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Cheryl J. Budzinski

IL

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$7,350

Employer at time of contribution, NOT EMPLOYED

Tracked direct giving

$7,350

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

Connections

3

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Cheryl J. Budzinski

$7K
5 transactions across 4 counterparties

Cheryl J. Budzinski directed $3K to NIKKI FOR CONGRESS across 2 contributions between October 2023 and June 2024.

Oct 2023 – Jun 2024individual

Cheryl J. Budzinski directed $3K to Budzinski.

Jun 2024individual

Cheryl J. Budzinski directed $1K to Budzinski Victory Fund.

Oct 2024individual

Cheryl J. Budzinski directed $500 to ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND.

Aug 2023individual
$7K tracked across 4 counterparties
PAC Chain Attribution

Who funded Cheryl J. Budzinski

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

$491K
modeled estimate
17 paths across 9 counterparties
$209Kmodeled estimatefrom Coinbase, Inc.
2024 cycle3 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$115Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.FairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$71Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.FairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$23Kmodeled estimateCoinbase, Inc.FairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$101Kmodeled estimatefrom HOROWITZ, BEN
2024 cycle3 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$57Kmodeled estimateHOROWITZ, BENFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$32Kmodeled estimateHOROWITZ, BENFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$11Kmodeled estimateHOROWITZ, BENFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$101Kmodeled estimatefrom Marc Andreessen
2024 cycle3 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$57Kmodeled estimateMarc AndreessenFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$32Kmodeled estimateMarc AndreessenFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$11Kmodeled estimateMarc AndreessenFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$69Kmodeled estimatefrom Jump Crypto
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$46Kmodeled estimateJump CryptoFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$23Kmodeled estimateJump CryptoFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$4Kmodeled estimatefrom TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLC
2024 cycle2 paths1 hopMedium confidence
$3Kmodeled estimateTARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLCFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$1Kmodeled estimateTARGETED PLATFORM MEDIA LLCFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $237K documented end-to-end

$4Kmodeled estimatefrom CONSENSYS SOFTWARE INC.
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$4Kmodeled estimateCONSENSYS SOFTWARE INC.FairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $563K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimatefrom Paradigm Operations LP
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$2Kmodeled estimateParadigm Operations LPFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$1Kmodeled estimatefrom Fred Ehrsam
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$1Kmodeled estimateFred EhrsamFairshakeCheryl J. Budzinskimediumindependent_expenditure

at least $250K documented end-to-end

Plus 1 additional chain totaling $1K.

$491K attributed (modeled estimate) across 17 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Dark Money Spending

Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

Dark Money Targeting This Entity

FilerAmountTypeSupport/OpposeDate
Fairshake$562,804Form 5 IEN/ASep 26, 2024

Money spent by non-disclosing organizations on ads and communications referencing this candidate. These dollars do not flow to the candidate's committee.

Methodology Disclosure

Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.

Connected Government Contracts

Companies that Cheryl J. Budzinski holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from may also receive government contracts. The connections below show which companies have federal awards.

Received donations from

Received donations from affiliated PAC/entity

No contracts found

Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Connection does not imply wrongdoing.

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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
NIKKI FOR CONGRESS$2,675Jun 25, 20242024
Budzinski$2,675Jun 25, 20242024
Budzinski Victory Fund$1,000Oct 30, 20242024
ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUND$500Aug 16, 20232024
NIKKI FOR CONGRESS$500Oct 30, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toNIKKI FOR CONGRESSDonated $3,175 to NIKKI FOR CONGRESSSource
Donated toBudzinski Victory FundDonated $1,000 to BUDZINSKI VICTORY FUNDSource
Donated toILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUNDDonated $500 to ILLINOIS NEVADA 2023 FUNDSource