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Pacific Environmental Coalition

Company / nonprofit

California

4 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Pacific Environmental Coalition gave $1.6M 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, 58% were on the winning side ($576K won, $419K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

58%

$995K scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$419K

Not allocated or result unknown

$555K

$529K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $26K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$383K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$256K / $360K
Unite the Country

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$225K / $6K
Votevets

$77K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$94K / $53K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Pacific Environmental Coalition's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Pacific Environmental Coalition's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$132K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$112K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$102K✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$92K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$91K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$78K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$67K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$44K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina Senate (primary)Supporting$29K✓ Yes
Pete ButtigiegPresident (primary)Supporting$24KUnknown
Mary HegarTexas Senate (primary)Supporting$24K✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Pacific Environmental Coalition spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Pacific Environmental Coalition gave $1.6M 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, 58% were on the winning side ($576K won, $419K lost). $26K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Pacific Environmental Coalition fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Unite the Country ($300K), Votevets ($250K).
Which candidates did Pacific Environmental Coalition's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $132K, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $112K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $102K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.