Wednesday, June 18, 2014
With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran
Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. and its allies than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
In March, RBF gave Ploughshares a one-year $500,000 grant specifically for its Iran program, with the goal “advancing just and durable peace.” RBF has also been a major donor to Ploughshares’ Iran program in previous years, providing a grant of $1 million in 2013 and two separate grants, also totaling $1 million, in May and June of 2012...