Private company

Citizens United

Logo: citizensunited.org3

American conservative advocacy group

Citizens United is an American conservative nonprofit organization founded in 1988. In 2010, the organization won a U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United v. The Court ruled that corporations and unions could not be prohibited from making independent expenditures in federal elections, citing First Amendment protections of free speech.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1988Founded1

Citizens United is an American conservative nonprofit organization founded in 1988. In 2010, the organization won a U.S. Supreme Court case known as Citizens United v. FEC. The Court ruled that corporations and unions could not be prohibited from making independent expenditures in federal elections, citing First Amendment protections of free speech. As of 2025, the organization's president and chairman is David Bossie.2

The story

The political action committee, Citizens United, was founded in 1988 by Floyd Brown, a longtime Washington political consultant. The group promotes free enterprise, socially conservative causes and candidates who advance their mission.

From Wikipedia’s article on Citizens United (organization), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1988Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$199.0K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $199.0K in all. PPP loans $199.0K.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2020 · PPP loans: $199.0K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$199.0K$199.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 30, 2020$199.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Bank of America, National Association5To CITIZENS UNITED, Washington DC; no forgiveness recorded

Sources

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