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North Carolina

North Carolina is ranked 7th in terms of the total value of reported contributions made to 527 organizations based there. It has 35 recently active organizations and 127 total organizations that have electronically reported itemized contributions and expenditures to the IRS.

Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$142.3M
All-Time Expenditures
$140.4M
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 February 29, 2024
Registered January 22, 2024
Registered November 21, 2023

Out-of-State Contributors

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

NEA Advocacy Fund
District of Columbia
$1M
The Justice Project Action
District of Columbia
$1M
The National Association of REALTORS Fund
Illinois
$557,372
Toolbox
Virginia
$505,000
National Redistricting Action Fund
District of Columbia
$500,000
Democracy PAC
New York
$250,000
United Food and Commercial Workers
District of Columbia
$250,000
ToolBox Fund
Virginia
$200,000
The New Media Firm
District of Columbia
$158,995
AFC Victory Fund
Virginia
$100,000

In-State Contributors

North Carolina-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.

Make North Carolina First
Raleigh
$5M
Strategic Victory Fund
Raleigh
$5M
Reynolds American
Winston Salem
$3M
Rai Services Company
Winston Salem
$2M
NC Association of REALTORS, Inc.
Greensboro
$2M
Randy Marion, Inc.
Mooresville
$1M
Rai Services Company Reynolds American
Winston Salem
$1M
North Carolina Association of Educators
Raleigh
$850,000
Sas Institute Inc
Cary
$702,000
Progress NC Action
Raleigh
$655,000
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Contributions & Expenditures

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

Contributions (All time)
$142.3M
Expenditures (All time)
$140.38M

Recent Activity

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

- $1M September 6, 2024
Source: North Carolina Families First — Quarter 3 report
- $2M September 6, 2024
Source: North Carolina Families First — Quarter 3 report
+ $1M August 30, 2024
Source: North Carolina Families First — Quarter 3 report
+ $5.04M August 29, 2024
Source: North Carolina Families First — Quarter 3 report
+ $1.2M July 23, 2024
Source: North Carolina Families First — Quarter 3 report
- $1.2M July 22, 2024
Source: State Victory Action — Quarter 3 report

All contributions to organizations based in North Carolina.

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All expenditures by organizations based in North Carolina.

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All Organizations in North Carolina

North Carolina has 127 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 1,175 organizations in North Carolina 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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