2019 Annual Report - Grants

Fiscal Year 2019

Grants

Arms Control Association Washington, DC
To support Terri Lodge for outreach and education to Congress on the Iran nuclear deal, North Korea, and US-Russia strategic arms control. $25,000
Arms Control Association Washington, DC
To support research and analysis, policymaker and media outreach, and leadership on reducing the risk from nuclear weapons. $190,000
Atlantic Council of the United States Washington, DC
To support the Future of Iran Initiative. $75,000
Atlantic Council of the United States Washington, DC
To support a series of dialogues with South Asian journalists, social media representatives, and policymakers to discuss the role of media in conflict and national narratives in Pakistan and India. $95,000
Beyond the Bomb Washington, DC
To support the hiring of a short-term organizer for Beyond the Bomb. $10,200
Beyond the Bomb Washington, DC
To support year 3 of Beyond the Bomb's grassroots campaign to institute a no first use policy in the United States. $150,000
Brian P. McKeon Washington, DC
To review nuclear arsenal modernization commitments made by the Executive branch in connection with Senate approval of the New START Treaty. $1,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Chicago, IL
To support the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists? efforts to expand public knowledge of nuclear weapons issues through compelling written and multimedia content. $75,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC
To support the US-Iran Initiative and the US-DPRK Dialogue. $25,000
Cato Institute Washington, DC
To support research and analysis related countering damaging US nuclear policies, monitoring potential nuclear crises, and alternative US nuclear policies. $75,000
Center for a New American Security Washington, DC
To support Duyeon Kim's analysis of diplomacy toward a US-North Korea nuclear weapons agreement and related education of policymakers and the public. $20,000
Center for a New American Security Washington, DC
To support high impact research and analysis related to the comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran and US-Iran policy. $80,000
Center for International Policy Washington, DC
To support the Sustainable Defense Task Force. $20,000
Common Defense Civic Engagement New York, NY
To grow a grassroots advocacy network of veterans focused on ending endless wars, in particular the possibility of war with Iran and North Korea. $50,000
Conciliation Resources London, United Kingdom
To incorporate Kashmiri voices in the India-Pakistan peace process and strengthening cross-divide civic platforms and processes in Kashmir through sustained dialogue and engagement with leaders in India and Pakistan. $50,000
Council for a Livable World Washington, DC
To support the Council's efforts to influence US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy through policy analysis, education and media outreach. $100,000
FCNL Education Fund Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project's efforts to educate policymakers and the public about safer nuclear policies and the benefits of diplomacy with North Korea. $22,000
Federation of American Scientists Washington, DC
To support the Nuclear Information Project and its analysis of nuclear weapons programs, budgets, and policy, as well as policymaker and media outreach. $90,000
Foreign Policy for America Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy-first approaches to resolve the challenges with Iran, North Korea, and nuclear arms control. $200,000
Foundation for a Civil Society New York, NY
To educate policymakers and the media about the impact of the Iran nuclear agreement and contributing to its preservation. $100,000
Friends Committee on National Legislation Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project's efforts to promote safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with North Korea in Congress. $68,000
Friends Committee on National Legislation Washington, DC
To defend the Iran deal from congressional sabotage and outline diplomatic options for the US-Iranian relationship. $50,000
Fund for Constitutional Government Washington, DC
To support the work of the Peace and Security Funders Group. $25,000
Fund for Constitutional Government Washington, DC
To support the 2019 National Security Strategy Retreat. $5,000
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Washington, DC
To support fellows working on international peace and security issues at leading Washington, DC-based organizations. $65,000
Indivisible Project Washington, DC
To educate, engage, and mobilize a constituency on foreign policy and national security issues. $60,000
Institute for Policy Studies Washington, DC
To support the continuing work of LobeLog in defending the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action against legislative and political attacks and promoting peace initiatives through the greater Southwest Asia and Middle Eastern regions. $25,000
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Geneva, Switzerland
To support ICAN’s work to secure the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. $125,000
International Crisis Group Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and outreach related to the Trigger List. $75,000
J Street Washington, DC
To support diplomacy on Iran's nuclear program, including in support of US re-entry and possible future efforts to build upon the JCPOA. $70,000
J Street Education Fund Washington, DC
To educate Congress and the American pro-Israel and Jewish communities about policy approaches to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. $30,000
Kenneth I. Gude Washington, DC
To support analysis of lessons learned from nuclear weapons policy during the Obama Administration. $5,000
Middle East Institute Washington, DC
To support convening and activities of the Middle East Dialogue and US-Russia Middle East Dialogue. $90,000
Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies Ramat Gan, Israel
To maximize opportunities to reshape Israel's relations in the broader Middle East and to promote new channels for policy exchange with Arab and Muslim counterparts. $45,000
MoveOn.org Civic Action Washington, DC
To add capacity to support a strategic campaign for the development of a progressive foreign policy vision. $200,000

The Paul Olum Grant


This funding supports nuclear experts who demonstrate a unique capacity for scientific vision and bold leadership toward nuclear disarmament; it is made possible by the generous support of the Olum family and the Paul Olum Grant Fund.

Council for a Livable World Washington, DC
To support a 1-year No First Use Coordinator to advance the nuclear policy community's aim of ending presidential sole authority. $50,000
Council for a Livable World Washington, DC
To support a 1-year No First Use Coordinator to advance the nuclear policy community's aim of ending presidential sole authority. $30,000

Women’s Initiative

Beyond the Bomb Washington, DC
To support six women students' participation in the BombSquad Fellowship to learn organizing and activism, and to advocate for a no first use policy in the United States. $10,000
Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy London, United Kingdom
To produce a collection of articles highlighting feminist approaches and analyses of nuclear policy in P5 states. $10,000
Das Bombe, LLC Brooklyn, NY
To support an exhibition from Smriti Keshari in the 2018 Photoville event in Brooklyn, NY. $5,000
Federation of American Scientists Chicago, IL
To support the Foreign Policy Generation working group to develop a foreign policy platform that connects foreign and domestic policy. $6,500
Lillian Jane Adams Washington, DC
To build relationships with affected communities, development of a directory of activists, local leaders and experts from those communities, participating in trainings, and creating bridges with the larger nuclear field. $7,000
New America Foundation Washington, DC
To support follow-up activities for the report "The Consensual Straightjacket: Four Decades of Women in Nuclear Security." $15,000
Nuclear Threat Initiative Washington, DC
To support the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy initiative. $75,000
Peace Action Fund of New York State Washington, DC
To support the Campus Incubator Project to bring student leaders from Peace Action campus chapters in New York state to inform and engage their peers and communities on the risks of nuclear weapons. $10,000
The Stimson Center Washington, DC
To support Bombshelltoe's Ways of Knowing nuclear histories project documenting the impact of the nuclear weapons production process on the Navajo Nation through a virtual reality film. $25,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation College Park, MD
To support the Catherine M. Kelleher Fellowship at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy. $2,000
Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund Washington, DC
To train ten women legislators in West Virginia on nuclear policy issues. $8,000
Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund Washington, DC
To support the integration and promotion of Ploughshares Fund's "A New Vision" report and its subject matter within WAND's 2019 National Conference. $12,500
National Committee on North Korea
Washington, DC To support the National Committee on North Korea's outreach to policymakers and the public on North Korea-related issues, as well as NCNK's advocacy toward a formal diplomatic agreement between the US and North Korea. $60,000
National Iranian American Council Washington, DC
To support a Congressional briefing series related to US-Iran policy and the nuclear agreement. $5,000
National Security Action Washington, DC
To promote an alternative foreign policy vision on nuclear policy challenges. $75,000
New Venture Fund Washington, DC
To support the N Square Project. $100,000
NIAC Action Washington, DC
To support advocacy to sustain the JCPOA and promote diplomacy between the United States and Iran. $75,000
Nuclear Watch New Mexico Santa Fe, NM
To support the Weapons Watch Project that scrutinizes nuclear weapons programs, provides analysis to media, policymakers and nongovernmental colleagues, and advocates for nuclear weapons spending reductions. $70,000
Dr. Trita Parsi Reston, VA
To design and launch a project to develop a new foreign policy informed by restraint. $25,000
PEAC Institute Montclair, NJ
To send youth representatives from Pacific Island countries to the Global Youth Forum on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and promote bringing the treaty into force. $7,500
Physicians for Social Responsibility Washington, DC
To support an outreach coordinator position charged with activating Physicians for Social Responsibility's chapters on the issue of No First Use. $50,000
President and Fellows of Middlebury College Monterey, CA
To support research, analysis, writing, and media outreach on nuclear and missile activities in Iran and North Korea. $60,000
President and Fellows of Middlebury College Monterey, CA
To support activities of the Middle East Next Generation of Arms Control Specialists to promote regional security dialogue in the Middle East. $45,000
ReThink Media Berkeley, CA
To support ReThink Media's efforts to enhance the media skills and capacities of the nuclear policy community, particularly on the issues of sole authority and North Korea. $90,000
Stimson Center Washington, DC
To support analysis, outreach to policymakers and the media, and if possible a Track II meeting on issues related to North Korea, its nuclear and missile programs, and US policy options. $70,000
Stimson Center Washington, DC
To support 38 North's programmatic activities at The Stimson Center, including satellite imagery analysis, media and policymaker outreach, and potentially a Track II meeting to supplement official negotiations between the US and North Korea. $25,000
Stimson Center Washington, DC
To support the foreign affairs, defense, and national security blog Inkstick and associated podcast Things That Go Boom run by Laicie Heeley. $50,000
Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment Livermore, CA
To support Tri-Valley CAREs' effort to analyze and impact US nuclear weapons policy, with a particular focus on projects based at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. $50,000
Truman Center for National Policy Washington, DC
To support events and other activities outside the beltway that promote diplomatic solutions to the challenges posed by both Iran and North Korea. $65,000
Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA
To support the Union of Concerned Scientists' effort to expand support for No First Use legislation in Congress. $50,000
Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA
To support Stephen Young and the Union of Concerned Scientists' Washington, DC-based efforts to reduce the size and role of the US arsenal and lower the risk of nuclear war. $50,000
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
To connect nuclear experts with the entertainment industry. $50,000
Vet Voice Foundation Washington, DC
To promote an alternative foreign policy and national security vision related to diplomacy with Iran and North Korea, as well as nuclear policy issues. $100,000
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Seattle, WA
To support WPSR's nuclear weapons abolition program through support of the full-time organizer coordinating the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons coalition, building opposition to US nuclear modernization plans, and influencing US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy in Washington State. $50,000
William J. Perry Project San Francisco, CA
To support Dr. William J. Perry and the William J. Perry Project's public advocacy promoting a diplomatic solution to North Korea's nuclear weapons program and positive changes to nuclear weapons policy in the United States. $35,000
Win Without War Education Fund Washington, DC
To mobilize a broad base of public support for a progressive nuclear policy and diplomacy with Iran and North Korea. $100,000
Women's Action for New Directions Washington, DC
To mobilize WiLL members and WAND community leaders to advocate effectively for measures to reduce nuclear weapons dangers and costs. $62,500
Women's Action for New Directions Washington, DC
To mobilize WiLL members and WAND community leaders to advocate for No First Use legislation. $25,000
Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund Washington, DC
To support WAND's efforts to expand support for No First Use in the United States. $25,000
Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund Washington, DC
To training and educate WiLL members and WAND community leaders about current nuclear weapons policies and effective messages and techniques for engaging the media, public, and policymakers on reducing nuclear weapons dangers. $62,500
Women Cross DMZ Honolulu, HI
To support Women Cross DMZ's work advocating for peace and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, particularly through a DC coordinator charged with outreach to Congress. $60,000