Donor
Nrdc Action Fund
Company / nonprofitDC
109 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Nrdc Action Fund gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $0 lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.3M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
100%
$1.6M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$0
Not spent yet
$708K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nrdc Action Votes $708K not spent yet | $2.3M | $1.6M / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Nrdc Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Nrdc Action Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $864K | ✓ Yes |
| Jim Bognet | Pennsylvania 8th District | Attacking | $312K | ✓ Yes |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Michigan 8th District | Supporting | $260K | ✓ Yes |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $125K | ✓ Yes |
| Sandy Smith | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $40K | ✓ Yes |
| Sean Casten | Illinois 6th District (primary) | Supporting | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Nrdc Action Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Nrdc Action Fund gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $0 lost).
- Which super PACs did Nrdc Action Fund fund in 2022?
- Nrdc Action Votes ($2.3M).
- Which candidates did Nrdc Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $864K, won); against Jim Bognet (Pennsylvania 8th District, about $312K, won); for Daniel T. Kildee (Michigan 8th District, about $260K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.