Who funds Progressive Promise?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Meadow Fund ($250K), Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC ($225K), Medicare for All PAC ($225K), Seiu California State Council ($100K), A Whole Lot of People for Grijalva ($100K), out of $1.4M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Progressive Promise spend the most on in 2026?

against Jasmeet Bains (California 22nd District, $375K, unknown); for Adelita Grijalva (Arizona 7th District, $228K, won); for Robert Peters (Illinois 2nd District, $210K, unknown).

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Outside spender

Progressive Promise

FEC committee C00897926

Limited result coverage

Progressive Promise spent $1.2M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 74% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($340K won, $100K lost, with $200K in races still being counted). $600K had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$1.2M

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$440K scored (35% of spending); $600K unknown

On the losing side

$100K

$200K still being counted

Supporting vs attacking

46% / 54%

$564K for, $675K against

Google says Progressive Promise also spent $188K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (15% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $1.4M to Progressive Promise. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $2.7M.

All big donors →

Meadow FundCompany / nonprofit$250K (18%)
Congressional Progressive Caucus PACAnother PAC$225K (17%)
Medicare for All PACAnother PAC$225K (17%)
Seiu California State CouncilCompany / nonprofit$100K (7%)
A Whole Lot of People for GrijalvaAnother PAC$100K (7%)
Leo SmithIndividual$77K (6%)
Rashida Tlaib for CongressAnother PAC$25K (2%)
Reproductive Freedom for AllCompany / nonprofit$25K (2%)
Worker PowerAnother PAC$15K (1%)
Kevin MccarthyIndividual$15K (1%)

The people behind it

The people giving to Progressive Promise

653 named people gave $346K 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.

Leo SmithNot Employed · IL$77K2 gifts
Kevin MccarthyRetired · NE$15K
Donalyn MiklesNot Employed · NJ$10K
Kim KhouryNot Employed · AZ$10K
Mary Perry BatesNot Employed · IL$4K18 gifts
Eboni SpeightEvp/COO · Way to Win · DC$3K
Anne PeretzNot Employed · MA$2K26 gifts
James LittleNot Employed · WY$2K170 gifts
Thomas GilmoreNot Employed · ID$2K136 gifts
Marcia JamesNot Employed · AZ$2K80 gifts

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Frances HartzogNot Employed · CA$2K139 gifts
Judith HuntNot Employed · CA$2K78 gifts
Patrice MorrowNot Employed · CO$2K56 gifts
Michele BilkaNot Employed · IN$2K82 gifts
Maureen BeneshNot Employed · NE$2K36 gifts
Leanne ReesConcert Pianist · MD$2K56 gifts
James HinrichsNot Employed · MN$2K45 gifts
Thomas YopsNot Employed · IA$2K14 gifts
Elizabeth TannerCarpenter · Local 52 · NY$1K34 gifts
Diane Meyer SimonNot Employed · CA$1K16 gifts
Linda FlavellNot Employed · CT$1K26 gifts
Adrienne HerrellNot Employed · FL$1K163 gifts
Steven SmithNot Employed · MO$1K92 gifts
Council WootenLawyer · Wooten Kimbrough & Normand Pa · AL$1K49 gifts
Marion HuntNot Employed · VA$1K13 gifts

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?
Jasmeet Bains	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$375K	Unknown
Adelita Grijalva	Arizona 7th District	Supporting	$228K	✓ Yes
Robert Peters	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$210K	Unknown
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Attacking	$200K	Counting
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$100K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$57K	✓ Yes
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Supporting	$55K	✓ Yes
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$15K	Unknown

Questions people ask

How much did Progressive Promise spend in 2026, and did it win?: Progressive Promise spent $1.2M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 74% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($340K won, $100K lost, with $200K in races still being counted). $600K had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Progressive Promise?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Meadow Fund ($250K), Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC ($225K), Medicare for All PAC ($225K), Seiu California State Council ($100K), A Whole Lot of People for Grijalva ($100K), out of $1.4M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Progressive Promise spend the most on in 2026?: against Jasmeet Bains (California 22nd District, $375K, unknown); for Adelita Grijalva (Arizona 7th District, $228K, won); for Robert Peters (Illinois 2nd District, $210K, unknown).