Research finding · Research date 2026-09-15
Idahoans for Open Primaries is the dominant reported 2026 funder of Veterans for Idaho Voters as V4IV expands into candidate support
Recorded status: Strong secondary transaction evidence from current Idaho campaign-finance aggregation plus verified V4IV public activity; primary Sunshine transaction row still pending.
This is a dated research record. Its qualifications and open questions are part of the account. Association alone does not establish wrongdoing or control.
Current 2026 Transparency USA aggregation for Veterans for Idaho Voters Inc. reports $78,457 total contributions and attributes $75,000 to Idahoans for Open Primaries, approximately 95.6% of reported cycle contributions. The same contributor table lists Cindy Wilson, separately documented as MWEG Idaho State Director and an Idaho Solutions board member, as a $40 individual contributor. V4IV’s current website says the organization now recruits/supports veterans to run for office and its 2026 endorsement page identifies candidates it supports in the general election. V4IV is a 501(c)(4), EIN 93-4319571; its FY2023 filing reported only $6,442 revenue, showing the scale change in later political-committee activity. This creates a post-Proposition-1 financial continuation from Idahoans for Open Primaries into a former coalition-member organization that now engages in candidate support. It does NOT establish that Reclaim Idaho supplied the $75,000, that IFO controls V4IV, or that the contribution was earmarked for any specific candidate. The $75,000 remains strong secondary transaction evidence until the underlying Idaho Sunshine row/date/memo is reproduced.
Source references
- Transparency USA — Veterans for Idaho Voters Inc contributors, 2026 — 2026 contributors table
- Veterans for Idaho Voters — Home — Veterans Are Stepping Up section
- Veterans for Idaho Voters — Endorsed Candidates 2026 — 2026 endorsed candidates
- Cause IQ — Veterans for Idaho Voters — FY2023 financials / IRS details