Fund Our Future: Affiliate PAC Goals

How is your affiliate contributing? 

Every NAA Affiliate has a voluntary NAAPAC Fund Our Future Goal that is based on a formula approved by the NAAPAC Board of Trustees. This formula is $2 a member + $0.05 a unit with minimums and maximums updated by the NAAPAC Trustees. 

Once an affiliate has reached its Fund Our Future goal, all contributions received over the goal will be distributed in the following manner:

• 75% may be directed by the local affiliate to federal candidates 
• 25% will be directed by NAAPAC
• An affiliate that has earned "share" can direct its earned share of money in the calendar year. Any amount over $1,000 carries over to the following year.  

To find out if my affiliate has successfully reached its NAAPAC Fund Our Future Goal for this year, please click the link below and see the impact we're making together!  View Report 

Why is this important?

The NAAPAC Trustees approve a budget at the beginning of each two-year Congressional election cycle. This is usually based upon committee and leadership assignments, with some additions or subtractions based on affiliate relationships, the Member’s stance towards the industry, etc. 

When an affiliate raises money for NAAPAC over its goal, $.75 of every dollar raised after that becomes “affiliate share,” which means the affiliate can direct NAAPAC how to spend it on federal candidates and committees.  If the candidate/officeholder is in the budget, NAAPAC will send a check for the request.

However, this also applies when a federal officeholder or candidate is not in the NAAPAC budget. For example, a freshman in the House may have been a great ally of an affiliate and they industry while in the state house but did not end up on a key committee. If the affiliate has earned affiliate share, they can request that NAAPAC direct funds to that candidate/officeholder and then the NAAPAC Trustees will vote on the request.

Another important implication here is that Affiliate Share funds can be used in ways that exceed the NAAPAC Budget, so long as they do not exceed the limitations of federal law. So, if a candidate is budgeted for $10,000 and NAAPAC has already given the legal maximum of $5000 to the candidate’s primary and general election, affiliate share could be used to give to that candidate’s Leadership PAC.

As always, please direct any questions to NAAPAC at pac@naahq.org.