Hi folks! I’m Cormac, IDP’s Finance Director. I wanted to reach out ahead of our important fundraising deadline in FOUR days.

If you already know about the importance of FEC deadlines and want to skip over the explainer, donate right now to help IDP reach our End-of-Year goal!

On December 31st, the Iowa Democratic Party has an FEC End-of-Quarter deadline. What this means is that we have to report how much money we’ve raised over the last quarter (from October 1st to December 31st) to the FEC, and then they’ll publish those numbers publicly.

But what makes Wednesday’s deadline even more critical is that it’s our LAST deadline and reporting period of 2025.

With the momentum we’ve seen following Iowa’s special elections this past year, and polling showing our Democratic candidates competing, everyone will be assessing whether Iowa has a strong enough base to help Democrats win up and down as we head into the election year.

And the answer to assessing Democrats’ strength runs right through the Iowa Democratic Party.

We have something to prove. That our recent successes weren’t just a fluke, and Iowans are ready for change. But finishing the year off strong is a non-negotiable to guarantee that happens.

I’ve been crunching the numbers and we’re going to need a pretty hefty boost to meet our End-of-Year goal before Wednesday. Will you give $25 today to help us close the books on 2025 successfully?

If everyone reading this email chipped in $5, $10, $25, or whatever you can, I’d feel more confident about reaching our goal!

Thank you,

Cormac