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Ploughshares Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-3739577 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $7.1M
- Grants reported
- 735
- Median grant
- $5K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 368 | $3.6M |
| 2024 | 367 | $3.5M |
Where Ploughshares Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI AND MEXICO | 2025 | $85K |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI AND MEXICO | 2024 | $85K |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | FOR AID TO GAZA, THE WEST BANK, AND ISRAEL AND FOR WORK ALONG THE US/MEXICO BORDER | 2024 | $75K |
| LENNY ZAKIM FUND | BOSTON, MA | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | 2025 | $75K |
| LENNY ZAKIM FUND | BOSTON, MA | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | 2024 | $75K |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | FOR AID TO GAZA, THE WEST BANK, AND ISRAEL AND FOR WORK ALONG THE US/MEXICO BORDER | 2025 | $70K |
| EARLHAM COLLEGE | RICHMOND, IN | $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | 2024 | $60K |
| UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $20,000 FOR CLIMATE CRISIS | 2024 | $60K |
| UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $20,000 FOR CLIMATE CRISIS | 2025 | $60K |
| EARLHAM COLLEGE | RICHMOND, IN | $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | 2025 | $60K |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | ALBERT LEA, MN | FOR CRISIS WORK IN GAZA AND ISRAEL AND FOR AID AND WORK WITH AFGHANS WORLDWIDE | 2024 | $60K |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 FOR PRISON JUSTICE PROGRAMS; AND $40,000 FOR RELIEF/AID TO GAZA | 2025 | $60K |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 FOR PRISON JUSTICE PROGRAMS; AND $30,000 FOR RELIEF/AID TO GAZA | 2024 | $55K |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | FAIRFIELD, CT | FOR PROGRAMS IN SYRIA, YEMEN, SOUTH SUDAN, HAITI, AND ALONG US BORDER WITH MEXICO; AND FOR EMERGENCY AID TO UKRAINE AND TO CHILDREN IN GAZA | 2025 | $50K |
| FIRST PARISH IN CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $30,000 FOR TUESDAY MEALS ENDOWMENT; $20,000 FOR FIRST PARISH | 2025 | $50K |
| UNITED MID COAST CHARITIES INC | CAMDEN, ME | GENERAL | 2024 | $50K |
| UNITED MID COAST CHARITIES INC | CAMDEN, ME | GENERAL | 2025 | $50K |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | HUMANITARIAN AID IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS IN GAZA AND ISRAEL | 2024 | $50K |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | FAIRFIELD, CT | FOR PROGRAMS IN SYRIA, YEMEN, SOUTH SUDAN, HAITI, AND ALONG US BORDER WITH MEXICO; AND FOR EMERGENCY AID TO UKRAINE AND TO CHILDREN IN GAZA | 2024 | $50K |
| FIRST PARISH IN CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $30,000 FOR TUESDAY MEALS ENDOWMENT; $20,000 FOR FIRST PARISH | 2024 | $50K |
| MERCY CORPS | BOONE, IA | HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA AND THE MIDDLE EAST | 2025 | $50K |
| DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL | SANTA BARBARA, CA | WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | 2024 | $45K |
| DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL | SANTA BARBARA, CA | WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | 2025 | $45K |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | ALBERT LEA, MN | FOR CRISIS WORK IN GAZA AND THE MIDDLE EAST | 2025 | $45K |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE | NEW YORK, NY | FOR WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES | 2024 | $41K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- D M EPHRAIM
- Address
- 2070 GREEN BAY ROAD 199 HIGHLAND PARK, IL, 60035
- Phone
- 3123219700
- Deadlines
- NO
- Application materials
- ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN WRITTEN FORM. THEY MUST INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION, THE GRANT AMOUNT(S) REQUESTED BY SUCH ORGANIZATION AND THE USE WHICH THE SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO MAKE OF ANY GRANT(S) THAT MAY BE RECEIVED FROM THIS FOUNDATION. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST, IN ADDITION, INCLUDE A COPY OF THE SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION'S IRS DETERMINATION LETTER EVIDENCING QUALIFICATION AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF THE SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENTLY FILED IRS FORM 990.
- Restrictions
- NO
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Ploughshares Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.