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

against Donald Trump (President, about $798K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $789K, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $111K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jeffrey Skoll

Individual

Owner, Goodlands Management · California

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

Backed winners

Jeffrey Skoll gave $2.0M 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, 85% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $298K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

85%

$2.0M scored (99% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$298K

Not allocated or result unknown

$20K

$20K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Priorities USA Action $20K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$1.7M / $298K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$798K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$789K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$111K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$95K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$34K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Supporting	$3K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jeffrey Skoll spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jeffrey Skoll gave $2.0M 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, 85% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $298K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jeffrey Skoll fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Jeffrey Skoll's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $798K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $789K, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $111K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.