Which super PACs did Payward, Inc. fund in 2024?

Fairshake ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10K).

Which candidates did Payward, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $53K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $44K, won); against Katherine Porter (California Senate, about $39K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Payward, Inc.

Company / nonprofit

California

4 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Payward, Inc. gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 69% were on the winning side ($196K won, $90K lost). $53K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

81% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

69%

$287K scored (23% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$90K

Not allocated or result unknown

$973K

$920K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $53K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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	Won / lost
Fairshake $844K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$67K / $36K
Senate Leadership Fund $76K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$124K / $50K
Congressional Leadership Fund $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$5K / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Katherine Porter	California Senate (primary)	Attacking	$39K	Unknown
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Supporting	$11K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Supporting	$8K	✓ Yes
Yadira Caraveo	Colorado 8th District	Supporting	$8K	✗ No
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$8K	Unknown
Pat Ryan	New York 18th District	Supporting	$8K	✓ Yes
Mary S. Peltola	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$7K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Payward, Inc. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Payward, Inc. gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 69% were on the winning side ($196K won, $90K lost). $53K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Payward, Inc. fund in 2024?: Fairshake ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($10K).
Which candidates did Payward, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $53K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $44K, won); against Katherine Porter (California Senate, about $39K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.