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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GREAT RIVER ENERGY ACTION TEAM (GREAT) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 5 | $25,325 |
| — | GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (GOLD PAC) | — | PAC | $8,500 | 7 | $90,440 |
| — | EQUALITY CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 4 | $3,261 |
| — | DEFENDING AMERICA'S VALUES EVERYWHERE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 3 | $5,482 |
| PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 36 | PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 36 FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 2 | $59,493 |
| — | COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 3 | $137,202 |
| CLOUD VICTORY FUND | CLOUD FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,500 | 5 | — | |
| — | COMMANDER ZINKE LEADERSHIP FUND | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 3 | $1,827,786 | |
| — | THE LAWTON FORT SILL FIRES PATRIOTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $8,500 | 4 | $38,089 |
| — | TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC, DBA CATTLE RAISERS FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC | $8,500 | 2 | $124,925 |
| LANGWORTHY CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY COMMITTEE | LANGWORTHY FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,500 | 3 | — | |
| — | WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABTEC PAC) | — | PAC | $8,500 | 4 | $47,546 |
| NONE | ENERGIZED FOR CHANGE FEDERAL PAC | Hybrid PAC | $8,500 | 6 | $224,572 | |
| — | ELIZABETH ANDERSON FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,500 | 5 | — | |
| — | CINCINNATI BELL INC. (DBA ALTAFIBER) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,500 | 8 | $32,417 |
| NONE | STAND UP PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $8,500 | 7 | $211,016 |
| OKLO INC. | OKLO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $8,500 | 3 | $48,093 |
| — | MEET THE MOMENT PAC | PAC | $8,500 | 3 | $65,536 | |
| NONE | ACCOUNTABLE CARE PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $8,500 | 5 | $21,746 |
| LAUF | DEFENSE OF FREEDOM | — | PAC | $8,500 | 2 | $23,033 |
| — | CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $8,500 | 4 | $13,236 |
| NEHLS VICTORY | NOW ELECTING HONEST LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE PAC | — | PAC | $8,345 | 3 | $77,188 |
| — | AQUI ESTAMOS PAC | PAC | $8,332 | 4 | $5,813 | |
| — | NRRC | — | Super PAC | $8,315 | 1 | $0 |
| JERSEY FREEDOM COALITION | LAMONICA MCIVER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,300 | 6 | — | |
| TEAM MONICA VICTORY | MONICA FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,258 | 3 | — | |
| CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS | CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,250 | 7 | $162,671 |
| NONE | ORRICK PAC | — | PAC | $8,250 | 4 | $22,868 |
| NONE | PEOPLE POWER PENNSYLVANIA | Super PAC | $8,217 | 3 | $299,515 | |
| — | THE SIX PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,172 | 4 | $16,864 | |
| NONE | COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 9 | $21,970 |
| — | PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 4 | $20,042 |
| NONE | CONGRESSMAN BART GORDON COMMITTEE | House campaign | $8,000 | 8 | — | |
| NONE | VSS&P FEDPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 4 | $65,696 |
| — | LOS ANGELES COUNTY LINCOLN CLUB | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 3 | $1,918 |
| CBAI | COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS FEDPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 8 | $37,255 |
| — | TAX CUTS & JOBS PAC | PAC | $8,000 | 6 | $103,208 | |
| NONE | IRISH AMERICAN DEMOCRATS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 6 | $71,618 |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 5 | $89,999 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SPECIALISTS | SPINE PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPINE SPECIALISTS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 3 | $77,826 |
| HINMAN STRAUB, PC | HINMAN STRAUB PAC (STATE STREET ASSOCIATES PAC) | — | PAC | $8,000 | 3 | $-831 |
| NONE | BUTLER SNOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 9 | $49,139 |
| SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $8,000 | 5 | $19,073 |
| — | COMMONWEALTH PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 7 | $0 |
| — | EXCELSIOR PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 6 | $34,610 |
| 2025 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE | JONI FOR IOWA | Senate campaign | $8,000 | 2 | — | |
| PALMER VICTORY COMMITTEE | GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 5 | — | |
| NONE | BRENDA LAWRENCE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 4 | — | |
| NONE | AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE | Senate campaign | $8,000 | 2 | — | |
| NONE | CHUY GARCIA FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 8 | — |
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.