Which super PACs did Anne Bass fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), Women Vote! ($350K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), The Lincoln Project ($10K).

Which candidates did Anne Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $146K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $117K, lost); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $116K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Anne Bass

Individual

Founder, Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation · Texas

9 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Anne Bass gave $1.7M 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, 36% were on the winning side ($379K won, $667K lost). $20K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

36%

$1.0M scored (62% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$667K

Not allocated or result unknown

$629K

$609K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $20K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $477K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$319K / $448K
Women Vote! $76K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$53K / $201K
DCCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $8K
DSCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $9K
The Lincoln Project $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$4K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Anne Bass's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Anne Bass's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$146K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$117K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$116K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$105K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$98K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$55K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Anne Bass spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Anne Bass gave $1.7M 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, 36% were on the winning side ($379K won, $667K lost). $20K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Anne Bass fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M), Women Vote! ($350K), DCCC ($36K), DSCC ($36K), The Lincoln Project ($10K).
Which candidates did Anne Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $146K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $117K, lost); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $116K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.