Donor
Western Futures Fund
Company / nonprofitWyoming
4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Western Futures Fund gave $2.5M 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, $2.2M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.5M
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
$2.2M
Not spent yet
$265K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your Community PAC $167K not spent yet | $1.5M | $0 / $1.3M | |
| Retire Career Politicians $63K not spent yet | $970K | $0 / $872K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Western Futures Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Western Futures Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $893K | ✗ No |
| Dan Osborn | Nebraska Senate | Supporting | $491K | ✗ No |
| Deb Fischer | Nebraska Senate | Attacking | $381K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Supporting | $125K | ✗ No |
| Carl J. Marlinga | Michigan 10th District | Supporting | $98K | ✗ No |
| Derrick Van Orden | Wisconsin 3rd District | Attacking | $68K | ✗ No |
| Zach Nunn | Iowa 3rd District | Attacking | $63K | ✗ No |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $42K | ✗ No |
| Monica Tranel | Montana 1st District | Supporting | $30K | ✗ No |
| Robert Kennedy | President | Supporting | $24K | Unknown |
| Don Bacon | Nebraska 2nd District | Attacking | $13K | ✗ No |
| Chase Oliver | President | Supporting | $12K | Unknown |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Western Futures Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Western Futures Fund gave $2.5M 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, $2.2M lost).
- Which super PACs did Western Futures Fund fund in 2024?
- Your Community PAC ($1.5M), Retire Career Politicians ($970K).
- Which candidates did Western Futures Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Kamala Harris (President, about $893K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $491K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $381K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.