Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $185K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $9K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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AB Foundation

Company / nonprofit

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

Backed winners

AB Foundation gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($194K won, $0 lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$194K scored (8% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.2M

$2.2M 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
Ab PAC $2.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.4M		$194K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$185K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did AB Foundation spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: AB Foundation gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($194K won, $0 lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did AB Foundation fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($2.4M).
Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $185K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $9K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.