Memphis

Brighter Future Fund

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Brighter Future Fund — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $19,687.42 $16,961.47 $0.00
All years $19,687.42 $16,961.47 $0.00
Raised
$19,687
incl. $1,945 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,961
Operating & other
$16,961
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,961 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,961 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $16,961 ÷ Total spent: $16,961
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $16,961
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $12,750.00
Professional Services $3,500.00
Bank Fees $682.88
Office Supplies $28.59

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dawn Ford Signal Mountain, TN Walden University $5,000.00
Olan Mills Chattanooga, TN Olan Mills Photography $3,000.00
Allison Tepley Nashville, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Lauren Sloan Chattanooga, TN — $1,692.42
Paul Brock Lookout Mountain, GA Not Employed $1,000.00
Virginia Koebley Lookout Mountain, TN Not Employed $750.00
Dede Engsberg Chattanooga, TN — $650.00
Therese P Tuley Chattanooga, TN Retired $500.00
Tiffanie Robinson Chattanooga, TN Asian $500.00
Krissa Barclay Ooltewah, TN HCSF $400.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q3 2026 $913.51 $1,033.53 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129944
Pre-Primary 2026 $4,414.49 $913.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128780
Q2 2026 $0.00 $4,414.49 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127164