2020 Annual Report - Grants
Grants
FISCAL YEAR 2020 / JULY 1, 2019 – JUNE 30, 2020
The Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
To support the 25th session of the Aspen Ministers Forum, focusing on nuclear arms control, emerging threats and new technology and nuclear nonproliferation. $25,000
Washington, DC
To support the 25th session of the Aspen Ministers Forum, focusing on nuclear arms control, emerging threats and new technology and nuclear nonproliferation. $25,000
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. $100,000
Washington, DC
To support the Atlantic Council’s activities directed at preserving the JCPOA and its continued implementation. $100,000
Beyond the Bomb
Washington, DC
To support six emerging activists’ participation in the BombSquad fellowship to learn organizing and advocate for a No First Use Policy in the United States. $10,000
Washington, DC
To support six emerging activists’ participation in the BombSquad fellowship to learn organizing and advocate for a No First Use Policy in the United States. $10,000
Beyond the Bomb
Washington, DC
To support Beyond the Bomb’s grassroots campaign to institute a No First Use Policy in the United States. $250,000
Washington, DC
To support Beyond the Bomb’s grassroots campaign to institute a No First Use Policy in the United States. $250,000
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
Cato Institute
Washington, DC
To support research and analysis related to countering damaging US nuclear policies, monitoring potential nuclear crises and alternative US nuclear policies. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support research and analysis related to countering damaging US nuclear policies, monitoring potential nuclear crises and alternative US nuclear policies. $50,000
Center for a New American Security
Washington, DC
To support research and analysis related to the comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran and US-Iran policy. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support research and analysis related to the comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran and US-Iran policy. $50,000
Center for International Policy
Washington, DC
To support a report from William Hartung on the corporate and legislative forces behind the new ICBM, as well as outreach to policymakers and the media. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support a report from William Hartung on the corporate and legislative forces behind the new ICBM, as well as outreach to policymakers and the media. $50,000
Center for International Policy
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis and media outreach related to defense contractor funding of US think tanks. $15,000
Washington, DC
To support research, analysis and media outreach related to defense contractor funding of US think tanks. $15,000
Congressional Progressive Caucus Center
Washington, DC
To support CPC Center’s efforts to connect the foreign policy community with the broader progressive movement through dedicated staffing. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support CPC Center’s efforts to connect the foreign policy community with the broader progressive movement through dedicated staffing. $50,000
Council for a Livable World
Washington, DC
To support an additional staffer for one year to increase the scope and depth of Council for a Livable World’s education and advocacy work. $100,000
Washington, DC
To support an additional staffer for one year to increase the scope and depth of Council for a Livable World’s education and advocacy work. $100,000
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
The Elders Foundation
London, UK
To support The Elders participation in the 2020 Doomsday Clock unveiling. $20,000
London, UK
To support The Elders participation in the 2020 Doomsday Clock unveiling. $20,000
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. $47,000
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. $47,000
Federation of American Scientists
Washington, DC
To support the Nuclear Information Project and its analysis of nuclear weapons programs and budgets, current and future nuclear policies and policymaker and media outreach. $85,000
Washington, DC
To support the Nuclear Information Project and its analysis of nuclear weapons programs and budgets, current and future nuclear policies and policymaker and media outreach. $85,000
Foreign Policy for America
Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy-first approaches to resolve the challenges with Iran, North Korea and nuclear arms control. $175,000
Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy-first approaches to resolve the challenges with Iran, North Korea and nuclear arms control. $175,000
Foundation for a Civil Society
New York, NY
To educate policymakers and the media about the importance of diplomacy with Iran on the nuclear issue and avoiding further deterioration of the JCPOA. $100,000
New York, NY
To educate policymakers and the media about the importance of diplomacy with Iran on the nuclear issue and avoiding further deterioration of the JCPOA. $100,000
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
Washington, DC
To defend the Iran deal from congressional sabotage and outline diplomatic options for the US-Iranian relationship. $50,000
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project’s efforts to mobilize constituents and advocate for safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with North Korea. $68,000
Washington, DC
To support the Quaker Disarmament Project’s efforts to mobilize constituents and advocate for safer nuclear policies and diplomacy with North Korea. $68,000
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
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
Indivisible Project
Washington, DC
To support Indivisible to strengthen, educate and mobilize a lasting progressive constituency so they can take effective action, including on issues of foreign policy and national security. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support Indivisible to strengthen, educate and mobilize a lasting progressive constituency so they can take effective action, including on issues of foreign policy and national security. $50,000
Institute for Policy Studies
Washington, DC
To support the continuing work of LobeLog in promoting solutions to the crises in Southwest Asia and Middle Eastern regions and highlight the dangers of military responses. $14,500
Washington, DC
To support the continuing work of LobeLog in promoting solutions to the crises in Southwest Asia and Middle Eastern regions and highlight the dangers of military responses. $14,500
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, including through highlighting the 75th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks. $125,000
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, including through highlighting the 75th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks. $125,000
International Civil Society Action Network
Washington, DC
To support ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund program activities in Pakistan related to COVID-19 response and preventing violent extremism. $100,000
Washington, DC
To support ICAN’s Innovative Peace Fund program activities in Pakistan related to COVID-19 response and preventing violent extremism. $100,000
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 support diplomacy on Iran’s nuclear program, including in support of US re-entry and possible future efforts to build upon the JCPOA. $60,000
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. $60,000
J Street Education Fund
Washington, DC
To build support for diplomacy and the prevention of war with Iran. $50,000
Washington, DC
To build support for diplomacy and the prevention of war with Iran. $50,000
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. $40,000
Washington, DC
To educate Congress and the American pro-Israel and Jewish communities about policy approaches to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. $40,000
Middle East Institute
Washington, DC
To support convenings and activities of the Middle East Dialogue and US-Russia Middle East Dialogue. $90,000
Washington, DC
To support convenings 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
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 a multiorganization effort to prevent war with Iran. $100,000
Washington, DC
To add capacity to a multiorganization effort to prevent war with Iran. $100,000
MOVEON.ORG Civic Action
Washington, DC
To support campaign activities advancing a progressive foreign policy vision. $200,000
Washington, DC
To support campaign activities advancing a progressive foreign policy vision. $200,000
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 promoting a formal diplomatic agreement between the US and North Korea. $55,000
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 promoting a formal diplomatic agreement between the US and North Korea. $55,000
National Iranian American Council
Washington, DC
To support a congressional briefing series related to US-Iran policy and a new nuclear agreement. $5,000
Washington, DC
To support a congressional briefing series related to US-Iran policy and a new nuclear agreement. $5,000
National Security Action
Washington, DC
To promote an alternative foreign policy vision on nuclear policy and related challenges. $75,000
Washington, DC
To promote an alternative foreign policy vision on nuclear policy and related challenges. $75,000
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy through policymaker and public education efforts. $60,000
Washington, DC
To promote diplomacy through policymaker and public education efforts. $60,000
NIAC Action
Washington, DC
To support advocacy to prevent military confrontation with Iran and to promote diplomacy between the United States and Iran. $75,000
Washington, DC
To support advocacy to prevent military confrontation with Iran and to promote diplomacy between the United States and Iran. $75,000
NIAC Action
Washington, DC
To continue NIAC Action’s efforts to prevent a war with Iran and promote a diplomatic approach. $50,000
Washington, DC
To continue NIAC Action’s efforts to prevent a war with Iran and promote a diplomatic approach. $50,000
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.
Federation of American Scientists
Washington, DC
To support a report from 2020 Olum Fellow Matt Korda critiquing the rationale behind ICBM modernization and for outreach to policymakers and the media regarding the report’s findings. $80,000
Washington, DC
To support a report from 2020 Olum Fellow Matt Korda critiquing the rationale behind ICBM modernization and for outreach to policymakers and the media regarding the report’s findings. $80,000
Women’s Initiative
Cynthia Lazaroff
Anahola, HI
To support the Women Changing Nuclear Policy mentorship program. $15,000
Anahola, HI
To support the Women Changing Nuclear Policy mentorship program. $15,000
Fuller Project for International Reporting
Washington, DC
To support a reporting series on gender and nuclear security reported and edited by editor-in-chief Christina Asquith, investigative journalist Sophia Jones and other contributing reporters and editors from the Fuller Project’s award-winning team. $45,000
Washington, DC
To support a reporting series on gender and nuclear security reported and edited by editor-in-chief Christina Asquith, investigative journalist Sophia Jones and other contributing reporters and editors from the Fuller Project’s award-winning team. $45,000
New America Foundation
Washington, DC
To host a conference/series of panels on US security policy that connects policy innovation and personnel diversity and organize an associated essay competition on related topics. $50,000
Washington, DC
To host a conference/series of panels on US security policy that connects policy innovation and personnel diversity and organize an associated essay competition on related topics. $50,000
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Washington, DC
To support the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy network retreat. $5,000
Washington, DC
To support the Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy network retreat. $5,000
Nuclear Threat 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
Women In International Security
Washington DC
To support the production of a Nuclear/Arms Control Policy Gender Scorecard, policy brief on gender perspectives in arms control and nonproliferation and the Next Generation Symposium and Policy Roundtable. $10,000
Washington DC
To support the production of a Nuclear/Arms Control Policy Gender Scorecard, policy brief on gender perspectives in arms control and nonproliferation and the Next Generation Symposium and Policy Roundtable. $10,000
Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security And Conflict Transformation
Woodbridge, VA
To work with signatory organizations of a joint sign-on letter about racial justice in the peace and security community and support their implementation of the statements and commitments made about racial justice. $30,000
Woodbridge, VA
To work with signatory organizations of a joint sign-on letter about racial justice in the peace and security community and support their implementation of the statements and commitments made about racial justice. $30,000
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, UK
To support HIVE to address the lack of evidence-backed data on faith-based violence against minorities in Pakistan and conduct outreach to minority communities. $60,000
London, UK
To support HIVE to address the lack of evidence-backed data on faith-based violence against minorities in Pakistan and conduct outreach to minority communities. $60,000
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Washington, DC
To support an outreach coordinator position and mobilization of PSR’s chapters on the issue of No First Use. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support an outreach coordinator position and mobilization of PSR’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
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
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
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Washington, DC
To research, develop and promote a new framework for US foreign policy towards North Korea and Iran. $75,000
Washington, DC
To research, develop and promote a new framework for US foreign policy towards North Korea and Iran. $75,000
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
Washington, DC
To support advocacy efforts and policymaker education on the need for a restraint-minded foreign policy. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support advocacy efforts and policymaker education on the need for a restraint-minded foreign policy. $50,000
Rethink Media
Berkeley, CA
To support ReThink Media’s efforts to enhance the media skills of the nuclear arms control and North Korea advocacy 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 arms control and North Korea advocacy communities and build support for a new nuclear policy for the United States. $80,000
Royal Institute of International Affairs
London, UK
To support Dr. Sanam Vakil and her team’s efforts to identify, analyze and promote country-specific solutions for addressing geopolitical tensions, as well as prospects for regional cooperation and security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. $33,000
London, UK
To support Dr. Sanam Vakil and her team’s efforts to identify, analyze and promote country-specific solutions for addressing geopolitical tensions, as well as prospects for regional cooperation and security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. $33,000
The Stimson Center
Washington, DC
To support the foreign affairs, defense and national security blog Inkstick run by Laicie Heeley. $40,000
Washington, DC
To support the foreign affairs, defense and national security blog Inkstick run by Laicie Heeley. $40,000
The 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
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
Sunny Dooley
Window Rock, AZ
To support the inaugural Mary Estrin Award recipient Sunny Dooley to implement a series of seminars using restorative Navajo traditional practice to address nuclear history in the Navajo community. $13,000
Window Rock, AZ
To support the inaugural Mary Estrin Award recipient Sunny Dooley to implement a series of seminars using restorative Navajo traditional practice to address nuclear history in the Navajo community. $13,000
Tri-Valley Communities Against A Radioactive Environment
Livermore, CA
To support litigation under the National Environmental Policy Act to bring greater safety and transparency to increased plutonium pit production through a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. $10,000
Livermore, CA
To support litigation under the National Environmental Policy Act to bring greater safety and transparency to increased plutonium pit production through a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. $10,000
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. $50,000
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. $50,000
Truman Center for National Policy
Washington, DC
To support congressional education on key nuclear policy priorities and Truman’s annual conference in Washington, DC. $50,000
Washington, DC
To support congressional education on key nuclear policy priorities and Truman’s annual conference in Washington, DC. $50,000
Union of Concerned Scientists
Cambridge, MA
To support the Union of Concerned Scientists’ effort to expand support for a No First Use Policy in the United States, with a specific focus on organizing in the Midwest. $100,000
Cambridge, MA
To support the Union of Concerned Scientists’ effort to expand support for a No First Use Policy in the United States, with a specific focus on organizing in the Midwest. $100,000
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 nuclear arsenal and lower the risk of nuclear war. $50,000
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 nuclear 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 through HH&S programming and partnerships. $50,000
Los Angeles, CA
To connect nuclear experts with the entertainment industry through HH&S programming and partnerships. $50,000
Vet Voice Foundation
Washington, DC
To promote an alternative vision related to nuclear and foreign policy. $100,000
Washington, DC
To promote an alternative vision related to nuclear and foreign policy. $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
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
Washington Strategy GROUP
Chevy Chase, MD
To do media outreach related to avoiding war with Iran. $10,000
Chevy Chase, MD
To do media outreach related to avoiding war with Iran. $10,000
WEST END Strategy TEAM, LLC
Washington, DC
To support media outreach and education on preventing a war with Iran. $100,000
Washington, DC
To support media outreach and education on preventing a war with Iran. $100,000
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
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 Cross DMZ
Amherst, MA
To support Women Cross DMZ’s work advocating for peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula in Congress and the public sphere. $60,000
Amherst, MA
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'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 No First Use legislation. $25,000
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 outreach and education 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’s outreach and education 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 efforts to expand support for No First Use in the United States. $25,000
Washington, DC
To support WAND’s efforts to expand support for No First Use in the United States. $25,000