Corporate PAC · NC

Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00467381.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

75% of the $20K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 25%Helps Republicans 75%

Backs

  1. Chuck EdwardsRepublican$5,500
  2. Thom TillisRepublican$5,000
  3. Doris O. MatsuiDemocrat$5,000
  4. John W. RoseRepublican$3,000
  5. Andy BarrRepublican$1,500

Run by Carla M. Shumate (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Charlotte, NC1
Registered
September 24, 20092

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
Carla M. Shumate2
Affiliated with
Lending Tree, LLC2

Who funds it

It reported raising $37K: $37K 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.

  • $34K from 44 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 31% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: North Carolina $34K7

Where its donors work7

Lendingtree32 gifts$20,207
Board Member4 gifts$5,625
Lending Tree4 gifts$920

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$37K
Spent$103K
Cash on hand$142K
Given to candidates and committees$102K
  • From individuals $37K

Who it gives to

5 candidates, $20K in direct gifts.4

Chuck Edwards RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 11th District (2026)$5,500
Thom Tillis RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026)$5,000
Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026)$5,000
John W. Rose RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 6th District (2026)$3,000
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kentucky (2026)$1,500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committee (C00467381)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467381/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467381/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00467381/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00467381&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00467381&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Lendingtree LLC Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00467381&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026