The Green Initiative Fund is a student fee referendum, meaning that it is vote on by UC Berkeley students, who approve to fund it for a set amount of time. TGIF was first vote and approved by the student body in 2007. In 2016, the UC Berkeley student body voted to continue TGIF for another 10 years, after which, students will have to vote to either end or continue the TGIF program.
TGIF is in the process of submitting a third referendum, which will appear on the 2025 ASUC/GA ballot. Students will vote on whether to continue funding TGIF for another 10 years (until Spring 2036).