Liberty Initiative Fund
| Liberty Initiative Fund | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Fairfax, Virginia |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Affiliation: | Nonpartisan |
| Top official: | Paul Jacob |
| Year founded: | 2012 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Liberty Initiative Fund is a national advocacy group based in Virginia. This group is dedicated to supporting implementation of term limits and government pension changes, mostly through initiative and referendum processes. The president of the Liberty Initiative Fund is Paul Jacob.[1]
Background
According to Jacob, the Liberty Initiative Fund started in 2012 "to put measures on the ballot that will expand and protect individual freedom, economic freedom, and that will hold government accountable." It has been involved in measures across Colorado, Washington, Arkansas, North Dakota, Montana, Arizona and Nevada. Jacob also said, "We’re relatively a pretty small player, but we think that’s going to change, and change rapidly."[2]
Leadership
As of December 2025, the president of Liberty Initiative Fund was Paul Jacob.
Work and activities
Michigan Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2026)
In October 2025, Bridge Michigan reported that Liberty Initiative Fund donated $275,000 to the committee that supported this ballot measure.[3]
City of Tucson Pension Reform Initiative (November 2013)
The Liberty initiative fund provided $45,000 in support of a pension reform initiative effort in Tucson, AZ.[4]
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Liberty Initiative Fund's revenues and expenses from 2013 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $1,091,500 | $979,760 |
| 2014 | $666,000 | $542,865 |
| 2015 | $32,695 | $210,636 |
| 2016 | $486,854 | $219,330 |
| 2017 | $281,330 | $21,321 |
| 2018 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — |
| 2020 | $901,868 | $812,960 |
| 2021 | $3,241,019 | $2,141,525 |
| 2022 | $2,267,074 | $5,209,973 |
| 2023 | $3,086,123 | $1,830,414 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Petitions to change city's pension system are filed," July 2, 2013
- ↑ California Watch, "Libertarians fight business-labor coalition on term limits," May 23, 2013
- ↑ Bridge Michigan, "Who’s funding Michigan ballot campaigns? Dark money flows from out of state," October 28, 2025
- ↑ Arizona Daily Star, "Pension reform group spends $90,000-plus on petitions," July 11, 2013
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