Donor
Action Now Initiative
Company / nonprofitTexas
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Action Now Initiative gave $5.0M 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, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $3.7M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$5.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
0%
$0 of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$3.7M
Not spent yet
$1.3M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients for Affordable Drugs Action $1.3M not spent yet | $5.0M | $0 / $3.7M |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Action Now Initiative's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Action Now Initiative's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $3.7M | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Action Now Initiative spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Action Now Initiative gave $5.0M 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, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $3.7M lost).
- Which super PACs did Action Now Initiative fund in 2020?
- Patients for Affordable Drugs Action ($5.0M).
- Which candidates did Action Now Initiative's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $3.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.