Which super PACs did Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc. fund in 2022?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($27M).

Which candidates did Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $4.1M, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $3.4M, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $3.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.

Dark money

Virginia

3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc. gave $27M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 52% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($12M won, $11M lost).

Koch network business league. It does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$27M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

52%

$12M

Spent on the losing side

$11M

Not spent yet

$3.3M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

Stand Together Chamber Of Commerce Inc is a 501(c)(6) trade association based in Arlington, VA. It files a Form 990 with the IRS every year that shows how much money it moves, but never who gave it. That is the whole point of routing money this way.

IRS filings on ProPublica →

Revenue, 2023

$258M

from donors it does not have to name

Spent, 2023

$364M

Assets at year end, 2023

$208M

Tax year	Revenue	Spent	Assets	Filing
2023	$258M	$364M	$208M	990 PDF
2022	$275M	$261M	$293M	e-file
2021	$326M	$244M	$221M	990 PDF
2020	$204M	$171M	$136M	e-file
2018	$160M	$163M	$60M	990 PDF
2024	filed, not yet digitised			990 PDF

The $27M it gave to super PACs in 2022 is 10% of what it took in during 2023, its latest year on file. The 990 lists what it spent on politics in a single line and leaves every donor blank.

Where the cheques went

A nonprofit that does not have to say where its own money came from. The trail ends here. 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
Americans for Prosperity Action No outside spending reported yet	$27M		$12M / $11M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$4.1M	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$3.4M	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$3.3M	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$3.2M	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$525K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$520K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$491K	✗ No
Mike Lee	Utah Senate (primary)	Supporting	$419K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$408K	✗ No
Barbara Kirkmeyer	Colorado 8th District	Supporting	$380K	✗ No
Marìa Elvira Salazar	Florida 27th District (primary)	Supporting	$377K	✓ Yes

Dark money as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc. gave $27M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 52% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($12M won, $11M lost).
Which super PACs did Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc. fund in 2022?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($27M).
Which candidates did Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $4.1M, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $3.4M, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $3.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.