about us
The Arts Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit membership organization created by Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization for advancing arts in America. Launched on October 4, 2004, it seeks to engage citizens in education and advocacy in support of the arts and arts education. The Arts Action Fund’s goal is to enlist and mobilize 100,000 citizen activists who will help ensure that arts-friendly public policies are adopted at the Federal, state, and local levels, and public and private resources are maximized.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.
Americans for the Arts is headquartered in Washington, DC, and New York, and includes more than 5,000 organizational and individual members and stakeholders across the country. With more than 40 years of service, Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Americans for the Arts and its new Arts Action Fund are governed by separate boards of directors. To help us promote our advocacy message, we are pleased to work with a distinguished committee of artists representing diverse disciplines.
