Donor
American Principles Project
Company / nonprofitVirginia
5 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
American Principles Project gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 82% were on the winning side ($608K won, $137K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.4M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
82%
$745K scored (52% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$137K
Not allocated or result unknown
$694K
$677K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $17K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration PAC $539K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $361K / $100K | |
| American Principles Project PAC $128K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $339K | $164K / $38K | |
| Buckeye Values PAC $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $83K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Attacking | $410K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $126K | ✓ Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $54K | ✗ No |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $51K | ✓ Yes |
| Jared Forrest Golden | Maine 2nd District | Attacking | $34K | ✗ No |
| Kamala Harris | President (primary) | Attacking | $17K | ✗ No |
| Dave McCormick | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $15K | ✓ Yes |
| Eric Hovde | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $13K | ✗ No |
| Kari Lake | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $8K | ✗ No |
| Frank Larose | Ohio Senate (primary) | Attacking | $8K | Unknown |
| Adam Morgan | South Carolina 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $7K | Unknown |
| Abraham "Abe" Hamadeh | Arizona 8th District (primary) | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did American Principles Project spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- American Principles Project gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 82% were on the winning side ($608K won, $137K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did American Principles Project fund in 2024?
- Restoration PAC ($1.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($339K), Buckeye Values PAC ($100K).
- Which candidates did American Principles Project's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Kamala Harris (President, about $410K, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $126K, won); against Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin Senate, about $54K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.