Our Grantees - Ploughshares

Arms Control Association

To fund continued research, public education, media outreach, policy advocacy, and congressional engagement 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 as they educate and advocate 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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Back from the Brink

To expand Back from the Brink’s relationships with faith groups and promote their involvement in nuclear threat reduction efforts. Visit website

Bombshelltoe

To support art workshops in the American Southwest highlighting nuclear harms to impacted communities.
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British American Security Information Council

To support the Emerging Voices Network’s programming and recruitment efforts.
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To support the development and execution of Declan Penrose’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

To support efforts to grow, sustain, and connect a global network of experts and thought leaders with an expanding global audience.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

To support the development and execution of Nicole Grajewski’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

To support a Carnegie Policy Dialogue on key issues.
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Center for International Policy

To support the development and execution of Sina Toossi’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

Center for International Policy

To support research, advocacy, and policymaker engagement that advances CIP’s goal of a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world, including through the reduction of nuclear threats. Visit website

Center for Strategic and International Studies

To support the development and execution of Diya Ashtakala’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

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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Council on Strategic Risks

To support the development and execution of Jackson du Pont’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

Das Bombe, LLC

To support a university tour for the art installation and film “the bomb.” Visit website

European Council on Foreign Relations

To support activities of the Women of Middle East Network on Peacebuilding, the inclusion of women experts in dialogue opportunities, and analysis in support of regional diplomacy.
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FCNL Education Fund

To support education of policymakers and the public about safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with relevant states.
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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.

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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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To support staff time dedicated to the involvement on the Core Team for the Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Roundtable Visit website

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

To support the placement of one to two fellows at a nuclear-focused non-governmental organization in Washington, DC.
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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 the development and execution of Alicia Sanders-Zakre’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

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 organizations of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership in South Asia and the Middle East through the Innovative Peace Fund.
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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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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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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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New America

To support comparative research into individual resistance to warnings of nuclear catastrophic risk. Visit website

NIAC Action

To support advocacy efforts to promote diplomacy and prevent war.
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Nuclear Truth Project

To support education, advocacy and networking activities focused on highlighting the ongoing harms of nuclear weapons and raising the profile, engagement, and recognition of affected community members in the nuclear field.
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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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President and Fellows of Middlebury College

To support the development and execution of Sophia Poteet’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

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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RAND Corporation

To support research into nuclear aspects of the war in Ukraine and the production of policy recommendations to reduce future risks. Visit website

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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Roots Action

To support the development and execution of Emma Claire Foley’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

Royal Institute of International Affairs

To support the development and execution of Julia Cournoyer’s Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

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 Elders Foundation

To support the development and execution of Tom Brookes’ Nuclear Futures Fellowship capstone project. Visit website

The Stimson Center

To support oversight and bipartisan congressional education on nuclear modernization, the Pentagon budget, and the military-industrial complex.
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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 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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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 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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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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