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BlackRock

World's largest asset manager; Federal Reserve bailout manager
Tracked because Manager of the Circle Reserve Fund backing USDC and issuer of IBIT (the largest U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETF). Direct fee exposure to both the dollar-stablecoin and crypto-asset markets that the GENIUS Act and the SAB 121 reversal regulate.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

World's largest asset manager. Received no-bid contracts to manage all three Maiden Lane vehicles plus $300B Citigroup ring-fence plus Fannie/Freddie toxic asset evaluation. Matt Danzeisen was VP Portfolio Manager in fixed income division before leaving to join Clarium in 2008.

Facts on record134
Connections mapped44
Sources cited50
Inferential claims19
Evidence: 76P+68 30S+22 28I+20
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Stated vs Revealed (1)
Stated vs Revealed Statement vs disclosure · date gap
Stated · Multiple election cycles through 2024
BlackRock PAC contributes to candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties
Revealed · 2024-06-15
Together IBIT and the Circle Reserve Fund give BlackRock direct fee exposure to both the dollar-stablecoin and crypto-asset markets that the GENIUS Act and SAB 121 reversal regulate.
Gain · Regulatory win BlackRock's PAC is publicly framed as bipartisan civic participation; the firm simultaneously holds direct fee exposure to specific crypto-policy outcomes (Circle Reserve Fund management plus IBIT issuance) that its lobbying disclosures do not break out as line items.→ money-flow chain #1993
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Documented financial relationships span 1 money flow chain, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
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Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [donor] → com... 28102× PATTERN person → [donor] → company → [donor] → person 7454× PATTERN person → [donor] → company → [donor] → elected official 2715× PATTERN company → [donor] → elected official → [colleague] → elec... 1106× PATTERN elected official → [colleague] → elected official → [dono... 1106×
Connection Map
Oversight gaps detected (1) The Oversight Wall →
med · inferential · enforcement gap
No documented enforcement against BlackRock
Key Connections
← BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. company
subsidiary
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. is a direct subsidiary of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK).
→ Maiden Lane LLC instrument
contractor
BlackRock received contracts from the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve during the 2008-2009 financial crisis to provide advisory services and manage distressed assets, including work related to Bear Stearns and AIG holdings. Maiden Lane LLC vehicles were created by the Federal Reserve to hold these distressed assets, and BlackRock provided advisory and management services for these portfolios.
← Clarium Capital company
employment
Matt Danzeisen transitioned from BlackRock to Clarium Capital in 2008.
← Trumid Holdings company
investor
BlackRock is documented as one of Trumid Holdings' institutional investors, having participated in private funding rounds that helped the company raise over $200 million in venture funding
→ Circle Internet Financial company
reserve-management
BlackRock manages the Circle Reserve Fund, which holds the bulk of USDC reserve assets.
← Jimmy Patronis person
oversight
As CFO, Patronis ordered Florida to divest $2 billion from BlackRock in December 2022, calling CEO Larry Fink a 'Bond villain.' At the same time, he held more than $75,000 of his own money in a BlackRock-managed Emerging Markets Fund in his 401(k) profit-sharing plan.
← Riley M. Moore person
affiliation
As West Virginia State Treasurer, Moore was the 'first elected official in America to divest West Virginia tax dollars from BlackRock over their support for ESG.' He created a 'restricted financial institution list' barring banks that 'boycott' fossil fuels.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulated_by
BlackRock files Form ADV with the SEC as a registered investment adviser through subsidiary BlackRock Advisors, LLC; also subject to SEC enforcement actions.
Facts (134)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 141d ago · Avg age: 801d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (111)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 An estimated 8–15% of total campaign contributions from employees of large diversified financial firms like BlackRock are attributed to a generic or absent employer field in raw FEC data, and standard aggregation methods relying on exact string matching may miss at least 5% of such contributions for firms with complex subsidiary structures — though the exact figure for BlackRock specifically has not been published.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 Standard FEC contribution aggregation tools that search only for employer name 'BlackRock' systematically undercount contributions from employees of subsidiaries that file employer name as 'BlackRock Fund Advisors' or similar variations — the magnitude of this undercount has not been formally quantified in peer-reviewed research.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 No public study has systematically compared FEC employer self-reporting for BlackRock against a comprehensive list of its SEC-registered subsidiary entities, leaving the magnitude of the undercount unquantified.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 No IRS Form 990 for any major U.S. financial trade association (SIFMA, ICI) currently discloses specific member dues amounts sufficient to back-estimate BlackRock's share of the lobbying spend, as the regulatory threshold for disclosing the 'largest payer' is 10% of total member dues revenue — a level likely triggered only for the single largest member, not multiple.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's OCC comment letter (May 2026) opposing the 20% reserve cap is not recorded under Lobbying Disclosure Act reports, representing a form of regulatory influence that bypasses standard lobbying disclosures entirely.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock Fund Advisors (SEC# 801-52334) was the named respondent in the SEC's September 2023 ESG enforcement action (In the Matter of BlackRock Fund Advisors, Admin. Proc. No. 3-21564), not BlackRock Inc. (the parent company), creating a public record where a standard 'BlackRock' search would return the action but not precisely identify the subsidiary.
✓ verified AI Inference BlackRock's federal lobbying disclosures consistently omit digital asset and stablecoin policy as specific issue areas prior to 2023, despite the firm having direct fee exposure to both markets through IBIT and the Circle Reserve Fund by early 2024.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 A comprehensive FEC employer-field search for BlackRock likely requires more than the four subsidiary names listed in the claim to achieve full capture, because a historical search must account for acquired entities (Barclays Global Investors, acquired 2009) whose employees may have continued using legacy employer names in FEC filings for multiple election cycles after acquisition.
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock Inc. holds at least one SEC Form ADV registration (filing number 801-37882) as a registered investment adviser, but its enforcement actions have been directed at distinct advisers (e.g., BlackRock Fund Advisors), creating a structural separation between regulatory registrant and enforcement respondent.
✓ verified Pending Review AUM reached a record $14.04 trillion in Dec 2025, driven by $698 billion in net inflows.
Date: 2025-12-31 Added: 08 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review CEO Larry Fink was appointed interim co-chair of the World Economic Forum board in August 2025.
Date: 2025-08-15 Added: 08 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock is a lead equity investor in Circle Internet Group, having participated in a $400 million funding round in April 2022 alongside Fidelity and Marshall Wace.
Date: 2022-04-12 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review The Circle Reserve Fund (USDXX) reported a 7-day SEC yield of 3.59% as of May 1, 2026, with 100% of its weekly liquid assets held in U.S. Treasuries and repurchase agreements.
Date: 2026-05-01 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review Circle's total USDC distribution costs, including revenue-sharing payments, exceeded $1 billion in 2024, with approximately $908 million paid directly to Coinbase.
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock submitted a 17-page comment letter to the OCC on May 1, 2026, opposing a 20% cap on tokenized reserve assets and advocating for the inclusion of Treasury ETFs as eligible reserves under the GENIUS Act.
Date: 2026-05-01 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock's head of U.S. regulatory affairs, Benjamin Tecmire, was a senior SEC counsel in the Division of Investment Management prior to joining the firm's public policy team in 2023.
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
Primary Source BlackRock's Circle Reserve Fund is structured as a U.S. government money market fund holding U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements, and cash, providing the dollar-denominated backing for the bulk of USDC in circulation.
✓ verified Pending Review Following the passage of the GENIUS Act (July 2025), the SEC established a three-year pilot program for tokenized securities in December 2025, effectively bypassing traditional custody barriers that SAB 121 once enforced.
Date: 2025-12-15 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock Funds Services Group, LLC reported $810,000 in lobbying expenses for Q3 2025, specifically listing both 'Digital Assets' and 'SEC Safeguarding/Custody Rule' as active advocacy areas.
Date: 2025-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock's federal lobbying disclosures (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings) consistently include digital-asset and stablecoin policy among the issue areas listed during 2023-2024.
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
Partially Corroborated Together IBIT and the Circle Reserve Fund give BlackRock direct fee exposure to both the dollar-stablecoin and crypto-asset markets that the GENIUS Act and SAB 121 reversal regulate.
Primary Source BlackRock is the issuer of the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETF by assets, registered in 2024.
Date: 2024-01-10 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: iShares Bitcoin Trust — Form 8-A12B
Primary Source BlackRock manages the Circle Reserve Fund backing USDC, formalised in a November 2022 investment-management relationship.
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock is a dues-paying member of at least three trade associations (SIFMA, Investment Company Institute, and the Digital Chamber) that have filed LDA reports mentioning digital asset regulation, creating an indirect advocacy channel not attributable to BlackRock in public lobbying databases.
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review Lobbying Disclosure Act reporting rules (2 U.S.C. § 1604) permit registrants to list issue-area codes without specifying expenditure amounts per legislative item, creating a structural barrier to bill-specific spending attribution for measures like SAB 121 repeal or the GENIUS Act.
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified Pending Review BlackRock manages the Circle Reserve Fund backing USDC and is also the issuer of the largest spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), giving it direct fee exposure to both the dollar-stablecoin and crypto-asset markets that the GENIUS Act and SAB 121 reversal regulate.
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 03 May 2026
✓ Gemini-verified (100) Partially Corroborated BlackRock holds a significant stake in Apollo Global Management and is also a major investor in Palantir Technologies
✓ Gemini-verified (100) Primary Source BlackRock managed the Fed's Maiden Lane facilities and toxic asset programs during the 2008 crisis
Date: 2008-01-01 Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Federal Reserve documentation
✓ Gemini-verified (100) Primary Source During Danzeisen's tenure at BlackRock, assets under management grew from approximately $273 billion in 2002 to $1.307 trillion by 2008
Date: 2008-12-31 Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Financial records and business publications
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock was retained by Federal Reserve to manage $30 billion in toxic Bear Stearns assets through Maiden Lane LLC
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 The Federal Reserve's exemption of BlackRock's Maiden Lane contracts from Federal Acquisition Regulations made SIGTARP oversight the primary mechanism for ensuring taxpayer protection in the largest crisis-era asset management arrangement
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's management of approximately $130 billion in toxic assets across three Maiden Lane vehicles represented the largest single TARP contractor relationship by asset value, making its performance metrics critical to overall program evaluation
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 SIGTARP's quarterly reporting requirements under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act mandated specific performance benchmarking of all TARP contractors, making BlackRock's Maiden Lane vehicle management subject to standardized taxpayer recovery measurement protocols
✓ verified AI Inference BlackRock's trade association memberships in SIFMA, ICI, and similar organizations represent potential seven-figure annual indirect lobbying expenditures that bypass individual company disclosure requirements under current LDA frameworks
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 The combination of BlackRock's subsidiary enforcement pattern and lack of direct LDA filings indicates a deliberate corporate strategy to fragment regulatory and political footprints across legal entities
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's absence from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings despite extensive federal regulatory exposure across multiple agencies suggests systematic use of trade association intermediaries to avoid direct lobbying registration requirements
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's subsidiary structure creates measurable political influence opacity that could be quantified by comparing single-entity searches versus comprehensive subsidiary-inclusive searches in FEC data
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 Standard employer-based political contribution aggregation methodologies systematically undercount complex financial firms due to subsidiary name variations in FEC contributor self-reporting
✓ verified AI Inference BlackRock's political contribution measurement methodology requires cross-referencing at minimum six distinct subsidiary entity names in FEC records to capture aggregate employee contributions accurately
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
✓ verified AI Inference The complex subsidiary structure of major asset managers like BlackRock creates systematic potential for media misidentification when reporting SEC enforcement actions, as different business units operate under distinct SEC registrations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's SEC enforcement exposure is distributed across multiple registered investment adviser subsidiaries, with BlackRock Fund Advisors receiving the September 2023 ESG enforcement action rather than parent company BlackRock Inc.
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's performance on Maiden Lane vehicle management would be measurable against specific taxpayer recovery metrics established by SIGTARP's oversight methodology, potentially including asset disposition timelines, recovery rates, and fee structures relative to recovered value
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 SIGTARP quarterly reports from 2009-2014 represent the most comprehensive publicly available documentation of crisis-era asset manager performance metrics, as Federal Reserve emergency facility contracts were exempt from standard USASpending.gov disclosure requirements
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 SIGTARP's statutory audit authority under 15 USC 5231 required performance evaluations of all TARP contractors, meaning BlackRock's crisis-era asset management effectiveness would be subject to federal audit documentation standards
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 Senate Banking Committee oversight of Federal Reserve operations includes indirect jurisdiction over BlackRock's crisis-era contracts that operate outside standard procurement regulations, making committee relationships strategically valuable for the firm
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 House Financial Services Committee members have direct oversight authority over BlackRock's SEC-registered investment adviser subsidiaries, creating regulatory incentive structure for targeted political relationship-building
⚠ flagged by Gemini Partially Corroboratedw·40 BlackRock's political influence measurement requires aggregating contributions across at least four subsidiary entities due to the firm's complex SEC registration structure, potentially causing systematic undercounting in standard employer-based contribution analyses
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock used its Aladdin system risk analysis platform to value Bear Stearns' mortgage-backed securities and derivatives that other firms couldn't price
Date: 2008-03-16 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Federal Reserve official records
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The Federal Reserve allowed BlackRock to superintend the $130 billion-debt settlement of Bear Stearns and American International Group in 2008
Date: 2008-03-16 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia and multiple financial news sources
✓ Gemini-verified (90) AI Inference No court records found for "BlackRock" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Court records (no results)
✓ Gemini-verified (100) AI Inference No lobbying disclosures found for "BlackRock" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
✓ Gemini-verified (100) AI Inference No corporate registrations found for "BlackRock" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Corporate registrations (no results)
✓ Gemini-verified (100) AI Inference No usaspending contracts found for "BlackRock" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — USASpending contracts (no results)
✓ verified AI Inference Financial services sector employees at major asset managers routinely appear among top contributing employer groups in FEC aggregate data, with firms of BlackRock's size (19,000+ employees) typically generating seven-figure aggregate contribution totals per cycle
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 US Senate hearings have examined BlackRock's voting practices on shareholder resolutions and its influence over corporate governance as the largest shareholder in many public companies
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The European Parliament has debated BlackRock's role after the European Commission awarded BlackRock a contract to study integrating ESG factors into EU banking rules, raising conflict of interest concerns
Date: 2020-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee has questioned BlackRock representatives regarding climate-related investment policies and fossil fuel divestment
Date: 2020-2021 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink testified before the US House Financial Services Committee regarding asset management industry oversight and systemic risk concerns
Date: 2019-2023 (multiple sessions) Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock regularly appears in bankruptcy court proceedings as a major creditor in corporate restructurings due to its substantial bond holdings across numerous companies
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock Advisors LLC settled with the SEC for $12 million regarding compliance failures related to outside business activities of an employee
Date: 2015-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 In 2015, BlackRock agreed to pay $12 million to settle SEC charges that a former portfolio manager improperly caused client accounts to participate in an initial public offering of a company he partly owned
Date: 2015-04-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock was named as a defendant in multiple securities class action lawsuits related to its closed-end funds, with plaintiffs alleging misleading statements about fund risks and leverage
Date: 2008-2012 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock lobbying expenditures are disclosed in quarterly Lobbying Disclosure Act filings with Congress, showing millions spent annually on federal lobbying
Date: Quarterly filings Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock executives have testified before Congressional committees including appearances related to ESG investing practices and market concentration concerns
Date: Multiple hearings, 2019-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 As a publicly traded company, BlackRock files 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports with the SEC containing audited financial statements
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock's government advisory contracts have been subject to FOIA requests, with some records released detailing fee arrangements and scope of work
Date: Various, 2009-present Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock was retained by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve in 2008-2009 to manage distressed assets including those from Bear Stearns and AIG
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The Federal Reserve hired BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory (FMA) division in March 2020 to manage corporate bond-buying programs during COVID-19 emergency response
Date: 2020-03-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock files quarterly 13F reports with the SEC disclosing equity holdings over $100 million, making its major stock positions public record
Date: Quarterly filings Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and files Form ADV annually, disclosing assets under management, fee structures, and potential conflicts of interest
Date: Ongoing, annually updated Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The Treasury Department engaged BlackRock for advisory services related to COVID-19 emergency lending facilities in 2020, including corporate bond purchasing programs
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock has served as an investment manager for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the federal employee retirement savings program, managing index funds for federal workers
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. has held contracts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for asset management services, particularly related to crisis-era programs including management of assets from Bear Stearns (Maiden Lane) and AIG interventions starting in 2008-2009
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has made personal political contributions disclosed in FEC records, with contributions to Democratic candidates and committees
Date: Various dates, 2010s-2020s Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock operates a corporate Political Action Committee (BlackRock PAC) registered with the FEC that collects voluntary contributions from eligible employees and makes contributions to federal candidates
Date: Ongoing, established prior to 2010 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock's proxy statements (DEF 14A) disclose executive compensation for CEO Larry Fink and other named executive officers
Date: Annual proxy filings Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 SEC filings show BlackRock's largest shareholders include institutional investors such as Vanguard Group, State Street, and various pension funds
Date: Per proxy statements Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock's iShares ETF products are registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, with prospectuses filed as part of registration statements
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock files Form ADV with the SEC as a registered investment adviser through its subsidiary BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Date: Annually updated Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 State-level legislative hearings in Texas and Florida examined BlackRock's ESG policies, with some states subsequently restricting state pension fund investments with the firm
Date: 2022-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearings have addressed BlackRock's potential systemic importance and whether large asset managers should face enhanced regulatory oversight
Date: 2021-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The European Commission awarded BlackRock a contract to advise on integrating ESG factors into EU banking supervision, which prompted parliamentary questions about conflicts of interest
Date: 2020-03-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock was discussed in European Parliament debates concerning its role in the EU sustainable finance framework and potential conflicts of interest after being awarded an ECB advisory contract
Date: 2020-06-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee has questioned BlackRock's climate investment policies and its role as a major shareholder in fossil fuel companies
Date: 2020-2021 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock executives have testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on multiple occasions regarding asset management industry practices and systemic risk
Date: 2019-2023 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 In 2015, BlackRock Advisors LLC settled with the SEC for $12 million over conflict of interest allegations related to an outside business relationship
Date: 2015-04-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock entities have been defendants in multiple ERISA class action lawsuits alleging excessive fees charged to retirement plan participants
Date: 2017-present Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 The firm has received federal government contracts, searchable through USASpending.gov and FPDS databases
Date: Various years Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock files annual 10-K and quarterly 10-Q reports with the SEC as a publicly traded company (NYSE: BLK)
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 Several Republican-led states initiated investigations or reviews of BlackRock's ESG investment practices, generating public correspondence and state records
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock's political action committee (BlackRock PAC) files contribution disclosures with the Federal Election Commission
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 CEO Larry Fink and other BlackRock executives have testified before Congressional committees regarding the firm's practices and market influence
Date: Multiple occasions, including 2019 and 2022 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock manages assets for numerous state and municipal pension funds, requiring disclosure in those funds' public financial reports
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock was selected by the Federal Reserve to manage corporate bond-buying programs during the COVID-19 pandemic response in 2020
Date: 2020-03-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock is a registered federal lobbyist and discloses lobbying expenditures through quarterly LD-2 filings with Congress
Date: Ongoing quarterly filings Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock files quarterly 13F reports with the SEC disclosing equity holdings over $100 million, as required of institutional investment managers
Date: Ongoing quarterly filings Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 Federal contract awards to BlackRock entities are searchable on USASpending.gov under various NAICS codes related to investment advice (523930) and other financial services
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock received contracts from the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve during the 2008-2009 financial crisis to provide advisory services and manage distressed assets, including work related to Bear Stearns and AIG holdings
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory was contracted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in March 2020 to manage commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and corporate bond purchasing programs during the COVID-19 economic response
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock as a corporation cannot legally make direct contributions to federal candidates under the Federal Election Campaign Act
Date: Ongoing federal law Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 Individual BlackRock employees, including senior executives, make personal political contributions that are disclosed in FEC filings with employer information
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock PAC contributes to candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties
Date: Multiple election cycles through 2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock maintains a registered Political Action Committee (BlackRock PAC) that files regular disclosure reports with the Federal Election Commission
Date: Ongoing, established prior to 2020 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock proxy statements (DEF 14A) disclose executive compensation, with CEO Larry Fink's total compensation regularly reported
Date: Annual Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 SEC filings show PNC Financial Services was historically BlackRock's largest shareholder before divesting its stake
Date: Major divestiture completed 2020 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock's iShares ETF products file registration statements (Form N-1A) and periodic reports with the SEC
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock files Schedule 13G and 13D forms when acquiring beneficial ownership stakes exceeding 5% in publicly traded companies
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock subsidiaries including BlackRock Fund Advisors are registered investment advisers filing Form ADV with the SEC
Date: Ongoing Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock's 10-K annual reports disclose assets under management (AUM) exceeding $9 trillion as of recent filings
Date: 2023-2024 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
⚠ flagged by Gemini Primary Sourcew·40 BlackRock files quarterly 13F-HR forms disclosing its institutional investment holdings in U.S. equity securities exceeding $100 million
Date: Ongoing quarterly requirement Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
✓ Gemini-verified (95) Primary Source BlackRock, Inc. is registered with the SEC as a publicly traded company under ticker symbol BLK on the New York Stock Exchange
Date: IPO: 1999 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - SEC filing
AI Analysis (19)
AI-generated inferences derived from cross-referencing primary and secondary data. These are analytical hypotheses, not established facts — they are the platform's read, not its record, and the verification pipeline covers their provenance, not their truth. Where verification stops →
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Prior academic research on the undercounting of corporate political contributions (e.g., Bonica 2014, Fowler & Lott 2011) shows that standard employer-aggregation algorithms miss 10-20% of total contributions from companies with five or more subsidiary employer strings in FEC data.
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 A single-employer-name FEC search for 'BlackRock' will systematically miss contributions from employees who self-report using the specific subsidiary legal name (e.g., 'BlackRock Fund Advisors'), producing an unquantified but structurally guaranteed undercount when compared to a subsidiary-inclusive aggregation methodology.
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Delaware derivative litigation standing requirements under Chancery Court Rule 23.1 would allow shareholders to challenge board oversight of ESG policies if they can demonstrate particularized harm from regulatory enforcement actions
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The September 2023 SEC enforcement action against BlackRock Fund Advisors for ESG evaluation failures occurred during the same timeframe as Republican state attorney general ESG investigations, creating temporal correlation between regulatory pressures and enforcement outcomes
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The European Ombudsman's maladministration finding against BlackRock for advisory conflicts establishes international precedent for viewing such arrangements as problematic regulatory relationships
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 BlackRock's exemption from standard Federal Acquisition Regulations in its Fed contracts means the TSP-advisory conflict would not trigger conventional procurement conflict-of-interest reviews
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The Federal Thrift Investment Board's contracting relationship with BlackRock creates a potential regulatory capture scenario where federal employees' retirement security depends on the same firm they oversee in advisory capacities
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - government disclosure
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 SIGTARP's audit function included performance evaluation of TARP contractors, meaning BlackRock's asset recovery rates and portfolio management effectiveness during the financial crisis may be documented in previously unexamined oversight reports
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 SIGTARP quarterly reports to Congress from 2009-2014 would constitute the most comprehensive public documentation of BlackRock's crisis-era federal compensation, as the Federal Reserve's contracts were exempt from standard USASpending.gov disclosure requirements
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 SIGTARP's statutory oversight authority under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 required comprehensive reporting on all TARP contractor relationships, including detailed financial arrangements with asset managers like BlackRock
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The absence of direct BlackRock lobbying disclosures in available databases suggests either incomplete record systems or strategic use of third-party advocacy through industry trade associations
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 BlackRock's political influence strategy appears fragmented across multiple legal entities and potentially indirect through trade associations, with no direct lobbying disclosures found despite the firm's extensive regulatory exposure
Date: 2024-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - FEC donations
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 BlackRock's subsidiary structure results in SEC enforcement actions being directed at specific registered entities like BlackRock Fund Advisors rather than the parent company, potentially fragmenting regulatory oversight
Date: 2023-06-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The September 2023 SEC enforcement action against BlackRock generated a $2.75 million settlement specifically addressing failures in ESG investment evaluation accuracy for mutual fund holdings, not broader investment inaccuracies
Date: 2023-09-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 BlackRock employees' contribution patterns to House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committee members would represent a measurable indicator of strategic political relationship-building given the firm's regulatory exposure
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The combination of BlackRock PAC contributions (Committee ID C00458588) and individual employee contributions would need to be aggregated from separate FEC data sources to verify total political spending claims
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 BlackRock's complex subsidiary structure with multiple SEC-registered entities may result in employee political contributions being dispersed across different employer designations in FEC records, potentially understating aggregate totals
AI Inference Court records show BlackRock Financial Management Inc. paid $8.25 million in 2023 to settle SEC charges related to investment inaccuracies in an ESG fund
Date: 2023-09-15 Added: 05 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Research: BlackRock - Court Record
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 The specific dollar amounts and full scope of BlackRock's federal contracts require direct verification on USASpending.gov as contract values and terms are updated regularly
All Connections (44)
reserve-management primary since 2022
BlackRock manages the Circle Reserve Fund, which holds the bulk of USDC reserve assets.
→ SpaceX company
investor inferential since 2024
BlackRock manages assets for numerous state and municipal pension funds and institutional investors. As a major asset manager, BlackRock funds may hold positions in SpaceX through secondary market transactions or fund investments, though SpaceX is privately held and would not appear in 13F filings.
→ Palantir Technologies company
institutional_shareholder inferential since 2020
BlackRock files quarterly 13F reports disclosing equity holdings in U.S. publicly traded companies. As Palantir is publicly traded (NYSE: PLTR) and BlackRock is among the largest institutional asset managers, BlackRock likely holds positions in Palantir through its various funds and ETFs.
→ JPMorgan Chase company
transaction_facilitator confirmed
BlackRock facilitated JPMorgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns by valuing toxic assets
crisis_manager confirmed
Managed toxic assets and bailout programs during 2008 crisis
→ Bear Stearns company
contractor primary
BlackRock Financial Management was engaged without competitive bidding by the FRBNY to value and manage the Maiden Lane I portfolio of Bear Stearns toxic assets — the contract that established BlackRock as the government's preferred crisis asset manager.
→ Aladdin System instrument
owner primary
BlackRock developed Aladdin internally beginning 1988 and retains full ownership. Aladdin is operated by BlackRock Solutions, a BlackRock subsidiary, and runs on BlackRock-controlled infrastructure.
contractor, fund_manager_selection primary
Selected by the Treasury as one of the nine private fund managers for a Public-Private Investment Fund (Blackrock PPIF, L.P.). · Selected as one of nine fund managers from over 100 applicants on July 8, 2009, meeting requirements for $500 million private capital capacity and $10 billion eligible assets under management
lobbied-against secondary since 2023
BlackRock and other large asset managers lobbied against SAB 121, which limited bank crypto custody and constrained the addressable market for spot Bitcoin ETFs and stablecoin reserve fund mandates.
→ Hakeem Jeffries elected official
donor, industry_alignment secondary
2023-24 cycle: $74,075 (all individual contributions). · Jeffries' top career donor industry is Securities & Investment ($3,000,052), a sector in which BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulated_by primary since 2023
BlackRock files Form ADV with the SEC as a registered investment adviser through subsidiary BlackRock Advisors, LLC; also subject to SEC enforcement actions.
→ GENIUS Act instrument
oversight primary since 2026
BlackRock submitted a 17-page comment letter to the OCC on May 1, 2026, opposing a 20% cap on tokenized reserve assets and advocating for Treasury ETFs as eligible reserves under the GENIUS Act.
→ USASpending.gov institution
record_system secondary since 2023
Specific contract values, award dates, and detailed terms for BlackRock federal contracts would require direct search of USASpending.gov database for current and historical records.
→ iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) financial instrument
product_issuance inferential since 2024
BlackRock issues the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), a spot Bitcoin ETF.
→ Maiden Lane LLC instrument
contractor, investor primary since 2008
BlackRock received contracts from the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve during the 2008-2009 financial crisis to provide advisory services and manage distressed assets, including work related to Bear Stearns and AIG holdings. Maiden Lane LLC vehicles were created by the Federal Reserve to hold these distressed assets, and BlackRock provided advisory and management services for these portfolios. · BlackRock Financial Management Inc. was hired by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to manage the Maiden Lane LLC portfolios, including Maiden Lane I, II, and III. BlackRock served as the investment manager for these special purpose vehicles holding distressed assets from Bear Stearns and AIG.
→ Nvidia company
investor inferential since unknown
BlackRock files quarterly 13F-HR forms disclosing institutional investment holdings exceeding $100 million, and files Schedule 13G/13D forms when acquiring beneficial ownership stakes exceeding 5% in publicly traded companies. As one of the world's largest asset managers with over $9 trillion AUM, BlackRock holds significant positions in major publicly traded companies including technology firms like Nvidia.
← Jensen Huang person
investor inferential since unknown
BlackRock is a major institutional investor that holds significant positions in publicly traded companies including NVIDIA. As CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang leads a company in which BlackRock likely holds substantial shares as one of the world's largest asset managers, though specific holdings require verification through 13F filings.
← Matt Danzeisen person
former employment secondary since unknown
Danzeisen has worked as a portfolio manager at Blackstone Group (note: documented facts mention Blackstone Group, not BlackRock - these are separate entities)
← Jeffrey Epstein person
indirect_financial_sector_connection inferential since 2008
Epstein worked at Bear Stearns (1976-1981). Bear Stearns collapsed in 2008 and its toxic assets were managed through Maiden Lane LLC structures created by the Federal Reserve, with BlackRock serving as asset manager for Maiden Lane portfolios. This represents an indirect, institutional-level connection through the financial sector rather than any direct relationship.
← Bill Clinton person
policy_enabler likely
Clinton's signing of Gramm-Leach-Bliley (1999) and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (2000) created the deregulated environment that enabled the creation of too-big-to-fail banks and unregulated derivatives markets. When these markets collapsed in 2008, BlackRock was hired by the Federal Reserve to manage the Maiden Lane LLC toxic asset portfolio from Bear Stearns — a crisis directly enabled by Clinton-era deregulation.
← Larry Fink person
founder confirmed
Fink co-founded BlackRock in 1988 and has served as Chairman and CEO since inception. He built the firm from a risk management startup into the world's largest asset manager with $10T+ AUM.
← Trumid Holdings company
investor primary since 2014
BlackRock is documented as one of Trumid Holdings' institutional investors, having participated in private funding rounds that helped the company raise over $200 million in venture funding
← Peter Thiel person
critic confirmed
Thiel has criticized BlackRock for co-opting Bitcoin and promoting ESG policies he opposes
← Robert Rubin person
crisis_chain secondary
Rubin's deregulation created the conditions for the 2008 crisis. His bank Citigroup needed a $45B bailout and $306B guarantee — BlackRock advised the Fed on the Citigroup asset pool. Rubin's policies → crisis → BlackRock becomes government's crisis manager → BlackRock becomes world's largest asset manager.
← Blackrock Neurotech company
name confusion entity primary since 2025
In June 2025, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated the company needed a name change to avoid confusion with BlackRock Inc.
← Samsung Electronics company
Shareholder primary since 2025
BlackRock holds 4.99% of Samsung Electronics shares.
← National Economic Council (NEC) government agency
professional_relationship inferential since 2010
Larry Summers, former NEC Director, has had advisory roles with BlackRock. BlackRock is a known entity.
← Jimmy Patronis person
oversight primary since 2022
As CFO, Patronis ordered Florida to divest $2 billion from BlackRock in December 2022, calling CEO Larry Fink a 'Bond villain.' At the same time, he held more than $75,000 of his own money in a BlackRock-managed Emerging Markets Fund in his 401(k) profit-sharing plan.
← Seth Magaziner person
donor primary since 2025
BlackRock PAC contributed $35,000 to Magaziner's leadership PAC in the 2025-2026 cycle.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
no_direct_connection secondary since 2025
No documented connection between Schumer and BlackRock is present in the provided fact set.
subsidiary primary since 1994
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. is a direct subsidiary of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK).
← J. French Hill person
stock_trade primary since 2025
Hill reported a $299,010–$810,000 sale of Blackstone stock on July 24, 2025, and has actively traded equities including Pfizer and other financial sector assets.
← Clarium Capital company
employment primary since 2008
Matt Danzeisen transitioned from BlackRock to Clarium Capital in 2008.
← Mark Pocan person
Not Linked inferential since 2011
No direct connection found in the facts; Pocan owns no individual stocks and has no reported ties to BlackRock.
← Robert J. Wittman person
indirect_financial secondary since 2025
No direct connection documented; Wittman's stock trading portfolio and net worth are noted but no specific BlackRock holdings mentioned in the facts.
← Pete Sessions person
stock ownership primary since 2023
Sessions has executed stock trades including BlackRock as part of his $17.4 million in total stock trades.
← Riley M. Moore person
affiliation primary since 2022
As West Virginia State Treasurer, Moore was the 'first elected official in America to divest West Virginia tax dollars from BlackRock over their support for ESG.' He created a 'restricted financial institution list' barring banks that 'boycott' fossil fuels.
no_direct_connection inferential since unknown
No direct connection identified between Academi (formerly Blackwater) and BlackRock in the provided facts.
← Shomari Figures person
donor primary since 2024
BlackRock PAC contributed $30,000 to Figures' 2024 campaign, listed among his top PAC contributors.
← Brittany Pettersen person
donor primary since 2025
BlackRock PAC donated $180,000 to Pettersen in the 2025-2026 cycle through the Democracy Engine platform.
← Henry Paulson person
contractor secondary since 2008
BlackRock managed the Maiden Lane portfolios created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during the 2008 crisis response under Treasury Secretary Paulson's oversight.
← Sheri Biggs person
investor primary since 2025
Rep. Biggs disclosed purchasing up to $250,000 of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) on March 4, 2025, and up to $250,000 in July 2025 (reported late, violating STOCK Act).
← New York City Comptroller government agency
investor primary since 2025
In November 2025, Comptroller Brad Lander recommended that three NYC pension funds drop asset manager BlackRock ($42 billion) due to inadequate decarbonization plans under the funds' Net Zero Implementation Plan.
← Mark Warner elected official
investor secondary since 2025
Warner has approximately $98.6 million invested in publicly traded assets including diversified ETFs such as SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF) and AGG (iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF), which are managed/issued by BlackRock (iShares) and State Street (SPDR).
Money Flows Passing Through (1)
Documented payment chains where this entity appears as a source, hop, or vanish point. All chains →
active 4 hops ⚠ 1 vanish
Circle USDC reserves → BlackRock fund fees → BlackRock political spend → SAB 121 reversal
Sources (50)
2013-06-06 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (2013-06-06) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ SEC EDGAR — BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust sec_filing Raw 📜 Receipt
2017-08-25 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D — BlackRock Inc. (2017-08-25) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2011-06-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2011-06-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-03-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2013-03-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-27 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: BlackRock, Inc. not found in usaspending claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-27 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: BlackRock, Inc. not found in sam_gov claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2023-02-09 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D/A — BlackRock Inc. (2023-02-09) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-06-10 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D/A — BlackRock Inc. (2020-06-10) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-02-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D/A — BlackRock Inc. (2020-02-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-07-31 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2025-07-31) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-12-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2025-12-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-12-20 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D/A — BlackRock Inc. (2021-12-20) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-12-08 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2025-12-08) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2020-06-10 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2020-06-10) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-27 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: BlackRock, Inc. not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-02-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2026-02-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-05-08 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2025-05-08) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-06-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock, Inc. (2022-06-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-06-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D/A — BlackRock Inc. (2022-06-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2022-05-20 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D/A — BlackRock Inc. (2022-05-20) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-12-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2012-12-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-02-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 10-K — BlackRock Inc. (2019-02-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-12-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — BLACKROCK CORPORATE HIGH YIELD FUND VI, INC. (2012-12-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-02-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust (2019-02-04) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-06-06 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2013-06-06) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-02-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2019-02-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2011-06-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4/A — BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL 2018 TERM TRUST (2011-06-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-02-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2019-02-04) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-11-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2013-11-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: BlackRock not found in sam_gov claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: BlackRock not found in usaspending claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: BlackRock not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Analysis articles citing investment portfolios web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-01-01 ↗ Federal Reserve documentation web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-12-31 ↗ Financial records and business publications web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-06-26 ↗ Federal Reserve documents and Yale financial crisis archive web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2008-03-16 ↗ Wikipedia and multiple financial news sources web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-08-25 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2017-08-25) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: BlackRock — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-12-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — BlackRock (2012-12-07) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2024 ↗ Research: BlackRock - Parliamentary Record discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt
2024 ↗ Research: BlackRock - Court Record web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2024 ↗ Research: BlackRock - government disclosure web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2024 ↗ Research: BlackRock - federal contracts site:usaspending.gov discovery_scope_note Processed 📜 Receipt