Donor
American Bridge 21st Century Foundation
Another PACDC
8 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
American Bridge 21st Century Foundation gave $8.0M 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, 87% ended up on the winning side ($6.0M won, $893K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$8.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
87%
$6.0M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$893K
Not spent yet
$1.2M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab PAC $1.1M not spent yet | $7.5M | $5.5M / $880K | |
| Unite the Country $71K not spent yet | $575K | $491K / $14K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates American Bridge 21st Century Foundation's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Bridge 21st Century Foundation's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $5.5M | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $526K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $490K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $366K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did American Bridge 21st Century Foundation spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- American Bridge 21st Century Foundation gave $8.0M 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, 87% ended up on the winning side ($6.0M won, $893K lost).
- Which super PACs did American Bridge 21st Century Foundation fund in 2020?
- Ab PAC ($7.5M), Unite the Country ($575K).
- Which candidates did American Bridge 21st Century Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $5.5M, lost); against Kelly Loeffler (Georgia Senate (special), about $526K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $490K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.