Which super PACs did Forward Movement Foundation fund in 2026?

Affordable Chicago Now! ($1.0M), Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw ($601K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K).

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

for Donna Miller (Illinois 2nd District, about $975K, won); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $233K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Forward Movement Foundation

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

3 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Forward Movement Foundation gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 77% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $403K lost). $406K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

77% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$1.6M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$403K

Not allocated or result unknown

$511K

$105K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $406K 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	Won / lost
Affordable Chicago Now! $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$975K / $0
Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw $80K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$601K	$212K / $76K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$500K	$0 / $327K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donna Miller	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$975K	✓ Yes
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$327K	✗ No
Laura Fine	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$233K	Unknown
Melissa Bean	Illinois 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$212K	✓ Yes
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$108K	Unknown
Daniel Biss	Illinois 9th District (primary)	Attacking	$76K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$64K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Forward Movement Foundation spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Forward Movement Foundation gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 77% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $403K lost). $406K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Forward Movement Foundation fund in 2026?: Affordable Chicago Now! ($1.0M), Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw ($601K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Forward Movement Foundation's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Donna Miller (Illinois 2nd District, about $975K, won); against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); for Laura Fine (Illinois 9th District, about $233K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.