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Alphabet/Google

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$615,000

Largest internet company by market capitalization. Revenue of $307 billion (2023). Dominant in search, digital advertising, AI (Gemini), and cloud computing. Facing multiple antitrust actions.

tech ai

Tracked direct giving

$615,000

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

Connections

13

Coalition view

Alphabet/Google operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with Google/Alphabet NetPAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined tracked giving

$2,464,500

Combined tracked receipts

$286,899

The Money Trail

How money flowed from Alphabet/Google

$340K
15 transactions across 10 counterparties

Alphabet/Google directed $35K to Virginia Legislative Black Caucus across 2 contributions between September 2023 and October 2023. Alphabet/Google advocates for Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok Divest-or-Ban).

Sep 2023 – Oct 2023corporate→ Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Contro… no recorded vote

Alphabet/Google also gave to 5 other entities totaling $55K.

$340K tracked across 10 counterparties·2 policy outcomes

Federal Contracts and Awards

Federal obligations, FY2015–FY2025

$1.2M

Totals are complete for each fiscal year, as reported by USASpending.gov for ALPHABET INC. and its subsidiaries. Window matches the election cycles this tracker holds FEC data for.

Fiscal yearContractsOtherTotal obligatedTop awarding agencies
FY2025$0$0$0—
FY2024$0$1.8M$1.8MFederal Communications Commission $1.8M
FY2023-$4K$1.4M$1.4MFederal Communications Commission $1.4M · Justice -$4K
FY2022$25K$28K$52KFederal Communications Commission $28K · National Aeronautics and Space Administration $20K · Justice $4K
FY2021selected$279K$0$279KVeterans Affairs $300K · U.S. Agency for Global Media $11K · Health and Human Services -$32K
FY2020$65K$0$65KJustice $202K · U.S. Agency for Global Media $199K · State -$11K
FY2019-$2.6M$0-$2.6MDefense -$2.6M
FY2018-$147K$0-$147KU.S. Agency for Global Media -$22.43 · Securities and Exchange Commission -$35.17 · Executive Office of the President -$4K
FY2017-$38K$0-$38KState $65K · Health and Human Services $23K · Defense -$25K
FY2016$477K$0$477KHealth and Human Services $352K · U.S. Agency for Global Media $126K · Securities and Exchange Commission $24K
FY2015$0$0$0—

Largest contract actions, FY2021

Showing 1 of 1 actions of $250K or more on file here ($300K of $279K obligated)

Action dateAmountAgencyAwardDescription
Jun 1, 2021$300KVeterans Affairs36C10X20P0151mod P00001COVID19 IDENTIFYING RISKS AND RESILIENCE WITH DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES
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Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Subsidiary ofAlphabetGoogle LLC is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.Source
Advocated forProtecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok Divest-or-Ban)Google, as a major TikTok competitor in digital advertising and short-form video, supported the divest-or-ban legislationSource
Funded research atNew AmericaGoogle major funder of New America technology policy programEditorial
Funded research atThe Brookings InstitutionGoogle corporate donor to Brookings technology researchEditorial
Coalition withTech and AI industryAlphabet/Google is the largest internet company and a leading member of CCIA and ITIEditorial
Targeted byFTC Antitrust Cases Against Tech Monopolies (Google Search, Meta/Within)Google is the primary target of the DOJ antitrust case over search monopoly practicesEditorial
Contracted withDepartment of AgricultureGoogle received award from Department of AgricultureSource
Contracted withDepartment of DefenseGoogle received award from Department of DefenseSource
Advocated forRatepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340)Called H.R. 9340 a "positive step" (E&E News, July 2026). Google had signed the voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge the bill codifies.Source
commented_onSCC final order in Dominion's 2025 biennial review: $565.7M rate increase and the GS-5 large-load (data center) rate class (Case PUR-2025-00058)Respondent in Case PUR-2025-00058 as Google, LLC (filed a post-hearing brief).Source
commented_onDuke Energy large load (data center) tariff settlement filed with the NC Utilities Commission, pending (Dockets E-7, Sub 1329 and E-2, Sub 1380)Stipulating party as Google LLC: signed the October 6, 2026 large load tariff settlement in Dockets E-7, Sub 1329 and E-2, Sub 1380 and asked the Commission to approve it.Source
EmployedSundar PichaiCEO of Alphabet and GoogleEditorial
Has as instrumentGoogle/Alphabet NetPACPolitical action committee affiliated with Alphabet/Google.