Florida For All is a left-of-center PAC that supports Democratic candidates and ballot measures within the state of Florida.
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Florida For All was founded by Carlos Odio, a DNC super delegate who also worked as the president of Win Florida Inc., a left-of-center 501(c)(4) voter mobilization group that works in collaboration with Florida for All. 1
In April 2019, Raymond Paultre became the chairman of Florida for All. 1 Paultre had previously worked as Northeast Florida’s field director for the 2012 Barrack Obama presidential campaign, as a consultant for the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, and as an adviser to Stephen Bittel’s successful campaign for chair of the Florida Democratic Party. 2
In December 2017, The Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF) awarded Florida For All a grant of $500,000 which made up nearly 100 percent of their funding for the year. 3
The month before, Florida for All received the $500,000 grant from CPAF its total expenditures were less than $1,000, but after that the group received the grant from CPAF its expenditures reached $80,000 that same month. 3 Of those expenditures roughly $42,000 was paid to the Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee for “polling”. 3
The Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF) made an additional grant of $200,000 to Florida for All in October of 2018. 3
Florida for All has also received considerable funding from Win Florida Inc. In 2016 Win Florida contributed $900,000 to Florida for All. 3
Other prominent donors to Florida for All include left-wing philanthropist Donald Sussman, who contributed $200,000 in October 2018, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which contributed $480,000 in 2018. 3
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| $223,120 | 2022 | Service Employees International Union Florida State Council | OPERATIONS |
| $194,000 | 2020 | Florida Watch Inc | POLITICAL |
| $100,000 | 2023 | America Votes | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| $40,000 | 2020 | Service Employees International Union Florida State Council | OPERATIONS |