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1630 Fund

Company / nonprofit

DC

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

1630 Fund gave $4.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 75% were on the winning side ($651K won, $218K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$869K scored (18% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$218K

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.9M

$3.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
America's Progressive Promise PAC

$3.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4.8M
$651K / $218K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates 1630 Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by 1630 Fund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$387K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$264K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateSupporting$67K✗ No
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateSupporting$66K✗ No
Steve BullockMontana SenateSupporting$44K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$41K✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did 1630 Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
1630 Fund gave $4.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 75% were on the winning side ($651K won, $218K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did 1630 Fund fund in 2020?
America's Progressive Promise PAC ($4.8M).
Which candidates did 1630 Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $387K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $264K, won); for Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $67K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.