FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00847327 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$1.2M raised, $1.2M spent, $64.1K cash on hand (through Sep 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
95% filed as other receipts · largest donor Kaushal Mehta, $100K. See who funds it
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
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.
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
No candidate contributions were itemized by this committee in the selected cycle.
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Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
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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 $1,235,812 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.$1,175,17095%
Where it came from
Kaushal MehtaOne contribution on Jan 21, 2025 · INVESTOR · KAUSHAL MEHTA · PACIFIC PALISADES, CA$100,000
Joanne TaylorOne contribution on May 22, 2025 · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · BERNIZ HOUSE · SALINAS, CA$10,000
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.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$60,0004.9%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$642<0.1%
Total reported receipts $1,235,812
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $351,471 placed by state
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under $5.5K
$5.5K+
$22K+
$49.5K+
$88K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California119 contributions · 39%
$137,490
Texas90 contributions · 7.7%
$26,922
Florida87 contributions · 7.3%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $1,212,693 reported
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Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$1,208,46399.7%
Paid to
American Caging Inc8 payments · latest Aug 14, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTORY ACCOUNT DISPERSEMENT/CAGING AND MAILINGOW$442,320
Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund Legal Defense Trust1 payment · latest Feb 20, 2025 · REFUND OF NON-CONTRIBUTORY ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTION FROM THE PREVIOUS ELECTION CYCLE.$50,000
Mail Smart Logistics2 payments · latest May 8, 2025 · NON-CONTRIBUTORY ACCOUNT DISPERSEMENT/MAILING SERVICES$41,308
The Richard Norman Co.1 payment · latest Mar 31, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTORY ACCT. DISBURSEMENT/CAGING-PRINTING_MAILING$32,637
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 Sep 30, 2026.
What the payments were for $1,211,444 itemized
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Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$871,56572%
$1.2M spent from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026. Most in one report: $527.3K, Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025.
$1.2M
Jan 2025Sep 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
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$90,701
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$89,681
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$216,729
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$288,266
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$527,316
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “GIULIANI DEFENSE” 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.
Giuliani Defense 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
Source coverage
Official pages captured
1
LittleSis classifications
Organization, Political Fundraising Committee
Last captured
Sep 29, 2026
LittleSis data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
$25,708
New York99 contributions · 6.9%
$24,415
New Jersey47 contributions · 4.9%
$17,231
Michigan26 contributions · 2.4%
$8,465
Pennsylvania37 contributions · 2.3%
$8,028
Washington20 contributions · 1.9%
$6,587
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
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 663 contributions · 49% of ranked
$164,795
Kaushal Mehta1 contribution · 30% of ranked
$100,000
Berniz House1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$10,000
Michael W Kolchins4 contributions · 2.1% of ranked
$7,000
Hudson BAY Capital14 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$4,421
Laine Perry1 contribution · 0.7% of ranked
$2,500
Edward C Levy2 contributions · 0.6% of ranked
$2,000
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 9 contributions · 0.6% of ranked
$1,900
A further $17,615 came from donors whose answer names no employer (Information requested, Unknown), 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 ($642) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 656 contributions · 49% of ranked
$164,367
Investor2 contributions · 30% of ranked
$100,500
Executive Director1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$10,000
Architect5 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$9,500
Managing Partner14 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$4,421
Engineer13 contributions · 0.9% of ranked
$3,118
Owner9 contributions · 0.8% of ranked
$2,820
President8 contributions · 0.7% of ranked
$2,500
A further $17,535 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (Information requested), 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 ($642) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$885<0.1%
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 Sep 30, 2026.
All 131 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
American Caging Inc8 payments · 36% of all spending
$442,320
Rockwell Solutions7 payments · 19% of all spending
$227,282
Capital Bank19 payments · 13% of all spending
$154,680
Gessler Blue Law1 payment · 4.8% of all spending
$57,704
MDI Imaging & Mail5 payments · 4.2% of all spending
$51,462
Mailsmart Logistics2 payments · 4.2% of all spending
$50,501
Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund Legal Defense Trust1 payment · 4.1% of all spending
$50,000
Mail Smart Logistics2 payments · 3.4% of all spending
$41,308
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.
American Caging Inc8 payments, latest Aug 14, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTORY ACCOUNT DISPERSEMENT/CAGING AND MAILINGOW$442.3K