Ruth Bell

Individual

Also gave $16K 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

$62K

Contributions

144

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $41KIndependent $2KR $301

Top States

DC$15K

MI$5K

PA$4K

TX$2K

AK$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 18%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

THE MARC & RUTH BELL FOUNDATION

Summary

BELL, RUTH is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $62K across 144 contributions to 70 recipients. Their average contribution is $431.014. Top recipients include JSTREETPAC, MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, KLEIN FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $17K in 2022.

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	JSTREETPAC	—	DC	$10,100	10
2	MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	MI	$5,350	13
3	KLEIN FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,100	1
4	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$2,000	1
5	RISING ELECTORATE PAC	Democratic	CA	$1,850	3
6	ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE INC PAC	—	DC	$1,500	1
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$1,500	8
8	THE LONG RUN PAC	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
9	MAGGIE FOR NH	Democratic	NH	$1,500	1
10	ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,250	1
11	VARGAS FOR CONGRESS	—	NE	$1,250	1
12	MICHELLE VALLEJO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	TX	$1,250	1
13	WILEY NICKEL FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	NC	$1,250	1
14	CHRIS DELUZIO FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$1,250	1
15	GABE VASQUEZ FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NM	$1,250	1
16	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,200	3
17	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$1,183	7
18	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$1,000	1
19	EMILIA SYKES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	OH	$1,000	1
20	GEORGE SCOTT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
21	MJ FOR TEXAS	Democratic	TX	$1,000	1
22	ROBERT WEXLER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Democratic	FL	$1,000	1
23	BIG SKY VALUES	Democratic	MT	$1,000	1
24	KERRY-EDWARDS 2004, INC. GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
25	FRIENDS OF HILLARY	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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