FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00561779 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$107.5K raised, $130.2K spent, $25.8K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
83% from PACs and other committees · 17% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor John Dawson, $10K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$84K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Raul Ruiz ($5K) · 99% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Lobbying
The Foundation for American Innovation lobbied on 4 issues. See lobbying
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$82K to 48 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $82,000
Democratic 99%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$84,000 in 100 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
47
$81K · 96%
Other or unresolved candidates
1
$1K · 1.2%
Other PACs and committees
1
$2K · 2.4%
All recipients
49
$84K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
10
$26K
New York
6
$7.5K
Florida
3
$6.5K
Texas
3
$6K
Ohio
3
$5.5K
Nevada
3
$4K
New Mexico
1
$3K
Washington
1
$3K
The largest 8 of 20 states.
Recipients 49
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Richard Pan2 receipts, latest Jun 16, 2026DR. Richard PAN for Congress · H6CA03158$5K
Raul Ruiz1 receipt, latest Sep 29, 2025DR. Raul Ruiz for Congress · H2CA36439$5K
Adam C. Gray3 receipts, latest Dec 15, 2025Adam Gray for Congress · H2CA13115$3K
Mike Thompson3 receipts, latest Sep 18, 2026Mike Thompson for Congress · H8CA01109$3K
Gabriel Vasquez4 receipts, latest Sep 14, 2026Gabe Vasquez for Congress · H2NM02191$3K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
The 12 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings and this committee's lines for them, whichever is larger, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$18,50017%
Largest donors
John Dawson2 contributions, latest Sep 21, 2026 · RETIRED · NOT EMPLOYED · PALO ALTO, CA$10,000
Brian Edward MatsonOne contribution on Sep 21, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · FAIR OAKS, CA$5,000
Helen M. MilbyOne contribution on May 13, 2026 · FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT · HM&CO · WASHINGTON, DC$2,000
Heather JohnsonOne contribution on May 21, 2026 · BANKER · DEUTSCHE BANK · NEW YORK, NY$1,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 4 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 5 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $18.5K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Total reported receipts $107,500
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $107.5K followed back through up to 3 committees
33% to named individuals, 1.5% to organizations, 64% not itemized.
Gave directly$18.5K 17%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
John DawsonPerson · Retired · Palo Alto, CA · 9.3%
$10,000
Brian Edward MatsonPerson · Fair Oaks, CA · 4.7%
$5,000
Helen M. MilbyPerson · Founder and President, HM&CO · Washington, DC · 1.9%
$2,000
Heather JohnsonPerson · Banker, Deutsche Bank · New York, NY · 1.4%
$1,500
Through National Association of Realtors PACReal estate & home building$9.4K 8.8%
Through National Association of Realtors PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by National Association of Realtors PAC6.3%
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $18,500 placed by state
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under $600
$600+
$2.4K+
$5.4K+
$9.6K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California3 contributions · 81%
$15,000
District of Columbia1 contribution · 11%
$2,000
New York1 contribution · 8.1%
$1,500
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 3 contributions · 81% of ranked
$15,000
Hm&co1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$2,000
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $130,227 reported
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Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$84,00065%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$46,22735%
Paid to
Total reported disbursements $130,227
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $130,030 itemized
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Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$84,00065%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$84,000
Paid to
DR. Raul Ruiz for Congress$5,000
DR. Richard PAN for Congress$5,000
Adam Gray for Congress$3,000
Gabe Vasquez for Congress$3,000
Vicente Gonzalez for Congress$3,000
Kaptur for Congress$3,000
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$31,05524%
Filed as
PAC EVENT SPACE RENTAL$8,822
Spending over time
$130.2K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $41.5K, June 2026.
$130.2K
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
What The Foundation for American Innovation lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, The Foundation for American Innovation pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$240K
Quarterly reports read
8
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Energy/Nuclearin 3 report entries
In its own words
Permitting reform. AI biosecurity.
Permitting reform.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Environment/Superfundin 3 report entries
In its own words
Permitting reform. AI biosecurity.
Permitting reform.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Taxation/Internal Revenue Codein 3 report entries
In its own words
Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII) provision.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Treasury, Dept of
Science/Technologyin 2 report entries
In its own words
Support for basic research funding at the highest level possible as both an economic and security response to increasing foreign competition, including China, with US emerging technology markets.
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $14K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Sen. John Barrasso$3K
Kurt Alme$2.5K
Rep. Pete Stauber$1.5K
Michael Whatley$1K
Rep. Julia Letlow$1K
Sen. Dan Sullivan$1K
Sen. Lisa Murkowski$1K
Chris Pappas$500
Hillary Scholten$500
Janelle Bynum$500
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “THE FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION”, found by searching “AMERICAN INNOVATION”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Nov 8, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
RRRaul RuizDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-25 · via Raul Ruiz For Congress1 payment, latest Sep 29, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 29, 2025$5K
RPRichard PanDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-06 · via Richard Pan For Congress2 payments, latest Jun 16, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 16, 2026$5K
AGAdam GrayDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-13 · via Adam Gray For Congress3 payments, latest Dec 15, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 15, 2025$3K
GVGabe VasquezDemocratic · U.S. House · NM-02 · via Gabe Vasquez For Congress4 payments, latest Sep 14, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 14, 2026$3K
VGVicente GonzalezDemocratic · U.S. House · TX-34 · via Vicente Gonzalez For Congress4 payments, latest Sep 14, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 14, 2026$3K
MKMarcy KapturDemocratic · U.S. House · OH-09 · via Kaptur For Congress4 payments, latest Sep 10, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 10, 2026$3K
MTMike ThompsonDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-04 · via Mike Thompson For Congress3 payments, latest Sep 18, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 18, 2026$3K
DTDerek TranDemocratic · U.S. House · CA-45 · via Derek Tran For Congress3 payments, latest Dec 15, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 15, 2025$2.5K
JMJared MoskowitzDemocratic · U.S. House · FL-25 · via Jared Moskowitz For Congress3 payments, latest Sep 10, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 10, 2026$2.5K
Bars drawn to $5K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
$6,761
JP Morgan ChaseOrganization · 0.6%
$659
Then CREPAC Federal$1.2K 1.1%
Then CREPAC Federal
Name
Amount
Not itemized by CREPAC Federal1.1%
$1,231
Then Texas Association of Realtors Federal PAC-FEDPAC$789 0.7%
Then Texas Association of Realtors Federal PAC-FEDPAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Texas Association of Realtors Federal PAC-FEDPAC0.7%
$789
Through National Emergency Medicine PAC / American College of Emergency PhysiciansDoctors & health professionals$9K 8.4%
Through National Emergency Medicine PAC / American College of Emergency Physicians
Name
Amount
Not itemized by National Emergency Medicine PAC / American College of Emergency Physicians8.4%
$9,042
Through Abbott Laboratories Employee PACDrug makers & biotech (proposed)$6K 5.6%
Through Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC5.6%
$5,992
Through Fedex Corp. PACTransportation (airlines, rail, trucking, shipping, automotive)$5.9K 5.5%
Through Fedex Corp. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Fedex Corp. PAC5.5%
$5,903
Through People For Derek KilmerOther candidates' campaigns$5K 4.7%
Not itemized by KPMG Partners/Principals & Employees PAC4.2%
$4,534
Through Unitedhealth Group Inc. PACHealth insurers$4.3K 4%
Through Unitedhealth Group Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Unitedhealth Group Inc. PAC4%
$4,287
Through American Academy of Dermatology Association PACDoctors & health professionals$4K 3.7%
Through American Academy of Dermatology Association PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Academy of Dermatology Association PAC3.7%
$3,957
Through US Oncology Inc. Network PACHospitals & care facilities (proposed)$3.6K 3.3%
Through US Oncology Inc. Network PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by US Oncology Inc. Network PAC3.3%
$3,570
Through American Car Rental Association PACTransportation (airlines, rail, trucking, shipping, automotive) (proposed)$2.4K 2.2%
Through American Car Rental Association PAC
Name
Amount
Michael DelorenzoPerson · Executive Vice President, International Franchise System · Laurel, MD · 0.8%
$847
Then Enterprise Holdings, Inc. PACTransportation (airlines, rail, trucking, shipping, automotive) (proposed)$970 0.9%
Then Enterprise Holdings, Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Enterprise Holdings, Inc. PAC0.9%
$970
Then Avis Budget Group, Inc. PACTransportation (airlines, rail, trucking, shipping, automotive)$565 0.5%
Then Avis Budget Group, Inc. PAC
Name
Amount
North Carolina Dept. of RevenueOrganization · 0.5%
$565
Through Employees Of Northrop Grumman Corp. PACDefense contractors$2.3K 2.2%
Through Employees Of Northrop Grumman Corp. PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Employees Of Northrop Grumman Corp. PAC2.2%
$2,321
Through Lockheed Martin Corp. Employees' PACDefense contractors$2.2K 2.1%
Through Lockheed Martin Corp. Employees' PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Lockheed Martin Corp. Employees' PAC2.1%
$2,248
Through Comcast Corp. & NBCUniversal PACTelecom & cable$2.2K 2%
Through Comcast Corp. & NBCUniversal PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Comcast Corp. & NBCUniversal PAC2%
$2,160
Through Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees PACDefense contractors (proposed)$1.8K 1.7%
Through Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees PAC1.7%
$1,845
Through George Whitesides for CongressOther candidates' campaigns$1.3K 1.2%
Through George Whitesides for Congress
Name
Amount
Not itemized by George Whitesides for Congress1.2%
$1,259
Through Brown-Forman Corp. NON-Partisan Committee for Responsible GovernmentBeer, wine & spirits (proposed)$933 0.9%
Through Brown-Forman Corp. NON-Partisan Committee for Responsible Government
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Brown-Forman Corp. NON-Partisan Committee for Responsible Government0.9%
$933
1115 smaller sources, $17.7K in all (16%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
Deutsche Bank1 contribution · 8.1% of ranked
$1,500
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 2 contributions · 54% of ranked
$10,000
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 1 contribution · 27% of ranked
$5,000
Founder And President1 contribution · 11% of ranked
$2,000
Banker1 contribution · 8.1% of ranked
$1,500
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
The Wildset2 payments · latest Oct 17, 2025 · PAC TRAVEL$10,215
OLD Forest Distillery1 payment · latest Jun 23, 2026 · PAC EVENT SPACE RENTAL$8,126
Helen Milby & Co.2 payments · latest Oct 17, 2025 · TRAVEL & EVENT REIMBURSEMENT$808
PAC LODGING AND EVENT EXPENSE$5,215
EVENT SPACE RENTAL & CATERING$5,000
PAC EVENT TRANSPORTATION$4,848
EVENT TRAVEL$3,221
PAC DONOR GIFTS$1,496
PAC EVENT TRAVEL$787
PAC EVENT REIMBURSEMENT$745
PAC EVENT DINNER$434
PAC EVENT CATERING$424
TRAVEL & EVENT REIMBURSEMENT$62
Paid to
OLD Forest Distillery$8,126
The Wildset$5,215
Brown-Forman Corp. NON-Partisan Committee for Responsible Government$5,000
21C Museum Hotel$3,221
Miller Transportation$2,835
Elusive Tours$2,013
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$7,4585.7%
Filed as
PAC TRAVEL$7,458
Paid to
The Wildset$5,000
United Airlines$1,200
Southwest Airlines$894
Lyft$364
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$5,8614.5%
Filed as
PAC ACCOUNTING SERVICES$5,861
Paid to
Political Compliance Management Services, LLC$5,861
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$9300.7%
Filed as
PAC SOFTWARE$930
Paid to
NGP VAN, Inc.$930
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$7250.6%
Filed as
PAC MEETING FOOD & BEVERAGES$725
Paid to
National Democratic Club$725
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$1<0.1%
Filed as
PAC POSTAGE, MAILING SERVICES$1
Paid to
Political Compliance Management Services, LLC$1
Total itemized disbursements $130,030
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 141 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
5 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $28,430 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Helen Milby & Co.5 payments · 22% of all spending
$29,238
Political Compliance Management Services, LLC20 payments · 4.5% of all spending
$5,862
The Wildset1 payment · 3.8% of all spending
$5,000
Brown-Forman Corp. NON-Partisan Committee for Responsible Government1 payment · 3.8% of all spending
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.