Joel D. Kaplan

Individual

Also gave $6K 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

$83K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2009–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $28KD $1K

Top States

DC$51K

NY$25K

OR$2K

TX$2K

NE$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 40%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

FACEBOOK

Summary

KAPLAN, JOEL D. is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $83K across 28 contributions to 9 recipients. Their average contribution is $3K. Top recipients include META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC, ELISE FOR CONGRESS, TEAM ELISE. Their political giving spans from the 2010 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $16K in 2016.

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	META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC	—	DC	$50,000	10
2	ELISE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NY	$21,600	7
3	TEAM ELISE	—	NY	$3,300	1
4	WALDEN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OR	$2,000	2
5	PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS	Republican	TX	$2,000	3
6	LEE TERRY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NE	$1,500	2
7	TIM BURNS FOR CONGRESS	—	PA	$1,000	1
8	MARY BONO COMMITTEE	Republican	DC	$1,000	1
9	VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS LEADERSHIP FUND	Democratic	VA	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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