MANY OF US RECEIVE FUNDRAISING APPEALS FROM A VARIETY OF GROUPS THAT DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS PROGRESSIVE OR DEMOCRATIC. THE ORGS IN THE FIRST TABLE BELOW HAVE A RECOGNIZED TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERING EFFECTIVE RESULTS. THE ORGS IN THE SECOND TABLE ARE NEW OR NOT AS WELL KNOWN GENERALLY. AMONG THEM, MARIN DEMOCRATS STAND OUT AS A KEY PLAYER.
THE ORGS IN THE FIRST TABLE ARE WIDELY KNOWN AND WELL RECOGNIZED FOR EFFECTIVENESS
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 https://www.aclu.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/aclu/ | The nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. With more than 1.1 million members, 500 staff attorneys, thousands of volunteer attorneys, and offices throughout the nation, the ACLU of today continues to fight government abuse and to vigorously defend individual freedoms including speech and religion, a woman’s right to choose, the right to due process, citizens’ rights to privacy and much more. The ACLU stands up for these rights even when the cause is unpopular, and sometimes when nobody else will. While not always in agreement with us on every issue, Americans have come to count on the ACLU for its unyielding dedication to principle. The ACLU has become so ingrained in American society that it is hard to imagine an America without it. | READ A GENERATED SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ACLU HERE |
 https://emilyslist.org/about/ https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1040024/ | At EMILYs List, we work to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. | READ A GENERATED SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF EMILY’S LIST HERE |
 https://www.actblue.com/https://help.mobilize.us/en/articles/4231307-how-to-integrate-actblue-with-mobilize | Trusted by Democrats since 2004, ActBlue Fundraising gives you the tools to run an effective program — easy for you and your donors. Need something simpler? Raise by ActBlue delivers streamlined essentials for down-ballot campaigns. | READ A GENERATED SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF ACT BLUE HERE |
THE ORGS IN THE SECOND TABLE BELOW ARE NEWER OR LESS WIDELY KNOWN
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 https://www.forwardblue.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/fb/ | We are the breaking point made real. We are the moment people finally said enough and meant it. The old guard’s term is over. Their careful patience, their curated talking points, their “wait your turn” politics cost us time we don’t have in a MAGA era. While they protected their power, young people watched rights vanish, books pulled off shelves, families attacked, communities targeted, and democracy pushed closer to the edge. We are done being spectators to our own future. | SUPER PAC – VERY NEW Grand Total Spent on 2024 Federal Elections: $4,401,345 100.0% spent in general election General Election Spending – How Successful Were They? $330,471 spent supporting 8 candidates who won $156,494 spent opposing 2 candidates who lost $4,401,345 total spent in general election on 20 candidates SEE FORWARD BLUE OPEN SECRETS PROFILE READ GENERATED CRITIQUE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FORWARD BLUE HERE |
 https://turnoutpac.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/ptp/ | Our sole focus is mobilizing Democratic voters. Since 2015, we’ve utilized innovative voter contact approaches that allow us to connect with inconsistent Democratic voters at their doors, through personal networks, via handwritten postcards, and other data-driven and cost-effective strategies. We don’t spend a single dollar on ineffective and wasteful strategies like television ads. | NOTE: This committee is a so-called Carey committee, a hybrid PAC/super PAC. PAC Summary Data, 2023-2024 Total Raised $90,341,183 Total Spent $83,660,905 Begin Cash on Hand $6,801,509 End Cash on Hand Receipts $13,481,787 Debts $0 Independent Expenditures $2,841,584 SEE PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT (TURNOUT PAC) OPEN SECRETS PROFILE READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT HERE |
 https://www.activateamerica.vote/ https://www.mobilize.us/activateamerica/ | Across the country, we witnessed a thorough and decisive rejection of MAGA extremism in the 2025 elections. In every way we know how to measure, the election results on Tuesday are worth celebrating. Our victories were decisive, broadbased, and consequential, and they set in motion momentum we can seize on to secure even bigger victories in 2026. Thank you to all of our volunteers and donors who helped us secure big victories in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. 2026 is here. Let’s make it a Blue Wave! | OPEN SECRETS CALLS IT A SUPERPAC PAC Summary Data, 2023-2024 Total Raised $1,517,299 Total Spent $1,312,298 Begin Cash on Hand $72,494 End Cash on Hand Receipts $277,495 Debts $5,122 Independent Expenditures $109,680 PAC Contribution Data, 2023-2024 Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates $0 Contributions to this PAC from individual donors of $200 or more $1,565,874 SEE ACTIVATE AMERICA OPEN SECRETS PROFILE. READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF ACTIVATE AMERICA. |
 https://wedefendthevote.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1002124/ | In recent years, billionaires, corporate special interests and extremist politicians have relentlessly eroded this freedom. They’ve used restrictive voting laws, gerrymandering, disinformation campaigns and a flood of dark money to stack the deck in their favor. They benefit themselves, without regard for anyone else or the harm caused by their self-serving agenda. Defend The Vote is fighting back. We’re working to protect and expand access to the ballot, so that voters can make their voices heard and election workers can safely run free and fair elections. We’re also dedicated to ending the special interest control of Washington by getting dark money out of politics. In 2024, our first full cycle, Defend The Vote emerged as the leading force focused on electing candidates who champion voting rights and work to ensure our democracy serves all of us. Combined, DTV and DTV Action Fund raised and contributed $7.4 million to advance their critical missions.DTV made significant investments to help elect 108 candidates, providing them with messaging, research, and political support. Meanwhile, DTV Action Fund collaborated with local and national partners to protect voting access and support election workers and officials. | This committee is a so-called Carey committee, a hybrid PAC/super PAC. PAC Summary Data, 2023-2024 Total Raised $6,879,279 Total Spent $6,805,975 Begin Cash on Hand $14,240 End Cash on Hand Receipts $87,543 Debts $0 Independent Expenditures $102,500 Date of Last Report December 31, 2024 PAC Contribution Data, 2023-2024 Contributions from this PAC to federal candidates (list recipients) 99.40% to Democrats, 0.00% to Republicans $837,500 Contributions to this PAC from individual donors of $200 or more (list donors) $4,842,993 SEE DEFEND THE VOTE OPEN SECRETS PROFILE READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF DEFEND THE VOTE HERE. |
 https://www.endcitizensunited.org/ https://www.mobilize.us/endcitizensunited/ | Diversity and inclusion are core values at End Citizens United. We strive to build a culture that welcomes, encourages, and supports the diversity of our employees. Our staff must reflect the diversity of our democracy to be effective in our goal of reforming the broken campaign finance system and protecting the right to vote. These principles drive us and encourage us to do better. | End Citizens United & Let America Vote Top Affiliates: Let America Vote · End Citizens United Nonfederal · End Citizens United 2024 Contributions $1,879,713 Lobbying $2,342,552 2024 NOTE: Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Figures on this page include contributions and spending by affiliates. From Individualsi From Organizationi Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $175,00 $0 $175,000 Political Party Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $157,500 $0 $157,500 Political Party Osborn, Dan $71,920 $66,920 $5,000 Candidate (I-NES1) Craig, Angie $34,460 $27,460 $7,000 Candidate (D-MN02 SEE END CITIZENS UNITED OPEN SECRETS PROFILE. READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF END CITIZENS UNITED |
 https://www.thehousemajoritypac.com/ | House Majority PAC (HMP) remains the only Super PAC solely focused on electing House Democrats, including protecting our most vulnerable incumbents and boosting our most promising challenger and open seat candidates. Formed in April 2011 in the wake of the Citizens United decision, HMP’s goal was to answer the barrage of GOP outside spending and ensure that never again would groups funded by right-wing extremists be able to drown out Democratic candidates and leave those candidates in a hole from which they could not climb out. HMP has played a critical and strategic role in nearly every competitive House race in the last 15 years. The path to win back the Democratic Majority is clear, and HMP will be the largest outside spender in Democratic House campaigns in 2026. | House Majority PAC $13,097,786 Outside Spending $195,661,197 NOTE: Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Figures on this page include contributions and spending by affiliates. House Majority PAC $47,091,048 $47,088,048 Carey Vote Alaska Before Party $4,480,000 SEE HMP OPEN SECRETS PROFILE READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF HOUSE MAJORITY PAC |
 https://www.savedemocracypac.com/ https://www.mobilize.us/vsa/ | Save Democracy 2026 is running a nationwide effort to confront and defeat Republican extremism up and down the ballot in the 2026 midterm election. To the halls of Congress, Governors mansions, Lieutenant Governorships, Secretaries of State, and State Legislative Chambers, Save Democracy 2026 will be investing millions of dollars to elect strong Democratic leaders who will protect our right to vote, ensure the security of our elections and reform our broken campaign finance system. At every turn, we have witnessed Donald Trump and Republicans delegitimize our elections, purge millions of Americans from the voter rolls, impose burdensome voting restrictions, cripple the postal service, and block communities of color from their fundamental right to vote. That is why Save Democracy 2026 is investing direct resources to elect principled leaders that will take Republicans head on and restore integrity to our elections. Since launching in 2021, Save Democracy and its affiliates have raised and donated over $6 million to elect candidates for state and federal office. | Save Democracy PAC Contributions $750,300 $1,141,500 Top Recipients NOTE: Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Figures on this page include contributions and spending by affiliates. Democratic Lieutenant Governors Assn $280,000 $0 $280,000 Political Party Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $30,000 $0 $30,000 SEE SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC REPORT ON OPEN SECRETS https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/save-democracy-pac/totals?id=D000092669 READ GENERATED CRITIQUE OF SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC HERE. |
 https://www.boldpac.com/ https://actionnetwork.org/groups/chc-bold-pac | WE SUPPORT STRONG HISPANIC CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATES WHO EMBRACE BOLD POLICIES BOLD Democrats is an official arm of CHC BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It is the fastest-growing Democratic Political Action Committee dedicated to increasing the diversity of our leadership in the House and Senate. It champions progressive Democrats fighting for change. | SEE OPEN SECRETS PAC REPORT FOR “BOLD DEMOCRATS”: https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/bold-democrats/C00656074/summary/2024 Committee for Hispanic Causes-BOLD PAC $687,802 $5,665,959 SEE OPEN SECRETS PAC REPORT ON CHC BOLD PAC: https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/committee-for-hispanic-causes-bold-pac/summary?id=D000065624 READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF BOLD DEMOCRATS HERE |
 https://www.ameripacfund.com/ameripac-fund-greater-america https://www.mobilize.us/ameripac/host/ | Through AMERIPAC, Congressman Hoyer has traveled tirelessly throughout the country to recruit Democratic candidates and re-elect Democratic Members who bring innovative and creative approaches to solving our nation’s problems. Under Congressman Hoyer’s guidance, AMERIPAC has worked hard to ensure that Members, candidates, campaign committees and state parties have the resources they need to succeed. Since his election to Congress in 1981, Congressman Hoyer has given or raised over $95.6 million to help elect Democrats to public office. During the 2024 election cycle, Congressman Hoyer contributed or raised $4.1 million for Democratic candidates. In addition to financial support, AMERIPAC also provides strategic guidance to Members and candidates on fundraising, organizing, communications and policy. Please support AMERIPAC in building The Fund for a Greater America. | AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America is a Leadership PAC affiliated with Steny H Hoyer (D-Md) PAC Summary Data, 2023-2024 Total Raised $9,067,547 Total Spent $8,908,619 Begin Cash on Hand $2,496,941 End Cash on Hand Receipts $2,655,869 Debts $0 Independent Expenditures $0 Date of Last Report December 31, 2024 SEE OPEN SECRETS PAC REPORT ON AMERIPAC READ GENERATED CRITIQUE OF AMERIPAC |
 https://www.314action.org/ | 314 Action is the only national organization working to recruit, train, and elect Democratic scientists and doctors to office. For over a decade, we’ve elected over 700 scientists and doctors to the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and state and local offices across the country with support from over half a million grassroots supporters. | NO OPEN SECRETS PAC REPORT ON THIS NEW ORGANIZATION |
 https://couragecalifornia.org/ | Courage California envisions a progressive, equitable, and representative California, powered by our people. We believe that California must be a beacon of progress. As the 5th largest economy in the world — and the United States’ largest and most diverse state — California is uniquely positioned to serve as a model for the country. Our mission is to unite and equip Californians to hold leaders accountable and take courageous action for change. By providing the information, resources and infrastructure Californians need to hold their elected officials accountable, Courage California is fighting for a California that works for all of us. To achieve this, State and local representatives must be accountable to and reflective of the Californians they seek to serve, and work for the public’s benefit — as opposed to prioritizing the will of corporate lobbyists and campaign contributors. Driven by our members and partnerships throughout the state, Courage California actively calls out institutional corruption and oppression, improves coordination and collaboration between progressive organizations, and demands that state and local representatives be accountable to and reflective of the Californians they seek to serve. Uniting for a more Courageous California. With Courage, We Can. | READ A GENERATED CRITIQUE OF COURAGE CALIFORNIA HERE |
