Ploughshares Fund

Ploughshares
Ploughshares Fund
Formation1981 (1981)
FounderSally Lilienthal
TypeFoundation
94-2764520
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
Location
President
Emma Belcher
Chair
Gretchen Hund
Websiteploughshares.org

Ploughshares Fund is a public grantmaking foundation that supports initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons, and to prevent conflicts that could lead to their use. Ploughshares Fund is a 501(c)(3) foundation that pools contributions from individuals, families and foundations. Ploughshares Fund enables individual contributors to pool resources and provide support for initiatives to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons. With over $100 million awarded in grants since its founding in 1981, Ploughshares Fund is the largest US philanthropic foundation focused exclusively on nuclear weapons.