Donor
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Company / nonprofitNew York
6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund gave $1.9M 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, 67% were on the winning side ($463K won, $225K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.9M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
67%
$688K scored (36% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$225K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.2M
$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood Votes $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.9M | $440K / $212K | |
| Wfp Ie Committee $29K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $18K / $2K | |
| Women Vote! $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $20K | $3K / $11K | |
| For Our Future $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $5K | $2K / $9 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $192K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $126K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $55K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $45K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $31K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $14K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Planned Parenthood Action Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund gave $1.9M 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, 67% were on the winning side ($463K won, $225K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Planned Parenthood Action Fund fund in 2020?
- Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.9M), Wfp Ie Committee ($50K), Women Vote! ($20K), For Our Future ($5K).
- Which candidates did Planned Parenthood Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $192K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $126K, won); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $55K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.