Ploughshares Fund
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| Formation | 1981 |
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| Founder | Sally Lilienthal |
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President | Emma Belcher |
Chair | Terry Gamble Boyer |
| Website | ploughshares |
Ploughshares Fundis a publicgrantmakingfoundationthat supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use ofnuclear weapons,and to prevent conflicts that could lead to their use.[1]Ploughshares Fund is a 501(c)(3) foundation that pools contributions from individuals, families and foundations.[2]Ploughshares Fund enables individual contributors to pool resources and provide support for initiatives[3]to prevent the spread and use ofnuclear weapons.With over $100 million awarded in grants since its founding in 1981, Ploughshares Fund is the largest US philanthropic foundation focused exclusively on nuclear weapons.[4]
History
Concerned about the world's burgeoning nuclear arsenals, San Franciscophilanthropistand activistSally Lilienthalfounded the organization in 1981. Since it was founded, Ploughshares has made grants totaling nearly $100 million to hundreds of people and organizations around the world.[4][5]Lilienthal died in October 2006, at the age of 87, while still serving as Ploughshares Fund's president.[6]
In 2008, the Board of Directors appointedJoseph Cirincioneas Ploughshares Fund's president, the same year that the organization opened an office inWashington, DC.[7][8]Cirincione stepped down as president in July 2020 and was succeeded by Dr. Emma Belcher, formerly of theMacArthur Foundation.[9]
Issue areas
Ploughshares Fund's grantmaking is focused on the following issues:
- Promoting the reduction and eventual elimination of nuclear weapons
- Preventing the emergence of new nuclear states
- Building regional peace and security[10]
See also
References
- ^"Learn more about our work".15 June 2016.
- ^"100% Donation Policy".18 December 2014.
- ^"Our Investment Strategy".4 February 2016.
- ^abNuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late,Joseph Cirincione, Appendix F
- ^Nuclear Shadowbo xing: Cold War Redux,A. DeVolpi.
- ^"Sally Lilienthal".
- ^"Q&A: JOSEPH CIRINCIONE, President of PLOUGHSHARES FUND and Author – Terrence McNally".April 16, 2009.
- ^Spring 2008 Newsletter,Ploughshares Fund
- ^"Ploughshares Fund names Dr. Emma Belcher as next Foundation President".Ploughshares Fund.June 1, 2020.
- ^What We Fund,Ploughshares Fund