The Americans for the Arts Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit membership organization. Launched in 2004, the Arts Action Fund seeks to mobilize citizen activists to help ensure that arts-friendly public policies are adopted and candidates are elected at every level of government.

Arts & Culture

The Arts Action Fund is able to engage in candidate forums and endorsements, issue candidate report cards in an election year, and conduct larger advocacy campaigns. Now the advocacy efforts have been taken a step further with the launch of a connected political action committee, Americans for the Arts Action Fund PAC. It is only through this member-supported PAC that the Arts Action Fund is able to raise funds for candidates. The money raised will be used to support pro-arts Federal candidates in the elections. This direct support to candidates from PAC contributions is one of the most effective ways of influencing public policy. Members of Congress know that PACs connected to membership organizations represent an activist voting constituency. Americans for the Arts Action Fund is now positioned to make a difference in public arts policy.