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Committee Comparison — PACs, Parties & Organizations (2015-16 cycle)

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Committee Comparison — Funding Streams & Shared Funders

⚔ Committee vs. Committee — Funders, Shared Funders & Independent Expenditures

Side-by-side funding streams for two committees or organizations: conduit volume, labor, business, party and ideological PAC money, IE support/oppose, in-state vs. out-of-state share, and shared cross-over funders.

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Committee A (NADC)
NEBRASKANS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY INC ↗
Ballot question committee · nadc-15BQC00419
$1.55M
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Committee B (FEC)
$761.7K
Direct Raised
🔵 ACTBLUE
$0
—
🔴 WINRED/ANEDOT
$0
—
📣 IE SUPPORT (+)
$0
Supporting IEs
⚔ IE OPPOSE (-)
$0
Opposing IEs
Funding side by side

NEBRASKANS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY INC vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC

Mirrored bars: A grows left, B grows right from the category spine. Bars in each group share one scale. Darker segment = in-state (NE), lighter = out-of-state.
A · NEBRASKANS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY INC
Category
B · BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC
Direct contributions
$1.55M
Total raised
$761.7K
Online conduits
$0
ActBlue
$0
$0
WinRed / Anedot
$0
Outside spending (independent expenditures)
$0
IE support (+)
$0
$0
IE oppose (−)
$0
Itemized receipts by geography
$1.35M
87.1% of itemized
In-state (NE)
$0
$200.8K
12.9% of itemized
Out-of-state
$0
Committee & PAC sources
$10.0K
Labor & unions
$0
$0
Business / trade
$0
$0
Party
$0
$0
Ideological / leadership
$0
Visual 3 · Dual-Candidate Network Graph (Exclusive vs. Shared / Cross-Over Ties)

All Funding Ties Network Map: NEBRASKANS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY INC vs. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC

Left column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to NEBRASKANS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY INC; Center column highlights 0 Shared / Cross-Over Funders & Opposing Super PACs touching BOTH committees; Right column shows top funders/spenders exclusive to BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC. Click any node to inspect.
● ActBlue● WinRed/Anedot● Union / 501(c)(5)● Business / PAC━ IE Support (+)┅ IE Oppose (-)
EXCLUSIVE TO NEBRASKANS FOR THE DEA (21)CANDIDATE HUBS & SHARED / CROSS-OVER TIES (0)EXCLUSIVE TO BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SH (0)0 Shared Institutional FundersCompletely distinct donor & Super PAC coalitionsNEBRASKANS FOR THE DEARaised $1.55M BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHRaised $761.7K JUDICIAL CRISIS NETWORKBusiness (For-Profit and N$700.0KRICKETTSBusiness (For-Profit and N$425.0KMERCERBusiness (For-Profit and N$100.0KCITIZENS FOR A SOUND GOVERNMEBusiness (For-Profit and N$89.5KGREWCOCKBusiness (For-Profit and N$35.0KWERNERBusiness (For-Profit and N$30.0KCASSLINGBusiness (For-Profit and N$25.0KHUNTBusiness (For-Profit and N$20.0KMIRACLE HILLS VII LPBusiness (For-Profit and N$15.9K
Detailed list: all funding ties (21)
Visual 4 · Complete Side-by-Side Funding Ties Ledger

All Institutional Funders, Conduits, Unions & Super PAC IE Spenders (21 of 21)

Funder / Conduit / Super PACCategory & BasisNEBRASKANS FOR THE DEATH PENALTY INC TieBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEBRASKA PAC TieCombined Volume
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 filer (ID 15CUA08538) refined by organization type (501(c)(4)
$700,000
—$700,000
RICKETTS
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$425,000
—$425,000
MERCER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$100,000
—$100,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
IRS Business Master File, normalized-name match (EIN 450924894, CO): 501(c)
$89,500
—$89,500
GREWCOCK
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$35,000
—$35,000
WERNER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$30,000
—$30,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 corporation (Type=C) (NADC ID 13CUA07548)
$25,000
—$25,000
HUNT
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$20,000
—$20,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 limited liability partnership (Type=LLP) (NADC ID 15CUA08535)
$15,860
—$15,860
HERBSTER
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
UIHLEIN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
NADC Form B-7 labor organization (Type=L) (NADC ID 99CUA00138)
$10,000
—$10,000
KREITMAN
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
ROBERTSON
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$10,000
—$10,000
DAUB
Business (For-Profit and Non-Profit entities)
$6,000
—$6,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01410)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 10CAC01440)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 12CAC01641)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 13CAC01855)
$1,000
—$1,000
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 06CAC00853)
$500
—$500
Candidate committee
NADC filer/source type "Candidate Committee" (NADC ID 15CAC02069)
$500
—$500

Committee-Level Expenditure & Vendor Inspector

Showing 383 committees in cycle
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$1,551,085
Net: $1,546,085
Disbursements
$1,458,602
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 87.1% ($1.35M)Out-of-State: 12.9% ($201K)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

Organization / PACStateAmount
JUDICIAL CRISIS NETWORKNE$700,000
RICKETTSNE$425,000
MERCERNY$100,000
CITIZENS FOR A SOUND GOVERNMENTCO$89,500
GREWCOCKNE$35,000
WERNERNE$30,000

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
GOTV LLCPAID BY LINCOLN STRAGEGY GROUP- STAFFING /QC$312,515
MEDIUM BUYINGADVERTISING, CONSULTING$204,830
LINCOLN STRATEGY GROUPCONSULTING$112,668
CP STRATEGIESCONSULTING$92,473
US POSTMASTERPOSTAGE$67,741
HUSCH BLACKWELLLEGAL FEES$67,688
Region: Statewide
Gross Receipts
$761,714
Net: $761,714
Disbursements
$59,311
COH: $0
In-State (NE): 100% ($762K)Out-of-State: 0.0% ($0)

Top Non-Individual Contributors

No itemized non-individual contributors in this period.

Top Expenditure Payees / Vendors

Payee / VendorPurposeAmount
BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACPAC$850,000
NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACPAC$10,000
JEFF FORTENBERRY FOR UNITED STATES CONGRESSCandidate committee$7,500
DEB FISCHER FOR US SENATE INCCandidate committee$6,500
BRAD ASHFORD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$5,000
FISCHER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500