Connection research · Research date 2026-09-18
Seven dated Toolbox disbursements to Way Back PAC total $1.175 million through June 2026
Recorded status: Documented donor-side disclosures; ultimate use and earmarks unverified
This is a dated research record. Its qualifications and open questions are part of the account. Association alone does not establish wrongdoing or control.
ProPublica's IRS-derived expenditure detail displays seven Toolbox contributions to Way Back PAC, all naming the recipient in Sheridan, Wyoming: September 20, 2022, $20,000; August 21, 2023, $150,000; July 2, 2024, $300,000; June 2, 2025, $350,000; December 18, 2025, $10,000; April 21, 2026, $300,000; June 29, 2026, $45,000. These sum to $1,175,000. Calendar-year subtotals are $360,000 in 2025 and $345,000 through June 2026.
These are Toolbox's reported disbursement dates, not necessarily Way Back's receipt dates. The previously reviewed FEC receipts of $350,000 on June 3, 2025 and $10,000 on December 19, 2025 are consistent in amount with the two donor-side 2025 entries, with one-day date differences. An older $650,000 aggregate cannot be treated as a 2025 total; its scope remains unresolved.
This establishes repeated organizational funding, not an earmark of every dollar for Idaho. Way Back's Idaho spending must be documented separately, and the same funds should not be counted twice by adding donor disbursements to recipient receipts. These entries do not identify which Toolbox officer authorized each transfer or which original donor's funds were used.
Source references
- Toolbox expenditure to Way Back PAC and six related entries — ProPublica 527 Explorer — April 21, 2026 expenditure and Similar Expenditures table; read in browser September 18, 2026