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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | EMPOWER RETIREMENT LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('EMPOWER PAC') | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 4 | $237,831 |
| — | VAIL RESORTS EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 4 | $41,300 |
| — | BUILD OUR FUTURE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 4 | $48,555 |
| INSTITUTE FOR PORTFOLIO ALTERNATIVES | INSTITUTE FOR PORTFOLIO ALTERNATIVES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 8 | $147,188 |
| — | FIGHTING FOR MISSOURI PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 2 | $33,357 |
| THE HAWKEYE PAC | GOLDFINCH PAC | — | PAC | $20,000 | 2 | $2,081 |
| — | BLUE DISTRICT PROJECT | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 4 | $20,453 |
| — | DEFENSE DEM PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 5 | $69,600 |
| NONE | STAND FOR FREEDOM PAC | — | Super PAC | $20,000 | 1 | $1,178 |
| — | CITADEL SECURITIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CITADEL SECURITIES PAC) | — | PAC | $20,000 | 8 | $31,309 |
| — | FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $20,000 | 6 | $0 |
| NONE | CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE ACTION PAC | — | PAC | $20,000 | 6 | $22,630 |
| AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC | — | PAC | $20,000 | 11 | $24,189 |
| — | PINE GATE RENEWABLES, LLC POWER PAC | — | PAC | $20,000 | 7 | $0 |
| CALL TO SERVICE PAC | CALL TO SERVICE PAC - FEDERAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $20,000 | 6 | $10,810 |
| — | TEXAS FIRST, AMERICA ALWAYS | — | Super PAC | $20,000 | 1 | $0 |
| — | VANTEO, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $20,000 | 6 | $54,696 |
| NONE | THE AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVE | — | Super PAC | $20,000 | 1 | $5,025 |
| NONE | EVERY STATE | — | Hybrid PAC | $19,950 | 3 | $99,183 |
| SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA, INC. | SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AMERICA-PAC, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,650 | 11 | $21,432 |
| BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION | BAKERY, CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO WORKERS AND GRAIN MILLERS INTERNATIONAL UNION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,500 | 7 | $126,313 |
| CROP INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE BUREAU | CROP INSURANCE REINSURANCE BUREAU (CIRB)-PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,500 | 14 | $28,845 |
| NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL CLUB ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CLUBPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,500 | 9 | $86,156 |
| OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY | WESTFIELD FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,500 | 14 | $39,170 |
| — | MCARE (MUSLIM COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR TIGHTS & EMPOWERMENT) - FEDERAL | — | PAC | $19,500 | 5 | $37,527 |
| ADRIAN SMITH VICTORY FUND | ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $19,500 | 14 | — | |
| LANGWORTHY LEADERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY FUND | GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $19,500 | 8 | — | |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS | DRILLERSPAC, A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,500 | 13 | $88,260 |
| NONE | DEMOCRACY DEFENSE FUND | — | Hybrid PAC | $19,500 | 6 | $-99,284 |
| WAR VETERANS FUND 2024 | TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $19,500 | 9 | — | |
| RAMIREZ | ROOTED & READY PAC | — | PAC | $19,500 | 12 | $12,930 |
| — | DE COLORES PAC | — | PAC | $19,500 | 9 | $16,035 |
| ENHABIT, INC. | ENHABIT, INC. PAC (EHAB PAC) | — | PAC | $19,300 | 10 | $11,650 |
| — | KEEP STARTUPS IN AMERICA | — | PAC | $19,250 | 18 | $71,079 |
| ATI, INC. | ATI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATI-PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $83,100 |
| NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL | NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL POTATO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 10 | $29,642 |
| NONE | PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 17 | $17,816 |
| ARKEMA INC | ARKEMA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 12 | $23,247 |
| — | PRIME POLICY GROUP LLC/BURSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 14 | $58,483 |
| FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. | FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $76,520 |
| — | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $0 |
| — | TREASURE STATE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $16,410 |
| GLOBAL PAYMENTS, INC. | GLOBAL PAYMENTS, INC. PAC (GLOBAL PAYMENTS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $25,768 |
| CINTAS CORPORATION | CINTAS CORPORATION PARTNERS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 9 | $64,917 |
| — | TKO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (TKO PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $122,765 |
| — | CONSERVATIVES ORGANIZED TO ADVANCE TOMORROW'S SOLUTIONS (COATS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 7 | $127,893 |
| — | ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 5 | $61,396 |
| ALMOND ALLIANCE | ALMOND ALLIANCE PAC FEDERAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 9 | $50,391 |
| GT FARM TEAM | RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHO | House campaign | $19,000 | 13 | — | |
| MILLER | CUT THE BULL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $19,000 | 9 | $16,957 |
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.