Our Grantees
Ploughshares is committed to investing in the smartest people with the best ideas to reduce and ultimately eliminate the threats posed by nuclear weapons, and build a more peaceful future. Our grantees are on the cutting edge, developing fresh, innovative strategies to do just that. Learn more about our grantees in our Annual Report.
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Arms Control Association
To support staff time dedicated to the involvement on the Core Team for the Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Roundtable.
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To support research, public education, media outreach, policy advocacy, and congressional engagement work on pressing nuclear policy issues.
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Arms Control Association
To support the Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction’s grassroots network of scientists concerned about nuclear dangers and are willing to educate legislators about the need for policy change.
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Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
To engage and promote the voices of Pacific Island communities and Indigenous Peoples of Oceania, and raise awareness of the impact of climate, environmental, and nuclear policy change on the region.
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Bombshelltoe
To support the ‘Atomic Terrain’ project and its work to develop original scholarship at the intersection of the nuclear and environmental fields.
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British American Security Information Council
To support the Emerging Voices Network’s programming and recruitment efforts.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
To support the Bulletin’s coverage of nuclear weapons issues.
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To support a series of networking events for early career professionals working in nuclear weapons policy in the DC area.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
To support a Carnegie Policy Dialogue on key issues.
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To support Tong Zhao’s research about a potential Chinese shift to a launch-under-attack posture, as well as a related Track II meeting and policymaker engagement.
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Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
To support a US-China Track II dialogue and tabletop exercise focused on increasing nuclear stability and reducing nuclear risks.
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Conciliation Resources
To increase understanding within local and national governments of Kashmiri perspectives and the challenges they face, create additional spaces for dialogue between Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC), and produce new research on peacebuilding opportunities in the region.
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Downwind Film LLC
To support activities around screenings of the ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ documentary film at film festivals.
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European Council on Foreign Relations
To support convenings and activities of the Women of Middle East Network on Peacebuilding (WOMENP) and related dialogue tracks.
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FCNL Education Fund
To support efforts to educate policymakers and the public about safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China.
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Federation of American Scientists
To support the Nuclear Information Project, its policymaker and media outreach, and its analysis of nuclear weapons programs, budgets, and current and future policies as well as additional support for the new Global Risk program.
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Federation of American Scientists
To support Matt Korda and Mackenzie Knight’s research and education efforts on potential alternatives to current US nuclear launch authority policy.
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Foreign Policy for America
To promote diplomacy-first approaches on key nuclear policy and regional security issues, and support a US-China working group.
Friends Committee on National Legislation
To support advocacy efforts in Congress to promote safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with Iran, North Korea, Russia, and China.
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Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
To support fellows working on international peace and security issues at leading Washington, DC-based organizations.
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Horizon 2045 Foundation
To support a pilot project of Horizon 2045 in which it advances understanding of strategic foresight tools across the nuclear risk reduction community.
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Inkstick Media
To support the foreign affairs, defense, and national security blog Inkstick.
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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
To support ICAN’s work to increase membership in and advocate for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), center the stories of impacted communities, and conduct activities and media outreach related to nuclear weapons issues and the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.
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International Civil Society Action Network
To support ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund program activities in South Asia and the Middle East.
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International Crisis Group
To support research, analysis, and outreach related to the Trigger List.
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J Street
To engage and mobilize J Street’s national network to support US efforts to peacefully prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and a return to a successful diplomacy-first approach to Iran.
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Marshallese Educational Initiative
To educate and amplify Pacific youth and the public about nuclear legacies, nuclear-related policies and promoting nuclear and environmental justice.
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To support efforts around the 2024 Nuclear Legacy Week conference.
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Middlebury College / James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
To support Jeffrey Lewis’ research, analysis, and media outreach on nuclear and missile activities in North Korea and China.
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Middlebury College / James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
To support activities of the Middle East Next Generation of Arms Control Specialists to promote regional security in the Middle East.
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MoveOn.org Civic Action
To support campaigning and organizing activities in order to advance an inclusive and progressive foreign policy vision.
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National Committee on North Korea
To support the National Committee on North Korea’s (NCNK) outreach to policymakers and the public on North Korea-related issues, as well as NCNK’s humanitarian advocacy promoting diplomacy between the United States and North Korea.
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National Iranian American Council
To support educational efforts on the benefits of diplomacy and the risk of military escalation.
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NIAC Action
To support advocacy efforts to promote diplomacy and prevent war.
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Nuclear Threat Initiative
To support staff time for the Core Team for the Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Roundtable
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To support the development of a narrative strategy for shifting political will in favor of nuclear risk reduction and the elimination of nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear Truth Project
To support the Nuclear Truth Project’s ‘Challenging Nuclear Secrecy’ project, and their efforts to promote best-practice protocols for engaging Indigenous Peoples, survivors, and affected communities in nuclear abolition work.
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Nuclear Watch New Mexico
To support an event on the 78th Trinity Test anniversary highlighting frontline communities: Trinity Test Downwinders, Native American uranium miners, and San Ildefonso Pueblo members.
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Nuclear Watch New Mexico
To support the Weapons Watch Project that scrutinizes nuclear weapons programs, provides analysis to media, policymakers, and nongovernmental colleagues, and advocates against nuclear weapons modernization and for nuclear weapons spending reductions.
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PAX
To support media, industry, and activist outreach from PAX’s Don’t Bank on the Bomb program.
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President and Fellows of Middlebury College / Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
To support a fellowship program for nuclear experts impacted by the invasion of Ukraine.
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Princeton University / Program on Science and Global Security
To support research into nuclear harms against both past and future downwinder communities, as well as related public outreach and media engagement.
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Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
To support the Quincy Institute’s work to promote military restraint and increased diplomacy in US foreign policy towards China, Iran, and North Korea.
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ReThink Media
To support efforts to enhance the media skills of the nuclear policy community and build support for better nuclear policy.
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To support staff time for the Core Team for the Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Roundtable.
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Secure Families Foundation
To train and equip military partners and family members to speak directly with policy makers about the importance of nuclear nonproliferation and demilitarism.
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Stevens Institute of Technology
To support updates and hosting costs for the NUKEMAP digital tool.
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The Open Mind Legacy Project
To support the production, broadcast, and re-airing of a video interview series on nuclear threats on PBS.
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The Stimson Center
To support activities of the “Middle East Perspectives” initiative.
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Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment
To support Tri-Valley CAREs’ nationally relevant watchdog activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
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Union of Concerned Scientists
To hire organizers and, as needed, place targeted ads in support of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
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Union of Concerned Scientists
To support the Union of Concerned Scientists’ targeted field organizing and DC-focused efforts to reduce the size and role of the US nuclear arsenal and lower the risk of nuclear war.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
To create and launch an interactive map of the United States nuclear weapons complex and its humanitarian impacts.
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University of Pennsylvania
To support Fiona Cunningham’s research into the reasons for the Chinese nuclear expansion, related publications, and engagement with the media.
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Vet Voice Foundation
To advance a progressive nuclear and foreign policy agenda.
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Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
To support WPSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition program’s activities and advocacy efforts and the management of the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons coalition.
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Whitman College Board of Trustees
To support dissemination of the Highly Nriched Decolonizing Nuclear Studies teaching modules and continued development of related content. Visit website.
Win Without War Education Fund
To support a fellowship position that explores the intersectionality of nuclear policy and the experiences of communities impacted by nuclear weapons.
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Win Without War Education Fund
To mobilize a broad base of public support for progressive foreign policies, including nuclear nonproliferation, denuclearization, and diplomacy with nuclear-armed states.
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Win Without War Education Fund
To support staff time dedicated to the involvement on the Core Team for the Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Roundtable.
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Women Cross DMZ
To support Women Cross DMZ’s work advocating for peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula in Congress and the public sphere.
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Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation
To support the Organizations in Solidarity (OiS) initiative and additional WCAPS’ programming.
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