Piper Fund was established in 1997 as a funder collaborative to support the growing movement of campaign finance reform efforts at the state level. Over its 10 year history, Piper has supported some of the most innovative efforts to secure comprehensive reform including the Connecticut Clean Elections victory in 2005, flagship state-wide programs in Arizona and Maine and successful efforts to secure Clean Elections programs for discrete sets of offices in states around the country.

Piper Fund is rooted in the belief that comprehensive campaign finance reform is a cornerstone in the struggle to redeem and enlarge our democracy. Fueled by a strong collaboration of foundations and individual donors, Piper’s grant program expands the reach of campaign finance reform in states by supporting and disseminating research, facilitating technical assistance for advocates, and moving needed financial resources to the field. The resulting breakthroughs at the state level hold forth the promise of opening up campaigns to new and diverse voices and to altering the country's political equation on almost every substantive issue that matters in people's lives.