Ellen McDonald

Individual

Also gave $3K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$20K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $7KR $3K

Top States

MD$8K

IL$4K

DC$3K

PA$1K

CA$850

Giving Trend

↓ 100%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

SHIFT5

Summary

MCDONALD, ELLEN is an individual political donor based in NC. They have contributed $20K across 77 contributions to 29 recipients. Their average contribution is $254.545. Top recipients include SHIFT5 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, OBAMA FOR AMERICA, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $9K in 2024.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	SHIFT5 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	MD	$8,000	2
2	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,925	5
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,177	7
4	MIKE GARCIA FOR CONGRESS	Republican	CA	$750	5
5	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$700	3
6	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$700	10
7	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$600	2
8	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$585	4
9	NRCC	Republican	DC	$501	4
10	BLACK AMERICA'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$500	1
11	GEORGIANS FOR KELLY LOEFFLER	Republican	GA	$500	1
12	ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICA	Republican	VA	$500	1
13	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$300	1
14	NRSC	Republican	DC	$250	1
15	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$200	1
16	TEAM GRAHAM, INC.	Republican	SC	$200	1
17	COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$200	1
18	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$180	10
19	FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ	Republican	FL	$150	2
20	DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	Republican	CA	$100	1
21	ROB QUIST FOR MONTANA	Democratic	MT	$100	1
22	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$100	1
23	WE ARE GREAT AGAIN PAC	—	VA	$100	2
24	BERNIE 2020	Democratic	VT	$87	3
25	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$75	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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