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527 Committee Activity
Top 50 Federally Focused Organizations

527 groups are tax-exempt organizations that engage in political activities, often through unlimited soft money contributions. Most 527s on this list are advocacy groups trying to influence federal elections through voter mobilization efforts and so-called issue ads that tout or criticize a candidate's record. 527s must report their contributors and expenditures to the IRS, unless they already file identical information at the state or local level. The figures below are taken from 527 group filings with the IRS. (To view 527s for state party or candidate committees, such as the Republican Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association, click here.)

Election cycle:

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Committee

Total Receipts

Total Expenditures

Federal PAC

Major Player Profile

America Coming Together

$79,795,487

$78,040,480

X

X

Joint Victory Campaign 2004 *

$71,811,666

$72,588,053

 

 

Media Fund

$59,404,183

$54,494,698

 

X

Progress for America

$44,929,178

$35,631,378

 

X

Service Employees International Union

$40,237,236

$39,579,709

X

 

American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees

$22,227,050

$22,332,587

X

 

Swift Vets & POWs for Truth

$17,008,090

$22,565,360

 

X

College Republican National Cmte

$12,780,126

$17,260,655

 

 

New Democrat Network

$12,726,158

$12,524,063

X

X

MoveOn.org

$12,558,215

$21,346,380

X

X

Citizens for a Strong Senate

$10,853,730

$10,228,515

 

 

Sierra Club

$8,727,127

$6,261,811

X

X

Service Employees International Union

$8,148,131

$8,115,937

X

 

EMILY's List

$7,739,946

$8,100,752

X

 

Voices for Working Families

$7,466,056

$7,202,695

 

X

AFL-CIO

$6,583,572

$6,473,110

X

 

Club for Growth

$6,530,939

$9,034,364

X

X

League of Conservation Voters

$6,049,500

$5,074,790

X

X

Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

$5,010,321

$7,368,841

X

 

Club for Growth.net

$4,115,037

$4,039,892

X

 

Democratic Victory 2004

$3,836,969

$4,476,505

X

 

Laborers Union

$3,455,921

$3,294,785

X

 

America Votes

$3,174,936

$2,769,752

 

X

November Fund

$3,151,170

$3,124,718

 

 

Partnership for America's Families

$3,071,211

$2,936,666

 

X

National Assn of Realtors

$2,979,522

$3,002,977

X

 

Grassroots Democrats

$2,819,483

$2,592,499

 

X

Stronger America Now

$2,790,817

$2,690,989

X

 

Democrats 2000

$2,547,677

$1,083,595

 

 

Communications Workers of America

$2,243,334

$1,639,465

X

 

American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees

$2,128,430

$2,173,029

X

 

Coalition to Defend the American Dream

$1,925,890

$1,610,224

 

 

Sheet Metal Workers Union

$1,877,505

$1,897,379

X

 

GOPAC

$1,819,112

$2,367,852

X

 

Music for America

$1,717,820

$1,590,784

X

 

California Repub Convention Delegation

$1,600,750

$1,612,595

X

 

Safer Together 04

$1,387,727

$1,171,323

 

 

National Federation of Republican Women

$1,355,354

$3,462,507

X

 

Americans for Progress & Opportunity

$1,306,092

$1,305,667

 

 

Ironworkers Union

$1,304,454

$1,225,327

X

 

Republican Leadership Coalition

$1,294,950

$1,300,752

 

 

Environment 2004

$1,205,849

$1,167,762

X

 

Americans United to Preserve Marriage

$1,192,090

$1,056,962

 

 

Americans for Better Government

$1,185,174

$1,230,227

X

 

Natural Resources Defense Council

$1,112,307

$1,005,283

 

X

Young Democrats of America

$1,110,227

$723,781

 

 

Public Campaign Action Fund

$1,109,209

$990,056

 

 

Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund

$1,103,509

$1,374,220

X

 

America's PAC

$1,081,700

$1,061,336

X

 

Mainstreet USA Inc

$1,060,000

$1,110,002

 

 

Save American Medicine

$1,000,200

$935,250

 

 

Americans for Jobs, Healthcare & Values

$1,000,000

$994,137

 

X

Florida Leadership Council

$878,500

$729,516

 

 

* Joint Victory Campaign 2004 is a joint fund-raising committee run by America Coming Together and the Media Fund. Money raised by JVC is divided between these two beneficiaries. Combining receipts for these three groups would result in double-counting.

NOTE: For ease of identification, the 527 organization names used in this section are those of the connected organization, rather than the official name of the 527 account. For example, the "NEA Fund for Children and Public Education" is simply listed as "National Education Assn." This data is based on records released by the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, May 23, 2005.