Charles Ballard

Individual

Also gave $8K 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

$99K

Contributions

329

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $78KR $10K

Top States

DC$40K

MI$21K

NC$9K

PA$8K

CA$6K

Giving Trend

↓ 36%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Summary

BALLARD, CHARLES is an individual political donor based in MI. They have contributed $99K across 329 contributions to 47 recipients. Their average contribution is $300.049. Top recipients include DCCC, ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $26K in 2020.

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	$28,043	106
2	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$10,500	44
3	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$7,663	45
4	EMILY BEACH FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$5,800	2
5	RICHARD BURR COMMITTEE; THE	Republican	NC	$5,700	3
6	ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$3,800	22
7	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$3,500	5
8	EMILYS LIST	—	DC	$3,000	10
9	THOM TILLIS COMMITTEE	Republican	NC	$3,000	2
10	DSCC	Democratic	DC	$2,950	11
11	HILLARY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	NY	$2,700	3
12	MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	MI	$2,005	7
13	PETERS FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$2,000	3
14	MELISSA GILBERT FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$1,500	2
15	SMP	—	DC	$1,500	3
16	DEMOCRATIC ACTION	—	DC	$1,250	3
17	KRISTEN FOR MICHIGAN	Democratic	MI	$1,105	11
18	AMY FOR AMERICA	Democratic	DC	$1,000	3
19	HARRIS VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$1,000	2
20	TODD AKIN FOR SENATE	Republican	MO	$1,000	1
21	TALARICO FOR TEXAS	—	—	$1,000	3
22	JON OSSOFF FOR SENATE	Democratic	GA	$750	2
23	SUZANNA SHKRELI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MI	$750	2
24	MCMORROW FOR MICHIGAN	—	—	$500	1
25	FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE	Democratic	MI	$500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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