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United Democracy Project

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$83,899,790

AIPAC-affiliated super PAC. Spent over $100M in the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures supporting and opposing congressional candidates based on Israel policy positions.

israel lobby
Cycle

Tracked PAC giving

$64,219,124

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$148,118,914

View FEC cycle totals

Connections

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Coalition view

United Democracy Project operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with AIPAC, Democratic Majority for Israel PAC and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Org). Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined tracked giving

$3,221,156

Combined tracked receipts

$4,492,600

The Money Trail

How money flowed to United Democracy Project

$69.0M
15 transactions across 11 counterparties

Miriam Adelson directed $25.0M to United Democracy Project. Miriam Adelson advocates for Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.8034).

Jan 2024individual→ Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H… no recorded vote

AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE directed $21.5M to United Democracy Project across 3 contributions between January 2022 and September 2024. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE advocates for Ukraine Security Assistance Supplemental.

Jan 2022 – Sep 2024individual→ Ukraine Security Assistance Supplemental no recorded vote

United Democracy Project spent $5.2M opposing Jamaal Rep. Bowman across 3 contributions between June 2024 and June 2024. United Democracy Project advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

Jun 2024 – Jun 2024independent expenditure→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

United Democracy Project spent $4.7M supporting Gallego. United Democracy Project advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

Mar 2024independent expenditure→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

United Democracy Project spent $3.2M supporting Shontel Brown. United Democracy Project advocates for Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090).

Mar 2024independent expenditure→ Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) no recorded vote

United Democracy Project also received from 6 other entities totaling $9.3M.

$69.0M tracked across 11 counterparties·3 policy outcomes
PAC Chain Attribution

Where United Democracy Project’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

$1.9M
modeled estimate
4 paths across 2 counterparties
$1.8Mmodeled estimateattributed to Elfreth
2024 cycle3 paths0 hopsHigh confidence
$100Kmodeled estimateattributed to Markey, Edward J.
2024 cycle1 path0 hopsMedium confidence
$1.9M attributed (modeled estimate) across 4 paths·Up to 0 hops deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

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)

$57,519,124

Form 5 Independent Expenditures Filed

Target CandidateAmountSupport/OpposeDate
Gallego$4,700,000UnknownMar 1, 2024
Shontel Brown$3,200,000UnknownMar 1, 2024
Josh Gottheimer$2,800,000UnknownJun 1, 2024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$2,429,112OpposingJun 18, 2024
Dave Min$1,730,000OpposingFeb 27, 2024
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]$1,500,000UnknownJun 1, 2024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$1,402,796OpposingJun 11, 2024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$1,398,332OpposingJun 4, 2024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$1,176,637OpposingMay 21, 2024
George Latimer$1,176,637SupportingMay 21, 2024
Latimer$1,176,637UnknownMay 21, 2024
Cori Rep. Bush$1,132,615OpposingJul 30, 2024
Brandon Herrera$999,126OpposingMay 15, 2024
George Latimer$981,048SupportingMay 16, 2024
Latimer$981,048UnknownMay 16, 2024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$981,048OpposingMay 16, 2024
Dave Min$930,859OpposingFeb 20, 2024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$837,065OpposingMay 28, 2024
George Latimer$837,065SupportingMay 28, 2024
Latimer$837,065UnknownMay 28, 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
Gallego$4,700,000Mar 1, 20242024
Shontel Brown$3,200,000Mar 1, 20242024
Josh Gottheimer$2,800,000Jun 1, 20242024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$2,429,112Jun 18, 20242024
Dave Min$1,730,000Feb 27, 20242024
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]$1,500,000Jun 1, 20242024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$1,402,796Jun 11, 20242024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$1,398,332Jun 4, 20242024
VOTERS FOR RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT (VRG)$1,300,000May 1, 20242024
Santa Barbara County Registrar Of Voters$1,300,000May 1, 20242024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$1,176,637May 21, 20242024
George Latimer$1,176,637May 21, 20242024
Latimer$1,176,637May 21, 20242024
Cori Rep. Bush$1,132,615Jul 30, 20242024
314 ACTION FUND$1,000,000May 1, 20242024
314 ACTION FUND$1,000,000May 1, 20242024
Brandon Herrera$999,126May 15, 20242024
George Latimer$981,048May 16, 20242024
Latimer$981,048May 16, 20242024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$981,048May 16, 20242024
Dave Min$930,859Feb 20, 20242024
Jamaal Rep. Bowman$837,065May 28, 20242024
George Latimer$837,065May 28, 20242024
Latimer$837,065May 28, 20242024
Sarah Kelly Elfreth$799,616May 7, 20242024
Sarah Kelly Elfreth$799,616Apr 30, 20242024
Elfreth$799,616Apr 30, 20242024
Elfreth$799,616May 7, 20242024
Cori Rep. Bush$700,000Jul 23, 20242024
Dave Min$600,497Feb 6, 20242024
Sarah Kelly Elfreth$600,000Apr 2, 20242024
Elfreth$600,000Apr 2, 20242024
Dave Min$580,000Feb 13, 20242024
Jimmy Rep. Gomez$515,000Oct 24, 20242024
Gomez$515,000Oct 24, 20242024
BLUE WAVE ACTION D/B/A BWA$500,000Jul 17, 20242024
Rabinowitz, Inc. d/b/a Bluelight Strategies$500,000Jul 17, 20242024
Cori Rep. Bush$479,746Jul 16, 20242024
George Latimer$467,599Jun 11, 20242024
Latimer$467,599Jun 11, 20242024
George Latimer$466,111Jun 4, 20242024
Latimer$466,111Jun 4, 20242024
Cori Rep. Bush$447,855Jul 9, 20242024
Sarah Kelly Elfreth$445,069Apr 9, 20242024
Sarah Kelly Elfreth$445,069Apr 16, 20242024
Elfreth$445,069Apr 16, 20242024
Sarah Kelly Elfreth$400,867Apr 23, 20242024
Wesley Mr Bell$396,873Jun 11, 20242024
Wesley Mr Bell$393,154Jun 4, 20242024
Wesley Mr Bell$390,178May 29, 20242024

Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
Miriam Adelson$25,000,000Jan 15, 20242024
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE$11,000,000Sep 23, 20242024
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE$8,500,000Jan 28, 20222022
Jan Koum$4,000,000Sep 25, 20232024
Jonathon Jacobson$2,075,000Aug 27, 20242024
KOUM, JAN$2,000,000Jun 16, 20222022
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE$2,000,000Oct 31, 20222022
David Zalik$2,000,000Nov 14, 20232024
Jonathon Jacobson$1,500,000Sep 21, 20232024
MARCUS, BERNARD$1,000,000May 10, 20222022
JACOBSON, JONATHON$1,000,000Jun 21, 20222022
SABAN, HAIM$1,000,000Feb 15, 20222022
KRAFT GROUP LLC$1,000,000Jul 15, 20222022
Paul Levy$1,000,000Nov 27, 20232024
Jonathon Jacobson$1,000,000Oct 16, 20232024
Paul Singer$1,000,000Sep 29, 20232024
Bernard Marcus$1,000,000May 24, 20232024
Marc Rowan$1,000,000Aug 16, 20242024
Bernard Marcus$1,000,000Jul 25, 20242024
Paul Singer$1,000,000Jun 17, 20242024
SINGER, PAUL$1,000,000May 12, 20222022
Helaine Lerner$1,000,000Dec 9, 20242024
Haim Saban$1,000,000Aug 12, 20242024
Bernard Marcus$1,000,000Nov 28, 20232024
Jan Koum$1,000,000Oct 27, 20232024
Haim Saban$1,000,000Oct 19, 20232024
LERNER, HELAINE$750,000Dec 23, 20222022
Helaine Lerner$750,000Nov 13, 20232024
GOLDBERG, ALAN$500,000Jun 24, 20222022
RUBIN, LINDA$500,000Jan 28, 20222022
LERNER, HELAINE$500,000Mar 4, 20222022
LEFFELL, MICHAEL$500,000Feb 14, 20222022
RODAN, AMNON$500,000Mar 18, 20222022
Michael Leffell$500,000Mar 10, 20232024
Joseph Cayre$500,000Oct 13, 20232024
Kraft$500,000Aug 29, 20242024
Kraft$500,000Aug 22, 20232024
Arthur Winn$500,000Nov 8, 20232024
DE TOLEDO, PHIL$500,000Dec 13, 20242024
RUBIN, LINDA$400,000Jun 6, 20222022
Garry Rayant$400,000Oct 16, 20232024
Edward Levy JR$350,000Mar 2, 20232024
Victor Kohn$350,000Oct 23, 20232024
DE TOLEDO, PHIL$350,000Dec 19, 20232024
Elizabeth Brodie$309,078Sep 1, 20242024
Kate Williamson$300,000Dec 28, 20232024
Martin Geller$268,000Jun 25, 20242024
HACKMAN, MICHAEL$250,000May 9, 20222022
LEVY, ED JR.$250,000Feb 28, 20222022
ETZIONI, AMITAI$250,000Sep 8, 20222022

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Advocated forAntisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090)United Democracy Project supports the Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R.6090) consistent with AIPAC's stated policy priorities.Source
Instrument ofAmerican Israel Public Affairs Committee (Org)United Democracy Project is AIPAC's affiliated super PACEditorial
Instrument ofIsrael lobbyUDP is the largest super PAC in the pro-Israel lobbyEditorial
Affiliated withAIPACUnited Democracy Project is AIPAC's affiliated super PAC funding pro-Israel candidate independent expenditures.Source
Received donation fromPouDonated $3,655 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Funder of314 ACTION FUNDUnited Democracy Project donated $1,000,000 to 314 ACTION FUND (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Coalition withAIPACUDP is AIPAC's super PAC arm for independent expendituresEditorial
Received donation fromStantonDonated $25,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromRossDonated $25,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromSimonDonated $175,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromMITCHELL, ROBERTDonated $100,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromJACOBS, JONDonated $4,575,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromFriedmanDonated $435,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromJamesDonated $200,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromJordanDonated $75,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromMARTIN, RDonated $25,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromHORVITZ, RICHARDDonated $50,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromSABAN, HAIMDonated $2,000,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source
Received donation fromREINHARD, ELIDonated $25,000 to UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')Source