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BURGUM, DOUG

Tracked donations to candidate

None in tracked data

IE for this entity (not received)

$18,724,023

IE against this entity (not received)

$2,522

Connections

1

Independent expenditures are paid by outside groups to ad and mail vendors. None of that money reached this entity's committee, and none of it is counted as a receipt.

The Money Trail

How money flowed to BURGUM, DOUG

$16.6M
15 transactions across 1 counterparty
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

BEST OF AMERICA PAC spent $16.6M supporting BURGUM, DOUG across 15 contributions between July 2023 and November 2023.

Jul 2023 – Nov 2023independent expenditure
$16.6M tracked across 1 counterparty (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Who funded BURGUM, DOUG

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

$18.7M
modeled estimate
50 paths across 50 counterparties
$3.8Mmodeled estimatefrom AD PLACEMENT RESULTS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$3.8Mmodeled estimateAD PLACEMENT RESULTS→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $55K

$3.1Mmodeled estimatefrom Frederick Burgum
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$3.1Mmodeled estimateFrederick Burgum→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

$2.5Mmodeled estimatefrom Miles D White
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$2.5Mmodeled estimateMiles D White→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

$2.3Mmodeled estimatefrom FARRINGTON ROCKET
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$2.3Mmodeled estimateFARRINGTON ROCKET→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

$1.1Mmodeled estimatefrom Robert C Kagle
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$1.1Mmodeled estimateRobert C Kagle→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

$1.1Mmodeled estimatefrom Gary D Tharaldson
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$1.1Mmodeled estimateGary D Tharaldson→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

$546Kmodeled estimatefrom Richard Boyce
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$546Kmodeled estimateRichard Boyce→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

$546Kmodeled estimatefrom Steve D. Scheel
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$546Kmodeled estimateSteve D. Scheel→BEST OF AMERICA PAC→BURGUM, DOUGmediumSupport24E

smallest single documented leg $35K

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $3.7M.

$18.7M attributed (modeled estimate) across 50 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Outside Spending and Dark Money

Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

Outside Spending About This Entity

Every independent expenditure and electioneering communication in the tracked filings that names this entity, by any filer. Most filers here are super PACs that disclose their donors. Only the non-committee nonprofits among them are dark money.

FilerAmountTypeSupport/OpposeDate
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$4,500,029Form 5 IESupportingAug 29, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$2,578,115Form 5 IESupportingAug 8, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$1,510,451Form 5 IESupportingSep 7, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$1,409,912Form 5 IESupportingJul 24, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$1,405,932Form 5 IESupportingSep 15, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$1,319,245Form 5 IESupportingAug 8, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$1,236,028Form 5 IESupportingSep 11, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$700,000Form 5 IESupportingNov 1, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$658,500Form 5 IESupportingOct 13, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$576,356Form 5 IESupportingSep 13, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$235,436Form 5 IESupportingOct 19, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingJul 7, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingJul 13, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingJul 27, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingAug 2, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingAug 8, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingAug 22, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingSep 5, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingOct 11, 2023
BEST OF AMERICA PAC$118,220Form 5 IESupportingJul 20, 2023

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. 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.

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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.

DonorAmountDateCycle
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$4,500,029Aug 29, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$2,578,115Aug 8, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$1,510,451Sep 7, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$1,409,912Jul 24, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$1,405,932Sep 15, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$1,319,245Aug 8, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$1,236,028Sep 11, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$700,000Nov 1, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$658,500Oct 13, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$576,356Sep 13, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$235,436Oct 19, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Jul 7, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Jul 13, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Jul 27, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Aug 2, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Aug 8, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Aug 22, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Sep 5, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Oct 11, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$118,220Jul 20, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Jul 11, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Jul 13, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Jul 20, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Aug 4, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Aug 8, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Aug 22, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Sep 5, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Aug 2, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$110,526Oct 11, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$100,000Sep 26, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$88,665Sep 26, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$82,895Sep 26, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$59,110Sep 13, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$59,110Oct 24, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$55,263Sep 13, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$55,263Oct 24, 20232024
BEST OF AMERICA PACSpent to support$35,000Jul 14, 20232024
PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSpent to oppose−$1,500Aug 25, 20232024
PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSpent to oppose−$448Aug 23, 20232024
PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSpent to oppose−$374Aug 25, 20232024
PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSpent to oppose−$200Aug 23, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Affiliated withDOUG BURGUM FOR AMERICADOUG BURGUM FOR AMERICA is the principal campaign committee of BURGUM, DOUG (FEC committee C00842302, designation P; candidate P40013518).Source