Donor
Robert Grantham
IndividualCo-Founder, Director, CIO, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC · Massachusetts
4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Robert Grantham gave $3.0M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $1.0M lost). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
50%
$2.1M scored (69% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$1.0M
Not allocated or result unknown
$943K
$930K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $13K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lcv Victory Fund $929K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $3.0M | $1.0M / $1.0M | |
| Republican National Committee $992 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1K | $0 / $8 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $477K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $351K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $208K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $184K | ✗ No |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $92K | ✗ No |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $74K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $74K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $55K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $43K | ✗ No |
| Dan Sullivan | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $39K | ✗ No |
| Carlos Gimenez | Florida 26th District | Attacking | $37K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $36K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Robert Grantham spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Robert Grantham gave $3.0M 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, 50% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $1.0M lost). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Robert Grantham fund in 2020?
- Lcv Victory Fund ($3.0M), Republican National Committee ($1K).
- Which candidates did Robert Grantham's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $477K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $351K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $208K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.