Who funds J Street Action Fund?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Democracy PAC ($2.3M), J Street (C4 Fund) ($315K), Joan Rechnitz ($300K), Nancy Goroff ($105K), Benjamin Samuels ($105K), out of $3.3M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did J Street Action Fund spend the most on in 2026?

against Mike Collins (Georgia Senate, $470K, won); against Ryan Mackenzie (Pennsylvania 7th District, $279K, won); against Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa 1st District, $218K, won).

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Outside spender

J Street Action Fund

FEC committee C00815753

Backed winners

J Street Action Fund spent $1.3M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $0 lost, with $108K in races still being counted). $50K had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$1.3M

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$1.2M scored (88% of spending); $50K unknown

On the losing side

$108K still being counted

Supporting vs attacking

28% / 72%

$368K for, $967K against

Google says J Street Action Fund also spent $185K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (14% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $3.3M to J Street Action Fund. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $3.4M.

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Democracy PACAnother PAC$2.3M (67%)
J Street (C4 Fund)Company / nonprofit$315K (9%)
Joan RechnitzIndividual$300K (9%)
Nancy GoroffIndividual$105K (3%)
Benjamin SamuelsIndividual$105K (3%)
Aft Solidarity 527Company / nonprofit$50K (1%)
Robert GoodmanIndividual$50K (1%)
Sara GottesmanIndividual$35K (1%)
Dana NiedzielskaIndividual$25K (1%)
Samuel WeismanIndividual$25K (1%)

The people behind it

The people giving to J Street Action Fund

25 named people gave $727K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest. 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.

Joan RechnitzRetired · NJ$300K2 gifts
Nancy GoroffRetired · NY$105K2 gifts
Benjamin SamuelsCo-President · Victory Packaging · TX$105K2 gifts
Robert GoodmanManaging Partner · Bessemer Venture Partners · NY$50K
Sara GottesmanPresident · The Eleemosynary Group · NY$35K
Dana NiedzielskaSvp · Everest Clinical Research · MA$25K
Samuel WeismanPsychologist · NY$25K
James BlumePrincipal · Blume Capital Management Inc. · CA$25K
Joel KoblentzRetired · FL$10K
Peter FreyRetired · NY$10K

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Sanford GallanterCEO · Tag, Inc · CA$10K
Nancy ReichmanRetired · CO$5K
Ariel RecanatiPresident · Maritime Overseas Corporation · NY$5K
Jon GreenwaldRetired · VA$5K
Michael YoungAttorney-Arbitrator-Mediator · NY$3K
Charles KremerPresident · Access Leasing Corp · CA$3K
Joseph PerelesRetired · MO$2K
Nancy BernsteinRetired · PA$1K
Marci GerstonAttorney · Greenfield Southwick LLP · OR$1K
Nancy BuckRetired · MA$1K
Victor KovnerAttorney · Davis Wright Tremaine · NY$1K
Mayer BrennerTechnology Consultant · CA$250
Karen PaullRetired · CA$250
Kenneth BobManagement Consultant · NY$250
Steven WeinPhysician · NY$250

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?
Mike Collins	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$470K	✓ Yes
Ryan Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$279K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$218K	✓ Yes
Daniel Biss	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$150K	✓ Yes
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Supporting	$108K	Counting
Scott Wiener	California 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Mallory Mcmorrow	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$50K	Unknown

Questions people ask

How much did J Street Action Fund spend in 2026, and did it win?: J Street Action Fund spent $1.3M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $0 lost, with $108K in races still being counted). $50K had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds J Street Action Fund?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Democracy PAC ($2.3M), J Street (C4 Fund) ($315K), Joan Rechnitz ($300K), Nancy Goroff ($105K), Benjamin Samuels ($105K), out of $3.3M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did J Street Action Fund spend the most on in 2026?: against Mike Collins (Georgia Senate, $470K, won); against Ryan Mackenzie (Pennsylvania 7th District, $279K, won); against Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa 1st District, $218K, won).