$2.5M raised, $3.4M spent, $52.1K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
57% filed as other receipts · 28% from donors giving $200 or less · largest donor Edward Merchant, $17.9K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$39.1K spent for candidates, most on NY-21 ($39.1K) · $73.5K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Morgan McGarvey ($10K) · 98% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“We fought hard in 2022, 2024, and 2025, and we’ll keep fighting for Democracy Every Day.
Through our grassroots work knocking doors, training volunteers, and building relationships in rural communities, we’ve helped elect Democrats across the country:”
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. The statement is filed under topics from a fixed list, chosen by AI models when two of three agree; which side it takes is in its own words.
3 priorities from the committee’s own site, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
3 priorities · 13 quoted statements
We believe that Democrats need to fight everywhere—in every state, in every district, in every town in America to defeat the MAGA movement.
We believe that Rural Democrats need to be shown that their vote counts.
That’s why we started Blue Wave America—to fund and train expert on-the-ground Democratic turnout staffers in rural counties in key states.
That’s why we’re using our expert team of Democratic organizers to invest in flipping rural seats blue and increase rural Democratic votes in key states.
We know full well that there are Democrats in those districts that need to be shown that their vote counts and we’re fighting to make their voices heard.
Our team of hundreds of professional organizers and volunteers have reached out to over 1.2 million rural American voters in North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Virginia.
Strengthen and supplement rural organizing efforts by engaging local Democrats, identifying and training new volunteers, and implementing a robust Get-Out-The-Vote program on the ground in these communities.
Check out our volunteer and employment opportunities in North Carolina or sign up to volunteer remotely from anywhere in the country!
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$96.6K to 43 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $96,588
Democratic 98%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$73,533 in 57 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
Democratic candidates
40
$55.5K · 75%
Other or unresolved candidates
2
$2K · 2.7%
Other PACs and committees
8
$16K · 22%
All recipients
50
$73.5K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Kentucky
4
$13.5K
Nevada
4
$8K
California
6
$6K
New York
3
$4K
Arizona
3
$3K
Tennessee
1
$2K
Texas
2
$2K
Ohio
2
$2K
The largest 8 of 22 states.
Recipients 50
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $2,476,771 reported receipts
Other receiptsInterest, dividends and other income the committee files on a line of its own.$1,412,07457%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$696,06128%
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$234,5319.5%
Largest donors
Edward Merchant7 contributions, latest Mar 9, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA$17,875
Ivan Rosenberg8 contributions, latest Nov 21, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · PHILADELPHIA, PA$8,000
Adela De Loizaga35 contributions, latest Dec 14, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · NORWALK, CT$6,035
Rodney McDaniel169 contributions, latest Feb 14, 2026 · NOT EMPLOYED · NEW YORK, NY$5,961
Robert Cooper10 contributions, latest Mar 8, 2026 · BOCA RATON, FL$5,262
Dean Singewald2 contributions, latest Aug 10, 2025 · MADISON, CT$5,000
Norma Waterman40 contributions, latest Feb 15, 2026 · BELLINGHAM, WA$4,810
Carolyn CunninghamOne contribution on Mar 16, 2025 · KINGMAN, IN$4,161
Richard Tully204 contributions, latest Aug 25, 2025 · PHYSICIAN · RETIRED · REDLANDS, CA$3,947
Cheri Stephenson51 contributions, latest Dec 9, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · MONKEY ISLAND, OK$3,631
Katherine Lorenz81 contributions, latest Dec 10, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · CHICAGO, IL$3,517
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 11 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 14,721 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $470.1K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
LoansMoney the committee borrowed this cycle, which it may repay.$83,7173.4%
Who lent it
Michael Ward5 loans · $38.3K not yet repaid$82,717
Each loan as the committee’s report through Oct 14, 2026 lists it, with what is still owed. A loan from an earlier cycle can appear here, and one repaid in full drops off the report, so the list need not add up to the row.
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$47,3881.9%
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.$3,0000.1%
Total reported receipts $2,476,771
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $470,143 placed by state
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under $4.5K
$4.5K+
$17.9K+
$40.3K+
$71.7K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California3,382 contributions · 24%
$112,070
New York1,360 contributions · 8.4%
$39,646
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $3,400,195 reported
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$2,574,06176%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$572,13317%
Paid to
VAN Ness Creative Strategies, LLC25 payments · latest Jun 10, 2026 · EMAIL SOLICITATION ALLOCATED FOR CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$241,234
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$87,9852.6%
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$81,5332.4%
Paid to
Loan repaymentsRepayments of money the committee itself borrowed.$45,3951.3%
Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$39,0881.1%
Spent for or against
Blake GendebienSupport · 2 records · latest Mar 11, 2025$39,088
Total reported disbursements $3,400,195
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.
These are the payments the committee itemized to vendors, staff and other committees. Its $39,088 in independent expenditures is filed separately, against the candidate each was about, so it is counted in the split above and listed by candidate below, not here.
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$190,17229%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$73,533
EMAIL SOLICITATION AND FUND RAISING - CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$25,627
VOTER LISTS - CONTRIBUTION ACCT$13,115
EMAIL SOLICITATION ALLOCATED FOR CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$12,842
Spending over time
$3.4M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $1.3M, Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025.
$3.4M
Jan 2025Oct 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.
A name search for “BLUEWAVEAMERICA” 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.
Bluewaveamerica 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
2
LittleSis classifications
Organization, Political Fundraising Committee
Last captured
Sep 29, 2026
LittleSis data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
MMMorgan McGarveyDemocratic · U.S. House · KY-03 · via Morgan McGarvey For Congress6 payments, latest Oct 1, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Oct 1, 2025$10K
MFMatthew FonkenDemocratic · U.S. House · NV-02 · via Matthew William Fonken Jr.1 payment, latest Dec 9, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 9, 2025$5K
Democratic National CommitteePAC or other committee1 payment, latest Apr 6, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Apr 6, 2026$4K
ZDZach DemboDemocratic · U.S. House · KY-06 · via Zach Dembo For Congress2 payments, latest Jan 2, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jan 2, 2026$2K
DCDarden CopelandDemocratic · U.S. House · TN-07 · via Darden Copeland For Congress1 payment, latest Aug 28, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Aug 28, 2025$2K
Bars drawn to $10K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Morgan McGarvey6 receipts, latest Oct 1, 2025Morgan Mcgarvey for Congress · H2KY03206$10K
Matthew William Fonken1 receipt, latest Dec 9, 2025Matthew Fonken for Nevada · H6NV02297$5K
Zach Dembo2 receipts, latest Jan 2, 2026Zach Dembo for Congress · H6KY06184$2K
Josh Riley2 receipts, latest Dec 31, 2025Josh Riley for Congress · H8NY22177$2K
Darden Hunter Copeland1 receipt, latest Aug 28, 2025Darden Copeland for Congress · H6TN07286$2K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
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.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
$73.5K across 50 recipient committees, or 2.2% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
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.
Massachusetts1,111 contributions · 6.2%
$29,158
Washington677 contributions · 5.3%
$24,935
Florida616 contributions · 4.2%
$19,819
Texas663 contributions · 4.1%
$19,377
Pennsylvania263 contributions · 3.8%
$17,943
Connecticut278 contributions · 3.5%
$16,481
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
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 12,380 contributions · 84% of ranked
$339,887
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 765 contributions · 7.1% of ranked
$28,572
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 204 contributions · 1% of ranked
$3,947
Myself12 contributions · 0.4% of ranked
$1,450
Fordham University27 contributions · 0.3% of ranked
$1,375
PNC Investments133 contributions · 0.3% of ranked
$1,248
Thomas Jefferson University1 contribution · 0.2% of ranked
$1,000
Utmb21 contributions · 0.2% of ranked
$898
A further $67,297 came from donors whose answer names no employer (None, 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 ($696,061) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 12,365 contributions · 84% of ranked
$339,814
Physician320 contributions · 2.4% of ranked
$9,489
Attorney97 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$5,232
Author11 contributions · 0.6% of ranked
$2,600
Photographer95 contributions · 0.5% of ranked
$2,117
Actress8 contributions · 0.5% of ranked
$1,875
RSA VMTR16 contributions · 0.4% of ranked
$1,750
Consultant39 contributions · 0.4% of ranked
$1,631
A further $67,075 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (Unknown, 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 ($696,061) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
SMS SOLICITATION AND FUND RAISING - CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$12,463
ANNUAL VOTING LISTS SERVICES ALLOCATED TO CONTRIBUTION ACCT$6,390
VOTER LISTS CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$6,068
VOTER LISTS CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$3,833
VOTER LISTS CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$3,735
VOTER LISTS CONTRIBUTION ACCT.$3,600
EMAIL SOLICITATION AND FUND RAISING - CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$3,532
MICROTARGETING - CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT$2,443
Paid to
VAN Ness Creative Strategies, LLC$69,474
Everyaction Inc.$18,080
Act Blue Technical Services$10,714
Morgan Mcgarvey for Congress$7,000
NGP VAN$6,390
Not SO OLD Fashioned PAC$5,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$142,82622%
Filed as
PAYROLL, EMPLOYER TAXES AND FEES$35,366
SERVICE FEE$24,772
SALARY, EMPLOYER TAXES$19,862
PAYROLL & EMPLOYER TAXES$18,236
PAYROLL, EMPLOYER TAXES, AND FEES$17,834
PAYROLL, EXP. AND EMPLOYER TAXES$17,753
WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE FEE$3,115
PROFESSIONAL FEES FOR CAMPAIGN MATERIALS$2,653
FEDERAL TAX ON NON-EXEMPT INTEREST$1,280
PAYROLL FEES$355
SERVICE FEES$355
PAYROLL SERVICE FEE$355
Paid to
Bamboohr$110,469
Act Blue Technical Services$24,954
Biberk, a Berkshire Hathaway Co.$3,115
RED7E$2,653
Internal Revenue Service$1,280
Human Interest$255
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$107,22017%
Filed as
VOTER LISTS$79,150
JAN VOTER LIST ACQUSITION$27,548
VOTER LISTS CONTRIBUTIUON ACCT$522
Paid to
Everyaction Inc.$79,672
VAN Ness Creative Strategies, LLC$27,548
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$101,95816%
Filed as
EMAIL SOLICITATION AND FUND RAISING$60,807
SMS SERVICES FOR FEBRUARY$16,871
SMS SERVICE DECEMBER 2024$10,800
SMS SERVICE JANUARY 2025$10,156
WEB HOSTING$1,229
SUBSCRIPTION$600
WEB PLATFORM$599
WEB SERVICES$500
WEB SERVICES - NONCONTRIBUTION ACCT$398
Paid to
VAN Ness Creative Strategies, LLC$98,633
Google Gsuite$2,394
Doneratlas$600
Amazon WEB Services$331
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$45,5797.1%
Filed as
VOTER LIST ACQUISITION$42,342
SMS VOTER LISTS ACQUISITION$3,236
Paid to
VAN Ness Creative Strategies, LLC$45,579
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$26,7254.1%
Filed as
MICROTARGETING$13,050
401K EMPLOYER MATCH EXPENDITURE$6,450
HEALTH INSUANCE PREMIUM FOR EMPLOYEES$2,201
COMPUTERS$2,120
POLITICAN ANALYSIS PRESENTATION$1,400
No description filed$798
ANNUAL DUES$706
Paid to
Statara Solutions$11,600
Broadridge - Matrix Trust$6,450
Anthem Blue$2,201
Best BUY$2,120
Real Strateges$1,450
Cook Political Report$1,400
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$15,7742.4%
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$12,4401.9%
Filed as
CONSUTANT BLUEWAVE'S STRATEGIES, IE, GOTV AND SOCIAL MEDIA$5,000
CONSULTANT BLUEWAVE'S STRATEGIES, IE, GOTV AND SOCIAL MEDIA$4,000
MANAGES BLUEWAVE'S STRATEGIES, IE, GOTV AND SOCIAL MEDIA$2,500
JOB POSTING ADS$940
Paid to
Ward Campaigns$11,500
Idealist$495
Gain Power$445
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$6840.1%
Filed as
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS$684
Paid to
Anthem Blue$684
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$504<0.1%
Filed as
COMPUTER SUPPLIES$504
Paid to
Amazon$504
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$414<0.1%
Filed as
LODGING$414
Paid to
Expedia Group, Inc.$414
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$374<0.1%
Filed as
SHIPPING COST$374
Paid to
The UPS Store$374
Total itemized disbursements $644,669
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 300 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
VAN Ness Creative Strategies, LLC25 payments · 7.1% of all spending
$241,234
Bamboohr10 payments · 3.2% of all spending
$110,469
Everyaction Inc.24 payments · 2.9% of all spending
$97,752
Act Blue Technical Services105 payments · 1% of all spending
$35,668
Heavrin, Mary Christina4 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$17,000
Ward Campaigns5 payments · 0.4% of all spending
$15,300
Statara Solutions6 payments · 0.4% of all spending
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.
