Megadonors ($1M+)Committees that state no purpose of their own and get half or more of their money from one person who gave $1 million or more. The person is named beside the committee.
Hybrid PAC (qualified)Washington, District of ColumbiaActive
$12.9M raised, $12.7M spent, $168.4K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
86% filed as other receipts · 12% from its nonfederal account · largest donor Stephen Mandel, $7.4M. See who funds it
Where it goes
$245.9K spent for candidates, most on SC-01 ($245.9K) · $42K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Shannon Bird ($3.5K) · 100% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?
“The Bench is supporting the next generation of leaders who prioritize service and solutions above party orthodoxy. We support community-rooted candidates with real-world experience—teachers, nurses, veterans, farmers, and public servants—who understand their communities and are ready to lead. These campaigns often don’t receive a fair chance in areas where winning requires grit, authenticity, and hard work. The Bench provides them with the tools, strategy, and support to run serious, solutions-focused campaigns that challenge the status quo, connect with voters, and deliver real results for the people they serve.”
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$287.9K to 13 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $287,925
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$42,000 in 12 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
12
$42K · 100%
All recipients
12
$42K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Texas
2
$7K
Iowa
2
$7K
Colorado
1
$3.5K
New York
1
$3.5K
Pennsylvania
1
$3.5K
North Carolina
1
$3.5K
Michigan
1
$3.5K
Nebraska
1
$3.5K
The largest 8 of 10 states.
Recipients 12
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 $12,886,762 reported receipts
Tap a row with to see who gave.
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.$11,034,90486%
Where it came from
Stephen Mandel6 contributions, latest Oct 1, 2026 · INVESTOR · SELF EMPLOYED · GREENWICH, CT$7,410,000
Mark W. Heising2 contributions, latest Feb 17, 2026 · INVESTOR · SELF EMPLOYED · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$1,005,000
Better World Civic Trust1 receipt, latest Mar 12, 2026 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$500,000
Reed HastingsOne contribution on Mar 31, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · NETFLIX · SANTA CRUZ, CA$395,000
Mark Heising2 contributions, latest Jun 15, 2026 · INVESTOR · SELF EMPLOYED · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$255,000
Michael NovogratzOne contribution on Mar 2, 2026 · CEO · GALAXY DIGITAL · NEW YORK, NY$250,000
Paul FinneganOne contribution on May 22, 2026 · CHAIRMAN · MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS · EVANSTON, IL$232,000
Ian Cook2 contributions, latest Mar 23, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · NEW CANAAN, CT$106,500
Steven HellerOne contribution on Sep 15, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · NEW YORK, NY$100,000
William H. HelmanOne contribution on Feb 6, 2026 · PARTNER · GREYLOCK PARTNERS · BOSTON, MA$73,500
Robin Reynolds2 contributions, latest Sep 25, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · ATHERTON, CA$70,000
Leslie BluhmOne contribution on Feb 12, 2026 · CO-FOUNDER · CHICAGO CARES INC · CHICAGO, IL$60,000
The Bench 5271 receipt, latest Sep 30, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$50,000
Michigan Values PAC1 receipt, latest Aug 19, 2026 · Washington, District of Columbia$42,753
The 15 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $801.3K from 5 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.
From its nonfederal accountMoved in from the committee's own state and local account to pay the federal share of costs the two accounts share.$1,603,48412%
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$114,0050.9%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$111,4860.9%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$22,7140.2%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$169<0.1%
Total reported receipts $12,886,762
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 $12.9M followed back through up to 3 committees
81% to named individuals, 4.4% to organizations, 14% not itemized.
Gave directly$12M 93%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Stephen MandelPerson · Investor, Self Employed · Greenwich, CT · also behind 9 other groups · 58%
$7,410,000
Not itemized by this committee13%
$1,627,969
Mark W. HeisingPerson · Investor, Self Employed · San Francisco, CA · also behind 1 other group · 7.8%
$1,005,000
Better World Civic TrustOrganization · 3.9%
$500,000
Reed HastingsPerson · Chairman, Netflix · Santa Cruz, CA · also behind 3 other groups · 3.1%
$395,000
Mark HeisingPerson · Investor, Self Employed · San Francisco, CA · also behind 1 other group · 2%
$255,000
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $10,903,736 placed by state
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under $304.3K
$304.3K+
$1.2M+
$2.7M+
$4.9M+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Connecticut19 contributions · 70%
$7,608,257
California23 contributions · 16%
$1,737,700
Pennsylvania4 contributions · 4.6%
$500,150
New York16 contributions · 4.4%
$475,429
Illinois2 contributions · 2.7%
$292,000
Massachusetts2 contributions · 1.1%
$116,000
Florida5 contributions · 0.9%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $12,727,554 reported
Tap a row with to see who was paid.
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$10,674,89784%
Paid to
Senate Majority PAC3 payments · latest Oct 1, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$3,000,000
People Over Politics Action Fund2 payments · latest Oct 1, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$1,100,000
BDA PAC3 payments · latest May 20, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$1,030,000
Michigan Values PAC1 payment · latest Jun 24, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$750,000
Votevets4 payments · latest Jun 8, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$650,000
Fight for Nebraska PAC2 payments · latest Mar 19, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$600,000
EDW Action Fund3 payments · latest Jun 23, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$596,100
Lone Star Rising PAC1 payment · latest Feb 13, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$500,000
HMP1 payment · latest Oct 2, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$500,000
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$270<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $12,727,554
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 $11,064,566 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.
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$245.9K of it was independent spending for Nancy Lacore$10,962,30799%
Filed as
NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$9,601,100
$12.7M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $4.2M, Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026.
$12.7M
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$3,647,130
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$612,767
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$4,196,154
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$3,429,312
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$555,643
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$286,547
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “BENCH” 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 Bench is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
Structured organization facts
Identity match
Editorially reviewed organization match
Match confidence
low
Organization type
video game
Source coverage
Official pages captured
20
Wikidata statements
25
External identifiers
6
Last captured
Sep 29, 2026
SBShannon BirdDemocratic · U.S. House · CO-08 · via Shannon Bird For Congress1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
CCCait ConleyDemocratic · U.S. House · NY-17 · via Cait For New York1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
BPBobby PulidoDemocratic · U.S. House · TX-15 · via Bobby Pulido For Texas1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
BBBob BrooksDemocratic · U.S. House · PA-07 · via Bob Brooks For Congress1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
JAJamie AgerDemocratic · U.S. House · NC-11 · via Ager For Congress1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
MMMatt MaasdamDemocratic · U.S. House · MI-07 · via Matt Maasdam For Congress1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
JTJosh TurekDemocratic · U.S. Senate · IA · via Josh Turek For Iowa1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
DPDenise PowellDemocratic · U.S. House · NE-02 · via Denise Powell For Congress1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$3.5K
Bars drawn to $3.5K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Shannon Kathleen Bird1 receipt, latest Dec 9, 2025Shannon Bird for Congress · H6CO08047$3.5K
Darren McAuley1 receipt, latest Dec 9, 2025Darren Mcauley for Congress · H6FL15192$3.5K
Sarah Trone Garriott1 receipt, latest Dec 9, 2025Sarah for Iowa · H6IA03268$3.5K
Matthew Maasdam1 receipt, latest Dec 9, 2025Matt Maasdam for Congress · H6MI07272$3.5K
Jamie Ager1 receipt, latest Dec 9, 2025Ager for Congress · H6NC11248$3.5K
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.
$42K across 12 recipient committees, or 0.3% of everything this committee reports spending.
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.
Michael NovogratzPerson · CEO, Galaxy Digital · New York, NY · also behind 2 other groups · 1.9%
$250,000
Paul FinneganPerson · Chairman, Madison Dearborn Partners · Evanston, IL · also behind 1 other group · 1.8%
$232,000
Ian CookPerson · New Canaan, CT · 0.8%
$106,500
Steven HellerPerson · New York, NY · 0.8%
$100,000
Show 2 more sources
Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
William H. HelmanPerson · Partner, Greylock Partners · Boston, MA · 0.6%
$73,500
Robin ReynoldsPerson · Atherton, CA · 0.5%
$70,000
Through Democratic Turnout Project PACPoliticians' PACs$190.9K 1.5%
Through Democratic Turnout Project PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Democratic Turnout Project PAC1.5%
$190,924
123 smaller sources, $667K in all (5.2%), 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.
$100,150
District of Columbia6 contributions · 0.7%
$71,750
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 · 16 contributions · 75% of ranked
$7,728,150
Medley Partners LLC2 contributions · 9.7% of ranked
$1,005,000
Netflix1 contribution · 3.8% of ranked
$395,000
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 23 contributions · 2.9% of ranked
$296,479
Galaxy Digital1 contribution · 2.4% of ranked
$250,000
Madison Dearborn Partners1 contribution · 2.2% of ranked
$232,000
Greylock Partners2 contributions · 1.1% of ranked
$116,000
Chicago Cares INC1 contribution · 0.6% of ranked
$60,000
A further $558,750 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 ($22,714) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Investor10 contributions · 75% of ranked
$7,712,500
Founder/managing Director1 contribution · 9.7% of ranked
$1,000,000
Chairman2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$627,000
CEO10 contributions · 2.9% of ranked
$298,800
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 22 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$291,479
Founder5 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$134,000
Partner2 contributions · 1.1% of ranked
$116,000
Co-founder1 contribution · 0.6% of ranked
$60,000
A further $558,750 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 ($22,714) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$58,5000.5%
Filed as
RETURN OF NON-FEDERAL TRANSFER - SEE OCTOBER 14 FORM 99$58,500
Paid to
The Bench 527$58,500
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$15,1070.1%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$15,107
Paid to
Grassroots Analytics, Inc$11,785
Leverage Digital$2,500
Message Digital LLC$822
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$13,8220.1%
Filed as
SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION$13,822
Paid to
NGP$13,822
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$10,778<0.1%
Filed as
GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING$10,778
Paid to
Hajdu, Jake$10,000
Precinct LLC$778
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$3,215<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEE$3,215
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$2,105
Oath$1,110
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$837<0.1%
Filed as
BANK FEES$706
BANK FEE$131
Paid to
Amalgamated Bank$837
Total itemized disbursements $11,064,566
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 182 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Senate Majority PAC3 payments · 24% of all spending
$3,000,000
People Over Politics Action Fund2 payments · 8.6% of all spending
$1,100,000
BDA PAC3 payments · 8.1% of all spending
$1,030,000
Michigan Values PAC1 payment · 5.9% of all spending
$750,000
Votevets4 payments · 5.1% of all spending
$650,000
Fight for Nebraska PAC2 payments · 4.7% of all spending
$600,000
EDW Action Fund3 payments · 4.7% of all spending
$596,100
Lone Star Rising PAC1 payment · 3.9% of all spending
$500,000
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.
Senate Majority PAC3 payments, latest Oct 1, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$3M
People Over Politics Action Fund2 payments, latest Oct 1, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$1.1M
BDA PAC3 payments, latest May 20, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$1M
Michigan Values PAC1 payment, latest Jun 24, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$750K
Votevets4 payments, latest Jun 8, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT: FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION$650K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 76 payments totaling $10.7M.
