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
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $7,000,000
Project Description:

To support nonpartisan research and analysis on global and domestic fiscal and economic policy

Website:http://www.piie.com
See all Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $3,197,316
Project Description:

To support efforts to advance responsible fiscal policy and budget process reform through outreach and engagement efforts

Website:http://www.crfb.org
See all Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Net Impact $1,673,321
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide nonpartisan 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
See all Net Impact grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Harvard University $1,393,000
Project Description:

to support the design of a scalable change management solution to reduce hospital overuse in the U.S.

Website:http://www.harvard.edu
See all Harvard University grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Concord Coalition Corp. $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support efforts to educate the public about the causes and consequences of federal budget deficits, the long-term challenges facing America's unsustainable entitlement programs, and how to build a sound foundation for economic growth.

Website:http://www.concordcoalition.org
See all Concord Coalition Corp. grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Nuclear Threat Initiative $500,000
Project Description:

To support the fourth edition of the Nuclear Materials Security Index, a benchmarking project of nuclear materials security conditions on a country-by-country basis.

Website:http://www.nti.org
See all Nuclear Threat Initiative grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $452,500
Project Description:

To support strategic communications and development activities

Website:http://www.piie.com
See all Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Council for Economic Education $299,902
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.

See all Council for Economic Education grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $252,938
Project Description:

To support research examining the relationship between tax rates and tax expenditures in proposals to reform individual and corporate income taxes

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation $250,000
Project Description:

To support the execution of Up to Us, a nationwide nonpartisan 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.clintonfoundation.org
See all Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $240,000
Project Description:

To support the development and analysis of new fiscal measurements to improve the understanding of America’s fiscal outlook

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Bipartisan Policy Center $200,000
Project Description:

To support independent bipartisan analyses of the sustainability of Social Security and Medicare on behalf of the American public by two former public trustees

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
See all Bipartisan Policy Center grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Urban Institute $186,395
Project Description:

To support the Kids' Share Project, which measures spending on children in the federal budget

See all Urban Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Progressive Policy Institute $185,000
Project Description:

To support policy research and outreach relating to fiscal sustainability.

Website:http://www.progressivepolicy.org
See all Progressive Policy Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
The Brookings Institution $151,967
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.brookings.org
See all The Brookings Institution grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Trustees of Dartmouth College $148,000
Project Description:

To support the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice to assemble healthcare data for research and analysis to improve the transparency of health information in the U.S.

See all Trustees of Dartmouth College grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
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
See all The Aspen Institute grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Conference Board Inc. $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner, which recognizes business leaders who advocate for the nation's long-term interests.

Website:http://www.ced.org
See all Conference Board Inc. grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Council for Economic Education $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Visionary Awards, which honors leaders in the economic and financial education field.

See all Council for Economic Education grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $50,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner.

See all Manhattan Institute for Policy Research grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Trustees of Dartmouth College $50,000
Project Description:

To support the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice to identify strategies that Accountable Care Organizations use to deliver high quality care at a lower cost for high-need patients

See all Trustees of Dartmouth College grants
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
See all Institute for Healthcare Improvement grants
Peterson Center on Healthcare
2018
Brandeis University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 25th Princeton Conference, which provides health care professionals the ability to discuss the most pressing issues in health policy.

See all Brandeis University grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Eisenhower Award Dinner (in NYC)

Website:http://www.bens.org
See all Business Executives for National Security grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
Business Executives for National Security $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Eisenhower Award Dinner (DC)

Website:http://www.bens.org
See all Business Executives for National Security grants

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