Frank Merritt

Individual

Also gave $2K 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

$52K

Contributions

1,388

Recipients

Active Period

2011–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $30KR $1K

Top States

DC$28K

IL$7K

GA$3K

PA$3K

CO$2K

Giving Trend

↓ 69%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Summary

MERRITT, FRANK is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $52K across 1,388 contributions to 59 recipients. Their average contribution is $37.551. Top recipients include DCCC, MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, HMP. Their political giving spans from the 2012 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $31K 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	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$6,816	155
2	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$3,592	122
3	HMP	—	DC	$3,084	60
4	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	IL	$2,910	45
5	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$2,770	70
6	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$2,658	47
7	MARCH ON PAC	—	CO	$2,316	85
8	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,127	31
9	TAMMY FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,803	40
10	LET AMERICA VOTE PAC	—	DC	$1,509	49
11	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$1,471	60
12	ERIC SORENSEN FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$1,380	30
13	CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$1,264	55
14	CHERI BEASLEY FOR NORTH CAROLINA	Democratic	DC	$1,190	19
15	TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC, INC.	—	VA	$1,071	71
16	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$1,000	9
17	FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN	Democratic	DC	$977	35
18	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$973	27
19	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$957	45
20	INDIVISIBLE ACTION	—	DC	$875	19
21	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$840	21
22	HOWLAND FOR CONGRESS 2018	Democratic	IL	$830	5
23	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$808	7
24	JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$680	35
25	VDUSS PAC	Democratic	DC	$549	13

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Source: FEC bulk data

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