Which candidates did Iowa Values Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $1.2M, won); for Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $74K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Iowa Values Inc.

Company / nonprofit

Iowa

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

Backed winners

Iowa Values Inc. gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $0 lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$1.3M scored (91% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$132K

$132K 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

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Iowa Values Action $132K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$1.3M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$74K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Iowa Values Inc. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Iowa Values Inc. gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $0 lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Iowa Values Inc. fund in 2020?: Iowa Values Action ($1.5M).
Which candidates did Iowa Values Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $1.2M, won); for Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $74K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.