PAC · NY · C00692202

Courage to Change

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Leadership PAC (tied to a sitting politician).

First filed Nov. 29, 2018. Treasurer: Frank Llewellyn. Connected organization: Ocasio-Cortez. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

Raised (2025-26)
$347,063
Spent
$352,999
Cash on hand
$244,658
Outside spending
$0

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.

Where its money went

Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
For: outside spending supporting
Against: outside spending opposing

Analilia Mejia (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NJ-11
- Given$25K
Maxwell Frost (D) (opens in a new tab)House · FL-10
- Given$20K
LaMonica R. McIver (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NJ-10
- Given$10K
Sylvia Garcia (D) (opens in a new tab)House · TX-29
- Given$10K
Justin Pearson (D) (opens in a new tab)House · TN-09
- Given$10K
Chris Rabb (D) (opens in a new tab)House · PA-03
- Given$5K
Sam Forstag (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MT-01
- Given$5K
Claire Valdez (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-07
- Given$5K
Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-13
- Given$5K
Jon Ossoff (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · GA
- Given$5K
Derek Tran (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-45
- Given$5K
Andre Carson (D) (opens in a new tab)House · IN-07
- Given$5K
Abdul El-Sayed (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · MI
- Given$5K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

Largest contributions to parties and other committees
Recipient	Amount
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC	$5,000

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
Contributor	Type	From	Date	Amount
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	March 24, 2025	$16,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	June 27, 2025	$15,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	June 26, 2026	$15,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	March 27, 2026	$15,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	March 27, 2026	$15,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	Dec. 22, 2025	$15,000 (opens in a new tab)
The Squad Victory Fund	PAC	Washington, DC	Sept. 29, 2025	$15,000 (opens in a new tab)
Condello, DominicResearcher, Jane Street	Person	Saugerties, NY	Aug. 22, 2025	$5,000 (opens in a new tab)

See every contribution to Courage to Change on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.