The Center for Political Accountability asks companies to disclose their corporate political contributions in a report on their websites., We present the data found in the reports on TrackYourCompany, enabling users to search and sort the disclosed contributions.

​Of the 492 S&P 500 companies included in the 2020 CPA-Zicklin Index Report, 332 publicly disclosed some or all of their corporate political spending on their website

What does disclosure of corporate political spending entail?

To receive full credit for disclosure on the CPA-Zicklin Index, companies must itemize their disclosed contributions, including the names of recipients and amounts given to each.

What kinds of contributions do companies disclose?

The Center for Political Accountability asks companies to disclose all spending from corporate funds that may be used for election-related purposes, directly or indirectly. The Index rates a company separately for its disclosure of each of six categories of corporate electoral spending.

Does TrackYourCompany include contributions from companies’ employee-funded PACs?

No. The database only contains contributions from corporate treasury funds.

How current is TrackYourCompany’s data?

TrackYourCompany data is updated annually, typically around the beginning of the calendar year. The database currently contains voluntarily disclosed corporate contributions from 2015 through 2019.

Where else can I find information about companies’ political spending practices?

TrackYourCompany.org focuses on contributions from corporate treasuries. These additonal sites also include data on spending by company PACs and individuals:

OpenSecrets.org: Political spending at the federal level
FollowTheMoney.org: Political spending at the state level

The Center for Political Accountability asks companies to disclose their corporate political contributions in a report on their websites., We present the data found in the reports on TrackYourCompany, enabling users to search and sort the disclosed contributions.

​Of the 492 S&P 500 companies included in the 2020 CPA-Zicklin Index Report, 332 publicly disclosed some or all of their corporate political spending on their website

What does disclosure of corporate political spending entail?

To receive full credit for disclosure on the CPA-Zicklin Index, companies must itemize their disclosed contributions, including the names of recipients and amounts given to each.

What kinds of contributions do companies disclose?

The Center for Political Accountability asks companies to disclose all spending from corporate funds that may be used for election-related purposes, directly or indirectly. The Index rates a company separately for its disclosure of each of six categories of corporate electoral spending.

Does TrackYourCompany include contributions from companies’ employee-funded PACs?

No. The database only contains contributions from corporate treasury funds.

How current is TrackYourCompany’s data?

TrackYourCompany data is updated annually, typically around the beginning of the calendar year. The database currently contains voluntarily disclosed corporate contributions from 2015 through 2019.

Where else can I find information about companies’ political spending practices?

TrackYourCompany.org focuses on contributions from corporate treasuries. These additonal sites also include data on spending by company PACs and individuals:

OpenSecrets.org: Political spending at the federal level
FollowTheMoney.org: Political spending at the state level

For more information on the standards and best practices governing corporate political spending disclosure, see:

Open Windows: How Codes of Conduct Regulate Corporate Political Spending & A Model Code to Protect Company Interests and Shareholder Value

Handbook on Corporate Political Activity: Emerging Corporate
Governance Issues

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