Workers & economic justiceGroups that state a purpose of raising workers’ pay and economic fairness that are not a union or a union’s PAC.CausesPlaced by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.
$1.7M raised, $1.7M spent, $175.5K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
76% filed as other receipts · 13% from PACs and other committees · largest donor Contours, Inc, $450K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$460.2K spent for candidates and $18.7K against them, most on CA-23 ($478.9K) · $137K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Fire House PAC ($100K) · 100% of its support to independents. See where it goes
Where it spendsWhich races and candidates is its money for or against?
“The Working Class Heroes Fund is the only organization in the country dedicated to uniting and mobilizing working people across party lines to give the working class a seat at the table.
We know you shouldn’t have to be a self-funding crypto billionaire to get elected to public office.”
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$492.2K to 7 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $492,202
Independent 100%
Against candidates $18,690
Republican 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$137,000 in 16 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
Other or unresolved candidates
6
$32K · 23%
Other PACs and committees
2
$105K · 77%
All recipients
8
$137K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Wisconsin
1
$8.5K
Washington
1
$7.5K
Alaska
1
$5K
South Dakota
1
$5K
Montana
1
$3.5K
Nebraska
1
$2.5K
Recipients 8
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Michael Thurow5 receipts, latest Sep 30, 2026Mike Thurow for Congress · H6WI06233$8.5K
Nate Powell4 receipts, latest Jun 30, 2026Powell for Congress · H6WA05239$7.5K
Bill Hill2 receipts, latest Jun 30, 2026Bill Hill for Alaskans · H6AK01092$5K
Brian Bengs1 receipt, latest Sep 29, 2026Bengs for South Dakota · S6SD01117$5K
Seth Bodnar1 receipt, latest Jun 30, 2026Seth Bodnar for Montana · S6MT00287$3.5K
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 $1,714,937 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.$1,301,99976%
Thomas Preston-WernerOne contribution on Mar 28, 2025 · INVESTOR · SELF · ROSS, CA$50,000
Osborn for Senate 20241 receipt, latest May 21, 2025 · OMAHA, Nebraska$25,000
Propel Capital Networks LLC1 receipt, latest May 14, 2026 · Brooklyn, New York$25,000
W. Pete Welch7 contributions, latest Nov 4, 2025 · ECONOMIST · U.S. DHHS · WASHINGTON, DC$22,000
Christine Elliot-Negri2 contributions, latest Feb 5, 2025 · TEACHER · CUNY · PORT WASHINGTON, NY$20,000
Luke Elliot-Negri2 contributions, latest Feb 5, 2025 · EDUCATOR · CUNY · PORT WASHINGTON, NY$20,000
Common Defense Civic Engagement1 receipt, latest Nov 24, 2025 · New York, New York$10,000
Eric CramerOne contribution on Apr 9, 2026 · ATTORNEY · BERGER MONTAGUE PC · PHILADELPHIA, PA$10,000
John McQuillan2 contributions, latest Jun 13, 2026 · EXECUTIVE · TRIUMVIRATE ENVIRONMENTAL · SOMERVILLE, MA$10,000
William HarrisOne contribution on Mar 3, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED · LEXINGTON, ME$9,999
The 15 largest sources are listed. Each as the committee named it on this line, $1.1M from 9 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.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$230,00013%
The largest of the committees is 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.$166,1869.7%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$11,7230.7%
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the committee: rebates and refunds of what it spent, contributions it made that were returned, and loans it made that were repaid.$5,0000.3%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$30<0.1%
Total reported receipts $1,714,937
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 $1.7M followed back through up to 3 committees
24% to named individuals, 5.3% to organizations, 54% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 12% to committees we could not follow, 4.5% not itemized.
Gave directly$1.3M 78%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Contours, IncOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 26%
$450,000
American Opportunity ActionOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 20%
$350,000
IBEW PAC Educational FundCommittee, not followed further · 12%
$200,000
Scott ShenkerPerson · Scientist, Icsi · Berkeley, CA · also behind 3 other groups · 8.7%
$150,000
Thomas Preston-WernerPerson · Investor, Self · Ross, CA · 2.9%
$50,000
Propel Capital Networks LLCOrganization · 1.5%
$25,000
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $1,193,185 placed by state
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under $18K
$18K+
$72K+
$162K+
$288K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Delaware2 contributions · 38%
$450,000
District of Columbia13 contributions · 31%
$372,100
California17 contributions · 17%
$207,650
New York13 contributions · 7.1%
$85,125
Massachusetts14 contributions · 1.4%
$16,930
Nebraska22 contributions · 1%
$12,210
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $1,746,347 reported
Tap a row with to see who was paid.
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$832,85248%
Paid to
Scdpolitical LLC4 payments · latest Aug 14, 2026 · CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT & FUNDRAISING - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$134,000
Hilltop Public Solutions9 payments · latest Jun 22, 2026 · NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT - MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$92,554
Osborn For Senate1 payment · latest Feb 10, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$2,500
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$100<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $1,746,347
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 $1,734,642 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.$1,221,78970%
CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT AND FUNDRAISING - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$104,000
LEGAL SERVICES - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$89,724
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT
Spending over time
$1.7M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $344.7K, Apr 1 – May 13, 2026.
$1.7M1
Jan 2025Oct 2026
1Jun 2, 2026 primary, CA-23$478.9K 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.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$21,006
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$313,374
May 14 – Jun 30, 2026$325,361
Apr 1 – May 13, 2026$344,656
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$125,302
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$304,297
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$312,350
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND” 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.
Working Class Heroes Fund is matched to organization records using the FEC committee identity, structured identifiers, and corroborated organization data.
BBBrian BengsIndependent · U.S. Senate · SD · via Bengs For South Dakota1 payment, latest Sep 29, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Sep 29, 2026$5K
SBSeth BodnarIndependent · U.S. Senate · MT · via Seth Bodnar For Montana1 payment, latest Jun 30, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 30, 2026$3.5K
DODan OsbornIndependent · U.S. Senate · NE · via Osborn For Senate1 payment, latest Feb 10, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Feb 10, 2026$2.5K
Bars drawn to $100K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
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.
$137K across 8 recipient committees, or 7.8% 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.
W. Pete WelchPerson · Economist, U.S. DHHS · Washington, DC · 1.3%
$22,000
Christine Elliot-NegriPerson · Teacher, Cuny · Port Washington, NY · 1.2%
$20,000
Luke Elliot-NegriPerson · Educator, Cuny · Port Washington, NY · 1.2%
$20,000
Not itemized by this committee1%
$16,777
Show 4 more sources
Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
Common Defense Civic EngagementOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 0.6%
$10,000
Eric CramerPerson · Attorney, Berger Montague PC · Philadelphia, PA · 0.6%
$10,000
John McQuillanPerson · Executive, Triumvirate Environmental · Somerville, MA · also behind 2 other groups · 0.6%
$10,000
William HarrisPerson · Retired · Lexington, ME · also behind 5 other groups · 0.6%
$9,999
Through Independent Candidates ActionOther political groups (proposed)$192.1K 11%
Through Independent Candidates Action
Name
Amount
Contours, Inc.Organization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 5.8%
$99,632
Global Impact Social Welfare FundOrganization · 2.2%
$37,955
Jason Eastwick CarrollPerson · Trader, Hudson River Trading LLC · New York, NY · also behind 5 other groups · 1.4%
$23,722
Michael NovogratzPerson · Business Owner, Galaxy Gives · New York, NY · also behind 3 other groups · 1.1%
$18,978
Pro-Democracy CampaignOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 0.7%
$11,861
Through Osborn for Senate 2024$23.9K 1.4%
Through Osborn for Senate 2024
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Osborn for Senate 20241.4%
$23,894
Through American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political EducationPublic employees & teachers$20.7K 1.2%
Through American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education
Name
Amount
Not itemized by American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education1.2%
$20,737
362 smaller sources, $128.4K in all (7.5%), 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.
Pennsylvania5 contributions · 0.9%
$10,400
Maine1 contribution · 0.8%
$9,999
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
Icsi4 contributions · 43% of ranked
$150,000
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 22 contributions · 18% of ranked
$61,500
Cuny4 contributions · 11% of ranked
$40,000
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 43 contributions · 11% of ranked
$38,446
U S DHHS7 contributions · 6.3% of ranked
$22,000
Berger Montague PC1 contribution · 2.8% of ranked
$10,000
Triumvirate Environmental2 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$10,000
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 2.8% of ranked
$9,999
A further $842,000 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 ($11,723) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Scientist4 contributions · 43% of ranked
$150,000
Investor1 contribution · 14% of ranked
$50,000
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 16 contributions · 7.6% of ranked
$26,810
Economist7 contributions · 6.3% of ranked
$22,000
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 28 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$21,635
Educator2 contributions · 5.7% of ranked
$20,000
Teacher2 contributions · 5.7% of ranked
$20,000
Attorney1 contribution · 2.8% of ranked
$10,000
A further $842,000 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 ($11,723) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT & FUNDRAISING - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$30,000
NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT - LEGAL FEES$29,760
Paid to
Independent Campaigns LLC$171,175
Scdpolitical LLC$134,000
Fire House PAC$100,000
Hilltop Public Solutions$98,133
Elias Law Group$95,910
Modern Campaign Solutions$54,823
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$323.4K of it was independent spending for Karen Matthews$323,41619%
Filed as
Digital Ad BuyIndependent spending in support of Karen Matthews$323,416
Paid to
Orlattle LLC D/B/A AdwellIndependent spending in support of Karen Matthews$323,416
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$148.9K of it was independent spending for Karen Matthews and against Jay Obernolte$151,5698.7%
Filed as
MailersIndependent spending: $130.2K in support of Karen Matthews · $18.7K in opposition to Jay Obernolte$148,891
POSTAGE$1,752
MAILING$550
MAILING SUPPLIES$209
MAILING AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$167
Paid to
Pinpoint CampaignsIndependent spending: $130.2K in support of Karen Matthews · $18.7K in opposition to Jay Obernolte$148,891
United States Post Office$1,752
Mail Depot$350
Office Max$209
Sweeney, Kevin$200
Osborn, Megan$167
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$6.6K of it was independent spending for Karen Matthews$12,2370.7%
Filed as
Digital ProductionIndependent spending in support of Karen Matthews$6,584
RECRUITMENT SERVICES$4,000
CAR RENTAL$1,060
No description filed$550
RENTAL CAR$43
Paid to
Orlattle LLC D/B/A AdwellIndependent spending in support of Karen Matthews$6,584
National Disability Action$4,000
Thrifty$750
UPS Store$390
Hertz$310
Lyft$159
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$11,2200.6%
Filed as
AIR TRAVEL$6,839
LODGING$2,134
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$1,538
TRAVEL$544
RAIL TRAVEL$165
Paid to
Southwest Airlines$2,725
Delta Airlines$2,581
Airbnb$1,573
Moraff, Daniel$1,538
United Airlines$1,501
Lyft$544
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$6,5000.4%
Filed as
STRATEGY CONSULTING$6,000
POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTANT$500
Paid to
Independent Campaigns LLC$6,000
Scdpolitical LLC$500
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$5,0000.3%
Filed as
RESEARCH$5,000
Paid to
Tavern Research$5,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$1,664<0.1%
Filed as
MERCHANT PROCESSING FEE$933
MERCHANT FEES$435
BANK FEES$182
BANK ANALYSIS FEES$114
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$1,369
Amalgamated Bank$296
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$1,039<0.1%
Filed as
MERCHANT AND CREDIT CARD FEES$1,029
NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT - MERCHANT AND CREDIT CARD FEES$10
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$1,039
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$208<0.1%
Filed as
EVENT REGISTRATION$208
Paid to
Greater Omaha CBMC$208
Total itemized disbursements $1,734,642
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 588 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
7 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $14,016 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
Orlattle LLC D/B/A Adwell3 payments · 19% of all spending
$330,000
Independent Campaigns LLC24 payments · 10% of all spending
$177,175
Pinpoint Campaigns5 payments · 8.5% of all spending
Hilltop Public Solutions10 payments · 5.6% of all spending
$98,133
Elias Law Group6 payments · 5.5% of all spending
$95,910
Modern Campaign Solutions15 payments · 3.1% of all spending
$54,823
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.
Scdpolitical LLC4 payments, latest Aug 14, 2026CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT & FUNDRAISING - NON CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$134K
Hilltop Public Solutions9 payments, latest Jun 22, 2026NON-CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT - MANAGEMENT CONSULTING$92.6K
