2017 Annual Report - Grants

Fiscal Year 2017

Grants

American College of National Security Leaders Annandale, VA
To create an organization of retired high-ranking military officers who support progressive foreign policy and national security goals. $25,000
Arms Control Association Washington, DC
To support Terri Lodge for outreach and education to Congress on the Iran nuclear deal and related issues. $15,000
Arms Control Association Washington, DC
To support research and analysis, policymaker and media outreach, and leadership on reducing the risk from nuclear weapons. $240,000
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 Track II dialogues between South Asian journalists and social media personnel to discuss the role of media in conflict and national narratives in Pakistan and India. $100,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Chicago, IL
For support of the Bulletin’s efforts to expand public and policymaker understanding on a range of nuclear security issues. $25,000
Cato Institute Washington, DC
To support outreach and education on the benefits of the Iran deal and the cost of overturning it. $10,000
Center for a New American Security Washington, DC
To provide sanctions analysis and education to policymakers. $25,000
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. $75,000
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Washington, DC
To educate policymakers of the benefits of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and to push back against attempts to disrupt the agreement. $11,500
Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford, CA
Track II Meeting between US and Russian former military leaders to discuss strategic stability issues. $25,000
Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford, CA
To support efforts of North Korean experts to provide expert analysis and facilitate dialogue between the United States and North Korea to resolve the nuclear impasse. $50,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DC
To host events in collaboration with Ploughshares Fund as a part of the “PONI Debates the Issues” series. $20,900
CLP Global, LLC Washington, DC
To build momentum for a global ban on nuclear-armed cruise missiles. $50,000
Conciliation Resources London, United Kingdom
To support efforts in Kashmir to work with a broad range of community, civil society and political actors to improve cooperation and strengthen civic platforms and processes on either side and across the Line of Control (LoC), ultimately contributing to enabling a sustained dialogue in India and Pakistan and a more inclusive peace process. $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. $80,000
Council for a Livable World Washington, DC
To support the annual National Security Strategy Retreat. $5,000
Council of Korean Americans Washington, DC
For the second annual conference on peace and security on the Korean peninsula. $10,000
Creative Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM
To underwrite the travel and on-site costs of Farshad Farhat, Valerie Plame, and Eric Schlosser for their participation in the Disruptive Futures: Nuclear 2016 conference from December 4-7, 2016. $6,000
Das Bombe, LLC Brooklyn, NY
To support a showing of the bomb – a compelling multi-media experience for visitors about the origins and current status of nuclear weapons – in Berlin, Germany. $10,000
Elaine Grossman Arlington, VA
To support objective news reporting on nuclear weapons and/or security-related issues after the conclusion of the 2016 STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium. $10,000
FCNL Education Fund Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Nuclear Disarmament Project’s educational efforts to restrain nuclear weapons programs and increase funds for nonproliferation. $36,000
Federation of American Scientists Washington, DC
To support the Nuclear Information Project and its analysis, policymaker, and media outreach on nuclear weapons programs, budgets, and policy. $90,000
Foundation for a Civil Society New York, NY
To educate policymakers and the media about the impact of the Iran nuclear agreement and contribute to its preservation. $100,000
Friends Committee on National Legislation Washington, DC
To protect the Iran deal from congressional sabotage and set a positive tone for the new legislative and executive branches regarding the JCPOA. $50,000
Friends Committee on National Legislation Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Nuclear Disarmament Project and its efforts to restrain nuclear weapons programs and increase funds for nonproliferation. $54,000
Fund for Constitutional Government Washington, DC
To support the work of the Peace and Security Funders Group. $20,000
Georgia WAND Education Fund Atlanta, GA
To elevate Korean American voices on the need for a diplomatic solution to the North Korean nuclear weapons program. $9,750
Global Zero Washington, DC
To support the first year of a three-year, multi-phase public campaign to build civic activism against nuclear war. $100,000
Global Zero Action Washington, DC
To build a public campaign to raise awareness of nuclear risks, generate public pressure and increase political support for nuclear risk reduction and disarmament. $45,000
Global Zero Action Washington, DC
To cultivate local, grassroots efforts and increase political support as part of a three-year, multi-phase public campaign to build civic activism against nuclear war. $50,000
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Washington, DC
To support fellows working on international security issues at leading Washington, DC-based organizations. $65,000
Indivisible Project Washington, DC
To support Indivisible’s foreign affairs manager who leads advocacy efforts on issues related to foreign policy and national security. $100,000
Institute for Policy Studies Washington, DC
To increase the audience of Lobelog and feature new authors. $23,000
Institute for Policy Studies Washington, DC
To support the continuing work of LobeLog in defending the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) against legislative and political attacks and promoting peace initiatives through the greater Southwest Asia and Middle Eastern regions. $35,000
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Geneva, Switzerland
To mobilize new constituencies in support of the treaty banning nuclear weapons, and raise awareness around the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. $20,000
International Crisis Group Washington, DC
To support research, reporting and analysis, and advocacy efforts to help resolve conflict in Pakistan and prevent conflict between Pakistan and India. $100,000
J Street Washington, DC
To engage and mobilize J Street’s national network of members and supporters to support a negotiated settlement on Iran’s nuclear program. $65,000
J Street Washington, DC
To support diplomacy with Iran and advocating the value of the JCPOA through media outreach and policymaker education. $250,000
J Street Education Fund Washington, DC
To support the creation of a communications hub to coordinate rapid response and mobilize against misinformation about and attacks on the agreement. $150,000
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. $35,000
Joel Wit Washington, DC
For support of a fall 2016 Track II meeting with North Korean officials to explore prospects for addressing the North’s nuclear program. $14,880
Joel Wit Washington, DC
To support frequent policy analysis and publications on issues related to North Korea, its nuclear and missile programs, and US policy options. $70,000
John Bisognano Washington, DC
To explore the need and potential structure for a high-level foreign policy progressive network of experts. $10,500
Karuna Center for Peacebuilding Amherst, MA
To foster collaboration between secular and religious organizations in Pakistan through community projects to mitigate violent sectarianism and increase the efficacy of these efforts. $74,000
Korea Peace Network Washington, DC
To support the Second Annual Korea Peace Network (KPN) Symposium and Advocacy Day. $7,500
Mitvim Institute Ramat Gan, Israel
To identify opportunities to reshape Israel’s relations in the broader Middle East and to promote new channels for policy exchange with Arab and Muslim counterparts. $50,000
MoveOn.org Civic Action Berkeley, CA
To support grassroots fieldwork to defend the JCPOA, help prevent other national security crises, and resist any related domestic crack downs. $150,000
Nation Institute New York, NY
To support reporting exploring the overlapping issues of money, politics and US foreign policy. $50,000
National Committee on North Korea Washington, DC
To support the National Committee on North Korea’s outreach and education to policymakers and the media on issues related to North Korea, and efforts to engage directly with North Korean interlocutors to explore opportunities for engagement. $60,000
National Iranian American Council Washington, DC
To support public, media and policymaker education on the need to support the JCPOA and pro-peace and nonproliferation initiatives on Iran. $5,000

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.

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Washington, DC
To allow Dr. Phil Coyle the resources needed to conduct analysis, critique and outreach on key US nuclear weapons plans and policies; in particular, plans for modernizing the triad and its associated costs and rationale, missile defense policy, and related nuclear strategy topics. $60,000
Jon Wolfsthal Arlington, VA
To allow Jon Wolfsthal the resources needed to conduct analysis, critique and outreach on key US nuclear weapons plans and policies, in particular, plans for de-alerting, deferring the ICBM and the overall US approach to modernization. $50,000

N Square
Select Grants & Activities

The Norman Lear Center Los Angeles, CA
To support N Square’s partnership work with the Lear Center, which includes conducting a program of outreach to the entertainment industry to enhance the capacity of television, film, and new media writers and producers to develop storylines about nuclear weapons and nonproliferation. $100,000
PopTech and the Rhode Island School of Design Camden, ME & Providence, RI
For PopTech to create a group of fellows that brings together networks engaged by N Square, including World Futures Society, Singularity University and the Lear Center, as well as the cohort from the Disruptive Futures Summit at Santa Fe. The grant also covers the development of a pilot program that uses design-driven curriculum to approach nuclear threats. $70,000
Populist/Nucleus New York, NY
To allow for a second and deeper phase of research to reframe the nuclear threat, building on earlier findings from Topos, The Frameworks Institute and the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), and to develop a modern messaging guide and toolkit for communicating about the nuclear threat with emerging leaders ages 18-35. $150,000
Public Radio International (PRI) Minneapolis, MN
To support PRI’s The World and global features website PRI.org, which launched “The Nuclear Family,” a multimedia, multiplatform storytelling project about the human relationships critical to reducing the dangers of nuclear weapons. $50,000
Public Radio International (PRI) Minneapolis, MN
For production of a podcast called “Things That Go Boom” in collaboration with Laicie Heeley from the Stimson Center. “Things that Go Boom” aims to use more “vernacular” themes to make nuclear security topics more accessible to the general public. In addition to producing and distributing the podcast, PRI will test the content using newly developed “bridging” techniques for appealing to different audiences. $57,300
Santa Fe “Disruptive Futures: Nuclear Security Summit” Santa Fe, NM
To support a three-day event bringing a cohort of nuclear security experts (from Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs, and the Stimson Center) together with leading practitioners from other sectors (futurists, writers, designers and leaders from Native American communities), to learn from each other and absorb different ways in which other disciplines approach the nuclear problem. This event was hosted by N Square, in partnership with Creative Santa Fe, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, PopTech, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Lear Center. Partnership
Singularity University Moffett Field, CA
To support N Square’s partnership work with SU, which includes outreach to its broad international network in the technology sector, curriculum development on nuclear security topics, and a cohort of “fellows” in the SU network that devote their time and attention to nuclear security challenges. $100,000
the bomb New York, NY
To support partnership development with Live Nation, TED and other prospects, and to explore other options for touring the bomb internationally in conjunction with a Netflix distribution deal and presentation of the bomb at the Berlin Film Festival. $60,000
Nautilus of America Berkeley, CA
For exploration and engagement with new South Korean security officials. $5,000
NIAC Action Washington, DC
To bring the issue of no war with Iran into the mass movement through targeted grassroots outreach. $10,000
NIAC Action Washington, DC
To support advocacy to sustain the JCPOA and promote diplomacy between the United States and Iran. $75,000
NK Consulting, Inc. Wilmington, DE
To support the growth and maintenance of NK News. $50,000
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 advocacy for nuclear weapons spending reductions. $25,000
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 advocacy for nuclear weapons spending reductions. $45,000
Peace Direct London, United Kingdom
To support on-the-ground efforts of Aware Girls’s program working with youth to challenge extremism and create a positive future for Pakistan. $45,000
President and Fellows of Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
To support research, analysis and writing on nuclear weapons developments and policy issues to educate policymakers and media on the issues. $45,000
President and Fellows of Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
To support activities of the Middle East Next Generation of Arms Control Experts to promote regional security dialogue in the Middle East. $40,000
Princeton University Princeton, NJ
For analysis, publications and engagement to build on the negotiated settlement of Iran’s nuclear program. $90,000
Princeton University Princeton, NJ
To support Princeton Citizen Scientists, an organization of emergent experts engaged in public education and civic action on the topic of nuclear policy. $10,000
Ryan Snyder Plainsboro, NJ
To support Ryan Snyder’s research, articles and briefings to explore the technical and policy basis for determining the future of the US intercontinental ballistic missile force and evaluating alternatives. $25,000
Taxpayers for Common Sense Washington, DC
To support analysis, policymaker outreach and media engagement highlighting the importance of limiting US nuclear weapons spending. $50,000
The Stimson Center Washington, DC
To support the establishment of a foreign affairs, defense and national security blog and associated podcast run by Stimson Fellow Laicie Heeley. $50,000
Tri-Valley CAREs Livermore, CA
To support a three-month effort of outreach and media coverage about the risks of renewed US nuclear testing. $10,000
Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA
For continued support of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Washington, DC-based nuclear policy efforts to reduce the size of the US nuclear arsenal, the role that nuclear weapons play in US security policy, and the risk that these weapons will be used. $50,000
VoteVets.org Action Fund Washington, DC
To fly veterans to Washington, DC, to meet with members of Congress and the administration, and to conduct media activities surrounding the events. $25,000
VoteVets.org Action Fund Washington, DC
To fly additional veterans to Washington, DC, to meet with members of Congress and the administration, and to conduct media activities surrounding the events. $35,000
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Seattle, WA
To support WPSR’s nuclear weapons abolition program, in particular to support a full-time organizer who will work on building opposition to US nuclear modernization plans in Washington state and the US West Coast. $50,000
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Seattle, WA
To support the travel and supplementary expenses of Lilly Adams and Jenny Chang to ANA’s DC Days in Washington, DC. $500
Washington Strategy Group Washington, DC
To conduct outreach to key Congressional offices in support of the JCPOA. $10,000
Washington Strategy Group Washington, DC
To support outreach to and education of policymakers about the JCPOA. $40,000
William J. Perry Project San Francisco, CA
To support Dr. William Perry and the William J. Perry Project’s work on public advocacy of reductions in nuclear weapons and limits on nuclear modernization and proliferation. $45,000
William J. Perry Project San Francisco, CA
To support the production and dissemination of a compelling video about the nuclear dangers in South Asia. $25,000
Win Without War Washington, DC
To mobilize a broad base of public support of the Iran agreement and other relevant nuclear weapons policy issues. $65,000
Women’s Action for New Directions Washington, DC
To support WAND’s field director and policy director’s efforts to defend the JCPOA. $50,000
Women’s Action for New Directions Washington, DC
To mobilize WiLL members and the WAND community leaders to advocate effectively for measures to reduce nuclear weapons dangers and costs. $50,000
Women’s Action for New Directions Washington, DC
To cover the production costs of posters for the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017. $600
Women’s Action for New Directions Washington, DC
For continued support of WAND’s nuclear weapons policy advocacy and the staff role in Washington, DC that leads advocacy efforts. $75,000
Women’s Action for New Directions Education Fund Washington, DC
To train and educate WiLL members and WAND community leaders about current nuclear weapons policies and effective messages and techniques to engage media, public and policymaker debates to focus on efforts to reduce nuclear weapons dangers. $50,000
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom New York, NY
To support the women’s March to Ban the Bomb on June 17, 2017 in New York City. $1,000