Joan Ganz Cooney

Individual

Also gave $656K 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

$629K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2001–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $211KR $5K

Top States

DC$451K

VA$110K

MD$15K

WV$10K

AZ$9K

Giving Trend

↑ 2051%

2023–2024 vs 2019–2020

Employer

SESAME WORKSHOP

Summary

COONEY, JOAN GANZ is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $629K across 45 contributions to 27 recipients. Their average contribution is $14K. Top recipients include 314 ACTION FUND, WITH HONOR FUND II, INC., DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2002 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $288K 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	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$100,000	1
2	WITH HONOR FUND II, INC.	—	VA	$100,000	2
3	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$85,800	5
4	WFW ACTION FUND, INC.	—	DC	$85,000	1
5	GIFFORDS PAC	—	DC	$55,000	4
6	PRIORITIES USA ACTION	—	DC	$50,000	1
7	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$32,400	1
8	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$30,800	1
9	VICTORY NOW PAC	Democratic	MD	$10,000	2
10	KELLY PAC	—	VA	$10,000	2
11	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,600	2
12	VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	MD	$5,400	2
13	MANCHIN FOR WEST VIRGINIA	Democratic	WV	$5,400	2
14	PORTMAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	OH	$5,400	2
15	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$5,400	1
16	FRIENDS OF ANNA THRONE-HOLST	Democratic	NY	$5,400	2
17	AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE 2014	Democratic	MN	$5,200	2
18	RON BARBER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	AZ	$5,200	2
19	JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
20	COUNTRY ROADS PAC	—	WV	$5,000	1
21	NEBRASKANS FOR KERREY	Democratic	NE	$5,000	2
22	CONOR FOR AZ	Democratic	AZ	$3,300	1
23	DONNA DEMOCRATS	Democratic	FL	$2,800	1
24	NUNN FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	GA	$2,600	1
25	TEACHING HOSPITAL EDUCATION PAC	—	DC	$1,250	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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