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HIGHLAND PARK, IL · 2025 filing

PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION

Accepts applications

PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $3.6M given across 368 grants.

A typical grant is around $6K.

It funds international affairs, human services, arts, culture & humanities.

What they give

$3.6M
Total giving
368
Grants made
$6K
Typical grant
$85K
Largest grant

From their 2025 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The 368 grants itemized on their 2025 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $3K and $10K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

1
137
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30
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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2025 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2025 filing reached 30 states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

Massachusetts$1.5M
New York$389K
District of Columbia$338K
Maine$308K
California$271K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2025 filing.

What they fund

Derived from where the money actually went rather than from a stated mission, which is the more useful of the two and frequently the different one.

  • International Affairs
  • Human Services
  • Arts, Culture & Humanities

Recent giving reached Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana.

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