The Fund's Mission

The Fund for Green Values is a § 527 Political Action Committee (PAC) which seeks to promote election of candidates with good "green" credentials to state and local office. Founders of the Fund believe that effective fundraising, advertising, and outreach is essential to promote independent and third party candidates as a political force in Pennsylvania politics.

The Fund contributes to campaigns of selected state and local candidates with a demonstrated commitment to environmental issues. These candidates must exhibit:

• competence to serve in public office
• a commitment to good government and transparency
• a proven track record of supporting strong environmental protection, dedicated funding for public transit, and sustainable land use regulation.

Current Pennsylvania election law allows unlimited contributions to state and local candidates. In the recent 2010 Democratic primary, three individuals from the same firm were able to give several million dollars each to a candidate for Governor; their contributions comprised almost the totality of his financial support.

For ordinary citizens to have the same impact, their campaign contributions have to be aggregated with those of other like-minded donors.

The Fund for Green Values seeks to do just that: to give donors passionate about environmental protection the same political clout as wealthy individuals and powerful corporations now possess. Your donations will be pooled with those of other progressively-minded donors to support candidates who are committed to strong environmental regulations.