PAC · DC · C00910083
Bright Ideas Joint Fundraising Committee
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Joint fundraising committee.
First filed July 3, 2025. Treasurer: Steven Mele. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$54,563
- Spent$54,563
- Cash on hand$0
- Outside spending$0
Through reports covering Dec. 31, 2025.
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
No candidate-level spending reported by these groups yet this cycle.
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 |
|---|---|
| Vote Save America | $15,500 |
| $11,625 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluhm, AmyNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Winnetka, IL | Oct. 15, 2025 | $10,000 |
| O'Neill, MeganNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Raleigh, NC | Oct. 1, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Mosberger, NingPhotographer, Imagesbyning LLC | Person | Boulder, CO | July 29, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Kohl, BethWriter, Self Employed | Person | Winnetka, IL | Oct. 24, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Abrams, SusanNon-Profit Management, State Holocaust Museum | Person | Highland Park, IL | Oct. 9, 2025 | $1,500 |
| Mueller, MollyProduct Designer, Freedom Forever | Person | San Francisco, CA | Oct. 1, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Kincaid, JudyNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Durham, NC | Oct. 17, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Feinglos, RebeccaChief Executive Officer, Rebecca Anne LLC | Person | Durham, NC | Oct. 1, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Clarke, JamesNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | San Francisco, CA | Oct. 1, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Acker-Lyons, AlexandraPresident, Al Advising | Person | Denver, CO | July 28, 2025 | $1,000 |
| Peck, KatherineFoundation Management, Gill Foundation | Person | Denver, CO | July 29, 2025 | $625 |
| Veney, KellyChief Operating Officer, American Clean Power Association | Person | Washington, DC | Oct. 1, 2025 | $500 |