Which super PACs did Louise Gund fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($600K), Black PAC ($440K), House Majority PAC ($400K), The Lincoln Project ($300K).

Which candidates did Louise Gund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $218K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $207K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $89K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Louise Gund

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · California

7 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Louise Gund gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 55% ended up on the winning side ($896K won, $722K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

55%

$896K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$722K

Not spent yet

$121K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. 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 Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $70K not spent yet	$600K	$221K / $310K
Black PAC	$440K	$407K / $33K
House Majority PAC $23K not spent yet	$400K	$69K / $306K
The Lincoln Project $28K not spent yet	$300K	$200K / $72K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$218K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$207K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$89K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$70K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$64K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Louise Gund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Louise Gund gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 55% ended up on the winning side ($896K won, $722K lost).
Which super PACs did Louise Gund fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($600K), Black PAC ($440K), House Majority PAC ($400K), The Lincoln Project ($300K).
Which candidates did Louise Gund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $218K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $207K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $89K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.