Donor
Forward Action Fund
Company / nonprofitNew Hampshire
11 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Forward Action Fund gave $6.3M 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, 29% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $4.4M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$6.3M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
29%
$1.8M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$4.4M
Not spent yet
$177K
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.
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Forward Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Forward Action Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $3.6M | ✗ No |
| Ruben Gallego | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $542K | ✓ Yes |
| Jacky S. Rosen | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $477K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $438K | ✗ No |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $388K | ✓ Yes |
| Rudy Salas | California 22nd District | Supporting | $139K | ✗ No |
| Adam Gray | California 13th District | Supporting | $139K | ✓ Yes |
| Nella Louise Domenici | New Mexico Senate | Attacking | $121K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $80K | ✓ Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $65K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Supporting | $46K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $43K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Forward Action Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Forward Action Fund gave $6.3M 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, 29% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $4.4M lost).
- Which super PACs did Forward Action Fund fund in 2024?
- Somos PAC ($5.7M), Cffe PAC ($583K).
- Which candidates did Forward Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Kamala Harris (President, about $3.6M, lost); for Ruben Gallego (Arizona Senate, about $542K, won); for Jacky S. Rosen (Nevada Senate, about $477K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.