Which super PACs did American Action Network fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($51M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($820K).

Which candidates did American Action Network's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $2.1M, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $1.7M, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $1.6M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Action Network

Dark money

35 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

American Action Network gave $51M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 38% ended up on the winning side ($17M won, $27M lost).

Nonprofit tied to the Congressional Leadership Fund. It does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$51M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

38%

$17M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$27M

Not spent yet

$6.9M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

American Action Network Inc is a 501(c)(4) social welfare group based in Washington, DC. It files a Form 990 with the IRS every year that shows how much money it moves, but never who gave it. That is the whole point of routing money this way.

IRS filings on ProPublica →

Revenue, 2023

$46M

from donors it does not have to name

Spent, 2023

$66M

Assets at year end, 2023

$16M

Tax year	Revenue	Spent	Assets	Filing
2023	$46M	$66M	$16M	990 PDF
2022	$90M	$62M	$31M	990 PDF
2021	$30M	$35M	$3.7M	e-file
2020	$48M	$42M	$8.9M	990 PDF
2019	$29M	$32M	$3.7M	990 PDF
2018	$52M	$51M	$6.5M	990 PDF
2024	filed, not yet digitised			990 PDF

The $51M it gave to super PACs in 2022 is 112% of what it took in during 2023, its latest year on file. The 990 lists what it spent on politics in a single line and leaves every donor blank.

American Action Network also bought $939K of Google and YouTube ads under its own name this cycle. All ad buyers →

Where the cheques went

A nonprofit that does not have to say where its own money came from. The trail ends here. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $5.7M not spent yet	$51M		$17M / $27M
Wfw Action Fund Inc $181K not spent yet	$820K		$114K / $268K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$2.1M	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$1.7M	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$1.6M	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Mike Levin	California 49th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Eric Sorensen	Illinois 17th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Kim Schrier	Washington 8th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No

Dark money as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Action Network spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Action Network gave $51M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 38% ended up on the winning side ($17M won, $27M lost).
Which super PACs did American Action Network fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($51M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($820K).
Which candidates did American Action Network's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $2.1M, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $1.7M, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $1.6M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.