The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund (GCV Action Fund; sometimes GCVictory Action Fund) is an environmentalist super PAC based in Georgia that endorses and funds candidates that run on “climate justice” platforms. It is known for engaging in dramatic rhetoric, such as claiming that there is a “climate crisis unfolding” in Georgia. ^{1 2}

It acts as the electoral counterpart to the 501(c)(4) Georgia Conservation Voters and the 501(c)(3) Georgia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. ^{1 3} Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund and its sister groups are state affiliates of the national League of Conservation Voters (LCV), a left-of-center voter mobilization organization. ⁴

Background

The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund is an environmentalist super PAC that describes itself as a vehicle to support “candidates we trust to do the right thing for people and the planet.” It is based in Georgia and endorses and funds candidates that run on “climate justice” platforms. It is known for engaging in dramatic rhetoric, such as claiming that there is a “climate crisis unfolding” in Georgia. ^{1 2 3}

The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund is mentioned in the 2024 tax return of Georgia Conservation Voters as a lobbying group to which the latter made a payment of $70,000 to that tax year. On that same tax return, it is also identified as a related tax-exempt organization of GCV’s, and it was said to be legally domiciled in Georgia. ^{5 6 7}

As of 2026, the Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund was registered to a mailing address in Atlanta, Georgia, with Alexis Geenblatt being both its treasurer and chairperson. It was registered in the Georgia State Ethics Commission system. ⁸

Affiliations

The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund acts as the electoral counterpart to the 501(c)(4) Georgia Conservation Voters and the 501(c)(3) Georgia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. ^{1 3}

The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund and its sister groups are state affiliates of the national League of Conservation Voters, a left-of-center voter mobilization organization. ⁴

Endorsements

The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund regularly endorses candidates in Georgia elections, typically those that are dedicated to climate justice policies and various environmental efforts. In 2025, it endorsed candidates running for city council, mayor, county commissioner, and public service commission. Out of the 25 candidates it endorsed, 13 won their respective races. ⁹

Funding

In 2024, the Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund received at least $165,000 from Georgia Conservation Voters, $25,000 from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, $100,000 from Movement Voter PAC Georgia, $1,000 from Commissioner candidate Robert Jones, $1,000 from Clean Energy Works founder Holmes Hummel, $1,200 from Joseph Binns, $3,220 from Ontario Smith, and $500 from environmental consultant Susan S. Boren of NatureBridge. ^{10 11}

Spending

In 2008, the Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund spent $54,052 on behalf of Jim Powell, a statewide candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission who was praised by former President Jimmy Carter for “his knowledge of the issues” and his “forward-thinking approach we need.” He led the first round of the election but failed to break the 50 percent threshold required by state law and lost the subsequent runoff. Powell went on to serve as the Federal Representative to the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) for the Obama administration. ^{12 13}

In 2024, the GCV Action Fund spent about $33,500 on services provided by Corsair Communications, an advertising campaign firm for regulated industries, and spent another $68,800 on the same firm that year in the form of independent expenditures. That year, it also spent about $195,000 on Strategic Media Advisors LLC, a brand consultation and media firm. ^{14 15 16}

In November 2025, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) published a roundup of all the elections its state affiliates had engaged in, which included a section on the Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund and its campaign for two commissioners for the Georgia Public Service Commission, which was reportedly the largest campaign in the Action Fund’s history. According to the LCV, Georgians had been charged rate hikes on their utility bills in the period leading up to the election; consequently, the incumbents lost their races to the new, left-of-center, environmentalist candidates that the GCV Action Fund had championed. ^{4 3}

GCV-backed Democratic candidates Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson were voted in by 25 percent margins to replace two out of the five regulators on the state Public Service Commission, all of whom were Republicans. The GCV Action Fund spent over $2.2 million on these candidates, which it claimed was more than it had invested in any race in its history. Its expenditures covered ads, billboards, webpages, direct mailings, and collaborative efforts with other groups to persuade some two million voters. After his victory, Commissioner-elect Peter Hubbard wrote: “We’ve got a lot of hard work to do: we’ve got to address climate change, we’ve got to lower people’s power bills, we’ve got to make new businesses coming to the state, like data centers, pay their fair share.” ⁴

Rather than make an environmental case, the GCV Action Fund’s messaging largely concerned affordability: in ad spots titled “$500,” “Wallet,” and “No Accident,” the group routinely reminded Georgians that they were spending more than $500 extra per year due to Republican then-Commissioners Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson, whom the group claimed voted to raise rates “at least 10 times” during their terms. Its campaign website, “TheyRaisedYourBill.com,” detailed these price hikes and alleged that the incumbents were being paid to do the bidding of utility companies and business interests. ³

1. “Georgia Conservation Voters.” Action Network. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://actionnetwork.org/groups/georgia-conservation-voters.
2. “PAC – Georgia Conservation Voters.” GCVoters. Accessed March 9, 2026. https://gcvoters.org/pac/.
3. “GCV Action Fund Launches Over $2.2 Million Campaign Reminding Voters That PSC Incumbents Raised Utility Bills, While Challengers are Committed to Lowering Costs.” Georgia Conservation Voters, October 27, 2025. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://gcvoters.org/blog/2025/10/27/gcv-action-fund-launches-over-2-2-million-campaign-reminding-voters-that-psc-incumbents-raised-utility-bills-while-challengers-are-committed-to-lowering-costs/.
4. “Top 5 Stories Worth Reading – November 2025.” League of Conservation Voters, November 21, 2025. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.lcv.org/blog/top-5-stories-worth-reading-november-2025/.
5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Conservation Voters (Federation of State Conservation Voters Leagues Inc). 2024. Schedule C. Part I-C: Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).
6. “Tax Exempt Organization Search.” Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Accessed March 8, 2026. https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/.
7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Georgia Conservation Voters (Federation of State Conservation Voters Leagues Inc). 2024. Schedule R. Part II – Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations.
8. “Financial Disclosure: Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund.” Georgia State Ethics Commission. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://peachfile.ethics.ga.gov/public/cf/candidateprofile.
9. “Endorsements.” Georgia Conservation Voters. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://gcvoters.org/endorsements/.
10. “Financial Disclosure – Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund (Contributions).” Georgia Campaign Finance System. Accessed March 9, 2026. https://recordsearch.ethics.ga.gov/public/cf/candidateprofile.
11. “Susan S. Boren.” NatureBridge. Accessed March 9, 2026. https://naturebridge.org/node/51.
12. “Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report.” Georgia State Ethics Commission, January 8, 2009. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://media.ethics.ga.gov/Search/Campaign/Campaign_ReportOptions.aspx?NameID=4176&FilerID=NC2008000115&CDRID=20488. Search: https://media.ethics.ga.gov/Search/Campaign/Campaign_ByName.aspx.
13. “Jim Powell.” Norava. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://norava.com/our-consultants/jim-powell/.
14. “Financial Disclosure – Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund (Expenditures).” Georgia Campaign Finance System. Accessed March 9, 2026. https://recordsearch.ethics.ga.gov/public/cf/candidateprofile.
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