Donor
Working Families Organization
Company / nonprofitNew York
12 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Working Families Organization gave $892K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% 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, 69% were on the winning side ($232K won, $104K lost). $93K had no matched result and is excluded.
$892K
Gave to outside spenders
93% of it helped Democrats
69%
Winning share of scored dollars
$336K scored (38% of gifts)
$104K
Spent on the losing side
$556K
Not allocated or result unknown
$463K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $93K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wfp National PAC $436K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $857K | $225K / $103K | |
| Casa in Action PAC $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $35K | $7K / $815 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $44K | ✗ No |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Supporting | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Jamie McLeod-Skinner | Oregon 5th District | Supporting | $30K | ✗ No |
| Jessica Cisneros | Texas 28th District | Supporting | $24K | Unknown |
| Sandy Smith | North Carolina 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Supporting | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Gilbert Villegas | Illinois 3rd District (primary) | Attacking | $17K | Unknown |
| Michelle Vallejo | Texas 15th District | Supporting | $16K | ✗ No |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District | Supporting | $15K | ✓ Yes |
| Nida Allam | North Carolina 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $14K | Unknown |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Working Families Organization spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Working Families Organization gave $892K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% 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, 69% were on the winning side ($232K won, $104K lost). $93K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Working Families Organization fund in 2022?
- Wfp National PAC ($857K), Casa in Action PAC ($35K).
- Which candidates did Working Families Organization's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $44K, lost); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $37K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $34K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.