PAC · DC · C00893883
Americans for Responsible Innovation LTD. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC)
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Lobbyist/registrant PAC.
First filed Dec. 11, 2024. Treasurer: Eric Gastfriend. Connected organization: Americans for Responsible Innovation LTD.. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$393,620
- Spent$344,470
- Cash on hand$49,151
- Outside spending$0
Through reports covering June 30, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- John R. Curtis (R)Senate · UT
- Greg Landsman (D)House · OH-01
- Pete Ricketts (R)Senate · NE
- Gus Bilirakis (R)House · FL-12
- Debbie Dingell (D)House · MI-06
- Diana DeGette (D)House · CO-01
- Bruce Westerman (R)House · AR-04
- Mark Warner (D)Senate · VA
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R)House · PA-01
- Yvette D. Clarke (D)House · NY-09
- Jimmy Panetta (D)House · CA-19
- Kim Schrier (D)House · WA-08
- Katie Boyd Britt (R)Senate · AL
- Guy Reschenthaler (R)House · PA-14
- Pete Stauber (R)House · MN-08
- Neal P. Dunn (R)House · FL-02
- Jay Obernolte (R)House · CA-23
- Jon Husted (R)Senate · OH
- Monica De La Cruz (R)House · TX-15
- Brett Guthrie (R)House · KY-02
Showing the top 20 of 95 candidates.
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DSCC | $15,000 |
| Lujan Victory Fund | $5,500 |
| DCCC | $5,000 |
| Alsopac | $5,000 |
| Milk River PAC | $5,000 |
| Heartland Values PAC | $5,000 |
| Bridge the Gap PAC | $5,000 |
| Jacky Rosen Victory Fund | $5,000 |
| Blue Hen Federal PAC | $5,000 |
| Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC | $4,000 |
| Lalota Victory Fund | $3,000 |
| Johnson Leadership Fund | $3,000 |
| Moran Victory Committee | $3,000 |
| Leadership and Accountability Are National Keys PAC | $3,000 |
| Come and Take It Political Action Committee | $2,500 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire ZabelProgram Director, Open Philanthropy | Person | Berkeley, CA | May 18, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Benjamin WestMember of Technical Staff, Metr | Person | Berkeley, CA | Feb. 26, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Sydney Von ArxMember of Technical Staff, Metr | Person | Berkeley, CA | May 15, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Drake ThomasMember of Technical Staff, Anthropic | Person | Berkeley, CA | May 27, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Michael SmithAnalyst, Cornerstone Research | Person | Newark, DE | April 4, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Michael ShlegerisChief Executive Officer, Redwood Research | Person | Berkeley, CA | April 6, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Girish SastryAI Policy Researcher, Self | Person | Santa Fe, NM | April 30, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Govind PimpaleResearch Engineer, Human Union Data | Person | San Jose, CA | June 27, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Eric NeymanAI Researcher, Alignment Research Center | Person | Berkeley, CA | April 1, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Todor MarkovMember of Technical Staff, Anthropic PBC | Person | San Francisco, CA | March 21, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Peter LofgrenSoftware Engineer, Anthropic | Person | Burlingame, CA | April 23, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Howard LempelPhilanthropy, Open Philanthropy | Person | Berkeley, CA | Feb. 26, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Matt LarsonSelf, Self | Person | Boulder, CO | May 21, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Derek KaufmanNonprofit, Inclusive Abundance | Person | Greenwich, CT | May 20, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Evan HubingerResearch Scientist, Anthropic | Person | Alameda, CA | June 4, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Ryan GreenblattTechnical AI Safety Researcher, Redwood Research | Person | Berkeley, CA | April 1, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Eric GastfriendExec, Ari | Person | Washington, DC | Feb. 21, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Jasmine FullerSenior Sales Enablement Manager, Wrapbook | Person | Santa Fe, NM | May 11, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Nevin FreemanPresident, Confusion Capital, INC. | Person | Reno, NV | March 7, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Jacob EliosoffInvestment Manager, Calibrated Markets, LLC | Person | New York, NY | March 11, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Liam DonovanTrader, Self-Employed | Person | Tucson, AZ | May 6, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Thomas CrowleyInvestor, Self | Person | Austin, TX | March 19, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Austin ChenCEO, Manifund | Person | San Francisco, CA | May 5, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Lawrence ChanMachine Learning Researcher, Metr | Person | Berkeley, CA | May 5, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Patrick Brinich-LangloisSoftware Engineer, Academia INC. | Person | Berkeley, CA | June 20, 2025 | $5,000 |