Donor
Colorofchange.Org
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
5 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Colorofchange.Org gave $1.4M 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, 99% ended up on the winning side ($252K won, $2K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.4M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
99%
$252K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2K
Not spent yet
$1.1M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorofchange PAC $1.1M not spent yet | $1.4M | $252K / $2K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Colorofchange.Org's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Colorofchange.Org's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $228K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $11K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $11K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $968 | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Colorofchange.Org spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Colorofchange.Org gave $1.4M 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, 99% ended up on the winning side ($252K won, $2K lost).
- Which super PACs did Colorofchange.Org fund in 2020?
- Colorofchange PAC ($1.4M).
- Which candidates did Colorofchange.Org's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $228K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $11K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $11K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.