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America Works USA

Company / nonprofit

DC

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

America Works USA gave $2.0M 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, 93% were on the winning side ($867K won, $70K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

93%

$936K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$70K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K 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
Black PAC

$983K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.8M
$755K / $24K
Family Friendly Action PAC

$70K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$230K
$112K / $46K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates America Works USA's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by America Works USA's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateSupporting$491K✓ Yes
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateSupporting$290K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateSupporting$29K✗ No
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$25K✗ No
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$21K✓ Yes
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$15K✓ Yes
Lucy McBathGeorgia 7th District (primary)Supporting$15K✓ Yes
Daniel T. KildeeMichigan 8th DistrictSupporting$13K✓ Yes
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$9K✗ No
Jonathan OssoffGeorgia SenateSupporting$8KUnknown
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$6K✓ Yes
Patty MurrayWashington SenateSupporting$5K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did America Works USA spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
America Works USA gave $2.0M 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, 93% were on the winning side ($867K won, $70K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did America Works USA fund in 2022?
Black PAC ($1.8M), Family Friendly Action PAC ($230K).
Which candidates did America Works USA's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $491K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $290K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $29K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.