William A. Ackman

Individual

Also gave $422K 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

$497K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $234KR $3KIndependent $3K

Top States

VA$250K

DC$179K

NJ$16K

CA$16K

NY$15K

Giving Trend

↑ 41567%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Summary

ACKMAN, WILLIAM A is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $497K across 47 contributions to 22 recipients. Their average contribution is $11K. Top recipients include AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM PAC, DSCC, RO FOR CONGRESS INC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $250K 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	AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM PAC	—	VA	$250,000	1
2	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$150,200	5
3	RO FOR CONGRESS INC	Democratic	CA	$16,000	6
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$14,100	2
5	MONTANANS FOR TESTER	Democratic	MT	$13,100	5
6	FRIENDS OF SCHUMER	Democratic	NY	$11,199	6
7	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$10,400	3
8	FORWARD TOGETHER PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
9	FRIENDS OF MARK WARNER	Democratic	DC	$4,600	2
10	LAUTENBERG FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$3,300	2
11	MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$2,800	1
12	MISSOURI-MONTANA FUND	—	DC	$2,500	1
13	MENENDEZ FOR SENATE	Independent	NJ	$2,500	1
14	KENNEDY FOR MASSACHUSETTS	Democratic	MA	$2,500	1
15	HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEE	Democratic	TN	$2,100	1
16	PATRIOT FIRST PAC	Republican	DC	$2,000	2
17	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$1,000	1
18	RANGEL FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$1,000	1
19	HUTCHINSON FOR SENATE	—	AR	$1,000	1
20	NEW LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA PAC	Democratic	SD	$1,000	1
21	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$600	2
22	CITIZENS FOR ARLEN SPECTER	Republican	DC	$500	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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