The Similarities & Differences of Campaign Donation Vehicles

Super PACs

________ can spend as much as they want and run as much as ads as they want to advocate for candidate.

501 Groups (nonprofits)

Receive and donate unlimited amounts of money from their members.

They use the money to run advertising to support or oppose candidates 

Cannot primarily be involved in politics, raising money.

Separated from the candidates, they cannot work together.

They do not disclose their donors, they are not able to disclose their donors to their IRS

Organizations using their own money.

Super PACs

Interest groups such as corporations, labor unions, or individuals can donate as much money as they want to the super PACs

Super PACs can spend as much as they want and run as much as ads as they want to advocate for candidate

Cannot be coordinated with candidates, they're not connected with any candidate

Regulated by the FEC and required to list their donors 

No limited spending 

the organization is set up to collect money and distribute it.

Similarities

Both can receive and use the money to run advertising in order to support or oppose a candidate, but the way they receive donations differs. 

Unlimited spending but they are not coordinated with candidates nor involved in politics.

PACs

A person can give their money to the PAC, up to 5.000. 

Pac takes that money and donates that money to any candidate they support.

It's a bridge to double the amount of money of donations to a candidate, an individual can only give 2500 but through the PAC it can be doubled.

Pacs cannot receive donations from organizations.

limited amount of money but can collaborate with candidates.