Ploughshares Fund

Ploughshares Fund is the largest foundation singularly focused on reducing the threat of nuclear weapons.
As a public foundation, we rely on the generosity of people like you. Your donation is immediately invested in the most timely and effective projects to advance our mission. We operate as a funding hub for those working to reduce nuclear threats - evaluating and supporting dozens of initiatives, think tanks, activist groups, and lobbying campaigns.

We make your donation go farther by adding it to others and making the largest grants possible to those who need them.

Ploughshares Fund supports organizations and individuals working to build a safe, secure, nuclear weapons-free world. Please read our Funding Priorities to determine if your project fits into our areas of interest.

Ploughshares Fund is unique in that we place very few restrictions on our grantmaking:

There are no geographical limitations on our grants.
We are able to fund direct lobbying programs.
We make grants to individuals.
We encourage women and people from diverse communities to apply.

Please note that we do not fund the production of films, videos, books, art projects, provide scholarships or the research and writing of academic dissertations.

If you are still uncertain if your project will meet our areas of interest, please submit an email with a brief description of your project.  We will let you know if a full proposal is appropriate.