Private foundation · EIN 36-3739577 · Chicago, IL · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Ploughshares Foundation's grants went
It reported $3.45M in grants paid across 369 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 77.3% of those dollars to 264 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $2.67M 264 lines
- No confident match $740K 101
- Individuals, not shown $33K 3
- Not itemized $12K 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- 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 TH
- Deadlines
- NO
- Restrictions
- NO
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 353 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $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 ALONG THE US/MEXICO BORD… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation Boston, MA · EIN 04-3567502 | $100,000 | $50,000 FOR WORK IN HAITI, MEXICO AND PERU | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Lenny Zakim Fund C/O Dla Piper Llp Boston, MA · EIN 04-3485146 | $75,000 | YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND ILLNESS | Same address 1.00 |
| Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CA · EIN 95-1831116 | $70,000 | $25,000 FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKEY AND SYRIA; WORK IN YEMEN, LEBANON, HAITI, THE MIDDLE EAST AND WHERE MOST NEEDED | Same address 0.91 |
| Earlham College Richmond, IN · EIN 35-0868073 | $60,000 | $40,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS; $20,000 FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT | Same address 1.00 |
| International Rescue Committee New York, NY · EIN 13-5660870 | $60,000 | FOR CRISIS WORK IN GAZA AND ISRAEL AND FOR AID AND WORK WITH AFGHANS WORLDWIDE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-6186012 | $60,000 | $5,000 FOR "LOVE RESISTS; $10,000 FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANT JUSTICE AND $20,000 FOR CLIMATE CRISIS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352010 | $50,000 | $20,000 FOR PRISON JUSTICE PROGRAMS; AND $30,000 FOR RELIEF/AID TO ISRAEL AND GAZA AND PEACE INITIATIVES IN ISRAEL/GAZA | Same address 1.00 |
| Mercy Corps Portland, OR · EIN 91-1148123 | $50,000 | HUMANITARIAN AID IN RESPONSE TO THE CRISI IN GAZA AND ISRAEL | Same city 1.00 |
| Save the Children Federation Fairfield, CT · EIN 06-0726487 | $50,000 | FOR PROGRAMS IN SYRIA, YEMEN, SOUTH SUDAN, HAITI, AND ALONG US BORDER WITH MEXICO; AND FOR EMERGENCY AID TO UKRAINE AND TO CHILDREN IN GAZA | Same ZIP 0.85 |
| United Midcoast Charities Camden, ME · EIN 01-6009240 | $50,000 | GENERAL | Same street 1.00 |
| FIRST Parish in Cambridge Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | $30,000 FOR TUESDAY MEALS ENDOWMENT; $20,000 FOR FIRST PARISH | Unmatched Help match |
| Global Giving Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $45,000 | $25,000 FIOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN TURKY AND SYRIA; $20,000 FOR PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND FOR ISRAEL-PALESTINE CRISIS RELIEF FUND | Unmatched Help match |
| American Jewish World Service New York, NY · EIN 22-2584370 | $40,000 | FOR WORK OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES | Same address 1.00 |
| Americares Foundation Stamford, CT · EIN 06-1008595 | $40,000 | FOR WORK IN GAZA AND ISRAEL | Same address 1.00 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY · EIN 13-1644147 | $38,000 | GENERAL | Known alias 1.00 |
| Amnesty International of the USA New York, NY · EIN 52-0851555 | $36,000 | FOR PROGRAMS AIMED AT REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS; ELIMINATING THE DEATH PENALTY AND REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE AND TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN… | Same address 0.86 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Atlanta, GA · EIN 13-1685039 | $35,000 | $10,000 FOR AID TO AFGHAN FAMILIES; $10,000 TO UKRAINE AND $15,000 FOR RELIEF EFFORTS IN GAZA | Same address 0.90 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA · EIN 04-2717782 | $35,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103607 | $35,000 | EGYPTIAN DEPARTMENT CURATORS FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-6012492 | $30,000 | $5,000 FOR CAMBRIDGE RISE | Same city 1.00 |
| Oxfam-America Boston, MA · EIN 23-7069110 | $30,000 | $25,000 FOR GLOBAL REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION CRISIS AND AID TO GAZA/ISRAEL | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Mills College Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FACULTY SALARIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 | $28,000 | GENERAL | Same address 0.96 |
| 350ORG Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $28,000 | GENERAL | Unmatched Help match |
| Catholic Relief Services Baltimore, MD · EIN 13-5563422 | $25,000 | AID TO US/MEXICO BORDER, CENTRAL AMERICA AND UKRAINE | Same address 1.00 |
| Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger East Boston, MA · EIN 04-2931195 | $25,000 | GENERAL | Same street 0.92 |
| Syrian American Medical Society Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 16-1717058 | $25,000 | FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF IN SYRIA | Same city 1.00 |
| US Fund for UNICEF New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | FOR WORK WITH MIGRANT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN GAZA | Unmatched Help match |
| WBUR Radio Station Fund Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | $12,000 FOR NEWS AND SPECIAL COVERAGE | Unmatched Help match |
| Cure Violence Global Chicago, IL · EIN 82-3471223 | $22,000 | PROGRAMS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND US CITIES | Same city 1.00 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC · EIN 27-3521132 | $22,000 | RELIEF EFFORTS FOR UKRAINIAN FAMILIES AND FAMILIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND ON THE US-MEXICO BORDER | Known alias 1.00 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103907 | $20,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0261283 | $20,000 | MAUI STRONG FUND | Exact name 1.00 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, ME · EIN 23-7099105 | $20,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 |
| New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA · EIN 23-7225104 | $20,000 | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS | Same address 1.00 |
| World Monuments Fund NYC, NY · EIN 13-2571900 | $20,000 | FUND TO CONSERVE THE MORTUARY TEMPLE OF AMENHOTEP III IN EGYPT | Exact name 1.00 |
| City of Cambridge Scholarship Fund Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | GENERAL | Unmatched Help match |
| Hope for Haiti Naples, FL · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | FOR HEALTHCARE IN HAITI | Unmatched Help match |
| Nature Conservancy of Maine Brunswick, ME · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | GENERAL | Unmatched Help match |
| Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry Roxbury, MA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | GENERAL | Unmatched Help match |
| Natural Resources Council of Maine Augusta, ME · EIN 01-0270690 | $18,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 |
| Brookline Community Foundation Brookline, MA · EIN 04-2103944 | $17,000 | $10,000 FOR SAFETY NET PROGRAM AND $2,000 FOR BHS SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL · EIN 63-1135091 | $16,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 |
| Brookline Emergency Food Pantry St Pauls Episcopal Church Brookline, MA · no confident EIN match | $16,000 | GENERAL | Unmatched Help match |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts Boston, MA · EIN 23-7312949 | $15,000 | GENERAL | Same city 1.00 |
| The Andrew Goodman Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-6207568 | $15,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 |
| Brookline Community Mental Health Center Brookline, MA · EIN 04-2263744 | $15,000 | GENERAL | Same address 0.99 |
| Carter Center Inc the Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1454716 | $15,000 | $10,000 FOR PEACE PROGRAMS; $5,000 FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Charity Global Franklin, TN · EIN 22-3936753 | $15,000 | GENERAL | Known alias 1.00 |
12 more lines ($60K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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46 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.