Elon Musk's America PAC has spent more than $313 million on politics — and nearly all of it came from one man. Every dollar is public. Here's where it goes, who pays for it, and why we built a voter site that does the opposite.
Why we built this
There are two sites with almost the same name. Here's the difference, and why it matters.
Votesafe.org — one S — is a project of America PAC, the super PAC funded almost entirely by Elon Musk, who put roughly $240 million into it. It presents itself as a friendly voter-information service: enter your address, sign up for reminders, check your registration.
So ask the obvious question: why does a super PAC — an organization whose entire purpose is winning elections for one side — build a "voter information" site and ask for your address?
When you type your name, address, and email into a super PAC's voter tool, you're not the customer — you're the product. That information becomes an asset in the PAC's voter file: who you are, where you live, how to reach you, and how to target you — or decide whether it's worth turning you out — based on which side you're likely on. In 2024, America PAC ran exactly this kind of operation: a massive canvassing and voter-contact machine, including cash giveaways to registered voters that drew legal challenges, all in service of a single candidate.
That's a legitimate thing for a super PAC to do. It is not a neutral public service — and it shouldn't be dressed up as one.
So we built the opposite.
Votessafe.org — two S's — is a project of American Muckrakers PAC II, and we're telling you that right up front. Here's our entire model:
We're not pretending to be neutral — we don't think one billionaire's checkbook should quietly decide your elections, and we say so out loud. But the voter tools we point you to are the real, official ones, open to everyone, with no catch and no data grab.
The receipts
All figures from public FEC filings for America PAC (committee C00879510). Reported data, not real-time.
Total disbursements per two-year cycle.
How the $52.3M spent in 2025–26 breaks down.
According to one published analysis of FEC filings (through Oct. 25, 2024), about 43% of the ~$144M America PAC paid to vendors went to firms tied to co-manager Phil Cox.
Who funds it
America PAC raised over $263M in the 2024 cycle. About $239M of it — roughly 9 of every 10 dollars — came from Elon Musk personally. This cycle, he's added about $45M more. Everyone else is a supporting cast of billionaires.
| Donor | Who they are | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Elon Musk | CEO, Tesla & SpaceX; created and supervises the PAC | ≈ $239M |
| DeVos family | Incl. former Education Sec. Betsy DeVos | ≈ $2M |
| Nelson Peltz | Activist investor, Trian Partners | $1M |
| Joe Craft | CEO, Alliance Resource Partners (coal) | $1M |
| Douglas Leone | Venture capitalist, Sequoia Capital | $1M |
| Joe Lonsdale | Palantir co-founder (via Lonsdale Enterprises) | $1M |
| Ken Howery | PayPal co-founder; former U.S. ambassador | $1M |
| James Liautaud | Founder, Jimmy John's | $1M |
| Antonio Gracias | Valor Equity; former Tesla board member | $1M |
| Troy Link | CEO, Jack Link's | $500K |
| Shaun Maguire | Partner, Sequoia Capital | $500K |
| John Hering | Founder, Lookout | $500K |
| Cameron Winklevoss | Co-founder, Gemini | $250K |
| Tyler Winklevoss | Co-founder, Gemini | $250K |
America PAC committee overview and itemized filings: FEC.gov (C00879510). Cycle totals: ProPublica Itemizer and OpenSecrets. Donor amounts are FEC-disclosed 2024-cycle contributions as reported by news analyses of those filings; consultant-fee share is from a published analysis of FEC filings through Oct. 25, 2024. FEC figures are drawn from periodic reports and are not real-time.
$261.3M (2023–24 spending) and $52.3M (2025–26 spending): FEC.gov committee C00879510 overview and totals, cross-checked against the ProPublica Itemizer (which shows $261,272,000 in total 2024-cycle spending) and FEC's reported $52,277,776.11 in 2025–26 disbursements.
$39.5M in operations/consultants, $12.7M in other disbursements, and $87K in independent expenditures: FEC.gov C00879510 financial summary, 2025–26 cycle.
Musk ≈$239M, DeVos family ≈$2M, and the $1M/$500K/$250K donors (Peltz, Craft, Leone, Lonsdale, Howery, Liautaud, Gracias, Link, Maguire, Hering, and the Winklevoss twins): FEC-disclosed contributions, as reported by The Hill, TIME, Fortune, and InfluenceWatch.
≈43% / $61.7M to Phil Cox-tied firms: one published analysis of FEC filings by Wendy Siegelman — not an official FEC total.