Which super PACs did AB Foundation fund in 2024?

Ab PAC ($34M), Project 218 ($400K).

Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Donald Trump (President, about $20M, lost); for Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $65K, won); for Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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AB Foundation

Company / nonprofit

34 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

AB Foundation gave $34M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 1% were on the winning side ($101K won, $20M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$34M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$20M scored (59% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$20M

Not allocated or result unknown

$14M

$14M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Ab PAC $14M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$34M		$0 / $20M
Project 218 $162K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K		$101K / $137K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$20M	✗ No
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Supporting	$48K	✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes
Kirsten Engel	Arizona 6th District	Supporting	$22K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Supporting	$22K	✗ No
Lanon Baccam	Iowa 3rd District	Supporting	$14K	✗ No
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District	Supporting	$13K	✗ No
Adam Frisch	Colorado 3rd District	Supporting	$11K	✗ No
Christina Bohannan	Iowa 1st District	Supporting	$4K	✗ No
Sean Casten	Illinois 6th District	Supporting	$1K	✓ Yes
Bill Foster	Illinois 11th District	Supporting	$1K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did AB Foundation spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: AB Foundation gave $34M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 1% were on the winning side ($101K won, $20M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did AB Foundation fund in 2024?: Ab PAC ($34M), Project 218 ($400K).
Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Donald Trump (President, about $20M, lost); for Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $65K, won); for Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.