House
Invest to Elect Illinois Battleground Support 2026
FEC committee C00942292. Last filed October 15, 2026.
FEC C00942292Last filed 2026-10-15Totals through 2026-09-30
The short version
- Raised $258K and spent $249K in the 2026 cycle, through September 30, 2026.
- Largest donor on record: Gutterman, Peggy (Individual), $10K.
What it is
Invest to Elect Illinois Battleground Support 2026 is registered with the FEC as a house.
Issues it says it stands for
No record found. The FEC does not record issues. The candidates it supports and opposes are listed below.
Registration
| Type | House |
|---|---|
| Connected organization | None |
| Treasurer | Nissen, Melissa |
| Registered in | DC |
| First filed with the FEC | March 6, 2026 |
Who it supports and opposes
No independent expenditure notices on record for the 2026 cycle.
Direct contributions to candidates
| Recipient | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah for Iowa FEC | $43K | 2 |
| Paige for Pa FEC | $43K | 2 |
| Mendoza for Congress FEC | $43K | 2 |
| Cooke for Congress FEC | $43K | 2 |
| Christina Bohannan for Congress FEC | $43K | 2 |
| Michigan Shores Club | $11K | 2 |
| Actblue Technical Services | $8K | 10 |
Largest itemized contributions processed by the FEC, 2026 cycle.
Who funds it
Donor mix
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 (named) | $258K | 100% |
| Total raised | $258K | 100% |
FEC committee totals, 2026 cycle, through September 30, 2026. The 10 largest donors include recent electronic filings, so their share can run ahead of these totals.
Largest named donors
| Donor | Type | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy Gutterman Not Employed | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Christina Codo Not Employed | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Dorothy Burlin Not Employed | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Prudence Beidler Not Employed | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Francis Beidler Congaree River LLC | Individual | $10K | 2 |
| Abby McCormick O'Neil Not Employed | Individual Recent filing | $10K | 1 |
| Cathleen Costello Cac & Associates | Individual | $7K | 2 |
| Carol Dawley | Individual | $6K | 2 |
| Lauren Rosenthal Not Employed | Individual | $5K | 2 |
| Dania Leemputte Not Employed | Individual | $5K | 2 |
| Nina Gray | Individual | $5K | 2 |
| Marilyn Garcia Not Employed | Individual | $5K | 2 |
| Cynthia Broten Not Employed | Individual | $5K | 2 |
| Jane Skelley Carroll | Individual | $4K | 2 |
| Daniel Carroll Joynes Not Employed | Individual Recent filing | $4K | 1 |
| Kim Hack Not Employed | Individual | $4K | 2 |
| Wendy Zinn Not Employed | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Susan Stephens Not Employed | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Debra Shore | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Sheila Nielsen Self-Employed | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Donna Mcshea Not Employed | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Mary Mages The Travel 100 Group | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Carol Kohn | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Barbara Kaufman National Louis University | Individual | $3K | 2 |
| Karen Citow Reading Power Inc | Individual | $3K | 2 |
Built from the 100 largest itemized receipts processed by the FEC through June 6, 2026, plus the largest receipts in reports filed electronically through July 7, 2026 (marked "Recent filing").
Where its individual donors work
| Employer | Given | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Null | $30K | 26 |
| Congaree River LLC | $10K | 2 |
| Cac & Associates | $7K | 2 |
| Invest for Kids | $3K | 2 |
| Reading Power Inc | $3K | 2 |
| The Travel 100 Group | $3K | 2 |
| National Louis University | $3K | 2 |
| Harvest Earnings | $2K | 2 |
| Kilpatrick Strategies Co. | $2K | 2 |
| Open Communities | $2K | 2 |
Employer as reported by each donor, 2026 cycle, FEC processed totals. Retired, self employed and not employed donors are not shown.
Primary Sources
- FEC committee page: fec.gov/data/committee/C00942292
- FEC filings: all reports filed by Invest to Elect Illinois Battleground Support 2026
- Independent expenditures: fec.gov
- Receipts: fec.gov