Follow the money
The people who actually paid for 2024
Super PACs are just envelopes. This is who filled them. Every person, company, nonprofit and PAC that gave at least $250K to the outside spenders is here, with their money traced through each group to the candidates it was spent for or against. A dollar counts as a win when the group that got it spent it on the winning side.
Traced to named donors
$3.95B
400 donors of $250K or more
From the 10 biggest individuals
$1.01B
24% of all outside spending
Dark money
$568M
From nonprofits that hide their donors
Rich individuals
200
gave $1.93B between them
Where the big money came from
Share of traced donor money by who wrote the cheque.
Individual
$1.93B (49%)
Another PAC
$632M (16%)
Company / nonprofit
$624M (16%)
Dark money
$568M (14%)
Company
$196M (5%)
Where the trail ends
The dark money, and what the IRS knows about it
Nonprofits that gave to the super PACs. Their IRS filings show how much they raise and spend; the donors stay blank by design.
| Group | Gave to super PACs | Latest 990 revenue | Spent that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Forward USA Action501(c)(4) social welfare group | $266M | $66M (2022) | $62M |
| Securing American Greatness501(c)(4) social welfare group | $68M | no 990 on file | – |
| House Majority Forward501(c)(4) social welfare group | $47M | $22M (2023) | $19M |
| Majority Forward501(c)(4) social welfare group | $45M | $28M (2018) | $9.7M |
| Stand Together Chamber of Commerce501(c)(6) trade association | $45M | $258M (2023) | $364M |
| American Action Network501(c)(4) social welfare group | $43M | $46M (2023) | $66M |
| One Nation501(c)(4) social welfare group | $36M | $67M (2023) | $14M |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund501(c)(4) social welfare group | $18M | $181M (2023) | $141M |
400 donors
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
400 shown
| Donor | Gave | Helped | Winning side | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Future Forward USA ActionDark money DC | $266M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Elon MuskIndividual Tesla / SpaceX / xAI · TX | $211M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
Timothy MellonIndividual Banking heir (Mellon family) · WY | $196M | 95% GOP | Winner | |
Miriam AdelsonIndividual Las Vegas Sands · NV | $138M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
Richard UihleinIndividual Uline · IL | $114M | 93% GOP | Winner | |
Ken GriffinIndividual Citadel · FL | $88M | 93% GOP | Mixed | |
Empower Parents PACAnother PAC FL | $83M | 90% Dem | Winner | |
Jeff YassIndividual Susquehanna International Group · PA | $77M | 82% GOP | Winner | |
CoinbaseCompany CA | $76M | 60% GOP | Winner | |
Securing American GreatnessDark money FL | $68M | 94% GOP | Winner | |
Senate Leadership FundAnother PAC DC | $66M | 99% GOP | Winner | |
Paul SingerIndividual Elliott Management · FL | $62M | 93% GOP | Winner | |
Dustin MoskovitzIndividual Asana / Facebook co-founder · CA | $50M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Ripple Labs Inc.Company CA | $49M | 64% GOP | Winner | |
League of Conservation Voters, Inc.Company / nonprofit DC | $49M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
House Majority ForwardDark money DC | $47M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
Majority ForwardDark money DC | $45M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Stand Together Chamber of CommerceDark money VA | $45M | 93% GOP | Mixed | |
Koch IndustriesCompany KS | $44M | 94% GOP | Mixed | |
American Action NetworkDark money DC | $43M | 100% GOP | Mixed | |
Club for Growth ActionAnother PAC DC | $42M | 81% GOP | Loser | |
Michael BloombergIndividual Bloomberg LP · NY | $39M | 99% Dem | Loser | |
Democracy PACAnother PAC DC | $36M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Restoration PACAnother PAC IL | $36M | 94% GOP | Winner | |
One NationDark money VA | $36M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
AB FoundationCompany / nonprofit DC | $34M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Robert BigelowIndividual Self-Employed · NV | $34M | 94% GOP | Winner | |
Stephen SchwarzmanIndividual Blackstone · NY | $33M | 97% GOP | Mixed | |
Diane HendricksIndividual ABC Supply · WI | $30M | 95% GOP | Winner | |
America VotesAnother PAC DC | $28M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Reid HoffmanIndividual LinkedIn co-founder / Greylock · CA | $27M | 97% Dem | Loser | |
Coinbase Commerce (Exchange)Company / nonprofit CA | $25M | 66% GOP | Winner | |
Jump CryptoCompany / nonprofit IL | $25M | 66% GOP | Winner | |
Lcv Victory FundAnother PAC DC | $24M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Building America's FutureCompany / nonprofit DC | $24M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
Linda McmahonIndividual Self-Employed · CT | $21M | 94% GOP | Winner | |
Elon Musk Revocable TrustCompany / nonprofit TX | $21M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
Warren StephensIndividual Stephens Inc. · AR | $20M | 89% GOP | Winner | |
Republican State Leadership CommitteeCompany / nonprofit DC | $19M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
NC | $19M | 97% GOP | Winner | |
Jan KoumIndividual Retired · CA | $19M | 70% GOP | Winner | |
Ronald CameronIndividual Mountaire Corp · AR | $19M | 96% GOP | Winner | |
Fred EychanerIndividual News Web Corporation · IL | $18M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Bright Future FundCompany / nonprofit DC | $18M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Sixteen Thirty FundDark money DC | $18M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Evidence for ImpactCompany / nonprofit DC | $17M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
GOPACCompany / nonprofit VA | $16M | 83% Dem | Loser | |
Unite Here PACAnother PAC NY | $16M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
Timothy DunnIndividual Crownquest Operating · TX | $15M | 98% GOP | Mixed | |
Thomas KlingensteinIndividual Cohen Klingenstein Ll · NY | $15M | 88% GOP | Winner | |
Deborah SimonIndividual Retired · IN | $15M | 95% Dem | Loser | |
Environmental Defense Action FundCompany / nonprofit DC | $15M | 98% Dem | Mixed | |
Elizabeth UihleinIndividual Uline · IL | $15M | 98% GOP | Winner | |
Patrick RyanIndividual Ryan Specialty · IL | $15M | 92% GOP | Mixed | |
Shirley RyanIndividual Pathways.Org · IL | $15M | 92% GOP | Mixed | |
James SimonsIndividual Renaissance Technologies · NY | $15M | 100% Dem | Loser | |
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncCompany / nonprofit NY | $15M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
Working for Working Americans - FederalAnother PAC NV | $14M | 100% Dem | Mixed | |
Gavin De BeckerIndividual Gavin De Becker Association · HI | $14M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
Jim WaltonIndividual Walmart heir · AR | $13M | 95% GOP | Mixed |