Donor
Bright Future Fund
Company / nonprofitDC
10 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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 through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $7.7M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$18M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
0%
$0 of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$7.7M
Not spent yet
$11M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Majority Action $7.4M not spent yet | $7.8M | $0 / $371K | |
| Pivotpac $733K not spent yet | $4.3M | $0 / $3.6M | |
| People's Action Power $2.1M not spent yet | $3.5M | $0 / $1.3M | |
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $304K not spent yet | $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.
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 through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $7.7M lost).
- 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 $7.5M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $200K, lost); for Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $4K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.