Use these resources to investigate the campaign contributions of a specific individual, or the industry and individual backing going to a specific candidate. Also, research who backs that organization running political TV ads in your community.

http://www.opensecrets.org
The Center for Responsive Politics website includes campaign finance databases for hard, soft and PAC contributions for Federal elections as well as links to state campaign financing databases.

http://www.campaignfinance.org
This search engine allows you to track the political cash flow across several states in federal and state races as well as the Federal Procurement Database.

http://www.followthemoney.org
The National Institute of Money in State Politics offers an online database for researching who is investing in state elections and ballot measures.

http://www.commoncause.org/laundromat
The soft money Laundromat from Common Cause shows large money donors to the political parties. Businesses outspent workers 12 to 1 in the most recent election.

http://www.fec.gov
The Federal Election Committee offers access to all of the recent filings for political action committees, candidate committees and other regulated campaign organizations on its website.

http://guidestar.org
Financial profiles of nonprofit and charity organizations including access to IRS 990 Forms.

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