Helen Taplin

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

$204K

Contributions

5,638

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $88K

Top States

DC$130K

IL$23K

GA$6K

MA$5K

NY$2K

Giving Trend

↑ 157%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

COLBURN CONSULTING

Summary

TAPLIN, HELEN is an individual political donor based in MA. They have contributed $204K across 5,638 contributions to 97 recipients. Their average contribution is $36.182. Top recipients include DSCC, DCCC, PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $47K in 2018.

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	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$24,463	315
2	DCCC	Democratic	DC	$20,994	343
3	PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT	—	IL	$15,961	732
4	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$14,107	125
5	END CITIZENS UNITED	—	DC	$13,639	502
6	NDTC	—	DC	$7,860	260
7	ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN	—	DC	$6,942	376
8	CHC BOLD PAC	—	DC	$6,603	281
9	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC	—	DC	$5,763	216
10	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.	Democratic	MA	$5,143	43
11	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION	—	DC	$4,996	98
12	STOP REPUBLICANS	—	IL	$4,953	243
13	PAC TO THE FUTURE	—	DC	$3,756	13
14	JOHN LEWIS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	GA	$3,575	170
15	PROGRESSIVE CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	—	DC	$3,337	45
16	SD PAC	—	DC	$3,176	196
17	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$2,811	75
18	AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA	—	DC	$2,507	178
19	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,492	21
20	FAIR FIGHT	—	GA	$2,300	4
21	LET AMERICA VOTE PAC	—	DC	$2,252	116
22	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,250	1
23	314 ACTION FUND	—	DC	$2,193	114
24	NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$2,122	30
25	SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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