Ploughshares Fund provides grants to individuals and institutions working to diminish the threats of nuclear war and nuclear proliferation.

He also served on the board of the Ploughshares Fund, which pursues the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and seeks to prevent their use.

Joe Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, described it as a big, positive step forward.

Under her guidance, Ploughshares Fund made grants whose impact far exceeded their size.

Ploughshares Fund works to directly influence public policy on weapons and security.

Ploughshares Fund continues to provide grants to individuals and organizations advocating against nuclear weapons.

Ms. Lilienthal founded the Ploughshares Fund in 1981 and served as its president until her death.

Lilienthal envisioned the Ploughshares Fund as a way to get money quickly to people with pracitical ideas for stopping the buildup of nuclear weapons.

Ploughshares Fund was structured to respond and adapt to emerging threats to global security.

Since then a number of foundations and organizations joined the initiative, including the Ford Foundation and the Ploughshares Fund.