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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOVEVOLVE | GOVEVOLVE PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 3 | $17,594 |
| TORRES VICTORY FUND | TORRES FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 2 | — | |
| NONE | SARA GIDEON FOR MAINE | Senate campaign | $8,000 | 3 | — | |
| ARTHRITIS KNEE PAIN CENTERS, LLC | ARTHRITIS KNEE PAIN CENTERS, LLC OSTEOARTHRITIS RELIEF PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 2 | $16,778 |
| TEXAS RELOADED | TEXANS FOR MORGAN LUTTRELL | House campaign | $8,000 | 4 | — | |
| RECLAIM THE SENATE 2022 (RTS 2022) | LAXALT FOR SENATE | Senate campaign | $8,000 | 2 | — | |
| DUARTE VICTORY FUND | JOHN DUARTE FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 3 | — | |
| — | ALL AMERICAN PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 3 | $11,441 |
| — | TRIDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $8,000 | 3 | $36,547 |
| SCHIFF VINDMAN VICTORY FUND | VINDMAN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 4 | — | |
| KEVIN MULLIN | GOLDEN STATE DEMOCRACY PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 4 | $12,151 |
| — | APP BIG FAMILY PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 7 | $3,313 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWER ERECTORS | NATE TOWER PAC OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWER ERECTORS | — | PAC | $8,000 | 4 | $16,659 |
| JESSICA STEINMANN VICTORY FUND | JESSICA STEINMANN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $8,000 | 7 | — | |
| OBERACKER VICTORY | PETER FOR NY INC | House campaign | $8,000 | 2 | — | |
| — | DONT GIVE UP THE SHIP PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 7 | $31,170 |
| NONE | STRONG FLOOR NO CEILING ACTION PAC | — | PAC | $8,000 | 5 | $6,403 |
| DNC SERVICES CORPORATION / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Party committee (qualified) | $7,779 | 5 | $388,304 | |
| — | ASSURANT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,750 | 4 | $76,488 |
| — | PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,750 | 1 | $3,641 |
| — | FUTURE THAT WORKS 4 EVERYONE PAC | — | Super PAC | $7,600 | 1 | $0 |
| THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. | BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 2 | $249,348 | |
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC. | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPS-PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 1 | $67,921 | |
| CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. | CIGAR-PAC (CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 2 | $4,838 |
| GREYHOUND LINES, INC. | GREYHOUND LINES, INC., FLIX NORTH AMERICA INC. AND FLIXBUS INC.POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 6 | $26,995 |
| — | MILLER & CHEVALIER CHARTERED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MILLER & CHEVALIER PAC') | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 8 | $166,397 |
| — | FAMILY-PAC FEDERAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 6 | $2,192 |
| — | REDWINGMCPAC | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 6 | $141,052 | |
| — | GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 2 | $206,659 |
| — | NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (NOIA) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 6 | $53,385 |
| WAKE EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PA | WAKE EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PA PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 3 | $19,969 |
| NONE | NATIONAL INSTALLMENT LENDERS ASSOCIATION PAC (NILA PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 2 | $25,885 |
| — | MUNICH AMERICAN REASSURANCE COMPANY | — | PAC | $7,500 | 3 | $12,917 |
| NONE | HEALTH PAL | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 3 | $112,957 |
| — | PROTECT SENIORS NOW | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 4 | $12,509 |
| JERSEY FREEDOM COALITION | BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $7,500 | 7 | — | |
| NONE | CAPA21- FEDERAL | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 4 | $83,679 |
| HEALTH AGENTS OF AMERICA PAC-HAFA-PAC | HEALTH AGENTS OF AMERICA PAC-HAFA-PAC | — | PAC | $7,500 | 6 | $7,657 |
| — | ADF PAC | PAC | $7,500 | 3 | $6,922 | |
| LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA | LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LBA PAC | — | PAC | $7,500 | 2 | $48,900 |
| — | ROOT, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ROOT PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 3 | $59,882 |
| LYFT, INC. | LYFT, INC. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,500 | 2 | $23,692 |
| MASSMEDIC | MASSMEDIC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND | — | PAC | $7,500 | 4 | $16,123 |
| — | IEC CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC | $7,500 | 10 | $85,447 |
| — | BUILDING AMERICA'S ECONOMY | — | Hybrid PAC | $7,500 | 2 | $1,196,973 |
| KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION | KNIFE RIVER CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC | $7,500 | 3 | $45,180 |
| PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE, INC. | PLASTICS PIPE INSTITUTE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,500 | 3 | $15,370 |
| — | CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $7,500 | 5 | $37,350 |
| — | ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $7,500 | 3 | $149,876 |
| X-BOW LAUNCH SYSTEMS INC. | X-BOW LAUNCH SYSTEMS INC. PAC (X-BOW PAC) | — | PAC | $7,500 | 3 | $31,693 |
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.