Which super PACs did Center Forward fund in 2026?

A Stronger Michigan ($18M), Center Forward Committee ($3.5M), Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) ($925K).

Which candidates did Center Forward's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $18M, unknown); for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, about $743K, unknown); against Laurie Buckhout (North Carolina 1st District, about $571K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Center Forward

Dark money

Virginia

27 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Center Forward gave $22M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 68% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $858K lost, with $603K in races still being counted).

Nonprofit that does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$22M

96% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

68%

$1.8M

Spent on the losing side

$858K

$603K still being counted

Not spent yet

$19M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

Center Forward is a 501(c)(4) social welfare group based in Mclean, VA. It files a Form 990 with the IRS every year that shows how much money it moves, but never who gave it. That is the whole point of routing money this way.

IRS filings on ProPublica →

Revenue, 2023

$13M

from donors it does not have to name

Spent, 2023

$12M

Assets at year end, 2023

$5.5M

Tax year	Revenue	Spent	Assets	Filing
2023	$13M	$12M	$5.5M	990 PDF
2022	$14M	$13M	$4.6M	990 PDF
2021	$19M	$17M	$3.7M	990 PDF
2020	$11M	$9.9M	$1.5M	990 PDF
2019	$5.0M	$4.6M	$724K	e-file
2018	$6.4M	$6.3M	$303K	990 PDF
2024	filed, not yet digitised			990 PDF

The $22M it gave to super PACs in 2026 is 172% of what it took in during 2023, its latest year on file. The 990 lists what it spent on politics in a single line and leaves every donor blank.

Center Forward also bought $833K of Google and YouTube ads under its own name this cycle. All ad buyers →

Where the cheques went

A nonprofit that does not have to say where its own money came from. The trail ends here. 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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
A Stronger Michigan No outside spending reported yet	$18M	$0 / $148K
Center Forward Committee	$3.5M	$1.7M / $0
Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi)	$925K	$65K / $710K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$18M	Unknown
Angie Craig	Minnesota Senate (primary)	Supporting	$743K	Unknown
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$571K	✓ Yes
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$483K	✓ Yes
Mike Thompson	California 4th District	Supporting	$453K	Counting
Kevin Kiley	California 6th District	Supporting	$242K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$148K	✗ No
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Supporting	$142K	✗ No
Steven Horsford	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$121K	✓ Yes
Lindsay James	Iowa 2nd District	Supporting	$121K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$91K	✓ Yes
Kristen McDonald Rivet	Michigan 8th District	Supporting	$91K	✓ Yes

Dark money as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Center Forward spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Center Forward gave $22M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 68% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $858K lost, with $603K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Center Forward fund in 2026?: A Stronger Michigan ($18M), Center Forward Committee ($3.5M), Center Forward Initiative Inc (Cfi) ($925K).
Which candidates did Center Forward's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $18M, unknown); for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, about $743K, unknown); against Laurie Buckhout (North Carolina 1st District, about $571K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.