Ploughshares Foundation
Private foundation · Highland Park, IL · EIN 36-3739577 · reported 2025
368grants reported
$6,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$999smallest grant
$3.6Mtotal paid
30states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 368 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $201K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Partners IN Health $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI AND MEXICO | Boston, MA | $85,000 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders FOR AID TO GAZA, THE WEST BANK, AND ISRAEL AND FOR WORK ALONG THE US/MEXICO BORDER | Hagerstown, MD | $70,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee $20,000 FOR PRISON JUSTICE PROGRAMS; AND $40,000 FOR RELIEF/AID TO GAZA | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 |
| Earlham College $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | Richmond, IN | $60,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee $20,000 FOR CLIMATE CRISIS | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 |
| First Parish IN Cambridge $30,000 FOR TUESDAY MEALS ENDOWMENT; $20,000 FOR FIRST PARISH | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 |
| Mercy Corps HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA AND THE MIDDLE EAST | Boone, IA | $50,000 |
| Save the Children FOR PROGRAMS IN SYRIA, YEMEN, SOUTH SUDAN, HAITI, AND ALONG US BORDER WITH MEXICO; AND FOR EMERGENCY | Fairfield, CT | $50,000 |
| United Mid Coast Charities INC | Camden, ME | $50,000 |
| Direct Relief International WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 |
| International Rescue Committee FOR CRISIS WORK IN GAZA AND THE MIDDLE EAST | Albert Lea, MN | $45,000 |
| American Jewish World Service FOR WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES | New York, NY | $41,000 |
| Americares Foundation INC FOR WORK IN GAZA AND UKRAINE | Stamford, CT | $40,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation OF America INC | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Amnesty International USA FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT REFUGEE AND MIGRANT RIGHTS; ELIMINATING THE DEATH PENALTY AND REDUCING GUN VIO | New York, NY | $38,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $38,000 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation $10,000 FOR RISE UP CAMBRIDGE | Cambridge, MA | $35,000 |
| Museum OF Fine Arts EGYPTIAN DEPARTMENT CURATORS FUND | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Wbur Radio Station Fund $25,000 FOR NEWS AND SPECIAL COVERAGE | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| 350org | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| Mills College Legacy Scholarship Fund FOR MILLS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND MILLS FACULTY SALARIES | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| Natural Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Oxfam America $25,000 FOR GLOBAL REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION CRISIS AND AID TO GAZA EMERGENCY APPEAL | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| Unrwa USA National Committee | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| US Fund for UNICEF FOR WORK WITH MIGRANT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK | New York, NY | $28,000 |
| Project Bread | East Boston, MA | $26,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services FOR WORK IN MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, UKRAINE AND IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA | Tipton, IA | $25,000 |
| Global Giving FOR PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND FOR MIDDLE EAST CRISIS RELIEF FUND | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Cure Violence Global PROGRAMS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND US CITIES | Chicago, IL | $22,000 |
| Hand IN Hand | Portland, OR | $22,000 |
| Natural Resources Council OF Maine | Augusta, ME | $22,000 |
| Nature Conservancy OF Maine | Brunswick, ME | $22,000 |
| World Central Kitchen RELIEF EFFORTS FOR GAZA AND FOR UKRAINIAN FAMILIES | Washington, DC | $22,000 |
| California Community Foundation -Wildfire Recovery Fund FOR RELIEF AND RECOVERY IN ALTADENA | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Care $6,000 FOR AID TO AFGHAN FAMILIES; $8,000 TO UKRAINE AND $6,000 FOR RELIEF EFFORTS IN LEBANON | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 |
| Casa Myrna | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| City OF Cambridge Scholarship Fund | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $20,000 |
| Maine Public PROGRAMMING COSTS | Lewiston, ME | $20,000 |
| New England Conservatory OF Music STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Pasadena Community Foundation-Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund FOR AID TO ALTADENA | Pasadena, CA | $20,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry $10,000 FOR RYP (ROXBURY YOUTH PROGRAMS) | Roxbury, MA | $20,000 |
| World Monuments Fund FOR WORK IN ABYDOS, EGYPT | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Andrew Goodman Foundation $14,000 FOR VOTE EVERYWHERE PROGRAM | Brooklyn, NY | $18,000 |
| Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry FOOD PANTRY AND ENERGY CLIENT SERVICES AND NOT FOR BUILDING | Rockland, ME | $18,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $18,000 |
| Brookline Community Foundation $10,000 FOR SAFETY NET PROGRAM AND $2,000 FOR BHS SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Brookline, MA | $17,000 |
| Brookline Emergency Food Pantry | Brookline, MA | $16,000 |
| Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $16,000 |
| Committee TO Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $16,000 |
| Seeds OF Peace | New York, NY | $16,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation OF Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Brookline Center for Community Mental Health | Brookline, MA | $15,000 |
| Cambridge Public Library Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
| Carter Center $10,000 FOR PEACE PROGRAMS; $5,000 FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 |
| Charitywater INC | Franklin, TN | $15,000 |
| DE Novo | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 |
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