"Rainmakers" identified by California Watch, founded by the Center for Investigative Reporting - largest donors to candidates for California state offices, and to state initiatives, during a 10 year period

Common Recipients

Recipient Total People
Biden Victory Fund $2,526,600 Reed Hastings, George Soros, Eli Broad, Tom Steyer, Robert J Fisher, Fred Eychaner, Wendy Schmidt, Pitch Johnson, Angelo K Tsakopoulos
For Our Future $2,500,000 Tom Steyer
Restore Our Future PAC $2,430,000 John T Chambers, Charles R Schwab, A Jerrold Perenchio, Frank Baxter, Robert W Wilson
Planned Parenthood Votes $2,280,000 George Soros, Anne Getty Earhart, Ann Doerr, Stephen M Silberstein
EdVoice Independent Expenditure Committee $2,231,000 Eli Broad, Frank Baxter, William E Bloomfield Jr
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $2,044,200 Reed Hastings, John T Chambers, Robert A Day, Donald G Fisher, Peter V Sperling, Dr John G Sperling, George Soros, Eli Broad, A Jerrold Perenchio, John Doerr, Tom Steyer, Vinod Khosla, Anne Getty Earhart, Robert J Fisher, Fred Eychaner, George M Marcus, Robert N Klein, Steve Bing, Rob Reiner, William E Oberndorf, Ann Doerr, Wendy Schmidt, David Bohnett, Stephen M Silberstein, Angelo K Tsakopoulos, Michele Singer Reiner
Hillary Victory Fund $2,001,000 Reed Hastings, George Soros, Eli Broad, Tom Steyer, George M Marcus, Rob Reiner, William E Oberndorf, Wendy Schmidt, Stephen M Silberstein, William E Bloomfield Jr, Angelo K Tsakopoulos, Michele Singer Reiner
Swift Vets & POWs for Truth $2,000,000 T Boone Pickens
CE Action Cmte $1,866,744 Tom Steyer
Ending Spending Action Fund $1,758,680 Charles R Schwab, William E Oberndorf
Charter Public Schools PAC by CCSA 2022 $1,700,000 Reed Hastings, William E Bloomfield Jr
KIDS FIRST, SUPPORTING KELLY GONEZ AND NICK MELVOIN $1,660,000 Reed Hastings, William E Bloomfield Jr
Dcccc Non-Federal Account 7 $1,613,000 Donald G Fisher, George Soros, Eli Broad, John Doerr, Tom Steyer, Fred Eychaner, Steve Bing, David Bohnett, Angelo K Tsakopoulos
Californians For Responsible Housing $1,500,000 George M Marcus
Philadelphia Justice and Safety PAC $1,450,000 George Soros
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee $1,430,000 John T Chambers, George Soros, Eli Broad, John Doerr, Tom Steyer, Fred Eychaner, Steve Bing, Rob Reiner, Ann Doerr, Stephen M Silberstein, Angelo K Tsakopoulos, Michele Singer Reiner
Americans for Common Sense $1,347,000 Angelo K Tsakopoulos
Biden Action Fund $1,322,800 Eli Broad, John Doerr, Tom Steyer, Vinod Khosla, Ann Doerr
NRSC - Nonfederal $1,268,250 John T Walton, John T Chambers, Robert A Day, Donald G Fisher, Charles R Schwab, B Wayne Hughes, A Jerrold Perenchio, Alex Spanos, Frank Baxter
Justice and Public Safety PAC $1,204,000 George Soros