Campaign Donor Network Analysis
A detailed breakdown of any Michigan campaign, PAC, ballot committee, or donor. Not just who gave, but who the donors actually are, what LLCs they own, what boards they sit on, and what industries or regions the money comes from.
How I build it
OpenSecrets and FollowTheMoney give you the raw ledger. I connect the dots to ultimate beneficial owners, industry classification, and cross-committee contribution patterns. Every donor name is resolved against Michigan public records before it becomes a finding.
Data sources
- MiTN state and local campaign finance (Michigan Campaign Finance Act filings)
- FEC federal contribution and expenditure records
- IRS Form 8872 for 527 political organizations
- IRS Form 990 nonprofit records for 501(c)(4) dark money flows
- LARA corporate entity records for donor LLC resolution
- County parcel records for donor residency verification
- Michigan lobbyist disclosures (MERTS) for lobbyist donor patterns
Analytical methods
- Entity resolution across multiple Michigan public record sources
- LLC officer chain resolution to ultimate beneficial owners
- Industry classification and employer lookups
- Geographic aggregation at ZIP, city, county, and out-of-state levels
- Funding dependency and concentration analysis
- Cross-committee contribution pattern detection
Validation
Every dollar cited in the report traces back to a specific MiTN or FEC filing record with URL, date, and receipt ID. Donor identity resolution is documented and verifiable.
Deliverable format
Typical deliverable is 4 to 8 pages, PDF format, with cover page, flow diagrams, and full source appendix. Delivery package includes the PDF, plain text copy, chart exports, and structured data files (CSV).
Contents
A Donor Network Analysis report includes the following sections (4 to 8 pages):
- Key facts: top findings as factual bullet points with dollar amounts and source citations
- Subject profile: committee, candidate, or PAC details and filing status
- Top donor cities: ranked by total contributions with donor counts
- Geographic breakdown: in-district, out-of-district, out-of-state share with untapped ZIP analysis
- Money flow diagram: categorical donor flows (geographic and by donor type) showing proportional contribution sources
- Source appendix: every data source with retrieval dates
Data files included
Every delivery package includes structured data files alongside the PDF:
- City-level donor aggregation (city, donor count, total amount)
- Untapped ZIPs with voter counts and current donor counts
- All-candidates fundraising comparison
- Flow chart as SVG and PNG
- Plain text report for copy-paste
Who this is not for
The Donor Network Analysis is a fixed-scope research product built on Michigan (MiTN) and federal (FEC) campaign finance filings. It is not the right product for:
- Non-Michigan committees without FEC exposure. State committees filed in other states are outside the data footprint.
- Forensic accounting or audit work. This is analysis of disclosed filings, not attestation.
- Unfileable dark money. Donors whose identities are not required to be disclosed (501(c)(4) source donors, for example) are not in the records and are not in the report.
- Narratives that don't match the records. Findings reflect what donors actually filed. "Discredit my opponent's donor list" is outside the service if the records don't support it.
- Anything faster than a 2-business-day rush SLA.
Example output
All sample content is produced by our standard pipeline on a real Michigan public figure / organization / committee. Identifying details have been replaced with generic labels. All data-source chains, citation formats, and analytical structure are identical to production deliverables.
Download sample PDFPricing
Available individually or as a Campaign Intelligence Package (all three products for one race). Price reflects the volume of finance records and donors to resolve.
| Office | Conflict Dossier | District Brief | Donor Network | Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School board / township | $400 | $500 | $350 | $750 |
| City (mayor, council) | $600 | $750 | $500 | $1,500 |
| County / judicial | $1,200 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| Michigan House | $2,000 | $2,500 | $1,500 | $5,000 |
| Michigan Senate | $3,000 | $4,000 | $2,500 | $8,000 |
| Statewide / federal | $5,000 | $7,500 | $4,000 | $15,000 |
Fixed scope, fixed price. No retainers, no hourly billing, no hidden fees.
Delivery timeline
- Standard: 5 business days from complete order.
- Rush: 2 business days, +50% on base price.
- Clock starts when the order form is complete and payment clears.
- Delivered as a download link (PDF, plain-text copy, SVG/PNG charts, CSV data) to the email on the order.
How to order
Email info@regionpulse.com with: subject (candidate, committee, or PAC) name and MiTN or FEC ID if known, delivery email, and rush (yes/no). I'll send a Stripe invoice on receipt. Production starts when payment clears.
info@regionpulse.com