American Values Coalition (formal name, American Values Project) is a left-leaning advocacy organization which presents itself to Evangelical Christians as a moderate conservative alternative to the “extreme right.” 1 The group fundraises through Panorama Global, a pass-through and fiscal sponsor that has funded center- and far-left organizations, such as the LGBTQ Victory Institute. 2 3
American Values Coalition is headed by Napp Nazworth, a journalist and former editor for The Christian Post who resigned after the organization endorsed President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign in late 2019. 4 Nazworth is a contributor to the 2020 book The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump: 30 Evangelical Christians on Justice, Truth, and Moral Integrity, edited by the “social justice” activist and theologian Ronald Sider, in which he authored an essay titled, “Race-Baiter, Misogynist, and Fool.” 5 6
The coalition was co-founded by Dan Green, former communications director of Democrats for Life of America, which advocates for anti-abortion policies in the Democratic Party. Prior to that Green worked as a social media coordinator for businessman Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign and Humanity Forward, which Yang founded to advocate for a universal basic income (UBI). 7
References
- “About Us.” American Values Project. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://americanvalues.org/#about-us
- Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Panorama Global. 2020. Schedule I.
- “What We Do: Fiscal Sponsorship.” Panorama Global. Accessed March 29, 2022. https://panoramaglobal.org/what-we-do#fiscal-sponsorship
- Veronica Stracqualursi. “Ex-Christian publication editor who quit says he had ‘no other choice’ after pro-Trump editorial.” CNN. Dec. 19, 2019. Accessed Mar. 29, 2022. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/26/politics/napp-nazworth-christian-editor-trump-cnntv/index.html
- The Spiritual Danger of Donald Trump: 30 Evangelical Christians on Justice, Truth, and Moral Integrity. Ronald W. Sider, Ed. Cascade Books. 2020. https://wipfandstock.com/9781725271784/the-spiritual-danger-of-donald-trump/
- “Published Writing.” Napp Nazworth. Accessed Mar. 29, 2022. https://www.nappnazworth.com/published-writing
- LinkedIn Profile: Dan Green. Accessed Mar. 29, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-green-0a276a209/