What a PAC is — in plain English.
A Political Action Committee (PAC) is a federally regulated organization that raises and spends money to support candidates, parties, or causes. Every dollar in and every dollar out is reported to the Federal Election Commission. This page explains how that works — and how we hold ourselves to it.
Federal Election Campaign Act creates the modern PAC framework. The FEC itself follows in 1974.
Maximum a single donor may give a multicandidate PAC per calendar year under current FEC limits.
PACs disclose receipts and disbursements on a regular schedule — all searchable on FEC.gov.
How PACs Actually Work
Sourced from the FEC's public guidance at fec.gov.
What is a nonconnected PAC?
A nonconnected committee is a Political Action Committee that is not a party committee, a candidate's authorized committee, or a separate segregated fund established by a corporation or labor organization. In other words, there is no corporation or union that establishes, administers, or raises money for it. Alabama PAC is a nonconnected PAC — we are independently organized by citizens to support Democratic federal candidates in Alabama. Learn more directly from the FEC's nonconnected PAC guide.
What is a Political Action Committee?
A PAC is a committee organized for the purpose of raising and spending money to elect or defeat candidates for federal office. Most PACs represent business, labor, or ideological interests. Alabama PAC is a nonconnected ideological PAC organized to support Democratic federal candidates in Alabama — meaning we are independent of any corporation, labor union, or political party structure.
Who regulates PACs?
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) — an independent regulatory agency created in 1974. The FEC enforces contribution limits, disclosure requirements, and the public financing of presidential elections. State and local committees can also be regulated by state election authorities.
What are the contribution limits?
For a federal multicandidate PAC (current cycle):
- From an individual donor: $5,000 per calendar year
- To a candidate committee: $5,000 per election
- To a national party committee: $15,000 per year
- To another PAC: $5,000 per year
See the FEC's current limits chart for the most recent figures.
What's the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC?
A traditional PAC (like Alabama PAC) can contribute directly to candidates but is capped by the limits above. Super PACs (independent-expenditure-only committees) can raise unlimited sums from individuals, unions, and corporations but cannot contribute to or coordinate with candidates. We are a traditional PAC — capped, disclosed, and directly accountable.
What has to be disclosed?
Every PAC must publicly report:
- The name, address, occupation, and employer of every donor giving over $200 in a cycle
- Every expenditure over $200 — what was bought, from whom, and why
- Cash on hand, debts, and loans
- Independent expenditures and electioneering communications
These reports are published on fec.gov/data and can be searched by anyone.
Are donations tax-deductible?
No. Contributions to political committees are not tax-deductible under federal law. We say so clearly on every donation page.
Who can't donate?
Federal law prohibits contributions from corporations and labor unions (treasury funds), federal government contractors, and foreign nationals without permanent U.S. residency. Donations must come from your personal funds.
How Alabama PAC stays accountable.
We file what the FEC requires.
Receipts, disbursements, and donor information above the disclosure threshold are reported on the FEC's published schedule.
Donations are personal-only.
We do not accept corporate treasury funds or contributions from foreign nationals or federal contractors.
Spending serves the mission.
Funds go to voter registration, field organizing, candidate support, and education — not to enriching insiders.
Questions? Ask us.
Email Info@MyCCGroup.com or use our contact form.
Verify everything for yourself.
The FEC publishes every PAC filing in a free, searchable database. Don't take our word for it — look us up, look anyone up.