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Illinois is ranked 5th in terms of the total value of reported contributions made to 527 organizations based there. It has 20 recently active organizations and 133 total organizations that have electronically reported itemized contributions and expenditures to the IRS.

Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$207.2M
All-Time Expenditures
$176M
Largest Organizations

Organizations that received the highest total contributions in the last two years of available data.

New Organizations

Organizations that were established within the last two years of available data and have reported activity during that time.

Registered January 30, 2024

Out-of-State Contributors

Out-of-state contributors who gave the highest total contributions to organizations based in Illinois in the last two years. Aggregation is done by name and location. Click on a contributor to see search results for that name.

Indiana Laborers District Council
Indiana
$986,413
Laborers Supplemental Dues Fund
Missouri
$337,356
Laborers Local 1290
Kansas
$89,557
Kumapley Lartevi
Maryland
$85,700
Accountable Justice Action Fund
California
$75,000
Laborers Local 663
Missouri
$63,738
John Farquhar
Florida
$58,767
L100 397 Hwf
Missouri
$57,792
Laborers Local Union 1290
Kansas
$56,742
Laborers Local 660
Missouri
$55,162

In-State Contributors

Illinois-based contributors who gave the highest total contributions to organizations nationwide in the last two years. Aggregation is done by name and location. Click on a contributor to see search results for that name.

Nar Members
Chicago
$18M
Illinois Pipe Trades
Chicago
$2M
J.B. Pritzker
Chicago
$2M
Progressive Turnout Project
Evanston
$2M
Restoration PAC
Downers Grove
$2M
Illinois Laborers Legislative Committee
Springfield
$1M
Laborers Political League Great Lakes Region
Chicago
$1M
Anonymous Anonymous
Chicago
$1M
Stop Republicans
Evanston
$848,221
Central Laborers Pension Fund
Jacksonville
$795,413
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Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by organizations based in Illinois. Totals only include contributions and expenditures listed in electronically filed reports.

Contributions (All time)
$207.21M
Expenditures (All time)
$176.02M

Recent Activity

Largest contributions and expenditures in the last year of data for all organizations in Illinois.

+ $3M October 18, 2024
Source: National Association of Realtors Fund — Post-election report
- $943,979 September 5, 2024
Source: National Association of Realtors Fund — Quarter 3 report
+ $3M August 29, 2024
Source: National Association of Realtors Fund — Quarter 3 report
- $585,222 August 27, 2024
Source: National Association of Realtors Fund — Quarter 3 report
- $880,362 March 29, 2024
Source: National Association of Realtors Fund — Quarter 1 report
+ $5M January 25, 2024
Source: National Association of Realtors Fund — Quarter 1 report

All contributions to organizations based in Illinois.

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All expenditures by organizations based in Illinois.

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All Organizations in Illinois

Illinois has 133 organizations that have filed electronic form 8872s with the IRS, meaning they disclosed detailed information about who has contributed and how they’ve spent their money, out of 1,782 organizations in Illinois that have registered with the IRS as 527s. Organizations that have not reported contributions or expenditures to the IRS may have filed on a federal, state or local level, or they may not have any activity to report.

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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