Free Public Ledger & Pro Workflow Tiers
Plains Ledger is built on a permanent public-interest commitment: every underlying Nebraska campaign finance, lobbying, ballot measure, federal race, and nonprofit grant disclosure remains 100% free and open to every voter, student, and citizen. Pro tiers charge solely for value-added workflow automation, cross-walked intelligence, real-time alerts, and API infrastructure.
STATUTORY COMPLIANCE & PUBLIC DATA GUARANTEE
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-14,13252 U.S.C. § 30111(a)(4)Two Non-Negotiable Rules Govern Every Tier of Plains Ledger:
1. 100% of NADC State Records Stay Free ForeverUnder
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-14,132, information copied from Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission statements may not be sold or utilized for commercial solicitation. Every NADC committee profile, expenditure table, ballot measure ledger, and CSV download on Plains Ledger is free to all users without a login or paywall.2. Zero Individual Contributor Names — Free or PaidUnder
52 U.S.C. § 30111(a)(4) (the FEC “sale or use” restriction) and Plains Ledger’s privacy architecture, no tier — Free, Pro, or Enterprise — ever displays, exports, or reconstructs natural-person individual contributor names or street addresses. Only organizations, PACs, businesses, unions, party committees, 501(c) nonprofits, and candidates are named.Free Public Ledger vs. Pro Power-User Tiers
Core public accountability remains 100% free forever. Paid tiers fund automated infrastructure, cross-walked bulk exports, custom real-time alerts, and API access.
LIVE NOW · PUBLIC GOODNo login required
Free Public Ledger
$0 / forever free
Unrestricted public access to every Nebraska NADC state filing, FEC federal race, IRS Form 990 network, and USAspending grant.
- 100% of NADC State Filings (2015–Present) — never gated
- Interactive 3-Stage Money Map & Entity Mini-Sankeys
- Cmd+K Instant Search across 1,200+ committees & 54,600+ NADC IDs
- Side-by-Side Comparison Tool (Committees, Ballot Measures, Cycles)
- Geographic & Monthly Timeline Charts (In-State vs. Out-of-State)
- 1-Click CSV Table Exports & Print/PDF Snapshots
- Daily Filing Movement Feed & RSS / Atom syndication
COMING SOON · MOST POPULARNewsroom / 501(c)(3) Discount
Pro — Researcher & Journalist
$290 / year ($24.17/mo)
Built for investigative reporters, academic researchers, watchdog nonprofits, and policy analysts tracking money trails in real time.
- Everything in Free Public Ledger, plus:
- Real-Time Email & Webhook Alerts on new filings, IE drops, & dollar thresholds (up to 25 custom watchlists)
- Bulk Cross-Walked CSV / Parquet / JSON Exports with unified entity IDs across FEC,IRS 990 EINs, & NADC
- Saved Watchlists & Multi-Cycle Cohort Tracking across 2015–Present
- Embeddable White-Label Charts & Sankeys for articles and Substack posts
- 50% Verified Journalist & Student Rate available on request
COMING SOON · CAMPAIGNS & PACSUp to 5 team seats
Pro — Campaign & Consultant
$490 / year ($40.83/mo)
Competitive intelligence, opposition expenditure tracking, and media/vendor benchmarking for campaigns, PACs, and public-affairs firms.
- Everything in Researcher & Journalist, plus:
- Unlimited Instant IE & Late-Contribution Alerts (NADC Form B-5 / B-6 / B-9 + FEC 24/48-hr notices via Slack/SMS/Webhook)
- Vendor & Media Buy Intelligence (agency/consultant fee cross-walks, broadcast & digital ad spend velocity)
- REST & GraphQL API Access (100,000 requests/mo with normalized entity resolution)
- One-Click Board & Briefing PDF Dossiers for any race, ballot measure, or PAC coalition
AVAILABLE NOW · BESPOKEPlains Oversight Group LLC
Enterprise & Custom Research
Custom / retainer or project
Bespoke investigative data engineering, multi-state 990/PAC network mapping, and newsroom or institutional data partnerships.
- Custom 501(c)(3)/(c)(4) Schedule I & Form 990 Deep Dives across national dark-money conduits
- Dedicated Data Feeds & Custom ETL Pipelines into Snowflake, BigQuery, or newsroom CMS
- Ballot Measure & Legislative Coalition Audits with full statutory citation trails
- White-Label Regional Money Trackers for neighboring Great Plains states
INTERACTIVE PRO PREVIEW
Configure a Real-Time Filing & Independent Expenditure Alert Rule
Preview how Plains Ledger Pro monitors NADC Form B-5/B-6/B-7/B-9 and FEC 24/48-hour notices and triggers instant notifications.
Active Rule Preview: Alert via
⚡ Activate This Alert in Pro Beta →Email + Slack Webhook whenever a Independent Expenditure (Form B-6 / FEC Sched E) in #NESen (Osborn vs. Ricketts) exceeds $25,000 (organizational/committee filers only; zero individual donor names).What Pro Unlocks: 5 Value-Added Workflow & Intelligence Capabilities
1. Real-Time Filing & IE Drop Alerts
Instant Email, Slack & Webhook Triggers
Get notified within minutes when a Super PAC files a 24/48-hour FEC Independent Expenditure notice or a Nebraska committee files Form B-5 (late contribution), Form B-6 (IE), or Form B-7/B-9 out-of-state spending.
2. Unified Multi-Source Entity Resolution
Cross-Walked FEC ↔ NADC ↔ IRS 990 EINs
Government databases assign separate IDs to the same organization across federal, state, and tax filings—and NADC changed its ID format in 2021. Pro exports include our proprietary 54,600+ cross-walked entity graph.
3. Vendor, Consultant & Media Buy Intelligence
Follow the Payees Across Every Campaign
See which media buyers, direct-mail firms, digital agencies, and petition-gathering vendors are working for which Nebraska candidates, PACs, and ballot question committees across 2015–Present.
4. Saved Watchlists & Cohort Benchmarking
Track Races, Coalitions & Burn Rates
Build persistent watchlists of Unicameral districts, statewide ballot coalitions, or 501(c)(4) advocacy networks and compare monthly fundraising velocity and cash-on-hand against historical cycles.
5. Programmatic API & Embeddable Visuals
REST API + White-Label Sankey Embeds
Pull normalized JSON/Parquet data directly into R, Python, or newsroom graphics pipelines, or embed live interactive Money Trail Sankey diagrams directly in articles and briefings.
Complete Tier Comparison Matrix
| Capability / Data Access | Free Public Ledger ($0) | Pro: Researcher ($29/mo) | Pro: Campaign ($49/mo) | Enterprise (Custom) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All NADC State Filings (2015–Present) | ✓ 100% Included | ✓ 100% Included | ✓ 100% Included | ✓ 100% Included |
| FEC Federal Races, IRS 990s & USAspending Grants | ✓ Full Web Access | ✓ Full Web Access | ✓ Full Web Access | ✓ Full Web Access |
| 3-Stage Money Map & Entity Mini-Sankeys | ✓ Interactive Web View | ✓ + White-Label Embeds | ✓ + Briefing Dossier PDF | ✓ Custom Branded Portals |
| Cmd+K Search & Side-by-Side Comparison Tool | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ + Saved Cohorts | ✓ + Race Benchmarking | ✓ Custom Dashboards |
| Single-Table CSV Export & Print/PDF Snapshot | ✓ Unlimited on Every Page | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ Unlimited |
| Cross-Walked Bulk Exports (FEC ↔ NADC ↔ EIN) | — | ✓ CSV / JSON / Parquet | ✓ CSV / JSON / Parquet | ✓ Direct Warehouse Sync |
| Real-Time Filing & Independent Expenditure Alerts | Public RSS Feed | Up to 25 Custom Rules (Email/Webhook) | Unlimited Rules (Email/Slack/Webhook) | Custom SLA & Dedicated Feeds |
| Vendor, Media Buy & Consultant Cross-Walks | Top Payees per Entity | Cross-Cycle Vendor Search | Full Vendor Intelligence Suite | Custom Vendor Audits |
| REST API Access (Normalized Entity Graph) | Public Search Endpoint | 10,000 req / month | 100,000 req / month | Dedicated / Unlimited |
| Individual Natural-Person Contributor Names | Never (Statutory Privacy) | Never (Statutory Privacy) | Never (Statutory Privacy) | Never (Statutory Privacy) |
Frequently Asked Questions About Plains Ledger Pro & Statutory Compliance
Why is all NADC data free while Pro charges for workflow tools?
Both our public-interest mission and Nebraska law (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-14,132) require that public NADC records themselves never be sold. Pro subscribers do not pay for government records; they pay for software engineering—automated alert infrastructure, cross-database entity resolution (linking FEC IDs, 990 EINs, and legacy/modern NADC IDs), API hosting, and custom analytical workflows.
How do journalists, students, and 501(c)(3) watchdogs get discounted or complimentary Pro access?
Plains Oversight Group LLC offers a 50% discount (and complimentary fellowships for local Nebraska student journalists and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) civic organizations) on the Researcher & Journalist tier. Email dogejunkie69@gmail.com from your newsroom or university address.
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