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:

Organization Committee Candidates
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
AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION PAC AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,500 6 $21,363
VIEMED, INC. PAC PAC $15,500 6 $23,194
THE MPIRE STRIKES PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,500 7 $85,661
NONE DEFENSE NOW PAC Hybrid PAC $15,500 4 $8,928
AMO AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PAC PAC $15,500 12 $50,640
REVVITY, INC. REVVITY INC. PAC (REVVITY PAC) PAC $15,500 9 $30,328
NONE ANTI-ZIONIST AMERICA PAC Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $15,500 6 $53,752
SUNKIST GROWERS, INC. PAC - FEDERAL PAC (multicandidate) $15,467 5 $14,069
SQUARE ONE POLITICS Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $15,412 10 $25,021
THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $15,300 11 $14,483
NONE CALIFORNIA CANNING PEACH ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA PEACH -PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $15,200 6 $33,652
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. MAIN STREET BANKERS PAC) NNE PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $272,300
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE NY REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Republican Party committee (qualified) $15,000 2 $1,629,538
IDACORP, INC. IDA-PAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IDACORP, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $128,371
NONE TTX PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 4 $558,551
MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY FEDERAL PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $54,668
OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC-AGRICULTURE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT PAC (OFBF-AGGPAC) PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 8 $650,031
A DUDA & SONS, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A DUDA & SONS, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 4 $32,173
NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS FED VPAF (NYS LOCAL 138 138A & 138B INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND - FEDERAL PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 1 $22,441
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES 504PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $109,186
COMPTEL PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 7 $-84
PRAIRIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 4 $9,472
COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS LOCAL 1 AFSA AFL-CIO COUNCIL OF SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS LOCAL 1 AFSA AFL-CIO PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 2 $401,316
DUNCAN ROAD TO VICTORY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 12 $130,971
RPM INTERNATIONAL INC. MANUFACTURING IN AMERICA PAC, DBA RPM MANUFACTURING IN AMERICA PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $282,734
BRAVE PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 2 $59,692
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 57 POLITICAL ACTION FUND PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 2 $137,548
SELF-INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (SELF-INSURANCE PAC) SELF-INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. PAC (SELF-INSURANCE PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 7 $116,854
WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED WYNN RESORTS LIMITED INITIATIVE FOR PUBLIC POLICY PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $123,794
JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $15,000 11
ATHENA PAC PAC $15,000 15 $25,714
AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY PAC Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 2 $2,131,489
PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 598 PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 598 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PIPE TRADES 598 PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 2 $802,219
LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY, GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 2 $61,389
BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $15,000 14
LUMEXA IMAGING, INC. LUMEXA IMAGING PAC PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 1 $65,100
CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES LLC CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES LLC PAC PAC $15,000 3 $4,693
CURA STRATEGIES CURA STRATEGIES PAC PAC $15,000 6 $10,815
BLUEGRASS COMMITTEE MAKING INVESTMENTS TOWARD CONSERVATIVE HEROES PAC PAC $15,000 3 $3,914
HONOR BOUND PAC DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY ACTION (DMA PAC) Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) $15,000 3 $254,963
CASAR OUR FIGHT OUR FUTURE PAC $15,000 12 $5,800
NONE DIAMOND PAC PAC $15,000 5 $1,082
HUMANETICS CORPORATION HUMANETICS CORPORATION PAC PAC $15,000 3 $4,840
MOTIVATE MCGOWAN FOR IOWA Republican House campaign $15,000 8
NONE PEACE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LEADERSHIP PAC Hybrid PAC $15,000 3 $33,506
MODSQUAD ACTION Independent-expenditure filer $15,000 1 $0
NONE MAKE THE ROAD ACTION POLITICAL COMMITTEE Super PAC $14,960 1 $374,410
MONTANA WAY Hybrid PAC $14,943 1 $0
PAVC PAC Super PAC $14,700 1 $113,278
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION BIPARTISAN PAC (BNY BIPAC) Unknown PAC (multicandidate) $14,500 4 $233,002

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.

Registrant (lobbying firm)Total reportedClientsBill mentionsFilings
BALLARD PARTNERS $63,920,000 369 12 764
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $56,450,000 1 1077 3
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $43,115,000 364 36 777
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP $42,280,000 378 363 780
LOC COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION $40,000,000 1 24 2
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD $35,930,000 321 250 655
MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC $32,010,000 186 49 375
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $31,530,000 376 338 784
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS $30,040,000 1 160 2
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP $28,400,000 341 479 711
CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS $25,950,000 135 15 299
INVARIANT LLC $24,840,000 214 359 432
CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC $22,587,558 158 0 340
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $21,583,000 1 554 4
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $19,570,000 1 136 2
THORN RUN PARTNERS $19,490,000 266 155 557
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. $16,020,000 184 194 376
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC $15,440,000 177 769 367
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY $14,840,000 1 35 2
THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE, INC. $14,540,000 1 18 2

Source: Senate LDA filings.