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Louise Gund

Individual

Philanthropist/Photographer, Self-Employed · California

11 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Louise Gund gave $1.4M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($473K won, $151K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

76%

$623K scored (43% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$151K

Not allocated or result unknown

$818K

$807K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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
Senate Majority PAC

$555K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$372K / $118K
The Lincoln Project

$194K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$1K / $4K
House Majority PAC

$31K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$92K / $26K
DCCC

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$7K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Louise Gund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Louise Gund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$129K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$78K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$74K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$60K✗ No
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$35K✗ No
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$27K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin Senate (primary)Attacking$15K✗ No
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateSupporting$14K✓ Yes
Chuck MorseNew Hampshire Senate (primary)Attacking$10KUnknown
Mark KellyArizona Senate (primary)Supporting$9K✓ Yes
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$7K✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Louise Gund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Louise Gund gave $1.4M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($473K won, $151K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Louise Gund fund in 2022?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), The Lincoln Project ($200K), House Majority PAC ($150K), DCCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Louise Gund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $129K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $78K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $74K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.