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 Foundation
2022
 The Rockefeller University $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Celebrating Science Virtual Benefit, honoring Pfizer and featuring CEO Dr. Albert Bourla

Website:http://www.rockefeller.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2019
 The Regents of the University of Colorado $50,000
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.colorado.edu/ocg
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Peterson Foundation
2019
 The Regents of the University of California $28,671
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

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Peterson Foundation
2019
 The Panetta Institute for Public Policy $15,000
Project Description:

To support the 2018 Jefferson-Lincoln Awards

Website:http://www.panettainstitute.org
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Peterson Foundation
2020
 The Panetta Institute for Public Policy $15,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Jefferson-Lincoln Awards: An Evening to Honor Lives of Public Service

Website:http://www.panettainstitute.org
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Peterson Foundation
2021
 The Panetta Institute for Public Policy $15,000
Project Description:

General support grant in lieu of the dinner sponsorship

Website:http://www.panettainstitute.org
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Peterson Foundation
2022
 The Panetta Institute for Public Policy $15,000
Project Description:

To support the 2021 Jefferson-Lincoln Awards: An Evening to Honor Lives of Public Service

Website:http://www.panettainstitute.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
2011
 The Heritage Foundation $200,000
Project Description:

To support the development of comprehensive and specific solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.

Website:http://www.heritage.org
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Peterson Foundation
2013
 The Heritage Foundation $150,000
Project Description:

Fiscal Solutions Phase II: Revise and update long-term fiscal solutions proposals, including identification of top policy priorities for the new Administration and Congress, proposal implementation over the first ten years, and how the proposals address the "fiscal cliff."

Website:http://www.heritage.org
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Peterson Foundation
2011
 The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute $200,000
Project Description:

To support the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network's development of comprehensive and specific solutions to address the nation's long-term fiscal challenges, as part of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Solutions Initiative.

Website:http://www.rooseveltcampusnetwork.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
 The Common Good Institute $45,000
Project Description:

To support the development and operation of an online policy forum, "NewTalk," that will enable experts to engage in conversation about the most pressing domestic issues facing America's future, including our economic and fiscal challenges.

Website:http://www.cgood.org
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Peterson Foundation
2009
 The Brookings Institution $50,000
Project Description:

To support the Budget for National Priorities Project, an accessible analysis of the country's fiscal situation that documents the problem and features possible solutions.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2014
 The Brookings Institution $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2014 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2014
 The Brookings Institution $100,000
Project Description:

To support a bipartisan paper on the impact of taxes on economic growth.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2015
 The Brookings Institution $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2015 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 The Brookings Institution $4,500
Project Description:

To support the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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Peterson Foundation
2016
 The Brookings Institution $375,000
Project Description:

To support a new version of the budget game The Fiscal Ship, which challenges players to put the federal budget on a sustainable course.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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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
2018
 The Brookings Institution $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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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
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Peterson Foundation
2019
 The Brookings Institution $51,419
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
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Peterson Foundation
2019
 The Brookings Institution $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2019 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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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 $5,000
Project Description:

To support the 2020 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Internship Program.

Website:http://www.brookings.org
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