SENTINEL ACTION FUND
FEC committee$1,000,0001 qualifying receipt
contribution · Amount received by the outside group, not attributed to this candidate.
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Preparing the campaign financials.
FEC candidate S6ME00159 · 2025–2026 reporting period
See what the campaign received alongside money other groups spent to elect or defeat Susan M. Collins.
Received by the campaign
$11,764,686.6Spent to support this candidate
$2,259,120.07Spent to oppose this candidate
$933,056.25Separate measures, not an additive total. Campaign: reported through jun 30, 2026. Outside spending: processed periodic filings retrieved Sep 23, 2026; recent 24/48-hour notices may not yet appear. Amounts are net reported spending; negative amounts reflect reported adjustments.
Select a group to inspect its spending. The map shows up to four leading spenders per position; the full list is below. Connections show the reported position, not money paid to the candidate.
| Spender | Supports | Opposes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES | $0 | $753,804.83 | FEC records |
| LEAD MAINE COMMITTEE, INC. | $638,223.71 | $0 | FEC records |
| SLF PAC | $625,939.39 | $0 | FEC records |
| STRONGER MAINE | $539,036.17 | $0 | FEC records |
| CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. | $438,448.6 | $0 | FEC records |
| GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS PAC | $0 | $124,208.96 | FEC records |
| LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERS | $0 | $50,000 | FEC records |
| RED SENATE | $16,472.2 | $0 | FEC records |
| MAINE DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $0 | $3,400 | FEC records |
| FIELD TEAM 6, INC. | $0 | $1,270.79 | FEC records |
| THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND | $1,000 | $0 | FEC records |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA | $0 | $323.96 | FEC records |
| INDIGO PAC | $0 | $47.71 | FEC records |
Large disclosed receipts can connect an outside spender to another organization. Some trails end at a nonprofit whose original donors may not be identifiable from these records.
6 outside spenders with qualifying organization receipts · 6 recipient-reported backers matched to the IRS nonprofit register.
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Matched to the current IRS register by name and location (EIN 271937961). This does not establish historical tax status, original donors, or a candidate-specific dark-money amount.
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Matched to the current IRS register by name and location (EIN 130433430). This does not establish historical tax status, original donors, or a candidate-specific dark-money amount.
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Matched to the current IRS register by name and location (EIN 453213088). This does not establish historical tax status, original donors, or a candidate-specific dark-money amount.
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other receipt · Amount received by the outside group, not attributed to this candidate.
Matched to the current IRS register by name and location (EIN 264486735). This does not establish historical tax status, original donors, or a candidate-specific dark-money amount.
other receipt · Amount received by the outside group, not attributed to this candidate.
other receipt · Amount received by the outside group, not attributed to this candidate.
Matched to the current IRS register by name and location (EIN 332568838). This does not establish historical tax status, original donors, or a candidate-specific dark-money amount.
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contribution · Amount received by the outside group, not attributed to this candidate.
Matched to the current IRS register by name and location (EIN 932721813). This does not establish historical tax status, original donors, or a candidate-specific dark-money amount.
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Outside spending is not automatically dark money. A Super PAC must disclose reportable donors, but a named donor may itself receive funds from undisclosed sources. Public filings cannot always identify the original person or organization behind the money.
We show documented receipts and independently matched nonprofit identities. We do not assign an outside group’s incoming money to a particular candidate or calculate a hidden-money total. Groups can fund multiple races, retain funds, or use receipts for other purposes. Original donors: not determined.
Read the matching rules and disclosure limits ↗2025–2026 receipts · Retrieved Sep 23, 2026. Source coverage and transaction categories can differ from outside-spending totals.
A personal check can come from an executive, a nurse, or a retiree. Employer and occupation disclosures add context to the individual-donation category.
These are individuals’ personal donations. An employer name does not mean the company paid, directed, or endorsed the contribution. Occupations are reported text, not a verified executive or lobbyist registry.
As reported by individual contributors
| Reported employer | Amount |
|---|---|
| RETIRED | $3,424,271 |
| SELF | $677,486 |
| SELF EMPLOYED | $61,479 |
| SELF-EMPLOYED | $52,391 |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES | $37,620 |
| APOLLO | $32,000 |
| THE DEANE GROUP | $25,500 |
| APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT | $24,500 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS | $23,287 |
| O'HARA CORPORATION | $17,133 |
| Other reported values | $4,592,258 |
| Missing / not provided | $2,073 |
As reported by individual contributors
Top reported values in the included itemized records; spelling variants can appear separately. These are two views of the same money and must not be added together. Positive entries: $8,969,998; negative adjustments: $0. Unitemized donations have no employer or occupation breakdown here. Read coverage and exclusions ↗
FEC snapshot retrieved Sep 23, 2026 · Source archive last updated Sep 20, 2026. 1 campaign committee linked by FEC ID. Methodology ↗
Accountability coverage for Susan M. Collins. The same FEC matching rules apply to every candidate in the indexed financial snapshots. Records span years beyond the 2026 funding cycle. Campaign respondents and personal conduct are identified separately.
5,759 candidates checked · 7,669 FEC case titles scanned · retrieved Sep 15, 2026 · limited name matching
Campaign respondent: COLLINS FOR SENATOR C00314575 ↗
Matched by complete committee name, verified against the case respondent list. The legal index itself does not supply candidate IDs.Respondents: Collins, Susan; McCandless, Elizabeth T.; Collins for Senator
These are the FEC’s disposition labels. Closing a file does not establish guilt; a “reason to believe” decision is a procedural threshold. Repeated amounts for the same respondent group are shown once. Amounts across case numbers can overlap and must not be added.
Source retrieved Sep 15, 2026. This index does not review later litigation, reopening, or enforcement of the agreement.
This is a coverage gap, not a finding about their conduct. The same source standards apply to every candidate.
All incoming funds, including transfers
Disbursements, including transfers
At the end of the reporting period
Outstanding reported obligations
Unitemized is a disclosure category, not a count of small donors.
Contributions exclude loans, transfers, and other receipts. Committee contributions include PACs and other political committees. See definitions ↗
These categories help explain why total receipts differ from contributions.
Receipts and spending can include money moved between a candidate’s own committees. Refunds are listed separately; contributions above are gross reported amounts.
The latest matching record from each of up to 12 committees, ordered by transaction date. Each amount is a single reported transaction, not that committee’s total giving. Filings may include amendments, memo entries, and negative adjustments.
Source: FEC committee-to-candidate files, downloaded Sep 15, 2026. Reporting committee names come from the committee registry. These records exclude independent expenditures and do not reconcile to candidate-reported receipts. Selection methodology ↗