Which super PACs did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc. fund in 2020?

Security Is Strength PAC ($2.5M), Georgia United Victory ($150K).

Which candidates did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $1.5M, won); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $677K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $129K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

American Exceptionalism Institute Inc.

Company / nonprofit

Ohio

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

Backed winners

American Exceptionalism Institute Inc. gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 93% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $171K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

96% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

93%

$2.4M scored (91% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$171K

Not allocated or result unknown

$230K

$230K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
Security Is Strength PAC $225K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M		$2.1M / $129K
Georgia United Victory $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K		$102K / $42K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Exceptionalism Institute Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Exceptionalism Institute Inc.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$677K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$129K	✗ No
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$15K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$15K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$214	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: American Exceptionalism Institute Inc. gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 93% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $171K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc. fund in 2020?: Security Is Strength PAC ($2.5M), Georgia United Victory ($150K).
Which candidates did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $1.5M, won); for Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $677K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $129K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.