Charlene Bainum

Individual

Also gave $880K 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

$303K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $303K

Top States

DC$262K

MD$18K

MT$9K

NY$6K

PA$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 3%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE

Summary

BAINUM, CHARLENE is an individual political donor based in MD. They have contributed $303K across 27 contributions to 14 recipients. Their average contribution is $11K. Top recipients include DCCC, DSCC, MONTANANS FOR TESTER. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $117K in 2020.

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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$153,300	5
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$104,400	3
3	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$8,700	3
4	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$5,800	2
5	BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MD	$5,500	4
6	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$5,400	2
7	VICTORY NOW PAC	Democratic	MD	$5,000	1
8	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$3,300	1
9	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,800	1
10	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$2,800	1
11	KAINE FOR VIRGINIA	Democratic	VA	$2,400	1
12	MIKULSKI FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Democratic	MD	$2,400	1
13	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$500	1
14	VOTE HEIDI HALL	Democratic	CA	$300	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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