Donor
School Freedom Fund
Another PACDC
5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
School Freedom Fund gave $2.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 74% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($989K won, $885K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.7M
74% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
53%
$989K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$885K
Not spent yet
$826K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club for Growth Action $343K not spent yet | $2.0M | $779K / $760K | |
| Protect Freedom Political Action Committee $101K not spent yet | $700K | $210K / $126K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates School Freedom Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by School Freedom Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $290K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $183K | ✗ No |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate (primary) | Supporting | $171K | ✓ Yes |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate (primary) | Attacking | $122K | ✗ No |
| Evan McMullin | Utah Senate | Attacking | $120K | ✓ Yes |
| Jeremy Munson | Minnesota 1st District | Supporting | $109K | Unknown |
| Mike Lee | Utah Senate | Supporting | $91K | ✓ Yes |
| Patrick Lloyd Mccrory | North Carolina Senate (primary) | Attacking | $87K | ✓ Yes |
| Nathan Dahm | Oklahoma Senate | Supporting | $81K | Unknown |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate (primary) | Supporting | $68K | ✓ Yes |
| Katie Britt | Alabama Senate (primary) | Attacking | $62K | ✗ No |
| Katie Porter | California 47th District | Attacking | $54K | ✗ No |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did School Freedom Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- School Freedom Fund gave $2.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 74% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($989K won, $885K lost).
- Which super PACs did School Freedom Fund fund in 2022?
- Club for Growth Action ($2.0M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($700K).
- Which candidates did School Freedom Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $290K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $183K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.