Donor
Family Friendly Action Fund
Company / nonprofitNew Hampshire
8 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Family Friendly Action Fund gave $1.5M 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, 53% were on the winning side ($625K won, $552K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
53%
$1.2M scored (77% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$552K
Not allocated or result unknown
$354K
$351K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Friendly Action PAC $160K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $312K / $528K | |
| Somos Votantes $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $273K | $241K / $22K | |
| Win Justice $176K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $69K / $2K | |
| Somos PAC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $8K | $3K / $67 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $533K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $211K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $194K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $112K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $22K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| Pam Keith | Florida 18th District | Supporting | $8K | ✗ No |
| Alan Cohn | Florida 15th District | Supporting | $8K | ✗ No |
| Charlie Crist | Florida 13th District | Supporting | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Florida 26th District | Supporting | $7K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Family Friendly Action Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Family Friendly Action Fund gave $1.5M 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, 53% were on the winning side ($625K won, $552K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Family Friendly Action Fund fund in 2020?
- Family Friendly Action PAC ($1.0M), Somos Votantes ($273K), Win Justice ($250K), Somos PAC ($8K).
- Which candidates did Family Friendly Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $533K, won); for Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $211K, lost); for Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $194K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.