Matthew Kaplan

Individual

Also gave $85K 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

$274K

Contributions

232

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $129KR $46KNNE $5K. $1KIndependent $250

Top States

DC$56K

ME$20K

IL$16K

PA$9K

AZ$8K

Giving Trend

↑ 450%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

Summary

KAPLAN, MATTHEW is an individual political donor based in NY. They have contributed $274K across 232 contributions to 98 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, COLLINS FOR SENATOR, AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $86K in 2026.

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 FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$40,000	8
2	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$19,500	9
3	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$10,500	2
4	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$9,050	5
5	WORKERS FIRST PAC	Democratic	AZ	$7,530	13
6	STABENOW FOR US SENATE	Democratic	MI	$7,500	4
7	JOSH GOTTHEIMER FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NJ	$7,500	3
8	THE REED COMMITTEE	Democratic	RI	$7,250	3
9	TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$7,000	2
10	BELLFORMISSOURI	Democratic	MO	$7,000	2
11	SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS	—	IL	$7,000	2
12	ANGIE CRAIG FOR MINNESOTA	—	—	$7,000	2
13	FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.	Republican	IN	$5,700	2
14	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$5,500	10
15	MOULTON FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$5,000	1
16	JERSEY VALUES PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
17	CHARLIE CRIST FOR US SENATE	NNE	FL	$4,800	2
18	ALEXI FOR ILLINOIS	Democratic	IL	$4,800	2
19	BENNET FOR COLORADO	Democratic	CO	$4,800	2
20	FRIENDS FOR GREGORY MEEKS	Democratic	NY	$4,000	2
21	AMERICANS UNITED IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACY	—	IL	$4,000	1
22	ROSEN FOR NEVADA	Democratic	NV	$3,800	4
23	SUOZZI FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NY	$3,500	1
24	CAMERON FOR SENATE INC.	—	—	$3,500	1
25	HALEY STEVENS FOR SENATE	—	—	$3,500	1

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Source: FEC bulk data

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