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Meta Platforms PAC
Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by
$512,274
Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) employee political action committee. Major donor to candidates involved in content moderation, privacy, and antitrust policy.
tech ai
Cycle
Connections
153
Coalition view
Meta Platforms PAC operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Meta Platforms. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$86,724,917
Combined tracked receipts
$214,026
Combined lobbying spend
$930,000
The Money Trail
How money associated with Meta Platforms PAC flowed
Meta Platforms PAC is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.
$177K
15 transactions across 6 counterparties
sum of 15 tracked donations shown
Meta Platforms PAC directed $125K to DSCC across 9 contributions between September 2016 and June 2026.
Sep 2016 – Jun 2026pac, individual
Meta Platforms PAC directed $30K to NRSC across 2 contributions between September 2023 and September 2024.
Sep 2023 – Sep 2024pac
Meta Platforms PAC directed $7K to Timothy Echols.
Jun 2025pac
Ray Gale directed $5K to Meta Platforms PAC.
Jan 2025individual
Meta Platforms PAC directed $5K to IMPACT.
Mar 2025pac
Meta Platforms PAC also is connected by money to 1 other entity totaling $5K.
$177K tracked across 6 counterparties (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution
Where Meta Platforms PAC’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
$5K
modeled estimate
12 paths across 12 counterparties
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence
smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidenceCross-cycle
smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidenceCross-cycle
smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence
smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path2 hopsHigh confidenceCross-cycle
$261modeled estimateMeta Platforms PAC→FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON→DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND→Mazi Melesa PiliphighOpposemultiple
smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidenceCross-cycle
smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
smallest single documented leg $2K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidenceCross-cycle
$119modeled estimateMeta Platforms PAC→HAGEMAN FOR WYOMING→LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOR CONGRESShighparty
smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Plus 4 additional chains totaling $466.
$5K attributed (modeled estimate) across 12 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.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jun 26, 2026 | 2026 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jun 29, 2020 | 2020 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jun 30, 2019 | 2020 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Sep 26, 2023 | 2024 |
| NRSC | $15,000 | Sep 26, 2023 | 2024 |
| NRSC | $15,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jun 28, 2018 | 2018 |
| DSCC | $10,000 | Sep 21, 2016 | 2016 |
| DSCC | $10,000 | Apr 30, 2017 | 2018 |
| Timothy Echols | $6,600 | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| Timothy Echols | $5,000 | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| IMPACT | $5,000 | Mar 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| LOBO PAC | $5,000 | Mar 31, 2026 | 2026 |
| HAWAII PAC | $5,000 | Mar 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | $5,000 | Mar 31, 2026 | 2026 |
| HAWAII PAC | $5,000 | Dec 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| HAWAII PAC | $5,000 | Mar 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE | $5,000 | Jun 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| ROSEN FOR NEVADA | $5,000 | Jun 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| LOBO PAC | $5,000 | Jun 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| IMPACT | $5,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| IMPACT | $5,000 | Mar 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | $5,000 | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA | $4,500 | Sep 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| PETERS FOR MICHIGAN | $4,500 | Dec 14, 2023 | 2024 |
| SCALISE FOR CONGRESS | $4,000 | Dec 23, 2025 | 2026 |
| HEARTLAND VALUES PAC | $3,500 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| LOFGREN FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Mar 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS | $3,000 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS | $3,000 | Jun 23, 2026 | 2026 |
| PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS | $3,000 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS | $3,000 | Sep 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| GABE AMO FOR CONGRESS | $3,000 | Sep 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| GABE AMO FOR CONGRESS | $3,000 | Jun 23, 2026 | 2026 |
| FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS | $3,000 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA | $3,000 | Sep 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN | $3,000 | Dec 14, 2023 | 2024 |
| ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN | $3,000 | Jun 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH | $2,500 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| SCALISE FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Dec 14, 2023 | 2024 |
| SCALISE FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA | $2,500 | Nov 19, 2025 | 2026 |
| TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA | $2,500 | Nov 19, 2025 | 2026 |
| Deb Fischer For US Senate | $2,500 | Dec 23, 2025 | 2026 |
| SCHMITT FOR SENATE | $2,500 | Dec 23, 2025 | 2026 |
| THE REED COMMITTEE | $2,500 | Dec 23, 2025 | 2026 |
| GUTHRIE FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Mar 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| MULLIN FOR AMERICA | $2,500 | Dec 23, 2025 | 2026 |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Arnold | $5,000 | Nov 28, 2025 | 2026 |
| Veronika Reinhold | $5,000 | Nov 25, 2025 | 2026 |
| Anne White | $5,000 | Nov 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Dana White | $5,000 | Nov 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Laura Andreessen | $5,000 | Dec 16, 2025 | 2026 |
| Marc Andreessen | $5,000 | Dec 16, 2025 | 2026 |
| Andrew Houston | $5,000 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2026 |
| Joel D. Kaplan | $5,000 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2026 |
| Laura Cox Kaplan | $5,000 | Dec 18, 2025 | 2026 |
| Casey Protti | $5,000 | Dec 10, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michel John Tristan Protti | $5,000 | Dec 8, 2025 | 2026 |
| Elena Saba | $5,000 | Dec 6, 2025 | 2026 |
| Reena Shah | $5,000 | Dec 8, 2025 | 2026 |
| Ray Gale | $5,000 | Jan 19, 2025 | 2026 |
| Priscilla Chan | $5,000 | Jan 10, 2026 | 2026 |
| Mark E. Zuckerberg | $5,000 | Jan 6, 2026 | 2026 |
| Fran Erskine | $5,000 | Apr 3, 2025 | 2026 |
| Andrea Gellert | $5,000 | Apr 9, 2025 | 2026 |
| Stephane Kasriel | $5,000 | Apr 3, 2025 | 2026 |
| Justin Osofsky | $5,000 | Apr 1, 2025 | 2026 |
| Loren Abrams | $5,000 | Jul 22, 2025 | 2026 |
| Joseph Barillari | $5,000 | Jul 16, 2025 | 2026 |
| Victoria Jeffries | $5,000 | Jul 16, 2025 | 2026 |
| Vishal Shah Shah | $5,000 | Dec 7, 2025 | 2026 |
| Yair Livne | $5,000 | Jul 16, 2025 | 2026 |
| Peter Thiel | $5,000 | Sep 30, 2019 | 2020 |
| Mark Zuckerberg | $5,000 | Dec 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mark Zuckerberg | $5,000 | Jul 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| Lindsay Elin | $2,500 | Apr 8, 2025 | 2026 |
| Ella Irwin | $2,500 | Jul 27, 2025 | 2026 |
| Marc Shedroff | $1,000 | Apr 1, 2025 | 2026 |
| Drew Combs | $1,000 | Aug 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Oct 24, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Nov 7, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Nov 21, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Dec 5, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Sep 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Wisenbaugh | $643 | Dec 19, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Oct 24, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Nov 21, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Aug 29, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Sep 12, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Sep 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $556 | Nov 7, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $554 | Dec 5, 2025 | 2026 |
| Michael Marando | $554 | Dec 19, 2025 | 2026 |
| Anne Kornblut | $500 | May 21, 2025 | 2026 |
| Esteban Arcaute | $500 | Aug 1, 2025 | 2026 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donated to | ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE | $18,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESS | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | AUGUST PFLUGER FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | BYRON DONALDS FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | CAPITO FOR WEST VIRGINIA | $9,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | $21,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | CLARKE FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | COMER FOR CONGRESS | $15,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | COMMON VALUES PAC | $15,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | COTTON FOR SENATE | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | CRAIG GOLDMAN FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | DARRELL ISSA FOR CONGRESS | $22,500.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | DARREN SOTO FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | FEDORCHAK FOR ND | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | FRENCH HILL FOR ARKANSAS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | FRY FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | GUY FOR CONGRESS | $18,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | HOEVEN FOR SENATE | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | HOUCHIN FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | JONI FOR IOWA | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | KEVIN KILEY FOR CONGRESS | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | KEVIN MULLIN FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | LATTA FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA | $28,500.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MORGAN GRIFFITH FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MULLIN FOR AMERICA | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | PETE RICKETTS FOR SENATE | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | DSCC | $135,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | TROY CARTER FOR CONGRESS | $18,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | WESTERMAN FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN | $15,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | PETERS FOR MICHIGAN | $21,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC. | $15,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | TEAM HAGERTY | $22,500.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | KAINE FOR VIRGINIA | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS | $22,500.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC. | $30,000.00 across 15 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | TREASURE STATE PAC | $15,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | EMMER FOR CONGRESS | $18,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | SCALISE FOR CONGRESS | $27,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MONTANANS FOR TESTER | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MIKE CRAPO FOR US SENATE | $5,550.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | WICKER FOR SENATE | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | NEVADANS FOR STEVEN HORSFORD | $12,150.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | HAGEMAN FOR WYOMING | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | JIM RISCH FOR U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | TED BUDD FOR SENATE | $10,500.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PAC | $15,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | ERIC BURLISON FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | DIANA FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | STEIL FOR WISCONSIN | $12,000.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | WILLIAM TIMMONS FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | GABE AMO FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | TIM SHEEHY FOR MONTANA | $22,500.00 across 9 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | GALLEGO FOR ARIZONA | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | BERNIE MORENO FOR SENATE | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | JOHN CURTIS FOR UTAH | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | ALASKANS FOR DAN SULLIVAN | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | LOU CORREA FOR CONGRESS | $12,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | SCHMITT FOR SENATE | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | LISA BLUNT ROCHESTER FOR SENATE | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | RAND PAUL FOR US SENATE | $6,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | DELBENE FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MCCLELLAN FOR CONGRESS | $9,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS | $6,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS | $7,500.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS | $4,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | Ben Cline For Congress | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | MOODY FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | FOUSHEE FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | JASMINE FOR US | $3,000.00 across 6 contributions | Source |
| Donated to | IMPACT | $45,000.00 across 9 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON | $37,500.00 across 15 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS | $36,000.00 across 18 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | LOFGREN FOR CONGRESS | $33,900.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | SWALWELL FOR CONGRESS | $31,500.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | MARTIN HEINRICH FOR SENATE | $30,000.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | $30,000.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA | $30,000.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE | $30,000.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | LOBO PAC | $30,000.00 across 9 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN | $24,000.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | ROSEN FOR NEVADA | $24,000.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS | $24,000.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY | $22,500.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | Deb Fischer For US Senate | $30,000.00 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE | $90,000.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles) | Source |
| Donated to | SMART SOLUTIONS PAC | $7,500.00 across 3 contributions | Source |
| Received donation from | Peter Thiel | Donated $5,000 to FACEBOOK INC. PAC | Source |
| Funder of | BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC donated $4,000 to BARRAGAN FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Funder of | BARBARA LEE FOR CONGRESS | Meta Platforms PAC donated $700 to BARBARA LEE FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Received donation from | Mark Zuckerberg | Donated $10,000 to META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | Source |
| Funder of | ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC donated $6,000 to ANGUS KING FOR U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Funder of | ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESS | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC donated $1,500 to ARMSTRONG FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Funder of | BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC donated $1,500 to BALDERSON FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Funder of | BETH VAN DUYNE FOR CONGRESS | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC donated $1,000 to BETH VAN DUYNE FOR CONGRESS (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |