National Rifle Assn
Top Affiliates: NRA Institute For Legislative Action
Contributions
More info 521 of 36,298

$1,095,549
Lobbying
$0 in 2016
$3,605,564 in 2015
Outside Spending
More info 9 of 397

$54,398,558

Top Recipients

NOTE: The organization itself did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate family members. Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Recipient Total From Individualsmore info From PACsmore info Typemore info view
Republican National Cmte $77,370 $2,370 $75,000 Political Party Republican
National Republican Senatorial Cmte $75,100 $100 $75,000 Political Party Republican
National Republican Congressional Cmte $30,000 $0 $30,000 Political Party Republican
Blunt, Roy $11,900 $2,000 $9,900 Candidate (R-MOS1) Republican
Comstock, Barbara $10,400 $500 $9,900 Candidate (R-VA10) Republican
Republican Party of Tennessee $10,000 $0 $10,000 Political Party Republican
Republican Federal Cmte of Pennsylvania $10,000 $0 $10,000 Political Party Republican
Zeldin, Lee $9,900 $0 $9,900 Candidate (R-NY01) Republican
Katko, John $9,900 $0 $9,900 Candidate (R-NY24) Republican
Grassley, Chuck $9,900 $0 $9,900 Candidate (R-IAS1) Republican
Liberal/Democrat Conservative/Republican No View
View All Recipients

Contributions

Total for 2016 Cycle:
$1,095,549
NOTE: The organization itself did not donate, rather the money came from the organization's PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate family members. Organizations themselves cannot contribute to candidates and party committees. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Sources of Funds

From PACs: 97.75%
Individuals: 2.25%
From PACs $1,070,900 97.75%
Individuals $24,649 2.25%

Recipients of Funds

Candidates: 76.52%
Party Committees: 20.42%
Leadership PACs: 2.69%
527 Groups: 0.22%
Outside Groups: 0.13%
Candidates $838,364 76.52%
Party Committees $223,720 20.42%
Leadership PACs $29,550 2.69%
527 Groups $2,500 0.22%
Outside Groups $1,415 0.13%

Sources of Funds to Candidates

PACs: 97.82%
Individuals: 2.18%
PACs $820,100 97.82%
Individuals $18,264 2.18%

Average Contributions to Members of Congress, 1990-2016

These charts include contributions to members' presidential committees. View more on Money to Congress.

Lobbying

National Rifle Assn has not reported lobbying the federal government during the 2016 election cycle.

Outside Spending

Total for 2016 Cycle: $54,398,558

Discloses Donors: Yes

Viewpoint: Conservative

All Outside Spending

Independent Expenditures: 96.66%
Communication Costs: 3.34%
Electioneering Communications: 0.00%
Independent Expenditures $52,582,309 96.66%
Communication Costs $1,816,233 3.34%
Electioneering Communications $0 0.00%

Independent Expenditures

Against Democrats: 68.03%
For Republicans: 31.96%
Against Republicans: 0.00%
For Democrats: 0.00%
Against Democrats $37,010,781 68.03%
For Republicans $17,385,437 31.96%
Against Republicans $2,281 0.00%
For Democrats $0 0.00%

i Campaign finance totals for the current election cycle were released by the FEC on March 06, 2024 and by the IRS on September 16, 2020, lobbying data was released by the Senate Office of Public Records on February 21, 2024, outside spending data was released by the FEC on March 28, 2024, and personal finances data was released by the House, Senate, and US Office of Government Ethics starting in June 2011.

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