Tobacco Free Mass is a privately-funded coalition that advocates for funding and policies that support tobacco prevention and reduction of the public's exposure to secondhand smoke. TFM was formed in 1991 to pass Question One, which raised the state's tobacco excise tax to fund in part the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program and other public health initiatives. The Coalition has remained active by advocating for funding and policies to reduce death and disease caused by tobacco use. Tobacco Free Mass carries out its mission with the help of more than fifty member organizations and 10,000 grassroots advocates from across the state.