Donor
AB Foundation
Company / nonprofitDC
34 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
AB Foundation gave $34M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). 0% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($104K won, $21M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$34M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
0%
$104K
Spent on the losing side
$21M
Not spent yet
$13M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab PAC No outside spending reported yet | $34M | $0 / $21M | |
| Project 218 No outside spending reported yet | $400K | $104K / $140K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates AB Foundation's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by AB Foundation's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $21M | ✗ No |
| Josh Riley | New York 19th District | Supporting | $67K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Supporting | $50K | ✗ No |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Washington 3rd District | Supporting | $31K | ✓ Yes |
| Kirsten Engel | Arizona 6th District | Supporting | $22K | ✗ No |
| Amish Shah | Arizona 1st District | Supporting | $22K | ✗ No |
| Lanon Baccam | Iowa 3rd District | Supporting | $14K | ✗ No |
| Rebecca Cooke | Wisconsin 3rd District | Supporting | $13K | ✗ No |
| Adam Frisch | Colorado 3rd District | Supporting | $11K | ✗ No |
| Christina Bohannan | Iowa 1st District | Supporting | $4K | ✗ No |
| Sean Casten | Illinois 6th District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Bill Foster | Illinois 11th District | Supporting | $1K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did AB Foundation spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- AB Foundation gave $34M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). 0% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($104K won, $21M lost).
- Which super PACs did AB Foundation fund in 2024?
- Ab PAC ($34M), Project 218 ($400K).
- Which candidates did AB Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $21M, lost); for Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $67K, won); for Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $50K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.