Ploughshares Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3739577 · reported 2023–2025
1,104grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$999smallest grant
$10.6Mtotal paid
33states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 43 of its 1,104 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $627K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2070 Green Bay Road 199
Highland Park, IL 60035-2412
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Borders $25,000 FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKEY AND SYRIA; $75,000 FOR AID TO GAZA, THE WEST BANK, AND ISRAE | Hagerstown, MD | $100,000 |
| Partners in Health $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI, MEXICO AND PERU | Frederick, MD | $100,000 |
| Partners in Health $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI AND MEXICO | Boston, MA | $85,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| Direct Relief International $25,000 FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKEY AND SYRIA; WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, THE MIDDLE EAST AN | Santa Barbara, CA | $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 |
| Earlham College $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | Richmond, IN | $60,000 |
| International Rescue Committee FOR CRISIS WORK IN GAZA AND ISRAEL AND FOR AID AND WORK WITH AFGHANS WORLDWIDE | Albert Lea, MN | $60,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee $5,000 FOR "LOVE RESISTS; $10,000 FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANT JUSTICE AND $20,000 FOR CLIMATE CRISI | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 |
| Earlham College $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | Richmond, IN | $60,000 |
| International Rescue Committee FOR CRISIS WORK IN GAZA AND ISRAEL AND FOR AID AND WORK WITH AFGHANS WORLDWIDE | Albert Lea, MN | $60,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee $20,000 FOR CLIMATE CRISIS | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee $20,000 FOR PRISON JUSTICE PROGRAMS; AND $30,000 FOR RELIEF/AID TO GAZA | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 |
| 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 |
| American Friends Service Committee $20,000 FOR PRISON JUSTICE PROGRAMS; AND $30,000 FOR RELIEF/AID TO ISRAEL AND GAZA AND PEACE INITIAT | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| First Parish in Cambridge $30,000 FOR TUESDAY MEALS ENDOWMENT; $20,000 FOR FIRST PARISH | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 |
| Mercy Corps HUMANITARIAN AID IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISI IN GAZA AND ISRAEL | Portland, OR | $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 |
| First Parish in Cambridge $30,000 FOR TUESDAY MEALS ENDOWMENT; $20,000 FOR FIRST PARISH | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 |
| Mercy Corps HUMANITARIAN AID IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS IN GAZA AND ISRAEL | 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 |
| Global Giving $25,000 FIOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKY AND SYRIA; $20,000 FOR PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT WOMEN AND GIRLS, | Washington, DC | $45,000 |
| Direct Relief International WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 |
| American Jewish World Service FOR WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES | New York, NY | $41,000 |
| 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 |
| American Jewish World Service FOR WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| Americares Foundation Inc FOR WORK IN GAZA AND ISRAEL | Stamford, CT | $40,000 |
| Americares Foundation Inc FOR WORK IN GAZA AND UKRAINE | Stamford, CT | $40,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $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 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | Washington, DC | $38,000 |
| Amnesty International USA FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS; ELIMINATING THE DEATH PENALTY AND REDUCING GUN V | New York, NY | $38,000 |
| Amnesty International FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS; ELIMINATING THE DEATH PENALTY AND REDUCING GUN V | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| 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 |
| Care $10,000 FOR AID TO AFGHAN FAMILIES; $10,000 TO UKRAINE AND $15,000 FOR RELIEF EFFORTS IN GAZA | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts EGYPTIAN DEPARTMENT CURATORS FUND | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Care $10,000 FOR AID TO AFGHAN FAMILIES; $10,000 TO UKRAINE AND $15,000 FOR RELIEF EFFORTS IN LEBANON | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts EGYPTIAN DEPARTMENT CURATORS FUND | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation $10,000 FOR RISE UP CAMBRIDGE | Cambridge, MA | $32,000 |
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