Church St Fifth Group for Better Govt

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Church St Fifth Group for Better Govt — 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
2008 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2007 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2006 $0.64 $2,000.00 $0.00
2005 $0.00 $75.00 $0.00
2004 $1.71 $0.00 $0.00
All years $2.35 $2,075.00 $0.00
Raised
$2
incl. $2 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$2,075
To TN candidates
$2,000
96% of spending
Operating & other
$75
3.6% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,075 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,000 (96%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $75 ÷ Total spent: $2,075
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $75
Contributions to candidates $2,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $2,000.00

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
Dues / Subscriptions $75.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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
Q2 2008 Historical $938.74 — Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $1,038.38 $938.74 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $1,038.10 $1,038.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $1,137.89 $1,038.10 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $1,137.79 $1,137.89 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $1,137.15 $1,137.79 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $3,137.15 $1,137.15 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $3,137.15 $3,137.15 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $3,136.09 $3,137.15 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $3,210.58 $3,136.09 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $3,359.47 $3,210.58 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $3,358.89 $3,359.47 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $3,358.04 $3,358.89 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $3,432.20 $3,358.04 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $3,431.34 $3,432.20 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $3,430.48 $3,431.34 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $3,429.63 $3,430.48 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $3,578.78 $3,429.63 Source ↗