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 | BRADY PAC | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | −$250 refund/correction | 1 | $25,342 |
| — | DEMOCRATIC CLUB AT CEDAR CREST | — | PAC | −$250 refund/correction | 1 | $6,063 |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | CALIFORNIA'S CREDIT UNIONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$360 refund/correction | 1 | $29,303 |
| NONE | TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND | — | House campaign | −$382 refund/correction | 1 | $97,358 |
| KEEP GA06 BLUE | FRIENDS OF LUCY MCBATH | House campaign | −$400 refund/correction | 2 | — | |
| NONE | TAVERN LEAGUE OF WISCONSIN INC FEDERAL PAC (WIS TAV PAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$500 refund/correction | 1 | $9,685 |
| HEINRICH VICTORY FUND | MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE | Senate campaign | −$500 refund/correction | 1 | — | |
| OHIO POULTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | OHIO POULTRY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$500 refund/correction | 1 | $12,644 |
| — | MACKINAC ISLAND TOURISM BUREAU POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$500 refund/correction | 2 | $21,738 |
| — | BULLDOG VICTORY PAC | — | PAC | −$500 refund/correction | 1 | $42,389 |
| UNITED ASSOCATION POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE | PIPEFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO 274 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$700 refund/correction | 1 | $192,495 |
| TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE, INC. | ALASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY | Party committee (qualified) | −$800 refund/correction | 1 | $723,987 | |
| C3.AI, INC. | C3.AI INC. PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$800 refund/correction | 2 | $344,873 |
| — | CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$941 refund/correction | 5 | $0 |
| UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED | UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FEDERAL) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,000 refund/correction | 2 | $27,520 |
| — | OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY RESTORED IN OUR NATION PAC | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $0 | |
| — | SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | — | |
| NONE | FEMINIST MAJORITY PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $1,918 |
| — | JPAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $0 |
| — | CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY/ATRIUM HEALTH EMPLOYEES FED PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $0 |
| — | JEFF DUNCAN FOR CONGRESS | PAC | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $0 | |
| REPUBLICANS INSPIRING SUCCESS & EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (RISE PROJECT) | BUDDY CARTER FOR SENATE | Senate campaign | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | — | |
| — | VIBE PAC (VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING EMPOWERING) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $0 |
| CRONOS USA HOLDINGS INC. | CRONOS USA HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CRONOS EMPLOYEES PAC) | — | PAC | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $24,954 |
| — | KCI HOLDINGS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC | −$1,000 refund/correction | 1 | $273,116 |
| WISCONSIN PHYSICIANS SERVICE INSURANCE CORPORATION | WISCONSIN PHYSICIANS SERVICE INSURANCE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$1,500 refund/correction | 1 | $33,293 |
| AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION, INC. | AMERICAN POLICY VENTURES ACTION INC. PAC | — | PAC | −$1,700 refund/correction | 1 | $35,993 |
| — | DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF COMAL COUNTY | — | PAC | −$1,750 refund/correction | 1 | $20,355 |
| EAGLE FORUM | EAGLE FORUM PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$2,000 refund/correction | 3 | $23,322 |
| SMURFIT WESTROCK U.S. HOLDINGS CORPORATION | SMURFIT WESTROCK U.S. HOLDINGS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$2,000 refund/correction | 4 | $190,324 |
| NONE | ACRE PENSION AND BENEFIT PROTECTION PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$2,000 refund/correction | 1 | $7,355 |
| REFERENTIA SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | REFERENTIA SYSTEMS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC | −$2,000 refund/correction | 1 | $6,222 | |
| — | WEXTON FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | −$2,000 refund/correction | 1 | — | |
| TEAM CURTIS JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH | Senate campaign | −$2,000 refund/correction | 1 | — | |
| DROPBOX, INC. | DROPBOX INC PAC | — | PAC | −$2,000 refund/correction | 5 | $38,481 |
| TEXAS REGIONAL BANK | TEXAS REGIONAL BANK FEDERAL PAC | — | PAC | −$2,000 refund/correction | 2 | $26,000 |
| — | FARMERS GROUP, INC., FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FARMERS INSURANCE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$2,500 refund/correction | 1 | $6,113 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL UROLOGISTS | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL UROLOGISTS PAC (UROPAC) | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$2,500 refund/correction | 1 | $93,702 |
| HEALTH CAROUSEL | HEALTH CAROUSEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTH CAROUSEL PAC) | — | PAC | −$2,500 refund/correction | 4 | $24,300 |
| — | LEADERSHIP AMERICA NEEDS | — | Hybrid PAC (multicandidate) | −$2,500 refund/correction | 1 | $21,306 |
| EXPRESS SERVICES, INC. | EXPRESS SERVICES INC PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$3,000 refund/correction | 5 | $90,557 |
| NONE | EVERY STATE BLUE | — | Hybrid PAC | −$3,002 refund/correction | 15 | $240,922 |
| — | KEEP ELECTING NEW TALENT PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$3,300 refund/correction | 1 | $0 |
| EPIRUS, INC. | EPIRUS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EPIRUS PAC) | — | PAC | −$3,300 refund/correction | 1 | $3,291 |
| — | UPNORTH PAC | PAC | −$3,700 refund/correction | 1 | $0 | |
| VAN ORDEN-WILSON VICTORY FUND | JOE WILSON FOR CONGRESS | House campaign | −$4,000 refund/correction | 3 | — | |
| — | GREAT AMERICAN FUND | House campaign | −$4,000 refund/correction | 2 | $176 | |
| NONE | SEA CHANGE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$5,000 refund/correction | 1 | $13,583 |
| — | R SENATE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$5,000 refund/correction | 1 | $264,453 |
| — | TENNESSEE EAGLE PAC | — | PAC (multicandidate) | −$5,000 refund/correction | 1 | $153,971 |
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.