Planethood Foundation
The Planethood Foundation, based in White Plains, NY, was established as a private foundation in 1996. Our grants are primarily focused on issues pertaining to the International Criminal Court and efforts at educating to replace the law of force with the force of law. We are a member of the Association of Small Foundations, the International Human Rights Funders Group, and the Peace and Securities Funders Group.
A sampling of recent grant recipients include:
- Vanderbilt Law School and Pace Law School for students and recent law school graduates with respect to participation in internships and clerkships at various international tribunals. Also funded Pace University Law School’s International Criminal Court Moot Court competition, to assist international students to attend from overseas.
- The Marcus Garvey Pan-Afrika Institute for a study being undertaken to evaluate how the International Criminal Court regime fits in with local peace and reconciliation efforts (sponsored in conjunction with the Ford Foundation and the Guggenheim Foundation), including participation with a grantee of the Open Society Institute in helping to liaise with the Court on this project.
- The Transitional Justice Institute of the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, for scholarships for advanced degree programs.
- A book project undertaken under the auspices of the World Federalist Movement and the American Coalition for the International Criminal Court to examine various aspects leading to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
- Americans for Informed Democracy, a student based organization involved in holding conferences and seminars at college campuses throughout the United States on a wide array of issues, including humanitarian and international justice topics.
- Citizens for Global Solutions, a Washington-based organization focused on constructive engagement by the US in a wide array of global challenges, ranging from environment to international justice and humanitarian issues.
Contact information:
Donald M. Ferencz
Director, The Planethood Foundation
63 Ralph Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
Tel: 914-948-8839
donferencz@aol.com