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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

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