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Bright Future Fund

Company / nonprofit

DC

10 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Bright Future Fund gave $18M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $7.5M lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$18M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

0%

$7.5M scored (41% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$7.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$11M

$11M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Forward Majority Action

$7.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$7.8M
$0 / $346K
Pivotpac

$750K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4.3M
$0 / $3.6M
People's Action Power

$2.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3.5M
$0 / $1.2M
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$305K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.7M
$0 / $2.4M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Bright Future Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Bright Future Fund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$7.3M✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$185K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$13K✗ No
Joseph R Jr BidenPresidentSupporting$4KUnknown
Joseph R Jr BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$21Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bright Future Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Bright Future Fund gave $18M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $7.5M lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Bright Future Fund fund in 2024?
Forward Majority Action ($7.8M), Pivotpac ($4.3M), People's Action Power ($3.5M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.7M).
Which candidates did Bright Future Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $7.3M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $185K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $13K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.