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Tides Advocacy

Company / nonprofit

California

11 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($405K won, $37K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

92%

$442K scored (35% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$37K

Not allocated or result unknown

$835K

$831K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
Moveon.Org Political Action

$321K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$400K
$56K / $23K
Win Justice

$211K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$83K / $2K
People's Action Power

$185K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$270K
$84K / $552
Texas Organizing Project PAC

$64K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$109K
$41K / $4K
Alliance for Youth Action$100K
$93K / $7K
Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC

$36K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$64K
$28K / $0
Mijente PAC

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$34K
$20K / $4

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Tides Advocacy's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Tides Advocacy's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$289K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$42K✓ Yes
Raphael WarnockGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$34K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateSupporting$26K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$20K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateSupporting$6K✗ No
Mark KellyArizona SenateSupporting$6K✓ Yes
Jacky RosenNevada SenateSupporting$3KUnknown
Pam KeithFlorida 18th DistrictSupporting$2K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$2K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$2K✗ No
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$2K✗ No

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($405K won, $37K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $289K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $42K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $34K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.