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Ron Desantis

Tracked donations to candidate

$10,000

IE against this entity (not received)

$23,216,298

Connections

0

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 Ron Desantis

$19.4M
15 transactions across 1 counterparty
sum of 15 tracked donations shown

MAGA Inc spent $19.4M opposing Ron Desantis across 15 contributions between March 2023 and November 2023.

Mar 2023 – Nov 2023independent expenditure
$19.4M tracked across 1 counterparty (sum of 15 tracked donations shown)
PAC Chain Attribution

Who funded Ron Desantis

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

$22.9M
modeled estimate
50 paths across 50 counterparties
$3.8Mmodeled estimatefrom Phil Ruffin
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$3.8Mmodeled estimatePhil Ruffin→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $563

$3.7Mmodeled estimatefrom JOHNSON, ROBERT WOOD
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$3.7Mmodeled estimateJOHNSON, ROBERT WOOD→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $563

$2.7Mmodeled estimatefrom Anthony Lomangino
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$2.7Mmodeled estimateAnthony Lomangino→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $750

$2.1Mmodeled estimatefrom Joseph C. Canizaro
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$2.1Mmodeled estimateJoseph C. Canizaro→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $750

$1.6Mmodeled estimatefrom Patricia Duggan
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$1.6Mmodeled estimatePatricia Duggan→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $563

$1.3Mmodeled estimatefrom Bernie Moreno
2024 cycle1 path1 hopHigh confidence
$1.3Mmodeled estimateBernie Moreno→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantishighOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $4K

$1.3Mmodeled estimatefrom Luther S Pate IV
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$1.3Mmodeled estimateLuther S Pate IV→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $4K

$953Kmodeled estimatefrom CHURCHILL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS
2024 cycle1 path1 hopMedium confidence
$953Kmodeled estimateCHURCHILL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS→MAGA Inc→Ron DesantismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

smallest single documented leg $750

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $5.4M.

$22.9M 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
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingMar 29, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingMay 31, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingMay 22, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingApr 11, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingApr 5, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingApr 19, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingMay 17, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingMay 5, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingMay 10, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,499,910Form 5 IEOpposingApr 27, 2023
MAGA Inc$1,032,000Form 5 IEOpposingApr 28, 2023
MAGA Inc$932,220Form 5 IEOpposingNov 1, 2023
MAGA Inc$905,722Form 5 IEOpposingOct 26, 2023
MAGA Inc$780,000Form 5 IEOpposingApr 28, 2023
MAGA Inc$748,200Form 5 IEOpposingMay 17, 2023
MAGA Inc$565,500Form 5 IEOpposingMay 17, 2023
MAGA Inc$559,000Form 5 IEOpposingMay 22, 2023
MAGA Inc$513,821Form 5 IEOpposingNov 8, 2023
MAGA Inc$432,642Form 5 IEOpposingMay 30, 2023
MAGA Inc$422,500Form 5 IEOpposingMay 22, 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
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910Mar 29, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910May 31, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910May 22, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910Apr 11, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910Apr 5, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910Apr 19, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910May 17, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910May 5, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910May 10, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,499,910Apr 27, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,032,000Apr 28, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$932,220Nov 1, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$905,722Oct 26, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$780,000Apr 28, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$748,200May 17, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$565,500May 17, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$559,000May 22, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$513,821Nov 8, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$432,642May 30, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$422,500May 22, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$228,370May 30, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$217,893Sep 22, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$144,325Oct 30, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$144,325Sep 29, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$129,722Jun 6, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$77,398Apr 18, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$50,390Sep 29, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$49,982May 23, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$49,982May 2, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$37,717May 12, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$27,416May 23, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$27,416May 2, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$19,304Jul 31, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$17,016Nov 9, 20232024
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSpent to oppose−$16,037Jul 17, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$15,000Mar 31, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$13,200Nov 14, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$12,143Oct 27, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$11,419Apr 13, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$10,134Dec 19, 20232024
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS DBA FLORIDA ASSOCI$10,000Jan 10, 20242024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$10,000May 23, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$8,000Apr 14, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$3,717Jun 6, 20232024
PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSpent to oppose−$1,500Aug 25, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$1,500Dec 19, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$750May 24, 20232024
MAGA IncSpent to oppose−$563Jun 9, 20232024
PRIORITIES USA ACTIONSpent to oppose−$374Aug 25, 20232024