Nashville Children S Advocacy Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Nashville Children S Advocacy 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 $206,751.33 $100,832.83 $1,000.00
2025 $0.00 $1,357.85 $0.00
2024 $1,568.79 $17,316.18 $0.00
2023 $20,000.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $228,320.12 $119,506.86 $1,000.00
Raised
$228,320
incl. $52 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$119,507
Operating & other
$111,507
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,000
6.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $119,507 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $111,507 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $8,000 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: $111,507 ÷ Total spent: $119,507
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $111,507
Contributions to candidates $8,000

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 $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 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
  • Freddie for Mayor $500.00
  • Friends of Zach Young $500.00
  • Taylor, Robert $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
Professional Services $15,699.35
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 $6,068.07
Calls Supporting Cheryl Mayes $5,250.00

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
Mm Action Fund Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
William Deloache Nashville, TN Dapco Investments $3,482.00
James Flautt Nashville, TN Asurion $2,000.00
Michael Honious Hendersonville, TN — $1,000.00
Dwayne Tucker Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $511.77
Dave Hanson Nashville, TN Green Hills Partners $500.00
Ryan Holt Nashville, TN Sherrard Roe $500.00

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 ↗
Year-End 2025 $4,007.61 $2,894.76 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $4,252.61 $4,007.61 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $3,887.84 $4,252.61 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $3,936.84 $3,887.84 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $4,534.84 $3,936.84 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $5,083.84 $4,534.84 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $11,381.09 $5,083.84 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended Historical $20,000.00 $11,381.09 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $0.00 $20,000.00 Source ↗