Which super PACs did American Action Network fund in 2024?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($43M).

Which candidates did American Action Network's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $2.1M, lost); against Mondaire L. Jones (New York 17th District, about $2.0M, won); against Curtis Hertel (Michigan 7th District, about $1.8M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Action Network

Dark money

16 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

American Action Network gave $43M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($22M won, $17M lost).

Nonprofit tied to the Congressional Leadership Fund. It does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$43M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

57%

$22M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$17M

Not spent yet

$4.1M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

American Action Network Inc is a 501(c)(4) social welfare group based in Washington, DC. It files a Form 990 with the IRS every year that shows how much money it moves, but never who gave it. That is the whole point of routing money this way.

IRS filings on ProPublica →

Revenue, 2023

$46M

from donors it does not have to name

Spent, 2023

$66M

Assets at year end, 2023

$16M

Tax year	Revenue	Spent	Assets	Filing
2023	$46M	$66M	$16M	990 PDF
2022	$90M	$62M	$31M	990 PDF
2021	$30M	$35M	$3.7M	e-file
2020	$48M	$42M	$8.9M	990 PDF
2019	$29M	$32M	$3.7M	990 PDF
2018	$52M	$51M	$6.5M	990 PDF
2024	filed, not yet digitised			990 PDF

The $43M it gave to super PACs in 2024 is 93% of what it took in during 2023, its latest year on file. The 990 lists what it spent on politics in a single line and leaves every donor blank.

American Action Network also bought $3.1M of Google and YouTube ads under its own name this cycle. All ad buyers →

Where the cheques went

A nonprofit that does not have to say where its own money came from. The trail ends here. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $3.8M not spent yet	$43M		$22M / $17M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$2.1M	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$1.7M	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$1.6M	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$1.6M	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Kirsten Engel	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Matt Cartwright	Pennsylvania 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No

Dark money as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Action Network spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: American Action Network gave $43M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($22M won, $17M lost).
Which super PACs did American Action Network fund in 2024?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($43M).
Which candidates did American Action Network's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $2.1M, lost); against Mondaire L. Jones (New York 17th District, about $2.0M, won); against Curtis Hertel (Michigan 7th District, about $1.8M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.