Which super PACs did Walter Schlaepfer fund in 2024?

MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), Turnout for America ($500K).

Which candidates did Walter Schlaepfer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $593K, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $115K, won); against Ronald Desantis (President, about $43K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Walter Schlaepfer

Individual

Wealth Advisor, Jp Morgan · Washington

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Walter Schlaepfer gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($147K won, $0 lost). $687K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$147K scored (10% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M

$666K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $687K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
MAGA Inc. $189K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$124K / $0
Turnout for America $477K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K		$23K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joseph R Jr Biden	President	Attacking	$593K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$115K	✓ Yes
Ronald Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$43K	Unknown
Joseph R Jr Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$23K	Unknown
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Attacking	$21K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$7K	Unknown
Chris Christie	President (primary)	Attacking	$197	Unknown
Robert F Jr. Kennedy	President (primary)	Attacking	$13	Unknown

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Schlaepfer spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Walter Schlaepfer gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($147K won, $0 lost). $687K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Walter Schlaepfer fund in 2024?: MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), Turnout for America ($500K).
Which candidates did Walter Schlaepfer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $593K, unknown); for Donald Trump (President, about $115K, won); against Ronald Desantis (President, about $43K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.