Alida Messinger

1 published research record · Latest research 2026-09-15

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About Alida Messinger

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).

From 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. This sourced excerpt establishes the research context; it is not a completed biography or identity determination.

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People

Alejandro Foung · 1 shared record
Jay R. Halfon · 1 shared record
Liam Drury Wang · 1 shared record
Pamela Gilbert · 1 shared record

PACs

Way Back PAC · 1 shared record

Organizations

Toolbox · 1 shared record

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Connection research · 2026-09-15Toolbox is a disclosed 527 funding route into Way Back PAC with identifiable individual contributors

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.

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 window than the Q2 Toolbox filing alone. This makes Toolbox materially different from donor-nondisclosing 501(c)(4) branches because its 527 filings disclose contributors and expenditures. It does NOT establish that a specific Toolbox donor financed Idaho activity, that Toolbox selected Idaho candidate targets, or that the full $650,000 was deployed into Idaho.

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Toolbox — ProPublica 527 Explorer — Organization details, financial overview and largest recipients

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