Which super PACs did Robert Grantham fund in 2020?

Lcv Victory Fund ($3.0M), Republican National Committee ($1K).

Which candidates did Robert Grantham's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $538K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $385K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $228K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Grantham

Individual

Co-Founder, Director, CIO, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC · Massachusetts

4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Robert Grantham gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 50% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.1M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

50%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not spent yet

$745K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Lcv Victory Fund $730K not spent yet	$3.0M		$1.1M / $1.1M
Republican National Committee $967 not spent yet	$1K		$0 / $33

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$538K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$385K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$228K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$202K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$101K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$81K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$61K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Carlos Gimenez	Florida 26th District	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Grantham spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Robert Grantham gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 50% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.1M lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Grantham fund in 2020?: Lcv Victory Fund ($3.0M), Republican National Committee ($1K).
Which candidates did Robert Grantham's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $538K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $385K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $228K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.