Joint fundraising committee · NC

The Guardian Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00493221.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

100% of the $232K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 0%Helps Republicans 100%

Backs

  1. Gabe EvansRepublican$10K
  2. Juan CiscomaniRepublican$10K
  3. Zachary NunnRepublican$10K
  4. Jennifer A. KiggansRepublican$10K
  5. Scott PerryRepublican$10K

Run by Gregory Wilder (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Allied Pilots Association PAC $10K · Hung Cao for Virgnia $5,000 · First in the Nation Presidential Primary Comm $1,000 More

On the record

Type
Joint fundraising committee1
Based in
Pittsboro, NC1

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
Gregory Wilder1
Connected to
Jack Begman1

Who funds it

It reported raising $2.2M: $2.1M from individuals and $20K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Allied Pilots Association PACCommittee2 gifts$10,000
Hung Cao for VirgniaCandidate's campaign1 gift$5,000
First in the Nation Presidential Primary CommCommittee1 gift$1,000
TC USA PACCommittee1 gift$1,000
Elbit Systems of America LLC Political Action Committee (Elbit America PAC)PAC1 gift$500
National Coalition of Turkish American Women PACPAC1 gift$500

Individuals

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

  • $870K from 4,773 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 21% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: California $96K, Florida $85K, Texas $74K, Georgia $41K, Pennsylvania $40K6

Where its donors work6

Debonair1 gifts$5,000
Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting1 gifts$5,000
GTR Oncology4 gifts$4,500
Ics2 gifts$3,900
D'amico & Sons2 gifts$3,500
Peduzzi Assocates3 gifts$3,250
Famlee Investment4 gifts$3,034
Parker Buildings2 gifts$3,000
Truluck Construction2 gifts$3,000
Pinnacle Holdings Group1 gifts$2,500

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

Raised$2.2M
Spent$2.2M
Cash on hand$395K
Given to candidates and committees$242K
  • From individuals $2.1M
  • From other committees $20K
  • Other $34K

Who it gives to

40 candidates, $232K in direct gifts.3

Gabe Evans RepublicanU.S. House, Colorado 8th District (2026)$10,000
Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026)$10,000
Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Jennifer A. Kiggans RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Scott Perry RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 10th District (2026)$10,000
Derrick Van Orden RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Jack Bergman RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 1st District (2026)$10,000
Clay Fuller RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 14th District (2026)$10,000
Tom Barrett RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 7th District (2026)$7,500
Matt Van Epps RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 7th District (2026)$7,500
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$7,500
Bernie Moreno RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2030)$5,000
Sheri Biggs RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Pat Harrigan RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 10th District (2026)$5,000
Troy Downing RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Ralph A Alvarado RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$5,000
Mike Carey RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 15th District (2026)$5,000
Eric Conroy RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026)$5,000
David Flippo RepublicanU.S. House, Nevada 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Jim Desmond RepublicanU.S. House, California 48th District (2026)$5,000
Eric Flores RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 34th District (2026)$5,000
Aaron Flint RepublicanU.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026)$5,000
John Braun RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026)$5,000
Monica De La Cruz RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 15th District (2026)$5,000
Maria Elvira Salazar RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 27th District (2026)$5,000
Tano Tijerina RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 28th District (2026)$5,000
Kevin J Lincoln II RepublicanU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$5,000
Alea Nadeem RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026)$5,000
Greg Cunningham RepublicanU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: The Guardian Fund (C00493221)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00493221/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: The Guardian Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00493221/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from The Guardian Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00493221&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026