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FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00576215 · files monthly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$507.5K raised, $471.5K spent, $39.8K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
80% filed as other receipts · 20% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Reed Hastings, $200K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$319.1K spent for candidates and $5.6K against them, most on AZ-06 ($63.7K) · $75K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Abundant Future ($20K) · 63% of its support to Republicans, 37% to Democrats. See where it goes
Lobbying
DC Charter Schools Action lobbied on 1 issue. See lobbying
Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?
Notices dated after Oct 14, 2026 are added; earlier ones are already in the regular reports.
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$369.1K to 23 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $369,052
Republican 63%Democratic 37%
Against candidates $5,628
Democratic 100%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
12
$19,500
$213,717
$233,217
63%
Democratic
10
$29,500
$105,335
$134,835
37%
Other or unresolved
1
$1,000
$0
$1,000
0.3%
Shown support
23
$50,000
$319,052
$369,052
100%
Spending against candidates is drawn on its own bar and left out of the support totals.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$75,000 in 24 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
9
$29.5K · 39%
Republican candidates
5
$14.5K · 19%
Other or unresolved candidates
2
$6K · 8%
Other PACs and committees
2
$25K · 33%
All recipients
18
$75K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Louisiana
3
$10.5K
Michigan
2
$10K
Texas
3
$7K
Illinois
1
$5K
Hawaii
1
$5K
Florida
1
$5K
Pennsylvania
2
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $507,504 reported receipts
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Other receiptsWhere a super PAC files what corporations, unions and other organizations give it, since they have no line of their own. Hybrid PACs, and some super PACs, file individuals' unlimited gifts here too, along with any interest or dividends.$407,50080%
Where it came from
Reed HastingsOne contribution on Jul 27, 2026 · CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · NETFLIX · LOS GATOS, CA$200,000
Jim WaltonOne contribution on Jan 8, 2026 · BANKING · ARVEST BANK · BENTONVILLE, AR$200,000
James L. Flautt2 contributions, latest Jun 8, 2026 · MANAGEMENT · ASURION · NASHVILLE, TN$10,000
Mark E. Gregg2 contributions, latest Aug 3, 2026 · CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · KIWI ENERGY · HOUSTON, TX$10,000
NJ Public Charter Schools Action Fund Inc1 receipt, latest May 6, 2026 · Hamilton, New Jersey$7,500
Craig R. BarrettOne contribution on Jan 27, 2026 · RETIRED · PARADISE VALLEY, AZ$5,000
William BoyarOne contribution on Feb 20, 2026 · ATTORNEY · BOYARMILLER · HOUSTON, TX$5,000
David BradleyOne contribution on Oct 22, 2025 · CHAIRMAN · NATIONAL JOURNAL GROUP · WASHINGTON, DC$5,000
Katherine BradleyOne contribution on Sep 1, 2026 · BOARD CHAIR · CITYBRIDGE FOUNDATION · WASHINGTON, DC$5,000
Katherine Brittain BradleyOne contribution on Oct 22, 2025 · BOARD CHAIR · CITYBRIDGE FOUNDATION · WASHINGTON, DC$5,000
Rex GoreOne contribution on Sep 19, 2025 · PRESIDENT · PROFESSIONAL JANITORIAL CO. · AUSTIN, TX$5,000
James Haslam IIIOne contribution on Jun 23, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · PILOT FLYING J · KNOXVILLE, TN$5,000
The 12 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, with its largest individual donors, whose gifts it files here too. Individuals' gifts on this line are not itemized in the data the site holds, so the list need not add up to the row.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$99,25020%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$7540.1%
Total reported receipts $507,504
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 $507.5K followed back through up to 3 committees
98% to named individuals, 1.5% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors.
Gave directly$487.5K 96%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Reed HastingsPerson · Chief Executive Officer, Netflix · Los Gatos, CA · also behind 3 other groups · 39%
$200,000
Jim WaltonPerson · Banking, Arvest Bank · Bentonville, AR · also behind 3 other groups · 39%
$200,000
James L. FlauttPerson · Management, Asurion · Nashville, TN · 2%
$10,000
Mark E. GreggPerson · Chief Executive Officer, Kiwi Energy · Houston, TX · 2%
$10,000
NJ Public Charter Schools Action Fund IncOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 1.5%
$7,500
Craig R. BarrettPerson · Retired · Paradise Valley, AZ · 1%
$5,000
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $506,750 placed by state
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under $8.1K
$8.1K+
$32.4K+
$72.9K+
$129.6K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California5 contributions · 40%
$202,500
Arkansas1 contribution · 39%
$200,000
Texas13 contributions · 6%
$30,250
District of Columbia7 contributions · 4.4%
$22,250
Tennessee4 contributions · 3.9%
$20,000
Michigan5 contributions · 2.2%
$11,250
New Jersey2 contributions · 1.7%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $471,523 reported
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Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$309,98066%
Spent for or against
Juan CiscomaniSupport · 7 records · latest Oct 6, 2026$63,689
Google LLC4 payments · latest Jul 2, 2026 · SOFTWARE$685
Total reported disbursements $471,523
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 $490,432 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized, including its independent expenditures, which are filed against the candidate each was for or against rather than as payments to a vendor. Open a category to see which candidates its independent spending went to, and in support or opposition.
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Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$160.4K of it was independent spending for Juan Ciscomani and for Kristen McDonald Rivet and 6 more$160,44933%
Thomas Graphics IncIndependent spending: $37.9K in support of Juan Ciscomani and 4 more
Spending over time
$471.5K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $142K, Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026.
$471.5K12
Jan 2025Nov 2026
1Mar 3, 2026 primary, TX-10$31.6K of its independent spending was aimed at it
2Nov 3, 2026 general election, AZ-06, CA-11, MI-08$167.9K of its independent spending was aimed at it
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. Numbered lines mark the elections that drew the most independent spending. Each expenditure counts toward the next election on its seat after the day it was made, and a seat is named when it drew at least a tenth of that spending. The line stops at the latest report, through Oct 14, 2026, at the dashed rule; elections after it are marked where they fall.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$142,007
September 2026$63,950
August 2026$13,858
July 2026$48,041
June 2026$21,878
May 2026$38,212
April 2026$30,990
Feb 12 – Mar 31, 2026$47,318
Jan 1 – Feb 11, 2026$44,535
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$18,063
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$2,672
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
What DC Charter Schools Action lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, DC Charter Schools Action 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
$90K
Quarterly reports read
5
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.
Budget/Appropriationsin 3 report entries
In its own words
Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill. General education on the School Reform Act.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Who did the lobbying
Each firm reports what this client paid it.
Todd Strategy GroupLobbying firm · 3 reports$90K
RED Maple Consulting, LLCLobbying firm · 2 reportsNot reported
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $232.5K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer$24.5K
U.S. Representative Lisa McClain$18K
U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson, Candidate for U.S. Senate$17K
U.S. Representative Kevin Hern$17K
Various Republican Senatorial Candidates$17K
U.S. Representative Mike Johnson$15K
U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt$15K
U.S. Representative Steve Scalise$10K
Kurt Alme, Candidate for U.S. Senate$9K
Various Republican Congressional Candidates$8.5K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “DC CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION”, found by searching “CHARTER SCHOOLS ACTION”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Nov 9, 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.
Charter Schools Action PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Hybrid PAC (nonqualified). Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Pages quoted 0 pages
No pages quoted
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.
JCJohn CornynRepublican · U.S. Senate · TX · via Texans For Senator John Cornyn Inc.1 payment, latest Feb 5, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Feb 5, 2026$5K
PDPia DandiyaDemocratic · U.S. House · FL-22 · via Pia Dandiya For Congress1 payment, latest Jul 22, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jul 22, 2026$5K
TCTroy A. CarterDemocratic · U.S. House · LA-02 · via Troy Carter For Congress1 payment, latest Apr 29, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Apr 29, 2026$3K
Bars drawn to $20K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Jill Naomi Tokuda1 receipt, latest Dec 8, 2025Tokuda for Hawaii · H2HI02581$5K
Julia Letlow1 receipt, latest Apr 29, 2026Julia Letlow for Congress · H2LA05126$5K
Timothy L. Walberg1 receipt, latest Oct 28, 2025Walberg for Congress · H4MI07103$5K
Kristen McDonald Rivet3 receipts, latest Jul 31, 2026Kristen for Michigan · H4MI08218$5K
Pia Dandiya1 receipt, latest Jul 22, 2026PIA Dandiya for Congress · H6FL21059$5K
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.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
$75K across 20 recipient committees, or 16% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
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.
William BoyarPerson · Attorney, Boyarmiller · Houston, TX · 1%
$5,000
David BradleyPerson · Chairman, National Journal Group · Washington, DC · 1%
$5,000
Katherine BradleyPerson · Board Chair, Citybridge Foundation · Washington, DC · 1%
$5,000
Katherine Brittain BradleyPerson · Board Chair, Citybridge Foundation · Washington, DC · 1%
$5,000
Show 7 more sources
Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
Rex GorePerson · President, Professional Janitorial Co. · Austin, TX · 1%
$5,000
James Haslam IIIPerson · Chairman, Pilot Flying J · Knoxville, TN · 1%
$5,000
Susan B. HaslamPerson · CEO, Haslam Sports Group · Knoxville, TN · 1%
$5,000
J. C. HuizengaPerson · Chairman, Huizenga Manufacturing Group · Grand Rapids, MI · also behind 1 other group · 1%
$5,000
Steve C. LewisPerson · Banker, Jefferson Bank · San Antonio, TX · 1%
$5,000
Jack McCarthyPerson · CEO, Appletree Institute · Washington, DC · 1%
$5,000
Lisa D. SytsemaPerson · Consultant, Lumen Impact Group · Mount Pleasant, MI · 1%
$5,000
22 smaller sources, $20K in all (3.9%), 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.
$8,500
Arizona1 contribution · 1%
$5,000
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
Arvest Bank1 contribution · 40% of ranked
$200,000
Netflix1 contribution · 40% of ranked
$200,000
Asurion2 contributions · 2% of ranked
$10,000
Citybridge Foundation2 contributions · 2% of ranked
$10,000
Kiwi Energy2 contributions · 2% of ranked
$10,000
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 2 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$6,000
Appletree Institute1 contribution · 1% of ranked
$5,000
Boyarmiller1 contribution · 1% of ranked
$5,000
A further $7,500 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. 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. Gifts of $200 or less ($754) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Chief Executive Officer3 contributions · 42% of ranked
$210,000
Banking1 contribution · 40% of ranked
$200,000
Chairman3 contributions · 3% of ranked
$15,000
CEO6 contributions · 2.4% of ranked
$12,000
Board Chair2 contributions · 2% of ranked
$10,000
Management2 contributions · 2% of ranked
$10,000
Consultant5 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$7,250
President2 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$6,000
A further $7,500 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. 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. Gifts of $200 or less ($754) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Convergence Targeted CommunicationsIndependent spending: $36.4K in support of Kristen McDonald Rivet · $32K in support of Scott Wiener$68,407
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$132,93427%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$75,000
CONTRIBUTION - NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$20,000
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SHARED LABOR, RENT AND UTILITIES - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$13,000
ACCOUNTING & COMPLIANCE SERVICES - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$8,667
ACCOUNTING AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES-NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$6,867
NON FEDERAL CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTION-NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$6,000
LIST ACQUISITION - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$2,400
NON FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$500
CONTRIBUTION - NON FEDERAL COMMITTEE$500
Paid to
Abundant Future$40,000
Crosby Ottenhoff Group LLC$15,534
Charter Schools Action Fund$13,000
Jeffries Majority Fund$5,000
Preston for Congress$5,000
Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc.$5,000
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$73.2K of it was independent spending for Juan Ciscomani and for Brent Taylor and 3 more$73,42315%
Digital Placement and ProductionIndependent spending: $20K in support of Brent Taylor · $5.6K in opposition to Christopher M. Rabb$25,628
Digital Production and PlacementIndependent spending in support of Juan Ciscomani$20,000
COMPUTER SERVICES$190
Paid to
Drogin GroupIndependent spending: $20K in support of Juan Ciscomani · $20K in support of Brent Taylor$40,000
Convergence Targeted CommunicationsIndependent spending: $14.4K in support of Scott Wiener · $13.2K in support of Kristen McDonald Rivet$27,606
Atticus Political StrategiesIndependent spending in opposition to Christopher M. Rabb$5,628
Google LLC$190
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$58.4K of it was independent spending for Chris Gober and for John Lujan and 5 more$58,36212%
Filed as
Media PlacementIndependent spending: $11K in support of Chris Gober · $11K in support of John Lujan$22,000
Media ProductionIndependent spending: $6.4K in support of Chris Gober · $3.3K in support of Johnny Garrett and 3 more$16,212
Media Production and PlacementIndependent spending: $7K in support of Johnny Garrett · $4K in support of Brent Taylor$11,000
Media Placement and ProductionIndependent spending in support of Houston Gaines$9,150
Paid to
Drogin GroupIndependent spending: $9.2K in support of Houston Gaines · $7K in support of Johnny Garrett and 2 more$26,550
Verraton Media LLCIndependent spending: $11K in support of Chris Gober · $11K in support of John Lujan$22,000
Convergence Targeted CommunicationsIndependent spending: $2.5K in support of Kristen McDonald Rivet · $2.5K in support of Scott Wiener$5,000
Acme Strategies LLCIndependent spending: $3.3K in support of Johnny Garrett · $1.5K in support of Brent Taylor$4,812
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$34,5187%
Filed as
COST SHARE PAYMENT - LABOR, RENT, OVERHEAD$17,926
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SHARED LABOR, RENT, UTILITIES$13,000
COST SHARE PAYMENT - LABOR, RENT OVERHEAD$1,992
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SHARED LABOR, RENT, UTILITIES$1,600
Paid to
Charter Schools Action Fund$34,518
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$16.2K of it was independent spending for Juan Ciscomani and for John Lujan and 3 more$18,9913.9%
Filed as
Text MessagesIndependent spending: $5.7K in support of Juan Ciscomani · $3.2K in support of John Lujan and 3 more$16,214
SOFTWARE$2,129
EMAIL SERVICES$649
Paid to
Acme Strategies LLCIndependent spending: $5.7K in support of Juan Ciscomani · $3.2K in support of John Lujan and 3 more$14,723
Google$2,283
Convergence Targeted CommunicationsIndependent spending in support of Scott Wiener$1,490
Google LLC$495
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$8,2641.7%
Filed as
ACCOUNTING AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES$7,301
ACCOUNTING & COMPLIANCE SERVICES$963
Paid to
Crosby Ottenhoff Group LLC$8,264
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$1,7690.4%
Filed as
MERCHANT FEE$1,768
MERCHANT FEES$0
Paid to
Stripe$1,769
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks and calls to voters, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$1.7K of it was independent spending for Kristen McDonald Rivet$1,7230.4%
Convergence Targeted CommunicationsIndependent spending in support of Kristen McDonald Rivet$1,723
Total itemized disbursements $490,432
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 148 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Convergence Targeted Communications8 payments · 22% of all spending
$104,226
Thomas Graphics Inc10 payments · 20% of all spending
$92,042
Drogin Group7 payments · 14% of all spending
$66,550
Charter Schools Action Fund6 payments · 10% of all spending
$47,518
Crosby Ottenhoff Group LLC9 payments · 5% of all spending
$23,798
Verraton Media LLC2 payments · 4.7% 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.
