Which candidates did Edw Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Anthony DiLorenzo (New Hampshire 1st District, about $136K, won); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $90K, unknown); against Derek Merrin (Ohio 9th District, about $62K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Edw Foundation

Company / nonprofit

5 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Edw Foundation gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($418K won, $0 lost, with $54K in races still being counted). $164K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$418K scored (24% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$54K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $164K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Edw Action Fund $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.8M		$418K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Anthony DiLorenzo	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
Laura Fine	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$90K	Unknown
Derek Merrin	Ohio 9th District	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Anna Paulina Luna	Florida 13th District	Attacking	$54K	Counting
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$45K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
John Cavanaugh	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$36K	Unknown
Denise Powell	Nebraska 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes
Jasmeet Bains	California 22nd District (primary)	Supporting	$27K	Unknown
Lauren Babb Tomlinson	California 6th District (primary)	Supporting	$11K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Edw Foundation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Edw Foundation gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($418K won, $0 lost, with $54K in races still being counted). $164K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Edw Foundation fund in 2026?: Edw Action Fund ($1.8M).
Which candidates did Edw Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Anthony DiLorenzo (New Hampshire 1st District, about $136K, won); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $90K, unknown); against Derek Merrin (Ohio 9th District, about $62K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.