VOICE OF TEACHERS FOR EDUC/CMTE ON POL EDUC OF NY STATE UNTD TEACHERS (VOTE/COPE) OF NYSUT
NoneFEC reportedPAC (qualified) · Unauthorized · Quarterly filerC00021121
Overview
- Raised
- $13.2Mvs $14.8M 2023–2024
- Spent
- $11.3Mvs $11.6M 2023–2024
- Cash on hand
- $14.8Mvs $12.9M 2023–2024
- Debts owed
- $12.6Kvs $12.6K 2023–2024
OpenFEC processed totals through Sep 30, 2026; figures change when amended reports are filed.
Raised is total receipts and Spent is total disbursements as the committee reported them; both can include transfers, loans and refunds. Cash on hand and debts are the balances at the end of the last report. The comparison is the same figure for 2023–2024.
Purpose and activities
2025–2026 · Background research
Stated purpose
AI summary of cited sources · Not FEC reportedVOTE-COPE is the political fundraising arm of NYSUT, coordinating voluntary contributions from members to support NYSUT-endorsed candidates and campaign committees that advocate for public education and labor. A percentage of these contributions is rebated to local unions for local activities, such as school board races and school budget passages.
Inferred focus
Inferred from documented evidence · Not a finding of motiveThe committee focuses on influencing elections at both state and local levels in New York by supporting candidates and campaigns that align with pro-public-education and pro-labor stances. It also empowers local unions through rebates to engage in local political activities, such as school board elections and school budget initiatives.
- Public Education
- Labor Rights
- Local Elections
- School Funding
Reported activity
FEC reported · Summary coverage through Jun 30, 2026 · Snapshot Sep 6, 2026
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Candidate connections
No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.
Money in
Sources
- Itemized individual contributions$503.8K
- Unitemized individual contributions$11.9M
Top contributors
- RITCHIE, DAVIDNone contributionsDerived from contributions$3,04519 contributions
- THOMPSON, DOLORESNone contributionsDerived from contributions$2,62519 contributions
- MALONE, PAMELA JNone contributionsDerived from contributions$2,61458 contributions
- ANDREWS, CARRIE
Money out
Spending by kind
- Operating expenditures$507.2K
- Contributions to committees$5,000
- Transfers to affiliates$8M
- Other disbursements$2.7M
Largest disbursements
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE$93.2K2024 1120 POL TAX FILING · Mar 24, 2025
- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE$85.4K2025 1120 POL TAX FILING · Mar 12, 2026
- NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS$35.6KQUARTERLY VOTECOPE COORDINATOR STIPENDS · Dec 17, 2025
- NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS$35.4KQUARTERLY VOTECOPE COORDINATOR STIPENDS · Mar 11, 2026
- NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS$34.7KQUARTERLY VOTECOPE COORDINATOR STIPENDS · May 29, 2025
- NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS$34.7KQUARTERLY VOTECOPE COORDINATOR STIPENDS · Mar 12, 2025
- NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS$34.7KQUARTERLY VOTECOPE COORDINATOR STIPENDS · Aug 28, 2025
Money network · top contributors and recipients as a graph
Records
Registration
- Committee type
- PAC (qualified)
- Designation
- Unauthorized
- Party affiliation
- Party (NNE)
- Treasurer
- ABRAHAM, J PHILIPPE
- Filing cadence
- Quarterly filer
- Organization type
- Labor organization
- Connected organization
- NEW YORK STATE UNITED TEACHERS
- Registration snapshot cycle
- 2025–2026
- Cycles loaded
- 2026, 2024
- Registered address
- 800 TROY SCHENECTADY ROAD · LATHAM, NY, 121102455
Relationships
FEC-reported relationships
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Political alignment
Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence
FEC registration: PAC (qualified); Other party (NNE) affiliation reported. Classification basis: FEC reported. This describes disclosed financial activity, not an official party registration or ideological score. The figures below separately preserve the filer’s Schedule E support and opposition designations.