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Organization profile

Build American AI

501(c)(4) advocacyPro-developmentWebsite

Advocacy organization tied to Leading the Future and reported to launch state-level pro-data-center campaigns.

Numeric disclosures

$50,000,000

This total combines only disclosed numeric values on this page. Read each relationship's verb, directness, and relevance label before comparing it with any other category.

Relationships

1

Funding relationships, influence records, or campaign associations currently linked to this profile.

States

3

State or national geographies attached to the records.

$50,000,000cash on hand / reported

Leading the Future reported backers -> Build American AI

Campaign: Build American AI state campaign

Reported cash on hand for advertising, grassroots engagement, public education, research, and earned media beginning in Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Funding type
Broader AI funding
Money state
cash on hand
Relevance
grassroots
Directness
direct
Verification
Verified secondary75/100
Editorial note

Record as available/committed campaign capacity, not proof that the full amount has been spent.

Source trail1. Exclusive: AI advocacy group launches data center push in battleground statesAxios · secondary · checked 2026-09-082. OpenAI and a16z Leaders Are Spending $50 Million to Persuade These 3 States to Build Giant AI Data CentersInc. · secondary · checked 2026-09-083. AI Money Floods State Fights Over Data CentersSludge · secondary · checked 2026-09-08

Build American AI announces state campaign

Reported $50M cash on hand is labeled as available campaign capacity, not completed spending.