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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE | FRIENDS OF TOM BYRNE | Senate campaign | $2,500 | 2 | — | |
| — | MARYLAND & VIRGINIA MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $12,847 |
| HOUSTON FIRE FIGHTERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS | INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 42 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $585,860 |
| — | THE MICRA FEDERAL PAC OF NORCAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $4,420 |
| — | HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $28,147 |
| HEALTH ALLIANCE PLAN | HEALTH ALLIANCE PLAN PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 2 | $88,382 |
| — | HARVEST PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $6,020 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY PAC | ACME BRICK COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $32,484 |
| AMERICAN HERBAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN HERBAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 2 | $2,431 |
| IUOE MEMBERSHIP | OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 478 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OE478PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $4,896 |
| MISSOURI RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION | MISSOURI RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $3,270 |
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 841 PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $614,243 |
| HEXION INC. | HEXION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $17,384 |
| CBC/CHC VICTORY FUND | BEATTY FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $2,500 | 2 | — | |
| — | STARR INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $44,959 |
| PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC | PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $4,140 |
| ROSENDALE GAETZ 2024 | MATT ROSENDALE FOR MONTANA | House campaign | $2,500 | 1 | — | |
| — | KPH HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $56,858 |
| THE DOE RUN COMPANY | THE DOE RUN COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $2,500 | 2 | $11,481 |
| — | BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $14,400 |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $105,458 |
| NONE | WEST DES MOINES DEMOCRATS | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $6,938 |
| KATKO FOR CONGRESS | SALT CITY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 2 | $540,515 |
| — | MONROE ENERGY LLC FUELING THE CLIMB POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $86,592 |
| NONE | CRES PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $3,762 |
| NONE | THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA | Party committee | $2,500 | 1 | $-2,500 | |
| CONDUENT INCORPORATED | CONDUENT INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CNDT PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $121,250 |
| NONE | AMERICAN SYRIAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- ASPAC/AMERICANSYRIANPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $608 |
| — | ALLIANCE FOR WATER RESOURCES FOR VENTURA COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AWRPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $0 |
| — | ALLERGY ASSOCIATES PA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $0 |
| MALLIOTAKIS VICTORY COMMITTEE | NICOLE FOR NEW YORK | House campaign | $2,500 | 1 | — | |
| NONE | KATHLEEN WILLIAMS FOR MONTANA | House campaign | $2,500 | 3 | — | |
| — | SIGMAPAC1914 | — | Hybrid PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $64,784 |
| TABACALERA USA INC. | TABACALERA USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $25,933 |
| NONE | HOLDEN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | $2,500 | 1 | — | |
| FORWARD PARTY - RESTRICTED | FORWARD PARTY | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $155,192 |
| — | WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $37,098 |
| CATALENT, INC. | CATALENT, INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | $2,500 | 1 | $130,060 |
| NONE | OUTRIDER PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $164,333 |
| BRISTOW GROUP INC. | BRISTOW GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BRISTOW PAC OR BG PAC) | — | PAC | $2,500 | 2 | $56,148 |
| MOORE HOLDING COMPANY | MOORE HOLDING CO. PAC (DBA MOORE PAC) | — | PAC | $2,500 | 2 | $1,078 |
| SIERRA SPACE CORPORATION | SIERRA SPACE CORPORATION PAC | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $8,089 |
| IGNITE FUELING INNOVATION, INC. | IGNITE FUELING INNOVATION, INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IGNITE PAC) | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $6,033 |
| NONE | HGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | $2,500 | 3 | $4,631 |
| — | JUST PAC | — | Hybrid PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $4,485 |
| — | THE ONE AMERICA PAC | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $2,667 |
| NONE | SOMETHING BETTER BEGINNING | — | PAC | $2,500 | 1 | $305 |
| WE BELONG HERE PAC | WE BELONG HERE FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC | $2,500 | 2 | $32,104 |
| AMERICAN MEDICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN MEDICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AMMA PAC) | — | PAC | $2,500 | 2 | $11,274 |
| ARCHER AVIATION INC. | ARCHER AVIATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA ARCHER PAC) | — | PAC | $2,500 | 2 | $4,982 |
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.