2021 Annual Report - Grants
Grants
FISCAL YEAR 2021 / JULY 1, 2020 – JUNE 30, 2021
Arms Control Association
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and outreach to policymakers and media on reducing the risk from nuclear weapons. $170,000
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and outreach to policymakers and media on reducing the risk from nuclear weapons. $170,000
Atlantic Council of the United States
Washington, DC
To support the Atlantic Council's activities directed at preserving the JCPOA and its continued implementation. $70,000
Washington, DC
To support the Atlantic Council's activities directed at preserving the JCPOA and its continued implementation. $70,000
Beyond the Bomb
Washington, DC
To support Beyond the Bomb's grassroots efforts to cancel the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, institute a no first use policy, and support frontline communities seeking nuclear justice. $200,000
Washington, DC
To support Beyond the Bomb's grassroots efforts to cancel the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, institute a no first use policy, and support frontline communities seeking nuclear justice. $200,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Chicago, IL
To support the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' effort to expand public knowledge of nuclear weapons issues through journalism, multimedia content, and expert commentary. $75,000
Chicago, IL
To support the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' effort to expand public knowledge of nuclear weapons issues through journalism, multimedia content, and expert commentary. $75,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC
To support a Carnegie Policy Dialogue on key issues. $20,000
Washington, DC
To support a Carnegie Policy Dialogue on key issues. $20,000
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
To support research and analysis on reforming US nuclear policies and monitoring potential nuclear crises. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support research and analysis on reforming US nuclear policies and monitoring potential nuclear crises. $50,000
Center for a New American Security
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and educational outreach related to the JCPOA. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and educational outreach related to the JCPOA. $50,000
Center for American Progress
Washington, DC
To support a working group comprised of former officials, experts, and NGO leaders who will educate policymakers and the public about diplomacy with North Korea. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support a working group comprised of former officials, experts, and NGO leaders who will educate policymakers and the public about diplomacy with North Korea. $50,000
ChangeCraft Consulting
Vancouver, Canada
To map challenges and opportunities in the nuclear field. $15,000
Vancouver, Canada
To map challenges and opportunities in the nuclear field. $15,000
COFA Alliance National Network of Washington (Women's Initiative)
Seattle, WA
To build relationships with communities affected by nuclear legacies, support advocacy efforts on legislation to increase compensation to affected communities and create saner nuclear policies, and host its annual event commemorating the Castle Bravo test. $75,000
Seattle, WA
To build relationships with communities affected by nuclear legacies, support advocacy efforts on legislation to increase compensation to affected communities and create saner nuclear policies, and host its annual event commemorating the Castle Bravo test. $75,000
Common Defense Civic Engagement
New York, NY
To mobilize Common Defense's network of military veterans advocating for peace and nonproliferation. $25,000
New York, NY
To mobilize Common Defense's network of military veterans advocating for peace and nonproliferation. $25,000
Common Defense Civic Engagement
New York, NY
To conduct a strategic planning process and develop an implementation plan for a three-year climate justice initiative that includes the exploration of connections between nuclear and foreign policy and climate change. $25,000
New York, NY
To conduct a strategic planning process and develop an implementation plan for a three-year climate justice initiative that includes the exploration of connections between nuclear and foreign policy and climate change. $25,000
Conciliation Resources
London, United Kingdom
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. $75,000
London, United Kingdom
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. $75,000
Congressional Progressive Caucus Center
Washington, DC
To connect the foreign policy community with the broader progressive movement through advocacy and education. $50,000
Washington, DC
To connect the foreign policy community with the broader progressive movement through advocacy and education. $50,000
Council for a Livable World
Washington, DC
To support the Council's efforts to influence US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy and support diplomacy through policy analysis, education, and media outreach. $100,000
Washington, DC
To support the Council's efforts to influence US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy and support diplomacy through policy analysis, education, and media outreach. $100,000
Das Bombe, LLC
Brooklyn, NY
To support a world tour of the museum installation of the bomb. $8,500
Brooklyn, NY
To support a world tour of the museum installation of the bomb. $8,500
European Leadership Network
London, United Kingdom
To support and promote European analysis on key JCPOA issues. $35,000
London, United Kingdom
To support and promote European analysis on key JCPOA issues. $35,000
FCNL Education Fund
Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project's efforts to educate policymakers and the public about safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with North Korea. $20,000
Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project's efforts to educate policymakers and the public about safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with North Korea. $20,000
Federation of American Scientists
Washington, DC
To support the Nuclear Information Project, its policymaker and media outreach, and its analysis of nuclear weapons programs, budgets and current and future policies. $85,000
Washington, DC
To support the Nuclear Information Project, its policymaker and media outreach, and its analysis of nuclear weapons programs, budgets and current and future policies. $85,000
Federation of American Scientists
Washington, DC
To support research, education, and engagement with the Biden administration on the issue of "sole purpose." $10,000
Washington, DC
To support research, education, and engagement with the Biden administration on the issue of "sole purpose." $10,000
Foreign Policy for America
Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy-first approaches on key nuclear policy and regional security issues. $165,000
Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy-first approaches on key nuclear policy and regional security issues. $165,000
Foundation for a Civil Society
New York, NY
To educate policymakers and the media about the importance of diplomacy and need for US reentry to the JCPOA. $75,000
New York, NY
To educate policymakers and the media about the importance of diplomacy and need for US reentry to the JCPOA. $75,000
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Washington, DC
To build a strong call for diplomacy and return to the JCPOA through public outreach and congressional education. $50,000
Washington, DC
To build a strong call for diplomacy and return to the JCPOA through public outreach and congressional education. $50,000
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. $70,000
Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project's efforts to promote safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with North Korea in Congress. $70,000
Fund for Constitutional Government
Washington, DC
To support the work of the Peace and Security Funders Group. $25,000
Washington, DC
To support the work of the Peace and Security Funders Group. $25,000
Global Zero
Washington, DC
To promote a short video on presidential sole authority and the need for a no first use policy in the United States. $5,000
Washington, DC
To promote a short video on presidential sole authority and the need for a no first use policy in the United States. $5,000
Global Zero
Washington, DC
To take advantage of opportunities for its recent short video on presidential sole authority to reach new audiences. $7,500
Washington, DC
To take advantage of opportunities for its recent short video on presidential sole authority to reach new audiences. $7,500
Global Zero
Washington, DC
To explore a consolidation effort in the nuclear field. $50,000
Washington, DC
To explore a consolidation effort in the nuclear field. $50,000
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
Washington, DC
To support fellows working on international peace and security issues at leading Washington, DC-based organizations. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support fellows working on international peace and security issues at leading Washington, DC-based organizations. $50,000
Inkstick Media
New Market, MD
To support the foreign affairs, defense, and national security blog Inkstick run by Laicie Heeley. $11,989
New Market, MD
To support the foreign affairs, defense, and national security blog Inkstick run by Laicie Heeley. $11,989
Inkstick Media
New Market, MD
To support the foreign affairs, defense, and national security blog Inkstick. $65,000
New Market, MD
To support the foreign affairs, defense, and national security blog Inkstick. $65,000
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Geneva, Switzerland
To support ICAN's work to increase membership to and implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, including at the first meeting of states parties of the TPNW. $120,000
Geneva, Switzerland
To support ICAN's work to increase membership to and implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, including at the first meeting of states parties of the TPNW. $120,000
International Civil Society Action Network
Washington, DC
To support ICAN's Innovative Peace Fund program activities in South Asia and the Middle East. $125,000
Washington, DC
To support ICAN's Innovative Peace Fund program activities in South Asia and the Middle East. $125,000
International Crisis Group
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and outreach related to the Trigger List. $75,000
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis, and outreach related to the Trigger List. $75,000
J Street
Washington, DC
To engage and mobilize J Street's national network to support US efforts at diplomacy and a return to the JCPOA. $70,000
Washington, DC
To engage and mobilize J Street's national network to support US efforts at diplomacy and a return to the JCPOA. $70,000
J Street Education Fund
Washington, DC
To publicize support among Israeli security experts for US re-entry into compliance with the JCPOA and diplomatic engagement. $35,000
Washington, DC
To publicize support among Israeli security experts for US re-entry into compliance with the JCPOA and diplomatic engagement. $35,000
J Street Education Fund
Washington, DC
Educate Congress and the American pro-Israel and Jewish communities about policy approaches to supporting diplomacy and the JCPOA. $30,000
Washington, DC
Educate Congress and the American pro-Israel and Jewish communities about policy approaches to supporting diplomacy and the JCPOA. $30,000
Lillian Jane Adams (Women's Initiative)
New York, NY
To deepen and expand relationships with communities impacted by the production, use, and testing of nuclear weapons. $25,000
New York, NY
To deepen and expand relationships with communities impacted by the production, use, and testing of nuclear weapons. $25,000
MoveOn.org Civic Action
Washington, DC
To drive progress on foreign policy campaigning and organizing in order to advance an inclusive and progressive foreign policy vision. $100,000
Washington, DC
To drive progress on foreign policy campaigning and organizing in order to advance an inclusive and progressive foreign policy vision. $100,000
National Committee on North Korea
Washington, DC
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 a formal diplomatic agreement between the United States and North Korea. $60,000
Washington, DC
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 a formal diplomatic agreement between the United States and North Korea. $60,000
National Iranian American Council
Washington, DC
To support a virtual congressional educational briefing series about the JCPOA and regional security. $5,000
Washington, DC
To support a virtual congressional educational briefing series about the JCPOA and regional security. $5,000
The Paul Olum Grant
The Paul Olum grant 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.
Global Zero
Washington, DC
To support research on the economic aspects of the GBSD program, as well as outreach to policymakers and the media. $40,000
Washington, DC
To support research on the economic aspects of the GBSD program, as well as outreach to policymakers and the media. $40,000
Center for International Policy
Washington, DC
To support analysis on the political and corporate forces supporting ICBM modernization, as well as outreach to policymakers and the media. $40,000
Washington, DC
To support analysis on the political and corporate forces supporting ICBM modernization, as well as outreach to policymakers and the media. $40,000
The Mary Lloyd Estrin Award
In honor of late Ploughshares Fund Board Chair, the Mary Lloyd Estrin Award Fund supports grassroots activists and new voices that highlight the intersectionality of the nuclear issue with other issues such as human rights, social justice, the environment, and women’s rights.
Terrell Jermaine Starr
Brooklyn, NY
To support a feature-length episode series on key regional nuclear issues for the Black Diplomats podcast. $15,000
Brooklyn, NY
To support a feature-length episode series on key regional nuclear issues for the Black Diplomats podcast. $15,000
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC
To support N Square and PolicySolve's efforts to design a field-strengthening process for the nuclear policy community. $20,000
Washington, DC
To support N Square and PolicySolve's efforts to design a field-strengthening process for the nuclear policy community. $20,000
NIAC Action
Washington, DC
To support advocacy to promote reentry to the JCPOA and deescalation of regional tensions. $75,000
Washington, DC
To support advocacy to promote reentry to the JCPOA and deescalation of regional tensions. $75,000
Nuclear Threat Initiative (Women's Initiative)
Washington, DC
To support the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy initiative. $100,000
Washington, DC
To support the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy initiative. $100,000
Nuclear Watch New Mexico
Albuquerque, 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. $65,000
Albuquerque, 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. $65,000
Peace Direct
London, United Kingdom
To support the Chanan Development Association (CDA) to amplify youth voices in policymaking and political processes in Pakistan. $61,000
London, United Kingdom
To support the Chanan Development Association (CDA) to amplify youth voices in policymaking and political processes in Pakistan. $61,000
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Washington, DC
To support an outreach coordinator position and the mobilization of PSR's chapters in support of No First Use and against the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). $50,000
Washington, DC
To support an outreach coordinator position and the mobilization of PSR's chapters in support of No First Use and against the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). $50,000
President and Fellows of Middlebury College
Monterey, CA
To support Jeffrey Lewis' research, analysis, and media outreach on nuclear and missile activities in the Middle East and North Korea. $45,000
Monterey, CA
To support Jeffrey Lewis' research, analysis, and media outreach on nuclear and missile activities in the Middle East and North Korea. $45,000
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Washington, DC
To promote a reorientation of US foreign policy toward more restrained use of military options and increased diplomacy. $75,000
Washington, DC
To promote a reorientation of US foreign policy toward more restrained use of military options and increased diplomacy. $75,000
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Washington, DC
To support research, writing, and media outreach that examines the relationship between anti-China rhetoric in Washington, DC and the rise in violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. $15,000
Washington, DC
To support research, writing, and media outreach that examines the relationship between anti-China rhetoric in Washington, DC and the rise in violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. $15,000
Rebecca Davis Gibbons and Stephen Herzog
PORTLAND, ME
To support research into the effectiveness of local disarmament activism, including the use of local resolutions by proponents of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). $6,000
PORTLAND, ME
To support research into the effectiveness of local disarmament activism, including the use of local resolutions by proponents of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). $6,000
ReThink Media
Berkeley, CA
To support ReThink Media's efforts to enhance the media skills of the nuclear policy communities and build support for a new nuclear policy for the United States. $80,000
Berkeley, CA
To support ReThink Media's efforts to enhance the media skills of the nuclear policy communities and build support for a new nuclear policy for the United States. $80,000
The 1947 Partition Archive
Berkeley, CA
To support The Archive's oral history archiving program and the public dissemination of its story collection on the 1947 Partition between India and Pakistan. $40,000
Berkeley, CA
To support The Archive's oral history archiving program and the public dissemination of its story collection on the 1947 Partition between India and Pakistan. $40,000
The Miaan Group
Brooklyn, NY
To advance a diplomatic resolution of Iran-US tensions and human rights accountability in Iran. $13,500
Brooklyn, NY
To advance a diplomatic resolution of Iran-US tensions and human rights accountability in Iran. $13,500
The Stimson Center
Washington, DC
To support analysis and outreach to policymakers and the media on issues related to North Korea, its nuclear and missile programs, and policy options to promote diplomacy. $60,000
Washington, DC
To support analysis and outreach to policymakers and the media on issues related to North Korea, its nuclear and missile programs, and policy options to promote diplomacy. $60,000
Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment
Livermore, CA
To support Tri-Valley CAREs' efforts to analyze and impact US nuclear weapons policy, with a particular focus on projects based at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. $65,000
Livermore, CA
To support Tri-Valley CAREs' efforts to analyze and impact US nuclear weapons policy, with a particular focus on projects based at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. $65,000
Truman Center for National Policy
Washington, DC
To support the Truman Center for National Policy's efforts to bridge the gap between local nuclear issues and national policymaking through activities informed by a diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) lens. $25,000
Washington, DC
To support the Truman Center for National Policy's efforts to bridge the gap between local nuclear issues and national policymaking through activities informed by a diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) lens. $25,000
Union of Concerned Scientists
Cambridge, MA
To support the Union of Concerned Scientists? grassroots and DC-focused efforts to reduce the size and role of the US nuclear arsenal and lower the risk of nuclear war. $100,000
Cambridge, MA
To support the Union of Concerned Scientists? grassroots and DC-focused efforts to reduce the size and role of the US nuclear arsenal and lower the risk of nuclear war. $100,000
Vet Voice Foundation
Portland, OR
To advance a progressive nuclear and foreign policy agenda. $100,000
Portland, OR
To advance a progressive nuclear and foreign policy agenda. $100,000
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
Seattle, WA
To support WPSR's nuclear weapons abolition program through support of the staff 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. $75,000
Seattle, WA
To support WPSR's nuclear weapons abolition program through support of the staff 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. $75,000
Win Without War Education Fund
Washington, DC
To mobilize a broad base of public support for a progressive policies including nuclear non-proliferation, denuclearization, and diplomacy with nuclear-armed states. $100,000
Washington, DC
To mobilize a broad base of public support for a progressive policies including nuclear non-proliferation, denuclearization, and diplomacy with nuclear-armed states. $100,000
Women Cross DMZ
Honolulu, HI
To support Women Cross DMZ's work advocating for peace and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula in Congress and the public sphere. $60,000
Honolulu, HI
To support Women Cross DMZ's work advocating for peace and denuclearization on the Korean peninsula in Congress and the public sphere. $60,000
Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (Women's Initiative)
Woodbridge, VA
To support the Organizations in Solidarity initiative. $50,000
Woodbridge, VA
To support the Organizations in Solidarity initiative. $50,000
Women's Action for New Directions
Washington, DC
To support WAND's efforts to influence US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy through policy analysis, education, and media outreach and mobilization of WiLL members to advocate effectively for those policies. $57,500
Washington, DC
To support WAND's efforts to influence US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy through policy analysis, education, and media outreach and mobilization of WiLL members to advocate effectively for those policies. $57,500
Women's Action for New Directions
Washington, DC
To mobilize WiLL members and WAND community leaders to advocate for key nuclear policies and to support WAND's participation in the Nuclear Grassroots Strategy Coalition. $25,000
Washington, DC
To mobilize WiLL members and WAND community leaders to advocate for key nuclear policies and to support WAND's participation in the Nuclear Grassroots Strategy Coalition. $25,000
Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund
Washington, DC
To support WAND Education Fund's outreach on US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy as well as training of WiLL members and WAND community leaders about current nuclear weapons policies and effective techniques for engaging the media, public, and policymakers. $57,500
Washington, DC
To support WAND Education Fund's outreach on US nuclear weapons and nonproliferation policy as well as training of WiLL members and WAND community leaders about current nuclear weapons policies and effective techniques for engaging the media, public, and policymakers. $57,500
Women's Action for New Directions Education Fund
Washington, DC
To support WAND's grassroots efforts on key nuclear policies, building connections with coalitions and new partnerships, and participation in the Nuclear Grassroots Strategy Coalition. $25,000
Washington, DC
To support WAND's grassroots efforts on key nuclear policies, building connections with coalitions and new partnerships, and participation in the Nuclear Grassroots Strategy Coalition. $25,000