Donor
Manzanita Action Fund
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.3M 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, 11% ended up on the winning side ($128K won, $1.0M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
11%
$128K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.0M
Not spent yet
$107K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland's Future $84K not spent yet | $1.0M | $0 / $916K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $22K not spent yet | $250K | $128K / $98K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Manzanita Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Manzanita Action Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Alsobrooks | Maryland Senate | Attacking | $904K | ✗ No |
| Larry Hogan | Maryland Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✗ No |
| Derek Tran | California 45th District | Attacking | $12K | ✗ No |
| Mondaire L. Jones | New York 17th District | Attacking | $11K | ✓ Yes |
| Curtis Hertel | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| George Whitesides | California 27th District | Attacking | $10K | ✗ No |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $9K | ✗ No |
| Will Rollins | California 41st District | Attacking | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Josh Riley | New York 19th District | Attacking | $8K | ✗ No |
| Amish Shah | Arizona 1st District | Attacking | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| Rudy Salas | California 22nd District | Attacking | $8K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Manzanita Action Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.3M 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, 11% ended up on the winning side ($128K won, $1.0M lost).
- Which super PACs did Manzanita Action Fund fund in 2024?
- Maryland's Future ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).
- Which candidates did Manzanita Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $904K, lost); for Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $12K, lost); against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $12K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.