Core Support (Funding Portfolio)
Who can apply: Supports organizations working in the nuclear threat reduction field.
Deadline: Next open call not specified.
Ploughshares is a hub that funds and builds the field working to reduce and eventually eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons by supporting organizations, advocates, and campaigns through grantmaking, field building, convening, and public education.
Ploughshares Fund Inc. centers its grantmaking on reducing and eventually eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons, and its recent awards show that focus through support for advocacy groups, policy organizations, and field-building efforts. The largest grants on file include $275,000 to Global Zero Action in 2023 and $205,000 to the same organization in 2024, both in Washington, DC. Other sizable awards went to Arms Control Assn, Intl Civil Soc Action Ntwk, and Union of Concerned Scientists, indicating a mix of policy, public-interest science, and civil-society work around nuclear risk reduction. The foundation’s portfolio structure reinforces that pattern. Its Core Support and Urgent Challenges portfolios are designed for organizations working on nuclear threat reduction, while Expanding Capacity focuses on strengthening the field itself. Bold Experiments adds support for start-up and proof-of-concept projects, and the Nuclear Futures Fellowship extends the model to individual leadership development in partnership with Horizon 2045. Recent grants also show recurring relationships rather than isolated awards, with several grantees appearing in more than one year. That continuity suggests a funder that backs a core set of organizations over time while also making room for timely policy responses and new ideas within the nuclear field.
A major theme in the recent grants is policy advocacy around nuclear weapons. Ploughshares Fund Inc. gave $150,000 to Arms Control Assn in 2024 and $145,000 in 2023, both in Washington, DC, showing sustained support for arms-control work. It also awarded $140,000 to Foreign Policy for America in 2024 and $135,000 in 2023, another recurring policy grantee. The foundation also funds field-wide organizing and public engagement. In 2024, it gave $155,000 to Intl Civil Soc Action Ntwk and $105,000 to Win Without War Educ Fund, both based in Washington, DC. Communications and public education appear as another lane, including $85,000 to Rethink Media Inc in Berkeley, CA. Capacity-building shows up in support for sector institutions such as Federation of American Scient, which received $90,000 in 2024 and $85,000 in 2023. These awards align with the foundation’s emphasis on building the nuclear threat reduction field, not just funding discrete campaigns.
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$24.4M
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$7.6M
Most grants fall between $50K and $80K, with a median of $74K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$74K
75th Percentile
$80K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $50,000, the median is $74,000, and the p75 is $80,000. Recent awards above that range include multiple six-figure grants, while the active portfolios also describe flexible grants up to $50,000 for Core Support, Urgent Challenges, and the General Grants Program. The recent record shows repeat giving across years to the same recipients, including Global Zero Action, Arms Control Assn, Foreign Policy for America, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Vet Voice Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual donor, and it does not make program-related investments. Several active portfolios accept unsolicited proposals, including Core Support, Urgent Challenges, Bold Experiments, and the Board Grant Cycle.
Grantmaking is national, but the density is in Washington, DC, which is also the top state-by-count geography in the dataset. Recent grants also reach Cambridge, MA; Berkeley, CA; Monterey, CA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, OR; St. Louis, MO; and Middlebury, VT. California recipients account for 12% of grants in the dataset, which is distinct from the foundation’s San Francisco headquarters. All recorded recipient-country locations are in the United States.
Its grantmaking is centered on reducing and eventually eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons. The active portfolios emphasize nuclear threat reduction, arms control, nonproliferation, disarmament, advocacy and public education, field building, and capacity development.
The distribution is centered in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $50,000, the median is $74,000, and p75 is $80,000. Some recent awards exceed that range, including multiple six-figure grants.
Yes. Several active portfolios accept unsolicited proposals, including Core Support, Urgent Challenges, Bold Experiments, and the Board Grant Cycle. The Nuclear Futures Fellowship is a partnership program and is not listed as accepting unsolicited applications.
Yes. Recent grants show repeat support for organizations such as Global Zero Action, Arms Control Assn, Foreign Policy for America, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Vet Voice Foundation across 2023 and 2024.
The top state by grant count is DC. Recent recipient cities also include Cambridge, Berkeley, Monterey, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, St. Louis, and Middlebury, showing a national pattern with concentration in Washington, DC.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Ploughshares Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Supports organizations working in the nuclear threat reduction field.
Deadline: Next open call not specified.
Who can apply: Projects must align with Ploughshares' highest-priority funding areas and be sufficiently urgent to warrant consideration between board meetings. Ploughshares can fund international organizations, direct and grassroots lobbying, and individuals; scholarships and dissertation or book research are not funded.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated; inquiries may be submitted for consideration between board meetings.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $205,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR EXPERTS IMPACTED BY THE INVASION OF UKRAINE, TO SUPPORT JEFFREY LEWIS' RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND MEDIA OUTREACH ON NUCLEAR AND MISSILE ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KOREA AND CHINA, TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST NEXT GENERATION OF ARMS CONTROL SPECIALISTS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT. |
| INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $190,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WOMENS ALLIANCE FOR SECURITY LEADERSHIP IN SOUTH ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE PEACE FUND. |
| ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $178,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CONTINUED RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDIA OUTREACH, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND CONGRESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON PRESSING NUCLEAR POLICY ISSUES AND TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICISTS COALITION FOR NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION'S GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS AS THEY EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE. |
| FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES PROMOTING A DIPLOMACY-FIRST FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES. |
| INKSTICK MEDIA | FREDERICK, MD | $125,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENSE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY MAGAZINE INKSTICK. |
| RETHINK MEDIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $125,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE MEDIA TRAINING AND CONTENT CREATION RELATED TO LOCALIZED COVERAGE OF THE BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS' ANNUAL DOOMSDAY CLOCK ANNOUNCEMENT AND TO SUPPORT RETHINK MEDIA'S EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE MEDIA SKILLS OF THE NUCLEAR POLICY COMMUNITY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR BETTER NUCLEAR POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES. |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $120,000 | 2026 | TO BRING IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WASHINGTON, DC TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT (RECA) AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF THE US NUCLEAR ARSENAL, LOWER THE RISK OF NUCLEAR WAR, AND PROVIDE JUSTICE TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. |
| FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $110,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN CONGRESS TO PROMOTE SAFER NUCLEAR POLICIES AND DIPLOMACY WITH RELEVANT STATES. |
| CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | TO ADVANCE DIPLOMACY AND SUPPORT POLICY DIALOGUES ON KEY ISSUES, TO SUPPORT A CARNEGIE POLICY DIALOGUE ON KEY ISSUES AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT. |
| WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | TO MOBILIZE A BROAD BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICIES, INCLUDING NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND DIPLOMACY WITH NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES. |
| HORIZON 2045 FOUNDATION | MILL VALLEY, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT HORIZON 2045'S WORK ON IDENTIFYING AND EXECUTING DISRUPTIVE LEGAL AND NORMATIVE STRATEGIES TO HELP SHIFT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SYSTEM TOWARDS DISARMAMENT AND PROHIBITION. |
| FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $90,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ANALYSIS THE WORLD'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND CONSISTENT MEDIA OUTREACH AS WELL AS RAPID RESPONSE TO CURRENT EVENTS, INCLUDING THROUGH A NEW JOURNALISTIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WASHINGTON POST. |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NORTH KOREA | WASHINGTON, DC | $85,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NORTH KOREA'S OUTREACH TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS HUMANITARIAN ADVOCACY PROMOTING DIPLOMACY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH KOREA. |
| MARSHALLESE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE | SPRINGDALE, AR | $80,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION ABOUT THE LEGACY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING AND JUSTICE FOR THE MARSHALLESE COMMUNITY. |
| BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS | CHICAGO, IL | $80,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO GROW, SUSTAIN, AND CONNECT A GLOBAL NETWORK OF EXPERTS AND THOUGHT LEADERS WITH AN EXPANDING GLOBAL AUDIENCE. |
| RAND CORPORATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $80,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO NUCLEAR ASPECTS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THE PRODUCTION OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE FUTURE RISKS. |
| NUCLEAR WATCH NEW MEXICO | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $70,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO CONSTRAIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACT AS A WATCHDOG FOR THE NEW MEXICO-BASED NUCLEAR WEAPONS LABORATORIES. |
| WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | SEATTLE, WA | $70,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT WASHINGTON PSR'S MOVEMENT-BUILDING, COALITION WORK, AND OUTREACH TO LEGISLATORS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES. |
| TRI-VALLEY COMMUNITIES AGAINST A RADIOACTIVE ENVIRONMENT | LIVERMORE, CA | $70,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT NATIONALLY RELEVANT WATCHDOG ACTIVITIES AT LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY. |
| WOMEN CROSS DMZ | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC AND CONGRESSIONAL WORK ADVOCATING FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR RESTRAINT ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. |
| SECURE FAMILIES FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF MILITARY PARTNERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES, AS WELL AS RELATED POLICYMAKER ENGAGEMENT. |
| QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT A PROJECT TO ADVANCE THE IDEA OF FOUR PARTY TALKS BETWEEN THE US, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, AND NORTH KOREA WITH THE GOAL DECREASING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA THROUGH TRACK II EFFORTS THAT EXPLORE PATHWAYS FOR THE US AND CHINA TO HEAD OFF RISING TENSIONS AND PROLIFERATION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA. |
| NUCLEAR TRUTH PROJECT | MOODYS, OK | $60,000 | 2026 | 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. |
| CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL POLICY | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2026 | 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 AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT. |
| INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND OUTREACH RELATED TO THE TRIGGER LIST. |
| THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT OVERSIGHT AND BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL EDUCATION ON NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION, THE PENTAGON BUDGET, AND THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. |
| HERBERT SCOVILLE JR PEACE FELLOWSHIP | WASHINGTON, DC | $55,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF ONE TO TWO FELLOWS AT A NUCLEAR-FOCUSED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN WASHINGTON, DC. |
| NIAC ACTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DIPLOMACY AND PREVENT WAR. |
| J STREET | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE J STREET'S NATIONAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT A DIPLOMACY-FIRST APPROACH TO US FOREIGN POLICY. |
| NEW AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMPARATIVE RESEARCH INTO INDIVIDUAL RESISTANCE TO WARNINGS OF NUCLEAR CATASTROPHIC RISK. |
| FCNL EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION OF POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT SAFER NUCLEAR POLICIES AND DIPLOMACY WITH RELEVANT STATES. |
| NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THREE EMERGING LEADERS FROM KIRIBATI ADVOCATING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND TO ADDRESS NUCLEAR HARMS AT THE THIRD MEETING OF STATES PARTIES FOR THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. |
| BACK FROM THE BRINK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | TO EXPAND BACK FROM THE BRINK'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAITH GROUPS AND PROMOTE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION EFFORTS. |
| COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC RISKS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT. |
| CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT. |
| ROOTS ACTION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT. |
| DAS BOMBE LLC | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT A UNIVERSITY TOUR FOR THE ART INSTALLATION AND FILM "THE BOMB." |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE | MONTEREY, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | 1. TO SUPPORT A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR EXPERTS IMPACTED BY THE INVASION OF UKRAINE.3. TO SUPPORT JEFFREY LEWIS RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND MEDIA OUTREACH ON NUCLEAR AND MISSILE ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KOREA AND CHINA.2. TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST NEXT GENERATION OF ARMS CONTROL SPECIALISTS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. |
| FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $225,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES PROMOTING A DIPLOMACY-FIRST FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS-RELATED ISSUES. |
| ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $215,500 | 2025 | 1. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE2. TO SUPPORT THE ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION'S RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDIA OUTREACH, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND CONGRESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT WORK ON PRESSING NUCLEAR POLICY ISSUES.3. TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICISTS COALITION FOR NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION'S GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR DANGERS AND WILLING TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE NEED FOR POLICY CHANGE. |
| NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $177,000 | 2025 | 1. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE.2. TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NARRATIVE STRATEGY FOR SHIFTING POLITICAL WILL IN FAVOR OF NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION AND THE ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.3. TO SUPPORT THE GENDER CHAMPIONS IN NUCLEAR POLICY (GCNP) INITIATIVE. |
| WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $157,500 | 2025 | 1. TO MOBILIZE A BROAD BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICIES, INCLUDING NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, DENUCLEARIZATION, AND DIPLOMACY WITH NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES.2. TO SUPPORT A FELLOWSHIP POSITION THAT EXPLORES THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF NUCLEAR POLICY AND THE EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS.3. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE. |
| INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ICAN'S INNOVATIVE PEACE FUND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. |
| INKSTICK MEDIA | NEW MARKET, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENSE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY BLOG INKSTICK. |
| GLOBAL ZERO | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT A RESPONSIBLE WIND-DOWN OF OPERATIONS AND HELP PROVIDE A SOFTER LANDING TO GLOBAL ZERO STAFF DURING THIS TRANSITION. |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $135,000 | 2025 | 1. TO HIRE ORGANIZERS AND, AS NEEDED, PLACE TARGETED ADS IN SUPPORT OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT (RECA).2. TO SUPPORT THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE SIZE AND ROLE OF THE US NUCLEAR ARSENAL, LOWER THE RISK OF NUCLEAR WAR, AND PROVIDE JUSTICE TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. |
| FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS | WASHINGTON, DC | $135,000 | 2025 | 1. TO SUPPORT MATT KORDA AND MACKENZIE KNIGHT'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT US NUCLEAR LAUNCH AUTHORITY POLICY.2. 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. |
| CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE | WASHINGTON, DC | $130,000 | 2025 | 1. TO SUPPORT A CARNEGIE POLICY DIALOGUE ON KEY ISSUES.2. 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. |
| RETHINK MEDIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $112,500 | 2025 | 1. TO SUPPORT A MEDIA AUDIT OF NARRATIVES AND MESSAGING RELATED TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.2. TO SUPPORT RETHINK MEDIA'S EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE MEDIA SKILLS OF THE NUCLEAR POLICY COMMUNITY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR BETTER NUCLEAR POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES.3. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE. |
| MOVEONORG CIVIC ACTION | BEAVERTON, OR | $95,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CAMPAIGNING AND ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE AN INCLUSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE US FOREIGN POLICY VISION. |
TO SUPPORT A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR EXPERTS IMPACTED BY THE INVASION OF UKRAINE, TO SUPPORT JEFFREY LEWIS' RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND MEDIA OUTREACH ON NUCLEAR AND MISSILE ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KOREA AND CHINA, TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST NEXT GENERATION OF ARMS CONTROL SPECIALISTS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT.
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WOMENS ALLIANCE FOR SECURITY LEADERSHIP IN SOUTH ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH THE INNOVATIVE PEACE FUND.
TO FUND CONTINUED RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDIA OUTREACH, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND CONGRESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON PRESSING NUCLEAR POLICY ISSUES AND TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICISTS COALITION FOR NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION'S GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS AS THEY EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE.
TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES PROMOTING A DIPLOMACY-FIRST FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES.
INKSTICK MEDIA
$125,000TO SUPPORT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENSE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY MAGAZINE INKSTICK.
TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE MEDIA TRAINING AND CONTENT CREATION RELATED TO LOCALIZED COVERAGE OF THE BULLETIN OF THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS' ANNUAL DOOMSDAY CLOCK ANNOUNCEMENT AND TO SUPPORT RETHINK MEDIA'S EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE MEDIA SKILLS OF THE NUCLEAR POLICY COMMUNITY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR BETTER NUCLEAR POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES.
TO BRING IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WASHINGTON, DC TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS ABOUT THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT (RECA) AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF THE US NUCLEAR ARSENAL, LOWER THE RISK OF NUCLEAR WAR, AND PROVIDE JUSTICE TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN CONGRESS TO PROMOTE SAFER NUCLEAR POLICIES AND DIPLOMACY WITH RELEVANT STATES.
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
$100,000TO ADVANCE DIPLOMACY AND SUPPORT POLICY DIALOGUES ON KEY ISSUES, TO SUPPORT A CARNEGIE POLICY DIALOGUE ON KEY ISSUES AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT.
WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND
$100,000TO MOBILIZE A BROAD BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICIES, INCLUDING NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND DIPLOMACY WITH NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES.
HORIZON 2045 FOUNDATION
$100,000TO SUPPORT HORIZON 2045'S WORK ON IDENTIFYING AND EXECUTING DISRUPTIVE LEGAL AND NORMATIVE STRATEGIES TO HELP SHIFT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SYSTEM TOWARDS DISARMAMENT AND PROHIBITION.
TO SUPPORT ANALYSIS THE WORLD'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND CONSISTENT MEDIA OUTREACH AS WELL AS RAPID RESPONSE TO CURRENT EVENTS, INCLUDING THROUGH A NEW JOURNALISTIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WASHINGTON POST.
TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NORTH KOREA'S OUTREACH TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS HUMANITARIAN ADVOCACY PROMOTING DIPLOMACY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH KOREA.
MARSHALLESE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE
$80,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION ABOUT THE LEGACY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING AND JUSTICE FOR THE MARSHALLESE COMMUNITY.
TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO GROW, SUSTAIN, AND CONNECT A GLOBAL NETWORK OF EXPERTS AND THOUGHT LEADERS WITH AN EXPANDING GLOBAL AUDIENCE.
RAND CORPORATION
$80,000TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO NUCLEAR ASPECTS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THE PRODUCTION OF POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE FUTURE RISKS.
TO SUPPORT WORK TO CONSTRAIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACT AS A WATCHDOG FOR THE NEW MEXICO-BASED NUCLEAR WEAPONS LABORATORIES.
WASHINGTON PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
$70,000TO SUPPORT WASHINGTON PSR'S MOVEMENT-BUILDING, COALITION WORK, AND OUTREACH TO LEGISLATORS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES.
TRI-VALLEY COMMUNITIES AGAINST A RADIOACTIVE ENVIRONMENT
$70,000TO SUPPORT NATIONALLY RELEVANT WATCHDOG ACTIVITIES AT LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY.
TO SUPPORT PUBLIC AND CONGRESSIONAL WORK ADVOCATING FOR PEACE AND NUCLEAR RESTRAINT ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
SECURE FAMILIES FOUNDATION
$65,000TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF MILITARY PARTNERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS ISSUES, AS WELL AS RELATED POLICYMAKER ENGAGEMENT.
TO SUPPORT A PROJECT TO ADVANCE THE IDEA OF FOUR PARTY TALKS BETWEEN THE US, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, AND NORTH KOREA WITH THE GOAL DECREASING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA THROUGH TRACK II EFFORTS THAT EXPLORE PATHWAYS FOR THE US AND CHINA TO HEAD OFF RISING TENSIONS AND PROLIFERATION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
NUCLEAR TRUTH PROJECT
$60,000TO 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.
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 AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT.
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND OUTREACH RELATED TO THE TRIGGER LIST.
TO SUPPORT OVERSIGHT AND BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL EDUCATION ON NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION, THE PENTAGON BUDGET, AND THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.
HERBERT SCOVILLE JR PEACE FELLOWSHIP
$55,000TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF ONE TO TWO FELLOWS AT A NUCLEAR-FOCUSED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN WASHINGTON, DC.
NIAC ACTION
$50,000TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DIPLOMACY AND PREVENT WAR.
TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE J STREET'S NATIONAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT A DIPLOMACY-FIRST APPROACH TO US FOREIGN POLICY.
TO SUPPORT COMPARATIVE RESEARCH INTO INDIVIDUAL RESISTANCE TO WARNINGS OF NUCLEAR CATASTROPHIC RISK.
FCNL EDUCATION FUND
$20,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION OF POLICYMAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT SAFER NUCLEAR POLICIES AND DIPLOMACY WITH RELEVANT STATES.
NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION
$15,000TO SUPPORT THREE EMERGING LEADERS FROM KIRIBATI ADVOCATING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TRUST FUND TO ADDRESS NUCLEAR HARMS AT THE THIRD MEETING OF STATES PARTIES FOR THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
BACK FROM THE BRINK
$15,000TO EXPAND BACK FROM THE BRINK'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAITH GROUPS AND PROMOTE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT.
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT.
ROOTS ACTION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF THE NUCLEAR FUTURES FELLOWSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECT.
TO SUPPORT A UNIVERSITY TOUR FOR THE ART INSTALLATION AND FILM "THE BOMB."
1. TO SUPPORT A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR NUCLEAR EXPERTS IMPACTED BY THE INVASION OF UKRAINE.3. TO SUPPORT JEFFREY LEWIS RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND MEDIA OUTREACH ON NUCLEAR AND MISSILE ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KOREA AND CHINA.2. TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST NEXT GENERATION OF ARMS CONTROL SPECIALISTS TO PROMOTE REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES PROMOTING A DIPLOMACY-FIRST FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS-RELATED ISSUES.
1. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE2. TO SUPPORT THE ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION'S RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, MEDIA OUTREACH, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND CONGRESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT WORK ON PRESSING NUCLEAR POLICY ISSUES.3. TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICISTS COALITION FOR NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION'S GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF SCIENTISTS CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR DANGERS AND WILLING TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE NEED FOR POLICY CHANGE.
1. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE.2. TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NARRATIVE STRATEGY FOR SHIFTING POLITICAL WILL IN FAVOR OF NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION AND THE ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.3. TO SUPPORT THE GENDER CHAMPIONS IN NUCLEAR POLICY (GCNP) INITIATIVE.
WIN WITHOUT WAR EDUCATION FUND
$157,5001. TO MOBILIZE A BROAD BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICIES, INCLUDING NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION, DENUCLEARIZATION, AND DIPLOMACY WITH NUCLEAR-ARMED STATES.2. TO SUPPORT A FELLOWSHIP POSITION THAT EXPLORES THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF NUCLEAR POLICY AND THE EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY NUCLEAR WEAPONS.3. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE.
TO SUPPORT ICAN'S INNOVATIVE PEACE FUND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
INKSTICK MEDIA
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENSE, AND NATIONAL SECURITY BLOG INKSTICK.
GLOBAL ZERO
$150,000TO SUPPORT A RESPONSIBLE WIND-DOWN OF OPERATIONS AND HELP PROVIDE A SOFTER LANDING TO GLOBAL ZERO STAFF DURING THIS TRANSITION.
1. TO HIRE ORGANIZERS AND, AS NEEDED, PLACE TARGETED ADS IN SUPPORT OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT (RECA).2. TO SUPPORT THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE SIZE AND ROLE OF THE US NUCLEAR ARSENAL, LOWER THE RISK OF NUCLEAR WAR, AND PROVIDE JUSTICE TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
1. TO SUPPORT MATT KORDA AND MACKENZIE KNIGHT'S RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ON POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT US NUCLEAR LAUNCH AUTHORITY POLICY.2. 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.
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE
$130,0001. TO SUPPORT A CARNEGIE POLICY DIALOGUE ON KEY ISSUES.2. 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.
1. TO SUPPORT A MEDIA AUDIT OF NARRATIVES AND MESSAGING RELATED TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.2. TO SUPPORT RETHINK MEDIA'S EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THE MEDIA SKILLS OF THE NUCLEAR POLICY COMMUNITY AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR BETTER NUCLEAR POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES.3. TO SUPPORT STAFF TIME DEDICATED TO THE INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORE TEAM FOR THE STOP THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE ROUNDTABLE.
TO SUPPORT CAMPAIGNING AND ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE AN INCLUSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE US FOREIGN POLICY VISION.