Which super PACs did Jan Koum fund in 2024?

SFA Fund ($10M), United Democracy Project ($5.0M), Rjc Victory Fund ($2.4M), Maryland's Future ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did Jan Koum's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $6.4M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $3.0M, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $1.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jan Koum

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

8 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Jan Koum gave $19M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 70% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($6.7M won, $1.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$19M

70% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

78%

$6.7M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not spent yet

$9.9M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. 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	Won / lost
SFA Fund	$10M	$3.0M / $566K
United Democracy Project $2.8M not spent yet	$5.0M	$1.9M / $292K
Rjc Victory Fund $524K not spent yet	$2.4M	$1.8M / $31K
Maryland's Future $84K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $922K
Congressional Leadership Fund $9K not spent yet	$100K	$51K / $39K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Jan Koum's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jan Koum's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$6.4M	Unknown
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$3.0M	✓ Yes
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$909K	✗ No
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$573K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$566K	✗ No
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$305K	✓ Yes
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$272K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$268K	✗ No
Sarah Elfreth	Maryland 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$245K	✓ Yes
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$195K	✓ Yes
Mark Messmer	Indiana 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$137K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Jan Koum spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jan Koum gave $19M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 70% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($6.7M won, $1.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Jan Koum fund in 2024?: SFA Fund ($10M), United Democracy Project ($5.0M), Rjc Victory Fund ($2.4M), Maryland's Future ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did Jan Koum's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $6.4M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $3.0M, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $1.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.