LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW — $10.4 million in FEC Super PAC receipts

Matched lines: $10,436,750 in and $10,436,750 out

LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW's receipt aggregate and disbursement aggregate are identical at $10,436,750. That is 100% spend-through on the two Form 3X totals this packet carries. LobbyVault pulls those numbers from FEC committee totals for C00625525, not from Illinois state campaign-finance agencies.

A matched pair is a filing pattern, not proof the committee has zero cash. Timing, refunds, and how the FEC rolls cycles into an aggregate can produce equal headline lines. The packet does not label cash on hand. It also does not split the $10,436,750 in disbursements into ads versus overhead.

Leading Illinois and tomorrow are title words. They are not a forecast and not a list of Illinois offices. Form 3X is the report family federal Super PACs use. Receipts on that form are money the committee reported receiving.

Individual money: $5.47 million, about 52.4%

Individual contributions total $5,469,250, about 52.4% of the $10,436,750 in receipts. Slightly more than half of reported inflows are tagged as individual under FEC rules. The other $4,967,500 sits in receipt categories this packet does not name.

A 52.4% individual share is a mixed line, not a donor roster. Super PACs may take unlimited contributions from individuals; that is a filing-category fact, not a judgment about any named person. Itemized contributor schedules, where required, are on FEC.gov and on the committee page.

Evanston address and treasurer of record

LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW is registered with an Evanston, Illinois, city and state of record. The treasurer is Michelle Smith. Committee ID C00625525 is the stable key across cycles of renaming or similar Illinois PAC titles in the PAC directory.

Evanston as the address of record is not a statement that the committee's spending is limited to Illinois races. Super PAC independent expenditures can be reported in any federal contest the committee chooses to file on. Citing Michelle Smith identifies the filing, not a biography.

What this Super PAC page is not

This guide is not an endorsement, not a donor ranking, and not a prediction of Illinois results. It restates three FEC aggregates — $10,436,750 received, $10,436,750 disbursed, $5,469,250 in individual contributions — plus the Super PAC flag, city, and treasurer. These totals are not a candidate's Form 3 campaign report.

How to read the overlay

Open the LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW committee page for the tables. Use the Super PAC tracker to compare type-O committees with matched receipt and disbursement lines. Use the PAC directory when Lift and Illinois collide. Keep Form 3X off of candidate ledgers.

A 100% spend-through Super PAC with a split receipt mix

Cite the packet facts in this order: $10,436,750 received, $10,436,750 disbursed, $5,469,250 individual, treasurer Michelle Smith, Evanston, Illinois, committee C00625525. Equal in-and-out totals plus a 52.4% individual share are the two filing facts that distinguish this packet.

Do not fold $10,436,750 into a candidate's authorized-committee receipts. Independent-expenditure-only status means Super PAC Form 3X. Itemized contributor and independent-expenditure schedules, where required, are on FEC.gov. Use the LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW committee page, the Super PAC tracker, and the PAC directory. LobbyVault does not endorse the committee.

Form 3X is the report family behind LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW's matched $10,436,750 receipt and disbursement totals. One hundred percent spend-through on committee C00625525 is a filing pattern, not a bank-account screenshot. Individual contributions of $5,469,250 are about 52.4% of receipts, leaving $4,967,500 in unnamed FEC categories. Treasurer Michelle Smith and the Evanston, Illinois, address of record identify the Super PAC on FEC.gov. Independent-expenditure-only status means these figures are not a candidate's Form 3 campaign report.

Lift, leading, Illinois, and tomorrow are four search words that collide. The C-number does not. Open the committee overlay for the tables, the Super PAC tracker for other type-O committees with matched in-and-out lines, and the PAC directory when Illinois PAC titles overlap. Stay inside those three links. Do not fold $10,436,750 into a state-campaign ledger or a candidate authorized-committee report.

A 52.4% individual share on a 100% spend-through Super PAC is a mixed receipt story, not a donor roster. Itemized contributor and independent-expenditure schedules, where required, remain on FEC.gov. LobbyVault does not endorse LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW. Public records describe filings. They do not describe what any voter should do.

Questions

How much has LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW Super PAC raised?

Committee C00625525 reported $10,436,750 in total receipts and $10,436,750 in total disbursements on FEC Form 3X aggregates. Individual contributions are $5,469,250, about 52.4% of receipts. Treasurer of record is Michelle Smith.

Does matching receipts and disbursements mean the Super PAC has no cash?

The packet shows equal $10,436,750 lines. It does not label cash on hand. Timing and how FEC aggregates are rolled can produce matched totals. Those figures are reported Form 3X aggregates, not a bank statement.

Where is LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW registered?

The city and state of record are Evanston, Illinois. The treasurer of record is Michelle Smith. The FEC committee ID is C00625525. An address of record does not limit where independent expenditures may be reported.

Is LIFT LEADING ILLINOIS FOR TOMORROW a candidate committee?

No. It is flagged as an independent-expenditure-only Super PAC. Totals are Form 3X committee figures, not an authorized campaign's Form 3 report.