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
 Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics $2,500,000
Project Description:

To support non-partisan research and analysis on global and domestic fiscal and economic policy

Website:http://www.piie.com
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Peterson Foundation
2022
 Protect Democracy Project $250,000
Project Description:

To support education and awareness about bipartisan reforms to the federal election certification process

Website:http://www.protectdemocracy.org
See all Protect Democracy Project grants
Peterson Foundation
2022
 University of Chicago $1,000,000
Project Description:

To fund selected pandemic-related research projects through the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Research Fund

Website:http://www.uchicago.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2022
 University of Southern California $1,000,000
Project Description:

To fund selected pandemic-related research projects through the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Research Fund

Website:http://www.usc.edu
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 American Action Forum $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://americanactionforum.org/
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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
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Bipartisan Policy Center $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Bipartisan Policy Center $21,000
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org
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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
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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
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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
Peterson Foundation
2018
 Center for American Progress $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Center for American Progress $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 annual convening of leading policymakers and thought leaders.

Website:http://www.americanprogress.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Coalition for Integrity, Inc. $15,000
Project Description:

To support the annual CFI Integrity Dinner

See all Coalition for Integrity, Inc. grants
Peterson Foundation
2018
 Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.crfb.org
See all Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 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
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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
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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
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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.

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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.

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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Economic Policy Institute $4,500
Project Description:

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

Website:http://www.epi.org
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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
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Henry L Stimson Center $25,000
Project Description:

To support the 2017 Chairman's Forum speaker series.

Website:http://www.stimson.org
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Peterson Foundation
2018
 Independent Sector $15,000
Project Description:

To support a conference convening nonprofit leaders to discuss public policy challenges and opportunities facing the nonprofit sector.

See all Independent Sector grants

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