Nashville Children S Advocacy Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2024 · Treasurer: Dr. Selene Willis · Nashville, TN

Raised
$206,751
incl. $1 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$100,833
Operating & other
$94,333
94% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,500
6.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $100,833 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $94,333 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $6,500 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: $94,333 ÷ Total spent: $100,833
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $94,333
Contributions to candidates $6,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Proctor † Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $6,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends of Jenny Bell $2,500.00
  • Friends of Freda Player $1,500.00
  • Mayes for District 6 $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
Mail Supporting Jenny Bell $15,180.00
Campaign Workers $13,012.50
Digital $10,000.00
Postage $8,880.23
Canvassers For Cheryl Mayes $8,500.00
Canvassing For Jenny Bell $8,047.50
Calls Supporting Jenny Bell $6,696.76
Printing $5,885.14
Calls Supporting Cheryl Mayes $5,250.00
Digital Supporting Cheryl Mayes $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Campaign for Great Public Schools Falls Church, VA — $75,000.00
Michael Bloomberg New York, NY Bloomberg Inc. $75,000.00
Kidsfirst Nashville Nashville, TN — $50,000.00
William Deloache Nashville, TN Dapco Investments $2,500.00
James Flautt Nashville, TN Asurion $2,000.00
Michael Honious Hendersonville, TN — $1,000.00
Dave Hanson Nashville, TN Green Hills Partners $500.00
Ryan Holt Nashville, TN Sherrard Roe $500.00
John Eason Nashville, TN Retired $250.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $120,505.96 $109,038.26 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Amended $115,658.77 $120,505.96 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $2,894.76 $115,658.77 Source ↗