Super PAC · MD
The American Ideals PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00915520.
Which side
Mostly helps Democrats
100% of the $734K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Tom MalinowskiDemocrat$734K
On the record
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
- Doug Rand1
Who funds it
It reported raising $815K: $525K from individuals and $290K from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Democracy PACPAC | 2 gifts | $275,000 |
| American Committee of Middle East RightsCompany or group | 1 gift | $50,000 |
| Smart TD PACPAC | 1 gift | $15,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $475K from 48 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 97% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Massachusetts $237K, California $76K, New York $66K, New Jersey $44K, District of Columbia $17K6
Where its donors work6
| Personal Capital | 1 gifts | $50,000 |
| Blue Shield of California | 1 gifts | $20,000 |
| Brian Glasser | 1 gifts | $10,000 |
| Woods & Wayside International | 1 gifts | $10,000 |
| Afex International | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Selendy & Gay | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Zayworx Services | 1 gifts | $3,000 |
| Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | 1 gifts | $2,500 |
| Fannie Mae | 1 gifts | $2,500 |
| Hellring | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
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 June 30, 2026.2
- From individuals $525K
- From other committees $290K
Outside spending in races
Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to February 2, 2026, later than the summary above.3
Spent to help: $734K
| Tom Malinowski DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 11th District (2026) | $734,274 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: The American Ideals PAC (C00915520)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00915520/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: The American Ideals PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00915520/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: independent expenditures by The American Ideals PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00915520&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of The American Ideals PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00915520&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to The American Ideals PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00915520&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026