Way Back’s $75K payment to Western Futures is an 'other disbursement'; official FEC summary reports zero refunds

The unresolved $75,000 Way Back PAC→Western Futures Fund transaction can now be bounded more tightly. FEC-derived payee data for Way Back’s Apr. 1–Jun. 3, 2026 filing classify the $75,000 payment to Western Futures Fund as an 'Other Disbursement.' The official FEC committee summary for the 2025–2026 cycle through June 30 reports $0 in total contribution refunds, $0 individual refunds, $0 political-party refunds and $0 other-committee refunds, while reporting $4.825 million in 'Other Disbursements.' This makes it inappropriate to describe the $75,000 WFF payment as a reported contribution refund. However, 'other disbursement' is a broad FEC category, and the currently accessible public aggregation does not expose the transaction memo/purpose. It therefore remains unresolved whether the payment represented a reimbursement, return of non-contribution funds, shared-cost settlement, grant/payment, or another purpose. The raw Schedule B row/memo remains necessary before assigning economic substance. This transaction is particularly notable because WFF is Way Back’s connected organization and a major source of Way Back receipts, but two-way transfers alone do not establish circular funding or impropriety.