Who funds Guardrails Alliance?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Guardrails Action, Inc. ($1.9M), Way to Win Action Fund, Inc. ($250K), Juan Felipe Ceron Uribe ($200K), Rising Tide Trust ($200K), Jacob Eliosoff ($100K), out of $3.2M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Guardrails Alliance spend the most on in 2026?

against Aaron Flint (Montana 1st District, $793K, won); against Jay Feely (Arizona 1st District, $775K, won); against Jimmy Gomez (California 34th District, $712K, won).

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Outside spender

Guardrails Alliance

FEC committee C00949487

Backed winners

Guardrails Alliance spent $3.6M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($3.3M won, $35K lost). $285K had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$3.6M

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$3.3M scored (92% of spending); $285K unknown

On the losing side

$35K

Supporting vs attacking

16% / 84%

$585K for, $3.0M against

Google says Guardrails Alliance also spent $661K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (18% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $3.2M to Guardrails Alliance. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $3.6M.

All big donors →

Guardrails Action, Inc.Company / nonprofit$1.9M (60%)
Way to Win Action Fund, Inc.Another PAC$250K (8%)
Juan Felipe Ceron UribeIndividual$200K (6%)
Rising Tide TrustCompany / nonprofit$200K (6%)
Jacob EliosoffIndividual$100K (3%)
Dylan MavridesIndividual$100K (3%)
John O'farrellIndividual$100K (3%)
Benjamin WestIndividual$50K (2%)
Aft Solidarity 527Company / nonprofit$50K (2%)
American Association of University ProfessorsCompany / nonprofit$40K (1%)

The people behind it

The people giving to Guardrails Alliance

39 named people gave $730K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Juan Felipe Ceron UribeResearch Engineer · Openai · CA$200K
Jacob EliosoffInvestment Manager · Calibrated Markets LLC · NY$100K
Dylan MavridesQuantitative Trader · Jane Street Capital · NY$100K
John O'farrellRetired · CA$100K2 gifts
Benjamin WestCTO · Trajectory Labs Pbc · CA$50K
Adam PisoniEntrepreneur · CA$25K
Chris HyamsNot Employed · TX$25K
Leah Hunt-HendrixOrganizer · DC$25K
Dillon BowenTechnical Staff · Openai · CA$20K
Naomi AberlyNot Employed · MA$15K

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Marina Park-SuttonRetired · CA$10K
Elizabeth BraunNot Employed · NY$10K2 gifts
Holmes WilsonCo-Founder · Quiet · MA$5K
Gabriel WuAi Researcher · Openai · CA$5K
Joshua ClymerResearcher · Openai · CA$5K
Leo GaoResearcher · Openai · CA$5K
Jason WolfeTechnical Staff · Openai · CA$5K
Julie SteeleTechnical Manager · Openai · CA$5K
David FarhiResearch Manager · CA$3K
Susan PritzkerNot Employed · CA$3K
Astra TaylorWriter · NC$2K
Erika LeafNot Employed · OR$2K2 gifts
Nicholas RevilleExecutive Director · Caspr · RI$1K
Bob FertikWeb Developer · Democrats.Com · NY$1K
Sharon ChenNon-Profit Consultant · WA$1K

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one won.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Won?
Aaron Flint	Montana 1st District	Attacking	$793K	✓ Yes
Jay Feely	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$775K	✓ Yes
Jimmy Gomez	California 34th District	Attacking	$712K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$612K	✓ Yes
Angela Gonzales-Torres	California 34th District	Supporting	$300K	✓ Yes
Alexander Bores	New York 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$285K	Unknown
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$115K	✓ Yes
Dan Koh	Massachusetts 6th District (primary)	Attacking	$35K	✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did Guardrails Alliance spend in 2026, and did it win?: Guardrails Alliance spent $3.6M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($3.3M won, $35K lost). $285K had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Guardrails Alliance?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Guardrails Action, Inc. ($1.9M), Way to Win Action Fund, Inc. ($250K), Juan Felipe Ceron Uribe ($200K), Rising Tide Trust ($200K), Jacob Eliosoff ($100K), out of $3.2M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Guardrails Alliance spend the most on in 2026?: against Aaron Flint (Montana 1st District, $793K, won); against Jay Feely (Arizona 1st District, $775K, won); against Jimmy Gomez (California 34th District, $712K, won).