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| Formation | 1981 |
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| Founder | Sally Lilienthal |
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President | Emma Belcher |
Chair | Terry Gamble Boyer |
| Website | ploughshares |
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.[1] Ploughshares Fund is a 501(c)(3) foundation that pools contributions from individuals, families and foundations.[2] Ploughshares Fund enables individual contributors to pool resources and provide support for initiatives[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Learn more about our work". 15 June 2016.
- ^ "100% Donation Policy". 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Our Investment Strategy". 4 February 2016.
- ^ Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late, Joseph Cirincione, Appendix F