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PAF

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$268,565

Tracked PAC giving

$472,249

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$203,684

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Connections

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The Money Trail

How money associated with PAF flowed

PAF is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$511K
15 transactions across 5 counterparties

PAF spent $245K opposing Mazi Melesa Pilip across 6 contributions between January 2024 and March 2024.

Jan 2024 – Mar 2024independent expenditure

PAF spent $159K opposing Mazi Pilip across 4 contributions between February 2024 and March 2024.

Feb 2024 – Mar 2024independent expenditure

Shashikant Gupta directed $88K to PAF across 3 contributions between February 2024 and July 2024.

Feb 2024 – Jul 2024individual

Henry Scott Wallace directed $10K to PAF.

Sep 2023individual

Nancy Nordhoff directed $10K to PAF.

Sep 2023individual
$511K tracked across 5 counterparties

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 IEs (Form 5)

$472,249

Form 5 Independent Expenditures Filed

Target CandidateAmountSupport/OpposeDate
Mazi Melesa Pilip$131,992OpposingJan 24, 2024
Mazi Pilip$75,000OpposingFeb 4, 2024
Mazi Pilip$59,148OpposingMar 6, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$59,148OpposingMar 6, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000OpposingFeb 16, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000OpposingJan 28, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000OpposingMar 6, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000OpposingFeb 1, 2024
Mazi Pilip$15,732OpposingFeb 13, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$15,732OpposingMar 6, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$10,000OpposingJan 24, 2024
Mazi Pilip$8,794OpposingFeb 7, 2024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$8,352OpposingFeb 7, 2024
Mazi Pilip$8,352OpposingFeb 7, 2024

Source: FEC Form 5 filings. Independent expenditures by organizations not registered as political committees.

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.

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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
Mazi Melesa Pilip$131,992Jan 24, 20242024
Mazi Pilip$75,000Feb 4, 20242024
Mazi Pilip$59,148Mar 6, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$59,148Mar 6, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000Feb 16, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000Jan 28, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000Mar 6, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$20,000Feb 1, 20242024
Mazi Pilip$15,732Feb 13, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$15,732Mar 6, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$10,000Jan 24, 20242024
Mazi Pilip$8,794Feb 7, 20242024
Mazi Melesa Pilip$8,352Feb 7, 20242024
Mazi Pilip$8,352Feb 7, 20242024

Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
Shashikant Gupta$50,000Jul 12, 20242024
Shashikant Gupta$25,000Jun 5, 20242024
Shashikant Gupta$12,500Feb 7, 20242024
Henry Scott Wallace$10,000Sep 30, 20232024
Nancy Nordhoff$10,000Sep 1, 20232024
John Herr$5,000Sep 20, 20232024
Bahr Weiss$5,000Sep 26, 20242024
Henry Scott Wallace$5,000Jun 30, 20242024
Kevin Huvane$5,000Jul 15, 20242024
Henry Scott Wallace$5,000May 28, 20242024
James Williams$3,000Oct 7, 20242024
McIver$2,500Jan 19, 20242024
John Herr$2,500Mar 21, 20232024
McIver$2,500Feb 16, 20242024
Patrick Jennings$2,500Sep 10, 20242024
Patrick Jennings$2,500Sep 22, 20242024
Patrick Jennings$2,500Sep 10, 20242024
Patrick Jennings$2,500Sep 29, 20242024
Michael Skloff$2,500Jun 26, 20242024
Bahr Weiss$2,000Oct 24, 20242024
Michael Theisen$2,000Feb 9, 20232024
Bahr Weiss$2,000Sep 8, 20242024
James Williams$2,000Aug 22, 20242024
John Herr$2,000Jan 22, 20242024
Michael Theisen$1,750May 23, 20232024
Clark (MA)$1,000Feb 12, 20242024
Scott, David$1,000Aug 6, 20242024
Peters$1,000Sep 10, 20242024
McIver$1,000Jul 21, 20242024
McIver$1,000Oct 22, 20242024
Dominique Raccah$1,000Nov 14, 20232024
Barbara B. Simons$1,000Sep 28, 20232024
Michael Theisen$1,000Sep 28, 20232024
John Herr$1,000Jun 12, 20232024
John Herr$1,000Jun 12, 20232024
John Herr$1,000Jun 27, 20242024
John Herr$1,000Sep 17, 20242024
John Herr$1,000Mar 28, 20242024
Michael Theisen$1,000Dec 31, 20232024
Kevin Huvane$1,000Jul 21, 20232024
John Shea$834Jun 18, 20242024
Scott, David$500Sep 30, 20242024
McClellan$500Sep 10, 20242024
McIver$500Jun 20, 20232024
Dominique Raccah$500Oct 1, 20242024
Leon Adams$500Sep 10, 20242024
Bahr Weiss$500Jun 22, 20242024
Bahr Weiss$500Mar 20, 20242024
Bahr Weiss$500Aug 13, 20242024
Jose Rivera$500Aug 22, 20242024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Received donation fromSean Jensen-GreyDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromPeter HeymannDonated $750 to PAFSource
Received donation fromJean RhodesDonated $1,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromPatricia BergerDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromMichael TheisenDonated $9,250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromLeon AdamsDonated $750 to PAFSource
Received donation fromClark (MA)Donated $1,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromMcClellanDonated $500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromStricklandDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromPatrick JenningsDonated $10,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromJohn HerrDonated $14,500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromSteve HarrDonated $300 to PAFSource
Received donation fromJohn SheaDonated $834 to PAFSource
Received donation fromGraham ZuchDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromPete HuntDonated $500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromJudith CampbellDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromBahr WeissDonated $11,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromEliza AndersonDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromGillenDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromMcIverDonated $8,950 to PAFSource
Received donation fromPetersDonated $1,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromNewhouseDonated $500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromScott, DavidDonated $1,500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromR MartinDonated $300 to PAFSource
Received donation fromGriffithDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromSmith (WA)Donated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromNancy NordhoffDonated $10,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromMichael SmithDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromJose RiveraDonated $500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromMario RodriguezDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromBarbara ForsterDonated $2,500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromLona PiatigorskyDonated $300 to PAFSource
Received donation fromKevin HuvaneDonated $6,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromHenry Scott WallaceDonated $20,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromJames WilliamsDonated $5,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromDominique RaccahDonated $1,750 to PAFSource
Received donation fromKenneth BohanDonated $500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromBill CelebrezzeDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromBarbara B. SimonsDonated $1,000 to PAFSource
Received donation fromMichael SkloffDonated $2,500 to PAFSource
Received donation fromEric S. SchwartzDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromHeidi LindelofDonated $250 to PAFSource
Received donation fromShashikant GuptaDonated $87,500 to PAFSource