Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top committees ranked by total contributions (September 2020)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $5,638,035 | $14,606 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $3,218,101 | $37,860 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania Fund for Change | $2,246,790 | $149,786 |
| 4 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $2,184,677 | $8,121 |
| 5 | Students First, PAC | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 |
| 6 | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $2,050,000 | $1,025,000 |
| 7 | Future Now Fund Federal | $1,617,460 | $1,617,460 |
| 8 | Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $1,601,431 | $12,132 |
| 9 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $1,353,338 | $7,161 |
| 10 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $1,270,750 | $20,496 |
| 11 | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $1,268,233 | $16,259 |
| 12 | Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $917,000 | $229,250 |
| 13 | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $841,920 | $1,351 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania SEIU Cope | $752,204 | $188,051 |
| 15 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $731,057 | $727 |
| 16 | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $665,638 | $217 |
| 17 | Friends of Julie Slomski | $660,381 | $1,040 |
| 18 | Family and Friends of Janet Diaz | $656,641 | $1,200 |
| 19 | Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $644,086 | $214,695 |
| 20 | Citizens for Jordan Harris | $621,850 | $6,909 |
| 21 | Kane for State Senate | $582,566 | $1,838 |
| 22 | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $578,000 | $52,545 |
| 23 | Friends of Lindsay Drew | $554,765 | $1,255 |
| 24 | Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $553,437 | $435 |
| 25 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $521,602 | $168 |
| 26 | Keystone, PAC | $500,000 | $250,000 |
| 27 | Friends of Lissa | $490,025 | $1,089 |
| 28 | End Citizens United Non-Federal Pennsylvania | $463,043 | $24 |
| 29 | Friends of Ann Marie Mitchell | $450,897 | $856 |
| 30 | Friends of Jonathan Kassa for State Representative | $435,368 | $1,446 |
| 31 | Friends of Deb Ciamacca | $426,172 | $789 |
| 32 | Friends of Pam Iovino | $418,612 | $796 |
| 33 | Friends of Brittney Rodas | $391,338 | $1,250 |
| 34 | Killion Victory Committee | $371,475 | $2,925 |
| 35 | 2999 Group | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| 36 | Environment America Action Fund | $338,474 | $84,619 |
| 37 | Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $326,343 | $6,660 |
| 38 | Elect Marlene Katz | $321,990 | $870 |
| 39 | Wolf, PAC | $321,070 | $22,934 |
| 40 | Knoll 4 Pennsylvania 44 | $319,143 | $912 |
| 41 | Friends of Joe Torsella | $305,259 | $3,147 |
| 42 | Friends of Scott Martin | $305,012 | $3,720 |
| 43 | Friends of Nicole Ziccarelli | $298,905 | $2,577 |
| 44 | Friends of Kevin Branco | $295,826 | $1,549 |
| 45 | Fairness Pennsylvania | $294,583 | $19,639 |
| 46 | Friends of Jake Corman | $292,950 | $2,547 |
| 47 | Elect Gary Spillane | $290,189 | $1,717 |
| 48 | Paulforpa | $281,213 | $1,019 |
| 49 | Justice for Victims | $269,000 | $6,561 |
| 50 | Friends of Jill Dennin | $254,960 | $1,555 |
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