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 $5.9M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $2.7M, unknown); 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 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Jan Koum gave $19M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 91% 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, 60% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $1.8M lost). $9.8M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$19M

91% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

60%

$4.4M scored (24% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$14M

$4.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9.8M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 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	Won / lost
SFA Fund $793K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$0 / $521K
United Democracy Project $2.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$807K / $278K
Rjc Victory Fund $527K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.4M	$1.8M / $31K
Maryland's Future $119K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $887K
Congressional Leadership Fund $11K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$49K / $38K

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	$5.9M	Unknown
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$2.7M	Unknown
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$875K	✗ No
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$547K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$521K	✗ No
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$291K	Unknown
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$260K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$256K	✗ No
Sarah Elfreth	Maryland 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$234K	✓ Yes
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$186K	✓ Yes
Mark Messmer	Indiana 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$136K	✓ 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 91% 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, 60% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $1.8M lost). $9.8M had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $5.9M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $2.7M, unknown); against Kamala Harris (President, about $1.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.