Donor
Tides Advocacy
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
11 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Tides Advocacy gave $1.3M 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, 86% ended up on the winning side ($634K won, $104K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
86%
$634K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$104K
Not spent yet
$540K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moveon.Org Political Action $98K not spent yet | $400K | $214K / $87K | |
| Win Justice $147K not spent yet | $300K | $143K / $4K | |
| People's Action Power $182K not spent yet | $270K | $87K / $569 | |
| Texas Organizing Project PAC $61K not spent yet | $109K | $44K / $4K | |
| Alliance for Youth Action | $100K | $93K / $7K | |
| Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC $33K not spent yet | $64K | $31K / $0 | |
| Mijente PAC $12K not spent yet | $34K | $22K / $5 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $416K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $93K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $56K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $55K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate (primary) | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| Jacky Rosen | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $5K | Unknown |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Tides Advocacy spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Tides Advocacy gave $1.3M 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, 86% ended up on the winning side ($634K won, $104K lost).
- Which super PACs did Tides Advocacy fund in 2020?
- Moveon.Org Political Action ($400K), Win Justice ($300K), People's Action Power ($270K), Texas Organizing Project PAC ($109K), Alliance for Youth Action ($100K).
- Which candidates did Tides Advocacy's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $416K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $93K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $56K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.