Which super PACs did Center Forward fund in 2026?

A Stronger Michigan ($18M), Center Forward Committee ($3.5M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($1.8M), Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) ($925K).

Which candidates did Center Forward's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $18M, unknown); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $1.1M, lost); for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, about $743K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Center Forward

Dark money

Virginia

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

Limited result coverage

Center Forward gave $24M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 46% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $2.0M lost, with $603K in races still being counted). $19M had no matched result and is excluded.

Nonprofit that does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$24M

90% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

46%

$3.7M scored (16% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

$603K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$20M

$737K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $19M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

The matched IRS record is Center Forward, a 501(c)(4) social welfare group based in Mclean, VA. The figures below are organization-level Form 990 amounts. Name matching alone does not establish that every FEC donation came from this entity; review the linked filing and EIN.

IRS filings on ProPublica →

Revenue, 2023

$13M

total reported revenue, including sources other than donations

Spent, 2023

$12M

Assets at year end, 2023

$5.5M

Tax year	Revenue	Spent	Assets	Filing
2023	$13M	$12M	$5.5M	990 PDF
2022	$14M	$13M	$4.6M	990 PDF
2021	$19M	$17M	$3.7M	990 PDF
2020	$11M	$9.9M	$1.5M	990 PDF
2019	$5.0M	$4.6M	$724K	e-file
2018	$6.4M	$6.3M	$303K	990 PDF
2024	filed, not yet digitised			990 PDF

The $24M it gave to super PACs in 2026 is 185% of what it took in during 2023, its latest year on file. The 990 lists what it spent on politics in a single line and leaves every donor blank.

Where the cheques went

A nonprofit that does not have to say where its own money came from. The trail ends here. 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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
A Stronger Michigan $737K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$18M	$0 / $148K
Center Forward Committee	$3.5M	$1.7M / $0
Pine Tree Results PAC	$1.8M	$0 / $1.1M
Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi)	$925K	$65K / $710K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$18M	Unknown
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota Senate (primary)	Supporting	$743K	Unknown
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$571K	✓ Yes
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$483K	✓ Yes
Mike Thompson	California 4th District	Supporting	$453K	Counting
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$379K	Unknown
Kevin Kiley	California 6th District	Supporting	$242K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$226K	Unknown
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$148K	✗ No
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Supporting	$142K	✗ No
Steven Horsford	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$121K	✓ Yes

Dark money as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Center Forward spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Center Forward gave $24M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 46% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $2.0M lost, with $603K in races still being counted). $19M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Center Forward fund in 2026?: A Stronger Michigan ($18M), Center Forward Committee ($3.5M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($1.8M), Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) ($925K).
Which candidates did Center Forward's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $18M, unknown); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $1.1M, lost); for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, about $743K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.