Website:http://www.ced.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 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
2017
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 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
2016
Net Impact $45,000
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
2017
Mercatus Center $35,000
Project Description:

To support research on federal budget process reform

Website:http://www.mercatus.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
American Enterprise Institute $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Annual Irving Kristol Award Dinner

Website:http://www.aei.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Brandeis University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 24th Princeton Conference, which provides health care professionals the ability to discuss the most pressing issues in health policy.

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Peterson Foundation
2016
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Eisenhower Award Dinner.

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Eisenhower Award Dinner (in DC)

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Eisenhower Award Dinner (NYC).

Website:http://www.bens.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
Center for American Progress $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2015 annual convening of leading policymakers and thought leaders.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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