Kay Berkson

Individual

Also gave $3K 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

$93K

Contributions

247

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $66KIndependent $2K

Top States

IL$22K

DC$21K

GA$6K

PA$6K

VT$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 45%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

PHOTOGRAPHER

Summary

BERKSON, KAY is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $93K across 247 contributions to 82 recipients. Their average contribution is $375.109. Top recipients include SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS, MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $27K 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	SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$10,300	15
2	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$7,445	41
3	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$4,725	13
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$4,600	8
5	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$4,500	2
6	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$3,700	9
7	POWERED BY PEOPLE	—	DC	$2,500	5
8	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$2,375	5
9	OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC	Democratic	IL	$2,250	3
10	BERNIE 2016	Democratic	VT	$2,000	2
11	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$2,000	3
12	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	4
13	LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,975	7
14	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$1,525	5
15	WELLSTONE FOR SENATE	—	MN	$1,500	3
16	DAN SEALS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$1,500	3
17	JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATE	Democratic	SC	$1,366	6
18	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$1,250	2
19	CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$1,250	2
20	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$1,212	7
21	FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEE	Democratic	IL	$1,200	7
22	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Independent	VT	$1,010	5
23	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	—	—	$1,000	2
24	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INC	Democratic	PA	$1,000	1
25	ILHAN FOR CONGRESS	DFL	DC	$1,000	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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