Kids Go Blue is allowed to accept contributions from individuals, including kids, provided that they are making the contribution from their own funds, and the money to make the contribution was not given to them by another person. They also must be a US citizen or legally admitted resident of the United States. Furthermore, federal government contractors are not allowed to contribute to Kids Go Blue. Corporations and labor organizations are banned from contributing to Kids Go Blue according to federal law. However, partnerships and LLCs that are taxed as a partnership are allowed to contribute to Kids Go Blue within limits. No person may give more than $2,900 to Kids Go Blue in an election cycle. Contributions directly made to a candidate committee or to another Political Action Committee do not count toward these contribution limits. Those who have given more than that amount are not allowed to make further contributions.
Kids are allowed to contribute to Kids Go Blue. In order for such a contribution to be legal, the contribution must fulfill the following requirements:
"The decision to contribute is made knowingly and voluntarily by the minor;
The funds, goods or services contributed are owned or controlled by the minor, proceeds from a trust for which he or she is a beneficiary or funds withdrawn by the minor from a financial account opened and maintained in his or her name; and
The contribution is not made using funds given to the minor as a gift for the purpose of making the contribution, and is not in any way controlled by another individual."
However, ActBlue requires donors to be over the age of 18 in order to donate. Kids will thus have to send a check or cash by mail
Each individual may give up to $5,000 to Kids Go Blue. Married couples can give up to $10,000. This money can be in addition to that given directly to the candidates Kids Go Blue supports. But don't worry if you can't give that much - most donors give far less.
Federal law requires us to report the date of any contribution, the amount given, the donor's full name and address, and, for contributions over $200, the donor's occupation and employer. For contributions aggregating over $200 in a calendar year, this information (with the street address redacted), can be found on the FEC website.
When you give a contribution to Kids Go Blue, you are automatically placed on our emailing list to receive the most up-to-date information about what's happening with your money. We never email you more than once a week, and you can unsubscribe at any time for any reason. We never sell this information to anyone.
When donating, you may optionally provide your cell phone number and the names of three friends or family members unlikely to vote in the upcoming election. This is a technique known as "vote tripling," which has proven to be highly successful. Sometime near election day, we will text you a reminder to remind these friends to vote. Since these friends are more likely to listen to you than a random outsider, this is highly effective. We will never share this phone number with anyone nor use it to send you anything other than this reminder, and it is entirely optional to share it.