Which super PACs did Jeffrey Katzenberg fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), The Lincoln Project ($100K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), Pacronym ($100K), DSCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Jeffrey Katzenberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $212K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $208K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $190K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jeffrey Katzenberg

Individual

CEO, Dream Works Animation · California

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

Mixed results

Jeffrey Katzenberg gave $2.6M 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, 47% were on the winning side ($762K won, $865K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

47%

$1.6M scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$865K

Not allocated or result unknown

$959K

$959K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $35 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 $863K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M	$577K / $810K
The Lincoln Project $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$41K / $15K
Priorities USA Action $995 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$84K / $15K
Pacronym $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$58K / $16K
DSCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$2K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$212K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$208K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$190K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$176K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$154K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$112K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$64K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$42K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jeffrey Katzenberg spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jeffrey Katzenberg gave $2.6M 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, 47% were on the winning side ($762K won, $865K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jeffrey Katzenberg fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), The Lincoln Project ($100K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), Pacronym ($100K), DSCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Jeffrey Katzenberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $212K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $208K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $190K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.