Which super PACs did Shirley Ryan fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), SFA Fund ($2.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Maryland's Future ($500K).

Which candidates did Shirley Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.7M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $925K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Shirley Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Pathways.Org · Illinois

12 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Shirley Ryan gave $15M 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, 55% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $4.3M lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$15M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

55%

$9.6M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$5.2M

$2.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.6M 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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$2.5M / $1.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund $505K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.5M	$2.2M / $1.7M
SFA Fund $198K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$0 / $130K
Americans for Prosperity Action $253K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$543K / $361K
Maryland's Future $59K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$0 / $441K
Together for Nevada's Future PAC $46K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$0 / $204K
Glcf, Inc. $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$53K / $181K
Fix Washington PAC $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$12K / $227K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $12K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$51K	$6K / $11K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.7M	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$925K	✓ Yes
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$687K	Unknown
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$627K	✗ No
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$547K	✗ No
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$435K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$402K	✓ Yes
Sam Brown	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$271K	✗ No
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$219K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$212K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$210K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Shirley Ryan spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Shirley Ryan gave $15M 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, 55% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $4.3M lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Shirley Ryan fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), SFA Fund ($2.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Maryland's Future ($500K).
Which candidates did Shirley Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.7M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $925K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.