On Tuesday, The New York Times tracked the top donors to the so-called super political action committees, or super PACs, that came to life in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision two years ago and are making their presence felt in this year’s presidential campaign.

Unlike individual donors, who are capped at contributing $2,500 per political candidate during an election, super PAC contributors-individuals, corporations, and labor unions, for instance-can give unlimited sums in support of, or in opposition to, any number of candidates.

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