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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.

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.