North Fund

North Fund
Basic facts
Location:	Washington D.C.
Type:	501(c)(4)

North Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that has contributed to several ballot measure campaigns, including New Approach Montana in support of Montana I-190 (2020) and Missourians for Healthcare in support of Medicaid expansion in Missouri. As of August 2025, the North Fund's website said it "supports social impact initiatives and campaigns to create a more just, fair, and equitable society."

North Fund has taken a stance on at least ten ballot measures between 2020 and 2022.

In 2022, North Fund opposed the Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment. The measure was defeated.

Background

As of August 2025, the North Fund's website said its goal is to support "innovative social entrepreneurship, educational initiatives, and advocacy campaigns that lift up communities and create real and lasting change."

Politico reported in 2024 that North Fund is managed by Arabella Advisors.

Leadership

As of 2024, the group's president and chair was Jim Gerstein.

Work and activities

Political activity

North Fund's filings with the Internal Revenue Service showed it dispersed over $25 million in grants during the 2023 tax year. That includes $5,425,000 in giving to Sixteen Thirty Fund, $2 million in giving to Advance American Democracy, whose website said its mission is to "protect the sanctity of democracy," and $1,750,000 in giving to Run for Something Action Fund, whose website says its goal is to "recruit and support young, diverse progressives to run for down-ballot races."

Ballot measure activity

Between 2020 and 2023, North Fund took a position on at least 10 ballot measures in six states.

Overview of ballot measure support and opposition

The following table details the North Fund's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for the North Fund
Ballot measure	Year	Position	Status
Ohio Issue 1, 60% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments Measure	2023	Opposed	d Defeated
Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment	2022	Opposed	dDefeated
Colorado Proposition 118, Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative	2020	Supported	aApproved
Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative	2020	Opposed	dDefeated
Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative	2020	Opposed	dDefeated
Montana I-190, Marijuana Legalization Initiative	2020	Supported	aApproved
Montana CI-118, Allow for a Legal Age for Marijuana Amendment	2020	Supported	aApproved
Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment	2020	Opposed	aApproved
Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative	2020	Supported	aApproved
Arkansas Issue 4, Redistricting Commission Amendment	2020	Supported	Not on the ballot

Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (August 2022)

See also: Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (August 2022)

The Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment was designed to state that nothing in the state constitution creates a right to abortion or requires government funding for abortion, and to state that the legislature has the authority to pass laws regarding abortion. North Fund contributed $535,000 to the opposition campaign of the measure.

Colorado Proposition 118, Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative (2020)

See also: Colorado Proposition 118, Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative (2020)

Colorado Proposition 118 was designed to establish a paid family and medical leave program in Colorado to provide 12 weeks (up to 16 weeks in certain cases) of paid leave (with a maximum benefit of $1,100 per week) funded through a payroll tax to be paid for by employers and employees in a 50/50 split. The North Fund contributed at least $2.1 million in support of the measure.

Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (2020)

See also: Colorado Proposition 115, 22-Week Abortion Ban Initiative (2020)

Colorado Proposition 115 was designed to prohibit abortions in Colorado after a fetus reaches 22-weeks gestational age as calculated from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. The North Fund contributed at least $1 million to the opposition campaign.

Montana I-190 and CI-118, Marijuana Legalization Initiatives (2020)

See also: Montana I-190, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2020) and Montana CI-118, Allow for a Legal Age for Marijuana Amendment (2020)

Together, Montana I-190 and CI-118 legalized, taxed, and regulated recreational marijuana. The North Fund contributed at least $4.8 million to New Approach Montana, the campaign sponsoring the initiatives.

Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment (2020)

See also: Missouri Amendment 3, Redistricting Process and Criteria, Lobbying, and Campaign Finance Amendment (2020)

Missouri Amendment 3 eliminated the nonpartisan state demographer and returned to the use a bipartisan commission appointed by the governor for legislative redistricting; altered the criteria used to draw district maps; changed the threshold of lobbyists' gifts from $5 to $0; and lowered the campaign contribution limit for state senate campaigns from $2,500 to $2,400. As of October 2020, the North Fund contributed $1.2 million to the opposition campaign.

Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (August 2020)

See also: Missouri Amendment 2, Medicaid Expansion Initiative (August 2020)

Missouri Amendment 2 expanded Medicaid eligibility in Missouri to adults that are between the ages of 19 and 65 whose income is 138% of the federal poverty level or below. The North Fund contributed $2.6 million to the support campaign.

Arkansas Issue 4, Redistricting Commission Amendment (2020)

See also: Arkansas Issue 4, Redistricting Commission Amendment (2020)

Arkansas Issue 4 would have created the Citizens' Redistricting Commission for state legislative and congressional redistricting. It was blocked from the ballot by the Arkansas Supreme Court. The North Fund contributed $85,000 to the campaign in support of the measure.

Notable endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable ballot measure endorsements by North Fund

Measure	Position	Outcome
Ohio Issue 1, 60% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments Measure (2023)  source 1  source 2  source 3	Oppose	Defeated

Finances

The following is a breakdown of North Fund's revenues and expenses for the 2019 to 2022 tax years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

Annual revenue and expenses for North Fund, 2019–2022

Tax Year	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2022	$46,878,965	$44,232,686
2021	$42,926,545	$33,387,269
2020	$66,608,974	$48,780,510
2019	$9,351,304	$1,862,416

See also

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