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Manzanita Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

California

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.3M 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, 11% were on the winning side ($124K won, $977K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

11%

$1.1M scored (88% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$977K

Not allocated or result unknown

$149K

$146K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Maryland's Future

$118K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$0 / $882K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$28K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$124K / $96K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Manzanita Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Manzanita Action Fund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Angela AlsobrooksMaryland SenateAttacking$870K✗ No
Larry HoganMaryland SenateSupporting$12K✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$12K✗ No
Mondaire L. JonesNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Curtis HertelMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$10K✓ Yes
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$10K✓ Yes
George WhitesidesCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$9K✗ No
Don DavisNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$9K✗ No
Will RollinsCalifornia 41st DistrictAttacking$8K✓ Yes
Josh RileyNew York 19th DistrictAttacking$8K✗ No
Amish ShahArizona 1st DistrictAttacking$8K✓ Yes
Rudy SalasCalifornia 22nd DistrictAttacking$7K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Manzanita Action Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.3M 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, 11% were on the winning side ($124K won, $977K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Manzanita Action Fund fund in 2024?
Maryland's Future ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did Manzanita Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $870K, lost); for Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $12K, lost); against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $12K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.