According to The New York Times, "The Sixteen Thirty is part of a broader network of progressive nonprofits that donors use to fill specific spaces on the political chessboard."
After decrying big-money Republican donors over the last decade, as well as the Supreme Court rulings that flooded politics with more cash, Democrats now benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars of undisclosed donations as well.
The group spent money opposing the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and other Donald Trump judicial nominees and supporting various ballot measures.
[3] In 2020, the Sixteen Thirty Fund's $410 million in expenditures focused on helping Democrats defeat Trump and win back control of the United States Senate.
The Sixteen Thirty Fund spent $196 million in 2022 on political causes including protecting abortion rights and helping Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections.
"[6] The Sixteen Thirty Fund was active in the battle for the House of Representatives in 2018, assisting "Democrats trying to seize back power after Trump's rise."
These groups have collectively spent millions of dollars to pressure Republican members of Congress on their stances on health care and economic issues through advertising and activism.
[8] As of 2019, the Sixteen Thirty Fund had spent $141 million on more than 100 left-leaning and Democratic causes,[3] making it a large source of money for nonprofits pushing a variety of changes to state and federal law.
[1] The group's expenditures focused on helping Democrats defeat President Donald Trump and winning back control of the United States Senate.
[2] The Sixteen Thirty Fund gave $7 million to a North Carolina group called Piedmont Rising, which ran advertisements attacking Republican U.S.
"[10] In 2020, the Sixteen Thirty Fund gave $10.5 million to the conservative anti-Donald Trump group Defending Democracy Together, which was founded by Bill Kristol in 2018.