Memphis-PACE

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlotte Fields · Memphis, TN

Raised

$45,775

incl. $45,775 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$32,409

Operating & other

$30,909

95% of spending

To TN candidates

$1,500

4.6% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,409 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,909 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $1,500 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $30,909 ÷ Total spent: $32,409

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$30,909
Contributions to candidates	$1,500

Source filings:

Operating & other $30,909 95%
To TN candidates $1,500 4.6%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Castle, Guthrie $1,500.00

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
Rent	$18,000.00
Membership	$4,500.00
Food / Beverage	$3,377.32
Tax Penalties And Interest	$1,655.80
Lodging - Communication	$811.44
Mileage And Meals	$800.16
Donations	$600.00
Printing	$532.00
Interview Workers	$242.63
Professional Services	$159.77

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Memphis-Shelby County Education Assoc.	Rent	06/23/2009	$18,000.00
Memphis-Shelby County Education Assoc.	Membership	06/23/2009	$3,500.00
Wilson Conference Center	Food / Beverage	01/13/2009	$2,833.18
Internal Revenue Service	Tax Penalties And Interest	02/24/2009	$1,655.80
Coalition for A Better Memphis	Membership	08/26/2009	$1,000.00
Springhill Suites	Lodging - Communication	03/18/2009	$811.44
Naacp	Donations	09/29/2009	$600.00
Memphis-Shelby County Education Assoc.	Printing	12/01/2009	$532.00
Kingery, Sadie	Interview Workers	09/23/2009	$222.48
Jason's Deli	Food / Beverage	05/08/2009	$180.00

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
Year-End 2009 Historical	$50,306.06	$65,005.46	Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29044
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical	$42,019.39	$50,306.06	Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 29045