OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. — FEC Super PAC receipts
OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. reported $37,333,279.26 in total receipts on FEC Form 3X aggregates indexed by LobbyVault. Disbursements are $26,990,046.66. Individual contributions are $35,575,619.62. The Beverly, Massachusetts, Super PAC lists Charles Gantt as treasurer and is flagged as independent-expenditure-only. The Inc. in the name is part of the FEC record.
Key figures
- OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. (C00750182) reported $37,333,279.26 in FEC receipts.
- Disbursements are $26,990,046.66, about 72.3% of receipts.
- Individual contributions total $35,575,619.62.
- The Super PAC's address of record is Beverly, Massachusetts; treasurer is Charles Gantt.
- Figures are FEC filings, not endorsements.
Corporate-style name, Super PAC filing type
The FEC name of record is OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. Committee ID is C00750182. Independent-expenditure-only status means this is a Super PAC, not a description of a private investment fund. The corporate suffix is how the committee registered. It does not convert Form 3X totals into securities filings.
Beverly, Massachusetts, is the city and state of record. Treasurer of record is Charles Gantt. Those fields distinguish C00750182 from other "opportunity" or "fund" PACs in the PAC directory.
Cite the packet facts in this order: $37,333,279.26 received, $26,990,046.66 disbursed, $35,575,619.62 individual, treasurer Charles Gantt, Beverly, Massachusetts, committee C00750182. About 72.3% spend-through is a majority outflow. About 95.3% individual share leaves $1,757,659.64 in other receipt types. The Inc. suffix is the FEC name, not a securities form.
Beverly and Charles Gantt appear on other Super PAC packets. C00750182 is this committee only. Independent-expenditure-only status means Super PAC Form 3X. Massachusetts as the address of record is not a Massachusetts-only spending map. Opportunity is branding. LobbyVault does not grade it. Keep $37,333,279.26 labeled as committee receipts.
$37.3 million in, $27.0 million out
Receipts of $37,333,279.26 and disbursements of $26,990,046.66 imply about 72.3% spend-through in these aggregates. The committee has reported moving a majority of inflows back out, while leaving a gap that this packet does not label as cash on hand.
Disbursement totals mix independent expenditures and operating costs. This summary does not split them. Anyone citing a specific ad buy needs Schedule E and related IE reports, reached from the committee overlay for C00750182.
Form 3X is the report family behind OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC.'s $37,333,279.26 receipt total and $26,990,046.66 disbursement total. Those two lines produce about 72.3% spend-through on committee C00750182. Individual contributions of $35,575,619.62 are about 95.3% of receipts. Treasurer Charles Gantt and the Beverly, MA, 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. They are not cash on hand. They are not an endorsement. Open the committee overlay for the tables, the Super PAC tracker for other type-O committees, and the PAC directory when the name collides. Stay inside those three links.
Individual contributions of $35.6 million
Individual contributions of $35,575,619.62 are about 95.3% of receipts. Most reported inflows are coded as individual. The remaining $1,757,659.64 of the receipt total sits in other FEC categories not listed here.
A 95% individual share is a category mix. Super PAC rules allow large individual contributions. Donor names, occupations, and employers are outside this packet.
Massachusetts address of record
Beverly, Massachusetts, is a filing location. Independent expenditures reported by a Super PAC can name federal contests outside Massachusetts. The $26,990,046.66 disbursement total is not a state spending map.
LobbyVault does not infer a Massachusetts electoral strategy from the address field. The Super PAC tracker compares type-O committees on federal Form 3X totals, which is the correct basis for C00750182.
What this page will not do
This guide will not endorse a candidate, guess donor motives, or treat the committee name as a policy paper. It restates $37,333,279.26 received, $26,990,046.66 disbursed, and $35,575,619.62 in individual contributions, plus treasurer Charles Gantt and the Beverly, Massachusetts, address. Open the committee page, the Super PAC tracker, and the PAC directory for the tables and peer list.
Inc. on a Super PAC is still Form 3X
OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. files as C00750182 with Charles Gantt as treasurer in Beverly, Massachusetts. The corporate suffix is the FEC name of record. It does not convert $37,333,279.26 in receipts into securities filings. Independent-expenditure-only status is the Super PAC type.
About 72.3% spend-through ($26,990,046.66 of $37,333,279.26) means a majority of reported inflows are matched by reported outflows. Individual contributions of $35,575,619.62 are about 95.3%. The remaining $1,757,659.64 of receipts is other FEC categories not listed here. Donor names are off this page.
Beverly, Massachusetts, as the address of record does not confine independent expenditures to Massachusetts. Matching treasurer strings across Super PACs is not a license to merge C-numbers. Each committee keeps its own Form 3X totals.
Keep $37,333,279.26 off of candidate Form 3 ledgers. Use the OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. committee page, the Super PAC tracker, and the PAC directory. LobbyVault does not treat opportunity as a grade. No voting advice follows.
Questions
- How much has OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND Super PAC raised?
- Committee C00750182 reported $37,333,279.26 in total receipts and $26,990,046.66 in total disbursements on FEC Form 3X aggregates. Individual contributions are $35,575,619.62. Treasurer of record is Charles Gantt.
- Where is OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND, INC. registered?
- The city and state of record are Beverly, Massachusetts. That address does not, by itself, locate independent expenditures in Massachusetts. The FEC committee ID is C00750182.
- Is OPPORTUNITY MATTERS FUND a Super PAC or an investment fund?
- On this packet it is an independent-expenditure-only Super PAC. The Inc. suffix is the FEC name of record. Totals are Form 3X committee figures, not securities filings.
- What share of receipts is from individuals?
- Individual contributions are $35,575,619.62 of $37,333,279.26, about 95.3%. That is an FEC category share. Donor names are not in this packet.
Committee totals from FEC Form 3X aggregates on LobbyVault. Super PAC = independent-expenditure-only (type O) where flagged.