Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
$93B revenue (2023). Largest corn processor and ethanol producer in the US. Major player in global agricultural commodity trading and processing.
Tracked direct giving
$750,000
Connections
6
Coalition view
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$1,139,500
Combined tracked receipts
$196,342
Where Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)’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
smallest single documented leg $15K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $15K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Federal Contracts and Awards
Federal obligations, FY2015–FY2025
$1.27B
Totals are complete for each fiscal year, as reported by USASpending.gov for ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY and its subsidiaries. Window matches the election cycles this tracker holds FEC data for.
| Fiscal year | Contract obligations | Grant obligations | Other obligations | Total obligated | Top awarding agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025selected | $63.6M | $0 | $0 | $63.6M | Agriculture $63.6M |
| FY2024 | $128.8M | $0 | $0 | $128.8M | Agriculture $128.8M |
| FY2023 | $139.1M | $90.4M | $0 | $229.5M | Agriculture $229.5M |
| FY2022 | $166.4M | $50.1M | $0 | $216.5M | Agriculture $216.8M · Energy -$310K |
| FY2021 | $132.5M | $2.8M | $0 | $135.3M | Agriculture $132.8M · Energy $2.5M · Defense $9K |
| FY2020 | $96.9M | $481K | $0 | $97.4M | Agriculture $97.4M |
| FY2019 | $52.0M | $116K | $0 | $52.2M | Agriculture $52.2M |
| FY2018 | $55.5M | $518K | $0 | $56.0M | Agriculture $56.0M |
| FY2017 | $111.3M | $415K | -$85K | $111.6M | Agriculture $111.6M |
| FY2016 | $84.2M | $278K | -$582K | $83.9M | Agriculture $83.9M · Energy $3K · Defense -$23K |
| FY2015 | $89.8M | $2.3M | -$554K | $91.5M | Agriculture $89.5M · Energy $2.0M |
Largest contract actions, FY2025
Showing 10 of 10 actions of $250K or more on file here ($63.4M of $63.6M obligated)
| Action date | Obligation | Agency | Award | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | $25.0M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0026 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010810/4210007374/SOYBEAN MEAL BULK | |
| Apr 9, 2025 | $15.2M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0018 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010720/4210007349/SOYBEAN MEAL BULK | |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $10.6M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0029 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010864/4210007401/SORGHUM BULK | |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $10.1M | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTB25C0028 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010864/4210007400/SORGHUM BULK | |
| Nov 19, 2024 | $517K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 123J1425C0254 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010446/4100031287/FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK | |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $461K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 123J1425C0604 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010574/4100031618/FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK | |
| May 13, 2025 | $383K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 123J1425C1187 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010759/4100032194/FLOUR BREAD-BULK,FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT BLCH-BULK,FLOUR BAKER HEARTH UNBLCH-BULK | |
| Mar 4, 2025 | $383K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTP25C0093 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010655/4210007307/BULGUR BAG-50 KG | |
| Dec 4, 2024 | $345K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 121NTP25C0056 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010476/4210007269/BULGUR BAG-50 KG | |
| May 13, 2025 | $336K | AgricultureAgricultural Marketing Service | 123J1425C1186 | COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010759/4100032193/FLOUR BAKER HARD WHT UNBLCH-BULK |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | $500,000 | Jan 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | $250,000 | Jun 15, 2023 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied on | Department of Agriculture | ADM lobbies USDA on commodity programs and subsidies | Source |
| Advocated for | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) | ADM advocates for maintaining and expanding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) given its position as the largest U.S. ethanol producer. | Source |
| Funded research at | The Heritage Foundation | ADM donor to Heritage Foundation agricultural policy | Editorial |
| Coalition with | Corn industry | ADM is the largest corn processor and ethanol producer in the US | Editorial |
| Has as instrument | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC | ADM PAC is the political arm of Archer-Daniels-Midland | Editorial |
| Funder of | American Farm Bureau Federation PAC | Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) donated $750,000 to American Farm Bureau Federation PAC (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |