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Welcome to REITPAC
REITPAC supports the political process to ensure that the collective voice of the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry is heard by lawmakers as they consider policies that will affect our business in the future.
For any questions about REITPAC or the CLC Program, please contact via email or 202-739-9436.
Who Can Contribute?
Any United States resident or green card holder can voluntarily contribute to a political action committee.
REITPAC is the Political Action Committee (PAC) sponsored by Nareit. PACs are authorized by law to provide members of organizations a way to jointly pursue concerns and defend mutual interests by legally pooling their contributions to support candidates for political office.
If you are a corporate member (i.e. an incorporated entity, an LLC member that is treated as a corporation for federal tax purposes, or an LLC or partnership that is wholly owned by a corporation, the most important thing you can do right now is fill out a REITPAC prior approval form. Then we can explain the benefits of contributing to REITPAC in greater detail. Federal law stipulates that REITPAC can only solicit and accept individual (i.e. personal) contributions or accept contributions from other Political Action Committees - and we do so after you return the form. Rest assured this form only gives us permission to tell you more about REITPAC.
Trade associations are required by federal election law to obtain permission from their corporate members before they can ask executives and administrative personnel working for the corporate member for financial support. Before eligible employees of a corporate member can be asked to contribute to REITPAC, a REITPAC PAF must be signed by a representative of that corporate member. Signing a PAF is only a formality, allowing REITPAC to communicate with such corporate member , and does not obligate the member in any way. A corporate member may grant such authorization to only one trade association per year.
Individuals who are neither U.S. citizens nor green cardholders residing in the U.S. may not make or be solicited to contribute.
Federal law limits individual contributions to $5,000 per individual, per calendar year.
Yes, but only if you are a corporate member that has signed and submitted the prior authorization form, which allows you to encourage your managerial employees/colleagues to contribute to REITPAC.
The REITPAC is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy.
The information you provide to the REITPAC is used only for the purpose of administering or promoting the REITPAC and complying with applicable laws. Your data is shared in a limited fashion: (1) As required by law, we report your contribution and any required information to the Federal Election Commission; (2) your information is made available to a small number of REITPAC employees who manage the program and to limited personnel at Democracy Data & Communications, a firm that helps to administer the REITPAC; and (3) the REITPAC may recognize contributors to the PAC. The information disclosed could include such information as the contributor's name, company, and a club level.
Federal law requires public disclosure of all contributions to separate segregated funds (commonly known as political action committees) at or above $200. This information is made available through the Federal Election Commission. Your donation history is provided only to you through this website, as your access to this information is made possible when you log in with your last name and email address.
Questions or comments?
If you have questions or comments about privacy, security or the REITPAC in general, please contact reitpac@nareit.com.