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2008 Overview
527 Committee Activity
527 committees are tax-exempt groups established to raise unlimited money for general political activities, such as voter mobilization efforts. They are prohibited from directly supporting or opposing a specific candidate. Here's what the most active 527 groups have brought in and spent this cycle.
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| Committee | Total Receipts | Total Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| Service Employees International Union | $18,090,802 | $18,888,389 |
| America Votes | $15,610,750 | $14,119,411 |
| American Solutions Winning the Future | $13,105,178 | $12,158,117 |
| The Fund for America | $12,141,946 | $11,440,489 |
| EMILY's List | $9,110,151 | $8,138,094 |
| GOPAC | $7,384,625 | $7,377,481 |
| Alliance for New America | $4,890,621 | $4,787,416 |
| Citizens United | $4,797,076 | $4,380,617 |
| College Republican National Cmte | $4,794,336 | $5,031,046 |
| Working for Working Americans | $4,461,701 | $1,824,932 |
| Friends of Fred Thompson | $3,462,355 | $625,743 |
| American Leadership Project | $3,459,035 | $3,345,734 |
| Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund | $3,421,478 | $4,240,013 |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Union | $2,802,690 | $2,866,816 |
| Club for Growth | $2,786,002 | $3,267,267 |
| Progressive Media Action | $2,124,430 | $2,124,430 |
| Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $1,831,880 | $3,020,794 |
| Young Democrats of America | $1,715,902 | $1,801,033 |
| Sheet Metal Workers Union | $1,602,446 | $1,390,306 |
| Unity 08 | $1,584,539 | $1,731,511 |
| National Education Assn | $1,315,505 | $1,117,287 |
| League of Conservation Voters | $1,307,572 | $558,424 |
| National Federation of Republican Women | $1,237,988 | $2,480,261 |
| ActBlue | $1,225,385 | $1,270,429 |
| Laborers Union | $1,180,150 | $940,576 |
| American Dental Assn | $1,119,790 | $826,252 |
| Foundation for the Future | $1,105,000 | $876,635 |
| Grassroots Democrats | $1,104,397 | $1,072,162 |
| Planned Parenthood | $850,000 | $333,103 |
| Illinois Hospital & Health Systems Assn | $794,687 | $1,008,620 |
| Ironworkers Union | $781,204 | $644,741 |
| League of Education Voters of America | $726,000 | $727,317 |
| Blue Texas | $637,075 | $36,181 |
| Stop Her Now | $616,769 | $616,043 |
| American Family Voices Voters' Alliance | $600,025 | $598,172 |
| Democrats 2000 | $590,288 | $55,693 |
| CA Corrections Peace Officers Assn | $583,290 | $1,452,094 |
| Senate Majority Fund | $541,557 | $191,670 |
| Majority Action | $455,000 | $485,185 |
| United Association | $410,390 | $329,475 |
| David Woods for Congress | $407,795 | $398,802 |
| Republican Main Street Partnership | $387,000 | $275,268 |
| CAUSE Law Enforcement | $379,098 | $355,180 |
| Public Campaign Action Fund | $370,515 | $423,214 |
| Midwest Enterprise Group | $344,335 | $90,593 |
| California 2008 GOP Delegation Corporate | $323,539 | $190,486 |
| Draft Bloomberg Committee | $319,937 | $319,937 |
| Iowa Leadership Council | $298,050 | $212,553 |
| California Democratic Party | $281,142 | $438,062 |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $280,000 | $234,750 |
This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on
August 04, 2008.
To view data for previous cycles, visit our Historic Elections section.
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