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Bernard Marcus

Cycle

Tracked direct giving

$23,035,700

Connections

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from Bernard Marcus

$21.6M
15 transactions across 5 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

Bernard Marcus directed $13.8M to SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND across 8 contributions between April 2017 and April 2022. Bernard Marcus advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

Apr 2017 – Apr 2022individual→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

Bernard Marcus directed $4.0M to United Democracy Project across 4 contributions between May 2022 and July 2024. Bernard Marcus advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

May 2022 – Jul 2024individual→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

Bernard Marcus directed $2.0M to NORPAC. Bernard Marcus advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

Feb 2024individual→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

Bernard Marcus directed $1.0M to MAGA Inc. Bernard Marcus advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

Nov 2023individual→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

Bernard Marcus directed $845K to TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE INC. Bernard Marcus advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

May 2024individual→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote
$21.6M tracked across 5 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)·1 policy outcome
PAC Chain Attribution

Where Bernard Marcus’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$3.9M
modeled estimate
73 paths across 50 counterparties
$805Kmodeled estimateattributed to Kamala Harris
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$805Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→MAGA Inc→Kamala HarrismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $11K

$369Kmodeled estimateattributed to Jamaal Bowman
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$369Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→United Democracy Project→Jamaal BowmanmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K

$211Kmodeled estimateattributed to Donald J. Trump
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$211Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→MAGA Inc→Donald J. TrumpmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K

$202Kmodeled estimateattributed to Cori Bush
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$202Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→United Democracy Project→Cori BushmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K

$200Kmodeled estimateattributed to Dave Min
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$199Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→United Democracy Project→Dave MinmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $10K

$945modeled estimateBernard Marcus→Congressional Leadership Fund→Dave MinmediumOpposemultiple

smallest single documented leg $15K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$183Kmodeled estimateattributed to Nikki Haley
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$183Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→MAGA Inc→Nikki HaleymediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $4K

$180Kmodeled estimateattributed to Chuck Schumer
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$180Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→NORPAC→Chuck Schumermediumpac

smallest single documented leg $180K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)

$170Kmodeled estimateattributed to Sarah Elfreth
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$170Kmodeled estimateBernard Marcus→United Democracy Project→Sarah ElfrethmediumSupportindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $2K

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $1.6M.

$3.9M attributed (modeled estimate) across 73 paths·Up to 2 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this
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Donations Given and Outside Spending

Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.

RecipientAmountDateCycle
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$2,000,000Feb 1, 20182018
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$2,000,000Apr 26, 20172018
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$2,000,000Jan 28, 20192020
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$2,000,000May 22, 20202020
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$2,000,000Sep 30, 20212022
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$2,000,000Apr 20, 20222022
NORPAC$2,000,000Feb 1, 20242024
United Democracy Project$1,000,000May 24, 20232024
United Democracy Project$1,000,000Jul 25, 20242024
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$1,000,000Nov 13, 20202020
United Democracy Project$1,000,000May 10, 20222022
MAGA Inc$1,000,000Nov 16, 20232024
United Democracy Project$1,000,000Nov 28, 20232024
TRUMP 47 COMMITTEE INC$844,600May 29, 20242024
SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND$750,000Sep 17, 20202020
PROTECT THE HOUSE 2024$703,700Mar 29, 20232024
Congressional Leadership Fund$592,600Mar 29, 20232024
TEAM MORRISEY$21,600Apr 17, 20242024
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA INC.$10,000Mar 29, 20232024
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA INC.$10,000May 29, 20242024
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA LLC$10,000Mar 29, 20232024
COLORADO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE$10,000Mar 29, 20232024
DC REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCOUNT$10,000May 29, 20242024
OKLAHOMA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL$10,000May 29, 20242024
MAINE REPUBLICAN PARTY$10,000May 29, 20242024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 20, 20232024
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 29, 20212022
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Nov 9, 20162016
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Nov 16, 20152016
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 18, 20172018
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Nov 19, 20202020
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 19, 20192020
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000Dec 29, 20222022
BERNIE MORENO FOR SENATE$3,300Feb 20, 20242024
ZINKE FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 29, 20232024
CHUCK EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 29, 20232024
CHUCK EDWARDS FOR CONGRESS$3,300Mar 29, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Advocated forAntisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090)Bernard Marcus and the Marcus Foundation supported the Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) consistent with the foundation's focus on combating antisemitism.Source