Proteus Fund founder Meg Gage started the Piper Fund in 1997, with the intention of increasing government control over election-related speech. The Piper Action Fund is the advocacy and lobbying arm of the Piper Fund, which is hosted by the PAL’s 501(c)(3) “sister” nonprofit Proteus Fund.īoth the Piper Action Fund and Piper Fund advocate for center-left campaign finance reform policies and were among Proteus Fund’s first “donor collaboratives.” Their efforts have been heavily funded by the Voqal Fund, a center-left communications funder. Piper Action FundĪlso see Piper Action Fund (Nonprofit Project) Like its 501(c)(3) counterpart, the Proteus Fund, PAL manages a number of fiscally sponsored “donor collaboratives” focused on different issue areas. 3Īccording to its filing documents with Massachusetts, PAL’s original board of directors consisted of Proteus Fund founder Margaret “Meg” Gage, Donna Edwards, and Michael Caudell-Feagan. 2 In December 2003, PAL was certified to operate in Massachusetts. in December 2002, but is physically headquartered in Amherst, Massachusetts alongside its 501(c)(3) “sister” nonprofit, the Proteus Fund. The Proteus Action League was formed in Washington, D.C. PAL supports and opposes specific legislation and referenda regarding the death penalty, campaign financing, the LGBT interests, and other issues in which the Proteus Fund is actively involved. The Proteus Action League (PAL) is the 501(c)(4) lobbying and advocacy arm of the Proteus Fund.

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