Ploughshares Foundation
EIN 363739577 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$13.2M
1,442 grants · $3.3M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $3K–$10K
grant size
87%
deep partner · 387/444 multi-year
repeat
$63.3M
Assets (2023)
444
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
DONALD M EPHRAIM
Phone
(312) 321-9700
Deadlines
NO
How to Apply
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
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.1M | $66.9M | $3.8M | 339 |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $72.7M | $4.4M | 360 |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $55.5M | $1.8M | 374 |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $63.3M | $3.8M | 369 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1442 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$5K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.3% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 31 states
$121K across
33 grants
6 of 254 counties
Top 6 counties
- 1 Bexar
- 2 Cameron
- 3 Collin
- 4 Dallas
- 5 Travis
- 6 Hidalgo
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (1,442 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | $50,000 FOR SUCESS BOSTON, SKILL WORKS AND BOSTON OPPORTUNITY AGENDA; $25,000 FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $100,000 | MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES AND IDPS INCLUDING $25,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | 2020 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $100,000 | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | 2020 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $100,000 | GENERAL | 2020 |
| Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | $50,000 FOR SUCESS BOSTON, SKILL WORKS AND BOSTON OPPORTUNITY AGENDA; $10,000 FOR LATINO EQUITY FUND | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $100,000 | MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES AND IDPS INCLUDING $25,000 FOR WORK IN REYNOSA, MEXICO AND OTHER... | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $100,000 | $25,000 FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKEY AND SYRIA; $75,000 FOR AID TO GAZA, THE WEST BANK, AND ISRAEL AND FOR WORK... | 2023 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $100,000 | $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI, MEXICO AND PERU | 2023 |
| Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | $50,000 FOR SUCESS BOSTON, SKILL WORKS AND BOSTON OPPORTUNITY AGENDA; $10,000 FOR LATINO EQUITY FUND | 2022 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $100,000 | $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $95,000 | $75,000 FOR MEDICAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES AND4 IDPS INCLUDING $25,000 FOR WORK IN REYNOSA, MEXICO... | 2022 |
| Direct Relief International | Santa Barbara, CA | $80,000 | $15,000 FOR AUSTRALIAN WILDFIRE RELIEF; $15,000 FOR PUERTO RICO EARTHQUAKE RELIEF; WORK IN YEMEN AND LEBANON AND... | 2020 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $75,000 | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | 2021 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $75,000 | GENERAL | 2021 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $75,000 | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | 2023 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $75,000 | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | 2022 |
| Direct Relief International | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | $25,000 FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKEY AND SYRIA; WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $65,000 | PROGRAMS IN SYRIA, YEMEN, SOUTH SUDAN, HAITI, PUERTO RICO AND ALONG US BORDER WITH MEXICO | 2020 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $65,000 | PROGRAMS IN SYRIA, YEMEN, SOUTH SUDAN, HAITI, AND ALONG US BORDER WITH MEXICO | 2021 |
| Earlham College | Richmond, IN | $60,000 | $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | 2020 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $60,000 | HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA | 2020 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 | $5,000 FOR "LOVE RESISTS; $10,000 FOR AID TO ROHINGYA AND $10,000 FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANT JUSTICE | 2020 |
| Direct Relief International | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | 2021 |
| Earlham College | Richmond, IN | $60,000 | $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | 2021 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $60,000 | HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA | 2021 |
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