Which super PACs did Nrdc Action Fund fund in 2020?

Nrdc Action Votes ($3.2M), Lcv Victory Fund ($550K).

Which candidates did Nrdc Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $546K, lost); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $524K, lost); for Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $504K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Nrdc Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

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

Mixed results

Nrdc Action Fund gave $3.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 45% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $2.0M lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

45%

$3.5M scored (95% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$173K

$170K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K 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
Nrdc Action Votes	$3.2M		$1.4M / $1.8M
Lcv Victory Fund $170K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K		$188K / $189K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$546K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$524K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$504K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$442K	✓ Yes
David G. Valadao	California 21st District	Attacking	$243K	✗ No
Carlos Gimenez	Florida 26th District	Attacking	$241K	✗ No
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Florida 26th District	Supporting	$234K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$171K	✓ Yes
Peter DeFazio	Oregon 4th District	Supporting	$135K	✓ Yes
Jim Bognet	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$105K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$64K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Nrdc Action Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Nrdc Action Fund gave $3.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 45% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $2.0M lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Nrdc Action Fund fund in 2020?: Nrdc Action Votes ($3.2M), Lcv Victory Fund ($550K).
Which candidates did Nrdc Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $546K, lost); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $524K, lost); for Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $504K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.