Which super PACs did Ball Ventures fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($390K).

Which candidates did Ball Ventures's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $88K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $49K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $25K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ball Ventures

Company / nonprofit

Idaho

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

Backed winners

Ball Ventures gave $890K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 70% were on the winning side ($431K won, $183K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$890K

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

70%

$613K scored (69% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$183K

Not allocated or result unknown

$277K

$251K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $26K 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

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $195K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K		$171K / $134K
Congressional Leadership Fund $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$390K		$260K / $48K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$88K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ball Ventures spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Ball Ventures gave $890K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 70% were on the winning side ($431K won, $183K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ball Ventures fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($390K).
Which candidates did Ball Ventures's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $88K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $49K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $25K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.