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
BIOSIMILARS FORUM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $2,500 2 $0
NONE NORTH ARKANSAS CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $2,500 2 $18,425
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE LLC AVEANNA HEALTHCARE LLC (AVEANNA PAC) PAC $2,500 1 $41,651
CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP PAC (CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.) PAC $2,500 1 $22,500
NATIONAL ATM COUNCIL NATIONAL ATM COUNCIL, INC. PAC (NAC PAC) PAC $2,500 2 $9,279
COVENANT INDUSTRIES INC. COVENANT INDUSTRIES INC. PAC PAC $2,500 1 $12,500
MANTARI INDUSTRIES, INC. MANTARI INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MANTARI PAC) PAC $2,500 1 $3,377
HEIDI HALL FOR SUPERVISOR 2024 Democratic House campaign $2,456 1
NONE VOICE OF IMMIGRANTS PAC PAC (multicandidate) $2,312 1 $25,169
PECKARSKY FOR WISCONSIN, INC. Democratic Senate campaign $2,303 1
NONE DEMOCRATIC JEWISH OUTREACH PA Hybrid PAC $2,250 5 $46,765
NONE DEMOCRACY LEGACY Super PAC $2,246 1 $4,404
NONE ALICE B. TOKLAS LGBTQ DEMOCRATIC CLUB FEDERAL PAC PAC $2,243 2 $20,846
RED CAT HOLDINGS INC RED CAT HOLDINGS INC UNCREWED SYSTEMS ALLIANCE PAC PAC $2,185 3 $15,319
DUCKWORTH KIM VICTORY FUND ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEY Democratic Senate campaign $2,160 2
NONE JOIN THE UNION Hybrid PAC $2,150 2 $8,753
LIZZIE FLETCHER VICTORY FUND ELIZABETH PANNILL FLETCHER FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $2,113 2
CATHOLICVOTE.ORG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $2,099 1 $0
JOE MORELLE FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $2,088 3
NONE 4THE56 Super PAC $2,062 1 $0
NEO PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND INC. Independent-expenditure filer $2,059 2 $0
NONE TEXAS PATRIOTS PAC Super PAC $2,016 3 $10,539
CITIZENS FOR THE 16TH PAC $2,001 2 $0
PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE PRINTING UNITED ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PRINTPAC) NNE PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $35,681
BOILERMAKERS BLACKSMITHS FORGERS AND HELPERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 169 BOILERMAKERS PAC NNE PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $47,811
CONNECTICUT BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CBA FED PAC) CONNECTICUT BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CBA FED PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $37,265
AGRI-MARK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 3 $57,057
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AMUSEMENT PARKS AND ATTRACTIONS (IAAPA PAC) PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $110,492
DNC/STATE PARTY VICTORY FUND DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ILLINOIS Democratic Party committee (qualified) $2,000 1 $537,505
TN PARTY VICTORY FUND TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Democratic Party committee (qualified) $2,000 1 $143,772
HARRIS BEACH MURTHA CULLINA PLLC HARRIS BEACH MURTHA CULLINA PLLC PAC FEDERAL PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $10,642
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY AMERICAN ASSN. FOR MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY COMM. ADVNCMNT OF MARITAL & FAMILY THERAPY PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $30,882
NONE SKADDEN ARPS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $30,071
AMERICAN VICTORY COMMITTEE Republican PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $32,860
NADLER VICTORY FUND NADLER FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $2,000 1
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE COMMUNITY BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF OHIO FEDERAL PAC (CBAO FED PAC) NAT PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $200,577
TRULIANT FCU PAC TRULIANT FCU PAC PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $20,629
WELLMARK, INC. WELLMARK, INC. PAC (WELLPAC) PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 3 $56,512
SHOW-ME POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE GRAVES FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $2,000 1
TRUEBLUE, INC. TRUEBLUE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $97,540
REAL ESTATE SERVICES PROVIDERS COUNCIL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $30,165
PEOPLE FOR BIKES COALITION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DBA 'BIKESPAC' PEOPLE FOR BIKES COALITION LTD. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, DBA 'BIKESPAC' PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $51,237
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST PARTNERSHIP MARIO DIAZ-BALART FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $2,000 1
MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC PAC PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $52,570
NONE BOREN FOR CONGRESS Democratic House campaign $2,000 1
NONE FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS Independent Senate campaign $2,000 1
KEVIN MCCARTHY FOR CONGRESS Republican House campaign $2,000 1
NONE DEMOCRATS OF THE DESERT Democratic PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 1 $8,198
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC $2,000 0 $2,248
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PAC - FEDERAL PAC (multicandidate) $2,000 2 $138,824

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.