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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLICY OVER PARTY | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 324 NATIONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES COMM. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 5 | $742,384 |
| KUTAK ROCK LLP | KUTAK ROCK LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 10 | $107,739 |
| DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. | EMPLOYEES OF DUPONT PAC - DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 8 | $113,349 |
| RICELAND FOODS, INC. | RICELAND FOODS, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 12 | $22,490 |
| — | PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS, INC. GOVERNANCE FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 12 | $151,918 |
| FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC | FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 7 | $706,872 |
| HEXCEL CORPORATION | HEXCEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 4 | $23,710 |
| GENTEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE | GENTEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 2 | $42,534 |
| NONE | PODER PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 4 | $146,352 |
| — | COTERRA ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 8 | $0 |
| — | AKSM UROLOGY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'AKSM UROLOGY PAC' | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 11 | $346,306 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAILER MANUFACTURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE | — | PAC | $17,500 | 15 | $36,027 |
| F.N.B. CORPORATION | F.N.B. CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 4 | $203,787 |
| MODA, INC. | MODA, INC. PAC | — | PAC | $17,500 | 12 | $37,658 |
| — | ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION FUND | — | PAC | $17,500 | 7 | $5,955 |
| ACORN GROWTH COMPANIES, LLC | ACORN GROWTH COMPANIES, LLC PAC | — | PAC | $17,500 | 5 | $17,379 |
| TEAM MOORE JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $17,500 | 9 | — | |
| — | BIPARTISAN CLIMATE FUND | — | Hybrid PAC | $17,500 | 9 | $69 |
| — | CACHE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,500 | 3 | $12,266 |
| BALINT | COURAGE PAC | — | PAC | $17,500 | 7 | $16,630 |
| — | ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC | — | PAC | $17,500 | 14 | $14,364 |
| THE SCOULAR COMPANY | THE SCOULAR COMPANY PAC (SCOULAR PAC) | — | PAC | $17,500 | 5 | $12,621 |
| BUCKHOUT | FIGHTING FIRST | — | PAC | $17,500 | 5 | $7,653 |
| — | THE AI POLICY NETWORK INC AIPN PAC INC | — | PAC | $17,450 | 8 | $60,610 |
| — | NORTH CAROLINA CONSERVATIVE FUND | — | Super PAC | $17,338 | 1 | $0 |
| ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS | ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTIVE LETTER CARRIERS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,250 | 21 | $45,390 |
| NONE | A BETTER MAJORITY PAC | — | Super PAC | $17,156 | 1 | $627 |
| INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE | INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE PAC ('IPC PAC') | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,100 | 6 | $17,814 |
| — | NATIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 11 | $198,429 | |
| NONE | CITYPAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 9 | $31,663 | |
| HEINEKEN USA INC. | HEINEKEN USA INC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 17 | $74,303 |
| NONE | PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 4 | $47,012 |
| — | LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SANDS PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 5 | $66,237 |
| BLESSEY MARINE SERVICE INC | BLESSEY MARINE SERVICE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 11 | $25,874 |
| — | SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 16 | $22,509 |
| — | PATHWARD, N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 6 | $100,015 |
| NEW LEAF ENERGY, INC. | NEW LEAF ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEW LEAF ENERGY PAC) | — | PAC | $17,000 | 12 | $26,301 |
| MIKE GARCIA VICTORY FUND | GET AMERICA RIGHT: COMMUNITY IN ACTION | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $17,000 | 3 | $51,748 |
| OLSZEWSKI | O PAC | — | PAC | $17,000 | 17 | $44,450 |
| — | FIRST FIVE ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FIRST FIVE ACTION PAC) | — | PAC | $17,000 | 16 | $5,993 |
| — | 603 PAC | — | PAC | $17,000 | 3 | $83,155 |
| DE LA CRUZ | ZORROPAC | — | PAC | $17,000 | 5 | $6,472 |
| THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND | THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $16,966 | 8 | $49,805 |
| CARTER | CONSERVATIVE & REPUBLICAN TOGETHER EQUALS RESULTS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $16,900 | 5 | $32,456 |
| — | BLUE DEMOCRACY NETWORK | — | Super PAC | $16,720 | 11 | $0 |
| SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION | SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $16,702 | 14 | $280,354 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $16,600 | 8 | $888,121 |
| NONE | COURAGEOUS CONSERVATIVES PAC | — | Super PAC | $16,550 | 1 | $85,719 |
| NEAL VICTORY FUND | RICHARD E NEAL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | House campaign | $16,500 | 8 | — | |
| — | TEXAS RICE PRODUCERS' LEGISLATIVE GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $16,500 | 7 | $59,482 |
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.