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 Foundation
2018
National Tax Association $10,000
Project Description:

To support the annual Conference on Taxation

Website:http://www.ntanet.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
National Tax Association $10,000
Project Description:

To support the annual Spring Symposium

Website:http://www.ntanet.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
National Tax Association $10,000
Project Description:

To support the annual Conference on Taxation

Website:http://www.ntanet.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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Peterson Foundation
2020
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. $921,000
Project Description:

To support a post-doctoral fellowship program on long-term fiscal policy

Website:http://www.nber.org/
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
National Association of Health Data Organizations $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Health Care Data Summit

Website:http://www.nahdo.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
National Academy of Social Insurance $10,000
Project Description:

To support a conference regarding Medicare and Social Security issues.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
National Academy of Social Insurance $15,000
Project Description:

To support an event honoring the public service of former economic and fiscal policymakers.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
National Academy of Social Insurance $15,000
Project Description:

To support an event honoring the public service of former economic and fiscal policymakers.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
National Academy of Social Insurance $10,000
Project Description:

To support a conference regarding Medicare and Social Security issues.

Website:http://www.nasi.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
NALEO Educational Fund $25,000
Project Description:

To support work to increase Latino policymakers' public finance governance skills and content knowledge.

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Peterson Foundation
2020
NALEO Educational Fund $25,000
Project Description:

To support the National Policy Institute on Public Finance Management and Bonds, which will provide local level policymakers with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and leadership capacity to strengthen their jurisdictions’ fiscal outlook.

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Peterson Foundation
2018
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $20,000
Project Description:

To support a 2018 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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Peterson Foundation
2020
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $20,000
Project Description:

To support the NABE Foundation's 2019 Annual Meeting, a national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues

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Peterson Foundation
2020
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $20,000
Project Description:

To support a 2020 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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Peterson Foundation
2018
Mercatus Center $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.mercatus.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner.

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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
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
2018
Kaiser Family Foundation $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $24,083
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 Center on Healthcare
2018
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $29,844
Project Description:

To support the development and design of strategies to spread and scale high-performance solutions in primary care

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $25,000
Project Description:

To support a 2017 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
2018
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $10,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Summit on Improving Patient Care.

Website:http://www.ihi.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2020
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $25,000
Project Description:

To support a 2019 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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