David Helfand

Individual

Also gave $118K 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

$73K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $30KR $2K

Top States

DC$37K

MD$14K

IL$9K

MA$5K

NY$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 1192%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

HELIX FUNDS

Summary

HELFAND, DAVID is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $73K across 41 contributions to 18 recipients. Their average contribution is $2K. Top recipients include ILLINOIS SENATE 2010, FRIENDS OF JOHN DELANEY, APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $35K in 2010.

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	ILLINOIS SENATE 2010	—	DC	$35,200	1
2	FRIENDS OF JOHN DELANEY	Democratic	MD	$7,700	3
3	APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MD	$6,600	2
4	OFF THE SIDELINES PAC	—	MA	$5,000	1
5	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$3,300	2
6	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$3,000	2
7	BETSY DIRKSEN LONDRIGAN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,700	1
8	GILLIBRAND FOR SENATE	Democratic	NY	$2,500	1
9	EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	GA	$1,500	1
10	ROSKAM FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE	Republican	FL	$1,000	1
11	FRIENDS OF PAT TOOMEY	Republican	VA	$1,000	1
12	BELLFORMISSOURI	Democratic	MO	$1,000	1
13	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$600	7
14	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$500	1
15	FRIENDS OF KENT CONRAD	Democratic	ND	$500	1
16	FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE	—	NY	$500	1
17	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$194	13
18	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$150	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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