Which candidates did American Bridge Research Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Donald Trump (President, about $3.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

Donor

American Bridge Research Fund

Company / nonprofit

6 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

American Bridge Research Fund gave $5.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $3.0M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

$5.1M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.0M scored (59% of gifts)

$3.0M

Spent on the losing side

$2.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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
Ab PAC $2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.1M		$0 / $3.0M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Bridge Research Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Bridge Research Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$3.0M	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Bridge Research Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: American Bridge Research Fund gave $5.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $3.0M lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Bridge Research Fund fund in 2024?: Ab PAC ($5.1M).
Which candidates did American Bridge Research Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Donald Trump (President, about $3.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.