Which super PACs did Sierra Club fund in 2020?

Sierra Club Independent Action ($3.5M).

Which candidates did Sierra Club's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $1.3M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $410K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $270K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Sierra Club

Company / nonprofit

California

5 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Sierra Club gave $3.5M 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, 84% were on the winning side ($2.0M won, $372K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

$3.5M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

84%

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.4M scored (69% of gifts)

$372K

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Sierra Club Independent Action $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.5M		$2.0M / $372K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Sierra Club's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Sierra Club's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$410K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$270K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$102K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$74K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$70K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$69K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$69K	✓ Yes
Edward J. Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Sierra Club spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Sierra Club gave $3.5M 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, 84% were on the winning side ($2.0M won, $372K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Sierra Club fund in 2020?: Sierra Club Independent Action ($3.5M).
Which candidates did Sierra Club's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $1.3M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $410K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $270K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.