Money
Who paid: FEC committees ranked by total committee-to-candidate contributions given. Counts and sums only.
How this money flows — and what each column means
Federal law bars corporations, unions, and nonprofits from giving candidates money out of their own treasuries. What they can do is sponsor a committee — and the committee moves the money:
- Funding organization
- The actor at the start of the flow — what the FEC calls the committee's "connected organization": the corporation, union, or association that sponsors the committee and whose employees or members fund it. When a committee has a bland name, this column says who is actually behind it. (Super PACs use the field loosely — often naming an affiliated committee instead of a sponsor; candidate committees usually name none.)
- Committee
- The FEC-registered entity that legally raises and spends. Every row in this table is one. Committees are the vehicle, not the actor.
- Party
- Self-declared at FEC registration. Candidate and party committees declare one; most PACs deliberately do not — that is the dash.
- Type
- What the committee is legally allowed to do. A regular PAC gives directly to candidates under per-election caps. A Super PAC raises unlimited money but may only spend independently — it can never hand money to a candidate. Hybrid PACs run both models from separate accounts; campaign committees belong to a single candidate.
- Total given & Recipients
- Itemized committee-to-candidate contributions in our data, and how many distinct candidates received them. Click a committee to see exactly who.
- Cash on hand
- The committee's own reported balance at the close of its last reporting period, taken from its FEC summary filing — not a total of the itemized contributions beside it. A dash means no summary filing is on file for this committee.
Full definitions in the methodology glossary.
4307 committees.
| Funding organization | Committee | Party | Type | Total given | Recipients | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 | FRIENDS OF MARIA | Senate campaign | $24,000 | 6 | — | |
| — | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAHOMECARE PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $24,000 | 7 | $23,519 |
| — | SANDLER TRAVIS AND ROSENBERG P.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $24,000 | 20 | $60,266 |
| NONE | WESCOM CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $24,000 | 4 | $231,912 |
| MISSOURI CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION | MISSOURI CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $24,000 | 7 | $41,305 |
| KILMER VICTORY FUND 2018 | PEOPLE FOR DEREK KILMER | House campaign | $24,000 | 11 | — | |
| — | BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A STRONGER TOMORROW B.O.S.T. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $24,000 | 6 | $8,243 |
| — | LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $24,000 | 20 | $168,299 | |
| — | THE AFFORDABILITY PROJECT | — | Super PAC | $24,000 | 1 | $773 |
| — | ADEIA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ADEIA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,968 | 13 | $99,806 |
| — | PARRY PAC | — | PAC | $23,800 | 9 | $19,682 |
| FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL | FLORIDA CITRUS MUTUAL POLITCAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,586 | 5 | $18,038 |
| THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. | THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 16 | $13,403 |
| WATERS | PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 7 | $26,743 |
| BURGER KING | BURGER KING FRANCHISEE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 17 | $124,283 |
| AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES MIDWIVES-PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 6 | $210,807 |
| UNITI GROUP INC. | UNITI GROUP INC. PAC (UNITI PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 9 | $161,215 |
| WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC | WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 13 | $23,256 |
| — | NANA REGIONAL CORPORATION PAC (NANAPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 8 | $144,556 |
| SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP | SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 6 | $58,746 |
| ST SHARED SERVICES LLC | ST SHARED SERVICES LLC D/B/A KEENOVA THERAPEUTICS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 10 | $244,707 |
| DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY ACTION (DMA PAC) | HONOR BOUND PAC | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 6 | $147,977 | |
| — | RELATIVITY SPACE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RELATIVITY PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 16 | $31,239 |
| HARRIS | AMERICA'S AWAKENING PAC | PAC | $23,500 | 6 | $49,921 | |
| MIZUHO AMERICAS | MIZUHO AMERICAS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (MIZUHO AMERICAS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,500 | 14 | $127,113 |
| COMMERCIAL SPACE FEDERATION | COMMERCIAL SPACE FEDERATION PAC | — | PAC | $23,500 | 9 | $19,977 |
| — | NORTH GEORGIANS FOR OUR CONSERVATIVE FUTURE PAC | — | Super PAC | $23,500 | 1 | $0 |
| MERRIN | GLASS CITY PAC | — | PAC | $23,499 | 6 | $180 |
| NONE | MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $23,460 | 3 | $4,834,401 |
| INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION | INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,300 | 6 | $18,961 |
| — | ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY PAC, INC. (AKA AKA 1908 PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,300 | 5 | $269,952 |
| — | THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIELSEN PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,250 | 18 | $74,973 |
| NATIONAL UTILITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL UTILITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION AND ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 9 | $21,277 | |
| GLOBE LIFE INC. | GLOBE LIFE INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 15 | $314,547 |
| — | GOVERN PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 13 | $329,481 | |
| — | USAGAINSTALZHEIMER'S PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 9 | $175,711 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABILITY REPRESENTATIVES | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABILITY REPRESENTATIVES PAC (NADR PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 11 | $48,830 |
| — | UCB, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 19 | $143,233 |
| TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION | FRIENDS OF TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC | $23,000 | 10 | $324,252 |
| PET FOOD INSTITUTE | PET FOOD INSTITUTE PAC (PET PAC) | — | PAC | $23,000 | 11 | $68,616 |
| — | INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $23,000 | 8 | $46,814 |
| — | CLEANCAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC PAC | — | PAC | $23,000 | 16 | $17,800 |
| KENNEDY | HEAL AMERICA | — | PAC | $23,000 | 9 | $6,578 |
| PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL 690 | PLUMBERS UNION LOCAL 690 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,800 | 4 | $1,493,251 | |
| SIG SAUER, INC. | SIG SAUER, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA 'SIG SAUER PAC') | — | PAC | $22,650 | 10 | $88,073 |
| — | DEMOCRATIC FUTURE PAC | — | Super PAC | $22,645 | 9 | $0 |
| NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE | NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,624 | 16 | $27,313 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PAC (NABH CHAMPIONS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 11 | $64,239 |
| NONE | RETAIL, WHOLESALE & DEPARTMENT STORE UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION (RWDSU COPE) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 1 | $95,851 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $22,500 | 5 | $128,790 |
Hover any column header for what it means. A dash means the committee reports nothing for that field to the FEC — most PACs report no party. "Super PAC" committees raise unlimited money for independent spending but cannot give to candidates directly. Definitions live in the methodology glossary.
Source: FEC bulk data (committee-to-candidate contributions).
Top lobbying registrants
Lobbying firms ranked by total reported lobbying spend, grouped by registrant. These figures come from filings made under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) — the 1995 law that requires paid lobbyists to file public quarterly reports naming their client, the issues (often specific bills) they lobbied on, and their total spend for the quarter (glossary). Campaign money and lobbying spend are separate channels: the committees above are FEC campaign contributions (money to candidates); the registrants below are lobbying income/spend (money to influence legislation). This platform does not yet link an FEC committee to a lobbying registrant — entity resolution to bridge the two is not built, so read neither total as flowing into the other.
Honesty note: each amount is a gross sum of per-quarter lump sums a registrant reported (roadmap §3.2). The filings name which bills were lobbied on, but never how much of the money went to any one bill, and never whether the filer supported or opposed it.
Source: Senate LDA filings.