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
2017
Conference Board Inc. $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.ced.org
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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
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
2017
Economic Policy Institute $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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 Center on Healthcare
2017
Harvard University $670,000
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
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Peterson Foundation
2017
Henry L Stimson Center $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Chairman's Forum speaker series.

Website:http://www.stimson.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Institute for Family-Centered Care Inc $10,000
Project Description:

To support the 7th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships in Care, Interprofessional Education, and Research

Website:http://www.ipfcc.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 Center on Healthcare
2017
Institute for Healthcare Improvement $20,000
Project Description:

To support a 2016 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 Foundation
2017
Kaiser Family Foundation $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Kaiser Family Foundation $1,175,631
Project Description:

To support the expansion of the Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker, a resource on the cost and performance of the U.S. healthcare system

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Peterson Foundation
2017
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner.

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Peterson Foundation
2017
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner.

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Peterson Foundation
2017
Mercatus Center $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.mercatus.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
2017
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $20,000
Project Description:

To support a 2017 national event convening policymakers and business leaders to discuss fiscal and economic issues.

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Peterson Foundation
2017
NABE Foundation of the National Association for Business Economics $15,000
Project Description:

To support the Presidential Economic Advisers Debate.

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Peterson Foundation
2017
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
2017
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

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Peterson Foundation
2017
Net Impact $1,352,074
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
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Project HOPE $375,000
Project Description:

To support *Health Affairs* in publishing dedicated content on spreading and scaling value-improving healthcare practices

Website:http://www.healthaffairs.org
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Peterson Center on Healthcare
2017
Stanford University $1,590,000
Project Description:

To support the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center’s efforts to identify care delivery innovations that improve quality and reduce costs for high-need patients

Website:http://www.stanford.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2017
The Brookings Institution $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2017
The Volcker Alliance $1,000,000
Project Description:

To support the development of an annual budget scorecard to promote fiscal transparency and integrity in state governments

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