The Similarities & Differences of Campaign Donation Vehicles  

==Distinguishing Factors of 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.

==Distinguishing factors of 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.

==Distinguishing factors of 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.

==Similarities between PACs and Super PACs==

• The money received can be distributed to any candidate that the group opposes or supports. \n