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Hybrid PAC (nonqualified)Dallas, TexasActive
The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by moderate conservatives and former Republican Party members who oppose U.S. president Donald Trump and Trumpism. During the 2020 presidential election, the organization sought to prevent Trump's re-election and to defeat Republican candidates who supported him. In April 2020, they endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden. From 2022 to 2024, their efforts shifted to thwarting Trump's re-election bid in the 2024 presidential election, endorsing Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Following Trump's victory, the Lincoln Project has focused on criticizing the actions of Trump's second presidency. (Linked public record: Wikipedia organization profile)
Susan Collins▼ Against · Senate, MEAll in newer notices, latest Oct 28, 2026 · FEC filing$18.8K
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?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends on it.”
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. Any side it takes is in its own words.
No published list of positions
Its site sums up what it stands for in the statement above, and publishes no list of positions beyond 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
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
No candidate-directed contributions or explicitly supportive independent expenditures were returned.
Against candidates $296,753
Republican 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
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.
No contributions itemized
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Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $11,158,898 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.$11,048,49499%
Where it came from
William H. Harris Jr.3 contributions, latest Jan 29, 2026 · MIAMI BEACH, FL$450,000
The TE Foundation1 receipt, latest Jan 22, 2025 · Salt Lake City, Utah$1,000
AM Advisors LLC1 receipt, latest Feb 11, 2026 · Oakland, California$500
The 15 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $1M from 6 sources in all, 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.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$110,4041%
Total reported receipts $11,158,898
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 $11.2M followed back through up to 3 committees
29% to named individuals, 9.4% to organizations, 62% not itemized.
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 $11,026,358 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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Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$71.3K of it was independent spending against Monica De La Cruz and against Max Miller and 1 more$3,592,39833%
Filed as
AD PRODUCTION - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$1,147,718
Spending over time
$11.3M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $3.4M, Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025.
$11.3M
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.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$466,635
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$1,458,371
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$1,549,068
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$1,532,285
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$2,824,920
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$3,443,630
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A name search for “LINCOLN PROJECT” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by moderate conservatives and former Republican Party members who oppose U.S. president Donald Trump and Trumpism. During the 2020 presidential election, the organization sought to prevent Trump's re-election and to defeat Republican candidates who supported him. In April 2020, they endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden. From 2022 to 2024, their efforts shifted to thwarting Trump's re-election bid in the 2024 presidential election, endorsing Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Following Trump's victory, the Lincoln Project has focused on criticizing the actions of Trump's second presidency. Linked public record: Wikipedia organization profile.
Joshua NelsonPerson · Psychologist, Self-Employed · Rhinebeck, NY · 0.8%
$85,000
Adam AronPerson · CEO, AMC Entertainment · Olathe, KS · 0.7%
$75,000
Edsel FordPerson · Retired · Detroit, MI · 0.7%
$75,000
Roberto CanizaresPerson · Retired · Gibsonia, PA · 0.7%
$74,000
James NeupertPerson · Retired · Atherton, CA · 0.6%
$67,500
William H. HarrisPerson · Retired · Lexington, MA · also behind 4 other groups · 0.5%
$60,000
Robert R. SilverstonePerson · Edwards, CO · 0.5%
$60,000
31 smaller sources, $1.2M in all (10%), 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.
$809,628
Florida3,376 contributions · 9.9%
$802,382
Massachusetts2,050 contributions · 8.5%
$690,059
District of Columbia325 contributions · 5.9%
$475,013
Virginia1,973 contributions · 5.6%
$450,383
Texas3,155 contributions · 4.7%
$384,402
Washington2,527 contributions · 3%
$243,479
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
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 5,866 contributions · 29% of ranked
$907,698
Nirvana Technology2 contributions · 7.9% of ranked
$250,000
Mcarthurglen Group4 contributions · 6.4% of ranked
$200,000
Esther A And Joseph Klingenstein Fund3 contributions · 4.8% of ranked
$150,000
Hellman & Friedman LLC1 contribution · 3.2% of ranked
$100,000
Peraton INC3 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$100,000
Philanthropist2 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$100,000
Wildlife Acoustics INC2 contributions · 3.2% of ranked
$100,000
A further $4,546,246 came from donors whose answer names no employer (Information requested, N/A, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 employer spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. 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 · 20,996 contributions · 33% of ranked
$2,195,042
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 11,640 contributions · 16% of ranked
$1,066,014
Executive412 contributions · 5.6% of ranked
$365,761
Philanthropist17 contributions · 3.8% of ranked
$250,480
Attorney1,651 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$178,540
CEO153 contributions · 2.3% of ranked
$153,956
Chairman3 contributions · 2% of ranked
$130,000
Investor115 contributions · 1.8% of ranked
$118,532
A further $1,284,233 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (Information requested, blank), so it is not ranked. Ranked from the largest 200 of 201 occupation spellings filed; each share is of the money in those. 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.
MEDIA PRODUCTION - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE
$1,110,513
DIGITAL ADVERTISING - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$1,030,126
MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$150,001
MEDIA PRODUCTION -NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$52,500
Digital AdvertisingIndependent spending in opposition to Monica De La Cruz$45,003
Television AdvertisingIndependent spending in opposition to Max Miller$20,000
ONLINE ADVERTISING$18,248
VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$6,715
Digital Advertising SpotIndependent spending in opposition to Susan M. Collins$5,750
VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES$2,500
AD PRODUCTION MATERIALS - NOT RELATED TO AN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$2,324
Paid to
Manhattan Creative Group$1,158,303
Third Act Media LLC$1,143,927
Lever Communications$1,030,126
Shutterstock Inc$150,001
New Blue InteractiveIndependent spending: $45K in opposition to Monica De La Cruz$63,251
LED Strategy GroupIndependent spending: $20K in opposition to Max Miller · $5.8K in opposition to Susan M. Collins$25,750
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$3,363,45031%
Filed as
POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING$1,236,000
LEGAL SERVICES$603,078
POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING SERVICES$586,042
COMPLIANCE SERVICES$355,922
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$297,505
STRATEGIC CONSULTING$167,700
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES$56,971
MARKETING CONSULTING$30,000
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING SERVICES$15,040
MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES$9,000
ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTING$6,191
Paid to
Intrepid Media$602,621
KBN Law, LLC$525,407
Message Mountain Productions$525,000
Two Rivers Public Affairs, Inc.$518,379
Katz Compliance LLC$321,462
Viking Strategies LLC$238,356
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$1,577,76314%
Filed as
SALARY$1,410,239
401K BENEFITS$165,984
STAFF GIFTS$1,273
REIMBURSEMENT - STAFF GIFTS$156
PAYROLL$111
Paid to
Wiggins, Ryan$228,997
Hayes, Whitney$216,803
Graeter, Brandon$175,488
ADP$166,095
Minchak, Gregory$150,835
Salkowitz, Kate$133,313
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$1,076,9029.8%
Filed as
PAYROLL TAXES$718,999
MERCHANT FEES$309,010
PAYROLL SERVICE FEES$24,461
RECYCLING FEE$16,251
TAX FILING FEES$6,004
PAYROLL TAX$1,305
TAXES$872
Paid to
ADP$738,361
Nationbuilder$258,991
Paypal$32,506
Stripe$16,931
Jetmail$16,251
United States Treasury$6,004
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$503,9094.6%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$338,890
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES$159,369
EVENT MATERIALS$5,649
Paid to
Katz Watson Group Inc$490,260
Golden State Strategies, LLC$8,000
AMAZON.COM$2,811
Anypromo Inc.$1,142
4IMPRINT$577
Custom Patch Factory$468
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$334,3933%
Filed as
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$126,000
PODCAST PRODUCTION$106,450
SEVERANCE AGREEMENT$58,500
PODCAST PRODUCTION SERVICES$26,000
BONUS$10,000
CAMPAIGN MERCHANDISE$4,430
INTERNET SERVICES$877
BUSINESS LICENSE$670
BUSINESS LICENSE FILING$650
WORKERS COMPENSATION$567
PER DIEM STIPEND$150
INTEREST CHARGE$100
Paid to
WE Laugh Harder$126,000
Perozzi, David$96,000
Wiggins, Ryan$58,650
Riversidefm, Inc$26,450
Gould, Tessa$10,000
Voxtopica$10,000
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$273,2722.5%
Filed as
SOFTWARE SERVICES$122,708
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$50,449
SOFTWARE$45,355
WEBSITE SERVICES$27,119
SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL SERVICES$23,986
SUBSCRIPTION$1,147
NEWS SUBSCRIPTION$853
WEBSITE HOSTING$580
EMAIL SERVICES$429
REIMBURSEMENT: TRAVEL, SOFTWARE, AND PENNSYLVANIA STATE FILING FINE$188
REIMBURSEMENT: SOFTWARE AND TRAVEL$143
SOFTWARE REIMBURSEMENT$138
Paid to
Nationbuilder$122,485
Google, Inc$43,542
Sprout Social$23,986
WP Engine Inc$23,405
NGP VAN$14,806
Onit, Inc.$11,024
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$135,0381.2%
Filed as
INSURANCE PREMIUM$51,936
BUSINESS INSURANCE PREMIUM$37,385
DIGITAL SECURITY$32,500
OFFICE EQUIPMENT$7,136
CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM$3,697
WORK EQUIPMENT/LAPTOP$806
GIFTS$508
GIFT$400
FOOD & BEVERAGE$346
BUSINESS INSURANCE$299
GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM$25
Paid to
ARC South LLC$65,680
Hetherington Group$32,500
CNA Insurance$11,531
Apple Inc.$6,643
CSU Producer Resources, Inc.$6,609
Cennairus LLC$5,526
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$117,9001.1%
Filed as
RESEARCH SERVICES$117,900
Paid to
Impact Social$101,000
Tveyes Inc$12,900
Civly$4,000
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$41,2420.4%
Filed as
TRAVEL$19,280
REIMBURSEMENT: TRAVEL AND MEALS$4,424
LODGING$4,208
TRAVEL EXPENSE$4,186
TRAVEL EXPENSES$3,374
AIRFARE$2,146
REIMBURSEMENT: TRAVEL$1,053
TRAVEL MEAL$647
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT$610
REIMBURSEMENT - TRAVEL EXPENSES$542
LODGING & PARKING$497
REIMBURSEMENT - TRAVEL EXPENSES AND FOOD & BEVERAGE$160
Paid to
Delta Airlines$13,450
Intrepid Media$3,968
Hilton Hotels$3,761
Katz Watson Group Inc$3,374
Uber$3,322
EXPEDIA.COM$1,705
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$10,000<0.1%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$10,000
Paid to
Veterans for Responsible Leadership$10,000
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$498<0.1%
Filed as
SHIPPING$249
SHIPPING SERVICES$210
REIMBURSEMENT - SHIPPING, NEWS SUBSCRIPTION, AND FOOD & BEVERAGE$39
Paid to
The UPS Store$249
Usps$210
Gould, Tessa$39
Total itemized disbursements $11,026,358
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 2,482 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
83 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $1,452,524 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
ADP219 payments · 21% of all spending
$2,314,695
Lever Communications43 payments · 11% of all spending
$1,197,826
Manhattan Creative Group76 payments · 10% of all spending
$1,160,627
Third Act Media LLC69 payments · 10% of all spending
$1,143,927
Intrepid Media23 payments · 5.4% of all spending
$610,545
KBN Law, LLC25 payments · 4.7% of all spending
$525,407
Message Mountain Productions21 payments · 4.7% of all spending
$525,000
Two Rivers Public Affairs, Inc.31 payments · 4.7% of all spending
$524,397
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.
Lever Communications43 payments, latest Oct 14, 2026DIGITAL ADVERTISING - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$1.2M
Manhattan Creative Group75 payments, latest Oct 12, 2026MEDIA PRODUCTION - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$1.2M
Third Act Media LLC69 payments, latest Oct 8, 2026AD PRODUCTION - NOT RELATED TO INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE$1.1M
ADP175 payments, latest Oct 9, 2026401K BENEFITS$904.5K