Follow the money
The people who actually paid for 2022
Super PACs are just envelopes. This is who filled them. Every person, company, nonprofit and PAC that gave at least $250K to the outside spenders is here, with their money traced through each group to the candidates it was spent for or against. A dollar counts as a win when the group that got it spent it on the winning side.
Traced to named donors
$2.03B
400 donors of $250K or more
From the 10 biggest individuals
$436M
20% of all outside spending
Dark money
$260M
From nonprofits that hide their donors
Rich individuals
211
gave $1.07B between them
Where the big money came from
Share of traced donor money by who wrote the cheque.
Individual
$1.07B (53%)
Company / nonprofit
$345M (17%)
Another PAC
$326M (16%)
Dark money
$260M (13%)
Company
$34M (2%)
Where the trail ends
The dark money, and what the IRS knows about it
Nonprofits that gave to the super PACs. Their IRS filings show how much they raise and spend; the donors stay blank by design.
| Group | Gave to super PACs | Latest 990 revenue | Spent that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Forward501(c)(4) social welfare group | $75M | $28M (2018) | $9.7M |
| One Nation501(c)(4) social welfare group | $75M | $67M (2023) | $14M |
| American Action Network501(c)(4) social welfare group | $51M | $46M (2023) | $66M |
| Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.501(c)(6) trade association | $27M | $258M (2023) | $364M |
| Future Forward USA Action501(c)(4) social welfare group | $16M | $66M (2022) | $62M |
| House Majority Forward501(c)(4) social welfare group | $10M | $22M (2023) | $19M |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund501(c)(4) social welfare group | $2.9M | $181M (2023) | $141M |
| Center Forward501(c)(4) social welfare group | $2.0M | $13M (2023) | $12M |
400 donors
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
400 shown
| Donor | Gave | Helped | Winning side | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard UihleinIndividual Uline · IL | $77M | 70% GOP | Mixed | |
Majority ForwardDark money DC | $75M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
One NationDark money VA | $75M | 98% GOP | Mixed | |
Ken GriffinIndividual Citadel · IL | $65M | 84% GOP | Mixed | |
Save America (Trump's PAC)Another PAC VA | $62M | 98% GOP | Loser | |
American Action NetworkDark money DC | $51M | 99% GOP | Mixed | |
Jeff YassIndividual Susquehanna International Group · PA | $48M | 59% GOP | Mixed | |
Michael BloombergIndividual Bloomberg LP · NY | $40M | 99% Dem | Winner | |
Timothy MellonIndividual Banking heir (Mellon family) · WY | $40M | 99% GOP | Loser | |
Stephen SchwarzmanIndividual Blackstone · NY | $36M | 95% GOP | Mixed | |
Peter ThielIndividual Founders Fund / Palantir · CA | $35M | 88% GOP | Winner | |
Sam Bankman-FriedIndividual FTX (collapsed 2022) · ZZ | $33M | 97% Dem | Winner | |
Fred EychanerIndividual Newsweb Corporation · IL | $32M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Lawrence EllisonIndividual Oracle Corporation · CA | $30M | 100% GOP | Winner | |
League of Conservation Voters, Inc.Company / nonprofit DC | $30M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.Dark money VA | $27M | 100% GOP | Mixed | |
Koch IndustriesCompany KS | $25M | 100% GOP | Mixed | |
Amalgamated BankCompany / nonprofit DC | $25M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Miriam AdelsonIndividual Las Vegas Sands · NV | $25M | 99% GOP | Mixed | |
Diane HendricksIndividual ABC Supply · WI | $24M | 95% GOP | Winner | |
Senate Majority PAC (SMP)Another PAC DC | $23M | 98% Dem | Winner | |
America VotesCompany / nonprofit DC | $21M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Ryan SalameIndividual Ftx Digital Markets · MA | $21M | 96% GOP | Winner | |
Paul SingerIndividual Elliott Management · MA | $20M | 85% GOP | Mixed | |
Patrick RyanIndividual Ryan Specialty Group · IL | $18M | 98% GOP | Mixed | |
Senate Leadership FundAnother PAC DC | $17M | 54% Dem | Winner | |
James SimonsIndividual Renaissance Technologies · NY | $17M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Walter Buckley Jr.Individual Retired · FL | $17M | 83% GOP | Mixed | |
Future Forward USA ActionDark money DC | $16M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Working for Working Americans - FederalAnother PAC NV | $15M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Charles SchwabIndividual The Charles Schwab Corporation · FL | $14M | 97% GOP | Mixed | |
Deborah SimonIndividual Self Employed · IN | $14M | 97% Dem | Winner | |
Stephen WynnIndividual Valmore Management LLC · NV | $14M | 94% GOP | Loser | |
Opportunity Matters Fund Inc.Another PAC MA | $14M | 99% GOP | Mixed | |
Restoration PACAnother PAC IL | $13M | 98% GOP | Loser | |
Bernie MarcusIndividual Home Depot co-founder · GA | $12M | 83% GOP | Mixed | |
American Prosperity AllianceCompany / nonprofit VA | $12M | 85% Dem | Winner | |
Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund IncCompany / nonprofit NY | $12M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
House Majority PACAnother PAC DC | $11M | 95% Dem | Winner | |
Senate Majority PACAnother PAC DC | $11M | 94% Dem | Winner | |
Stephen Mandel Jr.Individual Lone Pine Capital · CT | $11M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Robert BigelowIndividual Bigelow Aerospace · NV | $11M | 95% GOP | Loser | |
AIPACCompany / nonprofit DC | $11M | 59% Dem | Winner | |
Warren StephensIndividual Stephens Inc. · AR | $10M | 89% GOP | Mixed | |
House Majority ForwardDark money DC | $10M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Greater New York Hospital Association Management CorporationCompany / nonprofit NY | $10M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Ronald CameronIndividual Mountaire Corporation · AR | $9.6M | 96% GOP | Mixed | |
Club for Growth ActionAnother PAC DC | $9.4M | 81% Dem | Winner | |
Unite Here PACAnother PAC NY | $9.1M | 100% Dem | Winner | |
Environmental Defense Action FundAnother PAC DC | $9.0M | 96% Dem | Winner | |
Make America Great Again, Again! Inc.Another PAC MA | $8.9M | 100% GOP | Loser | |
M Jude ReyesIndividual Reyes Holdings LLC · FL | $8.8M | 99% GOP | Mixed | |
J Christopher ReyesIndividual Reyes Holdings · FL | $8.8M | 99% GOP | Mixed | |
Craig DuchossoisIndividual The Duchossois Group · IL | $8.6M | 98% GOP | Mixed | |
Reid HoffmanIndividual LinkedIn co-founder / Greylock · WA | $8.0M | 98% Dem | Mixed | |
Virginia JamesIndividual N.a. · NJ | $8.0M | 67% GOP | Mixed | |
Shirley RyanIndividual Pathways.Org · IL | $7.8M | 98% GOP | Mixed | |
Thomas PeterffyIndividual Interactive Brokers Group · FL | $7.6M | 94% GOP | Loser | |
Karla JurvetsonIndividual Self-Employed · CA | $7.4M | 96% Dem | Winner | |
Democracy PACAnother PAC DC | $7.3M | 88% Dem | Winner |