FEC Political Donations Scraper - Individual Campaign Contributions

Overview

Track who donates to political campaigns. Scrape FEC Schedule A individual contributions data - donor names, amounts, employers, occupations, recipients. Research campaign finance, find donor networks, and analyze contribution patterns.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
apiKey	string (required)	Your API key from api.data.gov (free signup). DEMO_KEY works for testing but ...	DEMO_KEY
searchMode	string (required)	How to search for contributions	contributor
contributorName	string	Name of the donor to search for (partial match supported, e.g., 'Musk' or 'El...
committeeId	string	FEC Committee ID (e.g., C00401224 for ActBlue, C00618389 for Trump campaign)
candidateName	string	Name of the candidate to find donations for (searches their principal campaig...
contributorEmployer	string	Filter by contributor's employer (e.g., 'Google', 'Goldman Sachs')
contributorOccupation	string	Filter by contributor's occupation (e.g., 'CEO', 'ATTORNEY')
contributorCity	string	Filter by contributor's city
contributorState	string	Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY, TX)
minDate	string	Filter contributions from this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
maxDate	string	Filter contributions until this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
twoYearPeriod	integer	Two-year election cycle (e.g., 2024 for 2023-2024 cycle). Note: Required if n...
minAmount	integer	Minimum donation amount in dollars
maxAmount	integer	Maximum donation amount in dollars
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of donation records to return	100

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "contributor_name": "FEC Political Donations Sample Item",
  "contribution_receipt_amount": 50000,
  "contribution_receipt_date": "2025-01-15",
  "committee_name": "FEC Political Donations Sample Item",
  "candidate_name": "FEC Political Donations Sample Item",
  "contributor_employer": "Sample contributor_employer",
  "contributor_occupation": "Sample contributor_occupation",
  "contributor_city": "Sample contributor_city",
  "contributor_state": "Sample contributor_state"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the FEC Political Donations Scraper - Individual Campaign Contributions actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~fec-donations-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxResults": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/fec-donations-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxResults": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect FEC Political Donations Scraper - Individual Campaign Contributions with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration