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Audrey Cappell

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · New York

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

Backed losers

Audrey Cappell gave $1.5M 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, 34% were on the winning side ($393K won, $779K lost). $24K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

34%

$1.2M scored (78% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$779K

Not allocated or result unknown

$328K

$304K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $24K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$249K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$393K / $336K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$56K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$0 / $444K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Audrey Cappell's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Audrey Cappell's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$443K✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$30K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$29K✓ Yes
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$29K✓ Yes
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$26K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'EspositoNew York 4th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.Pennsylvania 8th DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No
John JamesMichigan 10th DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Audrey Cappell spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Audrey Cappell gave $1.5M 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, 34% were on the winning side ($393K won, $779K lost). $24K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Audrey Cappell fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K).
Which candidates did Audrey Cappell's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $443K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $34K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $30K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.