Which super PACs did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc fund in 2022?

Saving Arizona PAC ($3.0M), Defend US PAC ($250K), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($75K).

Which candidates did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $796K, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $793K, lost); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $444K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Exceptionalism Institute Inc

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

3 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

American Exceptionalism Institute Inc gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 41% were on the winning side ($927K won, $1.3M lost). $397K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$2.2M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$691K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $397K 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	Won / lost
Saving Arizona PAC $588K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$798K / $1.3M
Defend US PAC $70K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$128K / $52K
American Jobs and Growth PAC $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$75K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$796K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$793K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$444K	✗ No
Jim Lamon	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$282K	Unknown
Mark Brnovich	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$72K	Unknown
Markwayne Mullin	Oklahoma Senate (special)	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Avery Frix	Oklahoma 2nd District	Supporting	$32K	Unknown
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 7th District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Exceptionalism Institute Inc gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 41% were on the winning side ($927K won, $1.3M lost). $397K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc fund in 2022?: Saving Arizona PAC ($3.0M), Defend US PAC ($250K), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($75K).
Which candidates did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $796K, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $793K, lost); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $444K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.