Donor
Fund for a Better Future
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
13 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Fund for a Better Future gave $5.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $391K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$5.9M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
88%
$2.9M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$391K
Not spent yet
$2.6M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Power Action $2.6M not spent yet | $5.9M | $2.9M / $391K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Fund for a Better Future's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Fund for a Better Future's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $732K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $629K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $347K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $240K | ✗ No |
| Michael Bennet | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $150K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $129K | ✓ Yes |
| Abigail A. Spanberger | Virginia 7th District | Supporting | $74K | ✓ Yes |
| Marcy Kaptur | Ohio 9th District | Supporting | $67K | ✓ Yes |
| Andy Kim | New Jersey 3rd District | Supporting | $66K | ✓ Yes |
| Lauren Underwood | Illinois 14th District | Supporting | $63K | ✓ Yes |
| Elaine G. Luria | Virginia 2nd District | Supporting | $63K | ✗ No |
| Mike Levin | California 49th District | Supporting | $50K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Fund for a Better Future spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Fund for a Better Future gave $5.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $391K lost).
- Which super PACs did Fund for a Better Future fund in 2022?
- Climate Power Action ($5.9M).
- Which candidates did Fund for a Better Future's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $732K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $629K, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $347K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.