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Toolbox
7 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-17
LIVING DOSSIER
About Toolbox
Toolbox, an Arlington, Virginia Section 527 political organization (EIN 88-3259830), is now a separately identifiable upstream Way Back PAC funding branch. ProPublica’s IRS Form 8872-based 527 Explorer reports Toolbox’s stated purpose as supporting grassroots organizations and projects to advance democracy, identifies Jay R. Halfon as president and Pamela Gilbert as treasurer/secretary, and reports approximately $11 million in all-time contributions and $9.4 million in all-time expenditures. Way Back PAC is Toolbox’s largest all-time reported recipient at approximately $1.17 million. For the April–June 2026 quarter alone, Toolbox reported approximately $1.9 million in contributions and $1.8 million in expenditures, with Way Back PAC its largest recipient at $345,000; the largest contributors displayed for that quarter are Liam Drury Wang ($600,000), Alejandro Foung ($200,000) and Alida Messinger ($200,000). Separately, current FEC-bulk-derived Way Back reporting lists Toolbox at $650,000 across two receipts during the displayed 2025–2026 cycle, reflecting a broader/later reporting wi…
From the published research record Toolbox is a disclosed 527 funding route into Way Back PAC with identifiable individual contributors (2026-09-15). Recorded status: IRS FORM 8872/PROPUBLICA VERIFIED Toolbox structure, leadership, contributors and Way Back payments; FEC-bulk-derived current-cycle Toolbox→Way Back total $650K. Donor-to-Idaho same-dollar tracing and strategic direction are NOT established. Read the record for sources and qualifications. This excerpt has not yet been composed into an editorial biography.
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Connections
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Other names appearing in the same research (27)
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People
- Jay R. Halfon · 3 shared records
- Pamela Gilbert · 3 shared records
- Denise Dupré · 2 shared records
- Mark Nunnelly · 2 shared records
- Alejandro Foung · 1 shared record
- Alida Messinger · 1 shared record
- Clayton Rockefeller · 1 shared record
- Gary Raney · 1 shared record
- Jason Carroll · 1 shared record
- Liam Drury Wang · 1 shared record
- Liam Drury-Wang · 1 shared record
- Peter Gill Case · 1 shared record
PACs
- Way Back PAC · 6 shared records
- Defend and Protect Idaho · 4 shared records
- Idaho First · 3 shared records
- Hometown Heroes
SOURCED RECORD
Research & sources
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Research finding · 2026-09-17Documented upstream routing layer: Western Futures Fund → Way Back PAC → Idaho committees → Redbird
Recorded status: Routing structure verified at source-index level; direct primary-row reconciliation and legal significance unresolved.
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