Defunct
The Voluntary Gas Tax project operated from 2001 to 2006. In 2007 we shut down the project. We've left the old web pages posted here just for the historical record.
If you would like to contact me about this site, my e-mail address is posted on my homepage.
We fund non-profits working on issues related to vehicle use and climate change.
Gas tax members can nominate new organizations anytime. To nomination organizations
in any of the following categories, or in a new category, just
send e-mail.
Members of VGT decide annually which organizations will receive funding, and what proportion each will receive.
Taxes collected in past years went to the organizations listed below.
Carbon abatement
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Nature Conservancy works with communities and public and private agencies to develop conservation programs around the world, identifying and protecting the most threatened plants, animals and natural communities
- Plant-it 2020
- Founded in 1992 by John Denver, Plant-it 2020 is dedicated to properly planting, maintaining and protecting as many indigenous trees as possible worldwide
- Trees for the Future
- Trees for the Future promotes and supports sustainable land use by planting trees in cooperation with local people in communities around the world by providing seeds, guidelines and onsite supervision
Fuel Efficiency
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to create a more secure, prosperous, and life-sustaining world. Nominated for its work on Hypercars.
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens promoting resarch, policy development and citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. Nominated for its work on Clean Vehicles.
Human Powered Transportation
- International Bicycle Fund
- The International Bicycle Fund focuses on non-motorized urban planning, economic development, bike safety education, responsible travel and cycle tourism, and cross-cultural education programs
Land Use and Urban Planning
- Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy promotes environmentally sustainable and equitable transportation policies and projects worldwide
- Greenbelt Alliance
- The Greenbelt Alliance is dedicated to protecting the San Francisco Bay Area's Greenbelt of open space. Greenbelt Alliance has helped save more than 600,000 acres of Greenbelt lands
General
- Northwest Earth Institute
- NWEI programs encourage participants to explore their values, attitudes, and actions through discussion with other people.
Alternatives to Fossil Fuel
- We weren't able to find a good candidate for funding. We're looking for a non-profit working on developing and promoting alternatives to fossil fuels. If you have any suggestions,
send e-mail.Public Transit
- We weren't able to find a good candidate for funding. We're looking for a non-profit supporting public transit. If you have any suggestions,
send e-mail.