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Financial Data on 527 Groups

Paul Caron

Tuesday, October 5, 2004

Section 527 political organization must file Form 8872 quarterly with the IRS listing their contributions received and expenditures. OpenSecrets.org has mined these IRS filings and produced a wonderful web site with helpful lists, including:

• Top 50 527 Groups by Amount of Contributions and Expenditures
• Top 20 Organizational Contributors to 527 Groups
• Top 20 Individual Contributors to 527 Groups
• List of Section 527 Groups that are “Major Players” in the 2004 Election

Forms 8872 filed by § 527 groups are searchable on the IRS web site. Here are the most recent Forms 8872 filed by some of the “major players” in the 2004 election on both sides of the aisle:

Democrat-Backed Groups:

• America Coming Together
• America Votes
• Billionaires for Bush
• Media Fund
• MoveOn.org Voter Fund
• Sierra Club Voter Education Fund

Republican-Backed Groups:

• Club for Growth
• Leadership Forum
• Progress for America Voter Fund
• Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
• Taxpayers for Conservative Government

For further web commentary, see PLI’s How Fast Can A Swift Boat MoveOn? Election 2004 And The 527 Groups and Corporate Political Activities 2004: Complying with Campaign Finance, Lobbying & Ethics Laws.

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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5 responses to “Financial Data on 527 Groups”

  1. Election Law Avatar
    Election Law

    “Financial Data on 527s”

    Taxprof blog offers this post with many helpful links….

  2. Joshua J. Poje Avatar
    Joshua J. Poje

    http://www.joshuapoje.com/archives/2004/10/taxprof_has_a_g.html

    TAXPROF has a good roundup of financial data on 527 groups….

  3. Stephen A. Nuño Avatar
    Stephen A. Nuño

    527’s in the money…

    TaxProf links to opensecrets.com list of 527’s and their IRS disclosures. Intersting stuff. Go check it out. [via

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    blogHOUSTON

    The Chronicle examines one 527 group

    The Chronicle has spent a fair amount of column space reporting on the donators to the 527 group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
    Indeed, given the opening sentence in today’s article from D.C. bu…

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    A look at 527 Groups

    Financial Data on 527 Groups Section 527 political organization must file Form 8872 quarterly with the IRS listing their contributions received and expenditures. OpenSecrets.org has mined these IRS filings and produced a wonderful web site with helpful…

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