About Us

The mission of the California Forward Action Fund is to improve the quality of life for all Californians by creating more responsive, representative, and cost-effective government.

The California Forward Action Fund works with our sister organization, California Forward, to identify reforms that can allow our state to fundamentally change how public dollars are spent and give Californians better tools to hold politicians accountable. The California Forward Action Fund then pursues reform priorities through legislation or ballot initiatives, with the goal of producing real change to the state’s political, fiscal, and policy-making systems.

In 2008, Californians passed Prop.11 to put voters in charge of how political districts are drawn and make government more open and responsive. In 2010, we supported Prop.14, to give voters more candidate choices and candidates incentives to reach out to their entire district at election time and beyond. In 2011, we want to overhaul the state’s budget process and start giving local governments the freedom to pursue policies that promote vibrant, healthy communities and restore California’s position as a world economic and innovation leader. We are currently working to build a non-partisan, statewide coalition of partners in support of these efforts.

The Action Fund is tax-exempt under Sec. 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the California Forward Action Fund are not deductible as charitable contributions.