Ploughshares Foundation

Ploughshares Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois with $70.8M in assets. Profile based on its IRS Form 990-PF filing, compiled by Grantoria.

$70.8Mtotal assets
1991IRS ruling year

🏆 Top 25% of 11,589 tracked U.S. private foundations by total assets.

Grants Ploughshares Foundation has awarded

40 grantees · $1.6M total in its latest IRS Form 990-PF. Largest recipients:

  • Doctors Without Borders $100K
  • Partners In Health $100K
  • Lenny Zakim Fund $75K
  • Direct Relief International $70K
  • Unitarian Universalist Service Committee $60K
  • International Rescue Committee $60K
  • Earlham College $60K
  • First Parish In Cambridge $50K
  • American Friends Service Committee $50K
  • Mercy Corps $50K
  • Save The Children $50K
  • United Mid Coast Charities Inc $50K
  • Global Giving $45K
  • American Jewish World Service $40K
  • Americares Foundation Inc $40K
  • Planned Parenthood Federation Of America Inc $38K
  • Amnesty International $36K
  • Care $35K
  • Museum Of Fine Arts $35K
  • Greater Boston Food Bank $35K
  • Mills College $30K
  • Cambridge Community Foundation $30K
  • Oxfam America $30K
  • Natural Resource Defense Council $28K
  • 350org $28K

Grantees recorded on Form 990-PF Part XV; amounts aggregated by Grantoria. Linked names have full recipient profiles.

Giving history

Total grants paid by year (IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV).

  • FY2020$3.1M
  • FY2021$3.2M
  • FY2022$3.4M
  • FY2023$3.5M

About Ploughshares Foundation

  • TypePrivate foundation
  • HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
  • EIN363739577
  • IRS ruling1991

Financial data from the organization's IRS Form 990-PF (Exempt Organizations Business Master File). View 990-PF filings on ProPublica →

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ploughshares Foundation?

Ploughshares Foundation is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois with $70.8M in total assets, as reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.

What is the EIN of Ploughshares Foundation?

Ploughshares Foundation's EIN is 363739577. View its 990-PF filings on ProPublica.

How do I apply for a grant from Ploughshares Foundation?

Private foundations like Ploughshares Foundation typically award grants by invitation or through their own application process — review its giving area and find official contact details in its IRS Form 990-PF. Grantoria is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Ploughshares Foundation. For grants open to public application right now, use the Grant Finder.

Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (Form 990-PF), compiled by Grantoria. Financial figures reflect the latest available IRS data; grantee history is being added. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the foundation.