Pivotal Ventures
2025–2026 federal contribution records · FEC Schedule A
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2025–2026 federal contribution records · FEC Schedule A
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Across this cycle, 98,314 contributions come from electronic filings the FEC has not yet processed into its bulk data; those rows are replaced by the FEC version when it does.
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These immutable labels appeared in FEC filings and are grouped under Pivotal Ventures.
This name also gave directly as an organization. That is the organization's own money, not its employees'.View organization$3,150,000 this cycle
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Reported contributor groups, with evidence-based name-variant matching; not verified unique people · 10 per page
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Evidence-based cluster of 3 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · REDMOND, WA, 98052 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · FOUNDER · Reported as FRENCH GATES, MELINDA / FRENCH-GATES, MELINDA · 182 transaction rows
68% Democratic / 29% Republican · 4% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 7 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · REDMOND, WA, 98052 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · FOUNDER · Reported as GATES, MELINDA FRENCH / GATES, MELINDA / GATES, MELINDA F. MRS. / GATES, MELINDA F. / 1 more · 117 transaction rows
45% Democratic / 54% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · REDMOND, WA, 98052 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · FOUNDER · 6 transaction rows
RepublicanDerived from contributionsEvidence-based cluster of 2 reported identities; not a verified identity merge · REDMOND, WA, 98052 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · FOUNDER · Reported as FRENCH GATES, MELINDA F. / FRENCH GATES, MELINDA FRENCH · 3 transaction rows
67% Democratic / 33% RepublicanDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · PROVINCETOWN, MA, 02657 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · COMMUNICATIONS · 8 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · SEATTLE, WA, 98103 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · CEO · 6 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · SEATTLE, WA, 98122 · PIVOTAL VENTURES LLC · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER · 2 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · EASTMAN, WI, 54626 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · COMMUNICATIONS · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · WOODINVILLE, WA, 98072 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · COMMUNICATION · 2 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsReported name + ZIP cluster; not a verified identity merge · WHITEFISH, MT, 59937 · PIVOTAL VENTURES · Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · VP · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsWhere the contributions went · 10 per page
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PAC (qualified) · RALEIGH, NC · 1 transaction rows
RepublicanDerived from contributionsSenate campaign committee · BATON ROUGE, LA · CASSIDY, WILLIAM M. · U.S. Senate LA 00 · 6 transaction rows
RepublicanDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · ARLINGTON, VA · BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. · U.S. House VA 08 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · LEMOYNE, PA · STELSON, JANELLE · U.S. House PA 10 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · ATLANTA, GA · MCBATH, LUCIA KAY MS. · U.S. House GA 06 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY · GILLEN, LAURA · U.S. House NY 04 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsSenate campaign committee · CHICAGO, IL · STRATTON, JULIANA · U.S. Senate IL 00 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · COUMBUS, OH · KAPTUR, MARCY HON. M.C. · U.S. House OH 09 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · BAY CITY, MI · MCDONALD RIVET, KRISTEN · U.S. House MI 08 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsHouse campaign committee · WASHOUGAL, WA · GLUESENKAMP PEREZ, MARIE · U.S. House WA 03 · 1 transaction rows
DemocraticDerived from contributionsIndustry classification summary
Pivotal Ventures is an investment and incubation firm founded by Melinda French Gates, primarily focused on social progress through venture capital and philanthropic investments.
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