Joint fundraising committee · MD

American Battleground Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00857649.

Run by Steve Martin (treasurer) · Compliance Cfs (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Joint fundraising committee1
Based in
Bethesda, MD1
Registered
November 21, 20232

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Steve Martin2
Custodian of records
Compliance Cfs Custodian Of Records2

Who funds it

It reported raising $1.4M: $1.4M from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $1.0M from 34 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 102% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Texas $942K, Louisiana $50K, New York $20K6

Where its donors work6

Arlington Oil & Gas1 gifts$100,000
Quantum Energy Partners1 gifts$100,000
Mabee Ranch1 gifts$75,000
Attorney1 gifts$50,500
Transatlantic Petroleum1 gifts$35,500
8vc1 gifts$25,000
Bird Ranch1 gifts$25,000
New Mountain Capital1 gifts$15,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3

Raised$1.4M
Spent$1.4M
Cash on hand$5,000
Given to candidates and committees$73K
  • From individuals $1.4M

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Battleground Fund (C00857649)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00857649/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Battleground Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00857649/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: American Battleground Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00857649/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  5. 5
    FEC bulk data: PAC and party committee summaries, 2025–26 (webk26)https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Battleground Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00857649&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026