Union PAC · NY

New York State Public Employees Federation - Cope

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00148098.

Run by Joseph Donahue (treasurer) · Raymond Brown (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Albany, NY1
Registered
December 24, 19812

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
Joseph Donahue2
Custodian of records
Raymond Brown Director Of Finance2
Connected to
Service Employees International Union1
Website
pef.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $620K: $620K 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.

  • $50K from 2,590 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • Top states: New York $48K, Pennsylvania $664, New Jersey $506, Connecticut $380, Florida $1006

Where its donors work6

Retiree130 gifts$6,467
Nys- Off of Info Tech Srvcs121 gifts$3,024
Nys- Opwddmetro NY Ddso174 gifts$2,637
Nys- Opwdd Finger Lak Ddso97 gifts$2,320
Nys- Labor103 gifts$1,764
Nys- Educ Main Offce97 gifts$1,753
Nys- State Ins Fund77 gifts$1,660
Nys- Doccs Community Supervision66 gifts$1,611
Nys- Health Main Off98 gifts$1,513
Nys- Law90 gifts$1,410

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$620K
Spent$629K
Cash on hand$89K
  • From individuals $620K

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: New York State Public Employees Federation - Cope (C00148098)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00148098/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): New York State Public Employees Federation - Copehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00148098/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: New York State Public Employees Federation - Cope financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00148098/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: receipts of New York State Public Employees Federation - Cope, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00148098&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    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 New York State Public Employees Federation - Cope, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00148098&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026