Which candidates did Civic Progress Fund, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, about $6.8M, unknown); against Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota Senate, about $5.9M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Civic Progress Fund, Inc.

Dark money

California

16 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Civic Progress Fund, Inc. gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 53% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 0% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $5.9M lost).

Nonprofit that does not disclose its donors.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

53% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

Spent on the losing side

$5.9M

Not spent yet

$7.7M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the trail ends

What the IRS sees

Civic Progress Fund, Inc. has given $14M to super PACs across the cycles on this site, but no Form 990 for it has reached the IRS's public files yet. New groups get up to a year and a half after their first tax year ends to file, which is longer than an election.

Civic Progress Fund, Inc. also bought $311K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
North Star Dawn PAC No outside spending reported yet	$14M		$0 / $5.9M

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Civic Progress Fund, Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Civic Progress Fund, Inc.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Angie Craig	Minnesota Senate (primary)	Supporting	$6.8M	Unknown
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate (primary)	Attacking	$5.9M	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Civic Progress Fund, Inc. spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Civic Progress Fund, Inc. gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 53% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 0% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $5.9M lost).
Which super PACs did Civic Progress Fund, Inc. fund in 2026?: North Star Dawn PAC ($14M).
Which candidates did Civic Progress Fund, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, about $6.8M, unknown); against Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota Senate, about $5.9M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.