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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS | THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $4,000 | 4 | $28,139 |
| SHEEHY VICTORY COMMITTEE | TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA | Senate campaign | $4,000 | 1 | — | |
| GLOBAL AIR LOGISTICS AND TRAINING, INC. | GLOBAL AIR LOGISTICS AND TRAINING, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GALT AEROSPACE PAC) | — | PAC | $4,000 | 2 | $9,860 |
| CLYBURN CLEAVER FIGURES VICTORY FUND | COMMITTEE TO ELECT SHOMARI FIGURES FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 2 | — | |
| SUMMIT COUNTY LINCOLN DAY COMMITTEE | SUMMIT COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERAL ACCOUNT | Party committee | $4,000 | 1 | $6,702 | |
| BROWNLEY | PROTECT DEMOCRACY NOW | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $4,000 | 3 | $88,980 |
| NONE | INCUBATE PAC | — | PAC | $4,000 | 4 | $6,392 |
| — | SYLVESTER TURNER CAMPAIGN | House campaign | $4,000 | 2 | — | |
| NONE | RED STATE PAC | — | PAC | $4,000 | 5 | $974 |
| NONE | PROGRESSIVE CENTURY PROJECT | — | Super PAC | $4,000 | 1 | $91,796 |
| NONE | REINMANN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 0 | — | |
| NONE | KEVIN TECHAU FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 1 | — | |
| ROBIN KELLY FOR CONGRESS | ROBIN KELLY FOR SENATE | Senate campaign | $4,000 | 1 | — | |
| NONE | JAMES OSYF FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 2 | — | |
| TUREK DEMBO VICTORY FUND | ZACH DEMBO FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 2 | — | |
| CHRIS GALLANT VICTORY FUND | GALLANT FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 2 | — | |
| — | TRUST, ACCOUNTABILITY, REFORM, AMERICA PAC | — | PAC | $4,000 | 2 | $0 |
| OLA VICTORY FUND | OLA PAC | — | PAC | $4,000 | 1 | $27,135 |
| NONE | DELTA AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS PAC | — | PAC | $4,000 | 3 | $9,206 |
| NONE | MALINOWSKI FOR NEW JERSEY | House campaign | $4,000 | 2 | — | |
| — | ZACH BEECHER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $4,000 | 0 | — | |
| — | ARMADA SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $4,000 | 2 | $39,550 |
| NONE | VOTERISE | — | Super PAC | $3,959 | 1 | $18 |
| — | GOA VICTORY FUND | — | Super PAC | $3,942 | 6 | $24,378 |
| — | STAND UP FOR SCIENCE | — | Independent-expenditure filer | $3,802 | 1 | $0 |
| — | KEY TO THE KEYSTONE PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $3,750 | 5 | $31,702 |
| NONE | ILLINOIS AGAINST MAGA | — | Super PAC | $3,750 | 1 | $7,991 |
| NONE | GALLAGHER FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $3,740 | 2 | — | |
| — | EVERYDAY PEOPLE | — | Super PAC | $3,631 | 1 | $2,159,124 |
| — | MINNESOTA YOUNG REPUBLICANS VICTORY FUND | — | PAC | $3,620 | 2 | $0 |
| — | UPON THIS ROCK PAC (MULTI-CANDIDATE) | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,550 | 5 | $269 | |
| AFL-CIO | AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 2 | $58,503 | |
| OLD NATIONAL BANK | OLD NATIONAL BANK PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 1 | $136,027 |
| NASSAU FINANCIAL GROUP | NASSAU FINANCIAL GROUP PAC (NFG PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 1 | $21,157 |
| RELYANCE BANK | RELYANCE BANK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL | — | PAC | $3,500 | 1 | $32,505 |
| NONE | WINSTON & STRAWN LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 3 | $201,986 |
| UNITED CATCHER BOATS PAC | UNITED CATCHER BOATS PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 2 | $18,509 |
| NADLER | MANHATTAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MANHATTAN PAC) | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 1 | $32,055 | |
| — | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 2 | $80,942 |
| — | EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PAC | — | PAC | $3,500 | 2 | $600 |
| JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC. | JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC PAC | — | PAC | $3,500 | 1 | $8,242 |
| — | CINEMA PAC, THE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS, INC. | — | PAC | $3,500 | 2 | $80,339 |
| — | ROLL ON COLUMBIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $3,500 | 1 | $10,821 |
| STRATEGIC PUBLIC PARTNERS LLC PAC (SPP-PAC) | STRATEGIC PUBLIC PARTNERS LLC PAC (SPP-PAC) | — | PAC | $3,500 | 4 | $5,140 |
| MO BROOKS | MAKE OPPORTUNITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $3,500 | 1 | $13,971 |
| BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE (HOLDINGS) USA INC. | BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE (HOLDINGS) USA INC. PAC (BOMBARDIER PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 2 | $97,492 |
| — | MR. COOPER GROUP INC. PAC-FKA NATIONSTAR MORGAGE HOLDINGS INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 2 | $0 |
| — | OUTFRONT MEDIA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OFPAC) | — | PAC | $3,500 | 1 | $54,217 |
| FISERV, INC. | FISERV, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FISERV PAC) | — | PAC | $3,500 | 2 | $38,591 |
| UNITED COMMUNITY BANK | BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $3,500 | 1 | $131,114 |
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.