Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Black Firefighters United PAC (TERMINATED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00080045 · Dallas · TX
24 reports · First filing 09/12/2016 · Latest filing 06/02/2022
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Dallas · TX · 75215
First Filing
09/12/2016
Latest Filing
06/02/2022
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2021 – 12/31/2021
Reports
24

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$26,931.20
Expenditures
$14,953.57
Transactions
51
Largest Contribution
$26,931.20
Largest Expenditure
$1,099.42
COH as of 12/31/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$26,931.20
Average Expenditure
$299.07
First Contribution
12/07/2016
Last Contribution
12/07/2016
First Expenditure
04/07/2017
Last Expenditure
05/03/2021

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
1
Reported Payee Entities
34
Top Contributor
Black Firefighters Associates Inc
Top Reported Payee
Carolyn Arnold

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
1
1 contributions · $26,931.20
Vendor Relationships
21
38 payments · $5,658.10
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentBlack Firefighters United PAC (TERM…Focal filer / committeeBlack Firefighters Associates IncBlack Firefighters Associates Inc$26,931.20 · 1 giftsCarolyn ArnoldCarolyn Arnold$2,500.00 · 5 paymentsTennell AtkinsTennell Atkins$2,000.00 · 4 paymentsCasey ThomasCasey Thomas$1,500.00 · 3 paymentsYolanda WilliamsYolanda Williams$1,500.00 · 3 paymentsJW marriottJW marriott$1,099.42 · 1 payments

Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures69.8th#2,239 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity66.4th#2,487 of 7,401
Transaction Volume67.2th#2,429 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures100.0%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Black Firefighters Associates Inc $26,931.201

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Carolyn Arnold $2,500.005
2Tennell Atkins $2,000.004
3Casey Thomas $1,500.003
4Yolanda Williams $1,500.003
5JW marriott $1,099.421
6Eric Johnson $1,000.001
7Southwest Airlines $541.951
8Dominique Torres $500.001
9Kevin Felder $500.001
10Tiffinni Young $500.001

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2021$0.00 $4,500.00
2020$0.00 $98.68
2019$0.00 $7,477.90
2018$0.00 $50.00
2017$0.00 $2,826.99
2016$26,931.20 $0.00

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
12/07/2016Black Firefighters Associates Inc $26,931.20

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/03/2021Carolyn Arnold $500.00Dallas City Council District 4
04/21/2021Yolanda Williams $500.00Dallas City Council District 5
04/21/2021Yolanda Williams $500.00Dallas City Council District 5
04/19/2021Tennell Atkins $500.00Dallas City Council District 8
04/19/2021Carolyn Arnold $500.00DallasCity Council District 4
04/19/2021Tennell Atkins $500.00Dallas City Council District 8
04/19/2021Carolyn Arnold $500.00DallasCity Council District 4
03/29/2021Casey Thomas $500.00Dallas City Council District 3
03/29/2021Casey Thomas $500.00Dallas City Council District 3
02/10/2020State comptroller $50.00Late fees for Franchise Taxes
01/21/2020Starbucks $33.03 Coffee for PAC meeting
01/21/2020Kroger $15.65Donuts for PAC meeting
10/10/2019Yvonne Davis $500.00Campaign Donation at a Funfraiser
10/02/2019Samsclub #8248 $310.51Food for National Night Out to feed 200 people at Kiest Park.
08/13/2019JW marriott $1,099.42Hotel for International Black Professional Firefighters Conference Aug. 5-10
06/17/2019Southwest Airlines $541.95Airline ticket for International Black Profession Firefighters Conference in Las Vegas, NV Aug. 5-10
06/11/2019Samsclub #8248 $108.02Food for Grand Opening, New Water Spray Park to Support City Council District 4
05/23/2019Staples #001 $32.57Note Book to hold Checks
05/22/2019Eric Johnson $1,000.00Campaign Donation
05/22/2019Tiffinni Young $500.00Campaign Donation
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 39 ms.