Building America's Future

Building America's Future ran an ad during the 2024 Republican Party presidential debate in Miami which claimed that an “E-ZPass lane for whales in the Gulf” implemented by Joe Biden was responsible for high gas prices.{{cite web |last1=Cama |first1=Timothy |last2=Waldman |first2=Scott |title=Biden, Trump and ... whales? The GOP obsesses on blubbery sea mammals. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/19/biden-trump-and-whales-the-gop-obsesses-on-blubbery-sea-mammals-00127889 |website=politico.com |publisher=Politico |access-date=31 October 2024}}

During the early stages of the 2024 election, Building America's Future targeted black voters in South Carolina with mailers encouraging them not to vote for Joe Biden.{{cite web |last1=Kamisar |first1=Ben |title=Conservative group launches a quiet effort to drive Black voters away from Biden |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-black-voters-mailers-south-carolina-nonprofit-rcna138468 |website=nbcnews.com |publisher=NBC News |access-date=31 October 2024}}

In April 2024, Building America's Future took out ads in Kansas, Mississippi, and Missouri which promoted the immigration policies of Glenn Youngkin.{{cite web |last1=Manchester |first1=Julia |title=Conservative group urges GOP to follow Youngkin’s lead on immigration issue |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4585271-conservative-group-urges-gop-to-follow-youngkins-lead-on-immigration-issue/ |website=thehill.com |publisher=The Hill |access-date=31 October 2024}}

In October 2024, the group hosted an event in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania headlined by Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee.{{cite web |last1=Stamm |first1=Dan |last2=Mcilwain |first2=Kaleah |title=Donald Trump returns to Pa. for Delaware County roundtable, Lehigh Valley rally |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2024/pennsylvania-donald-trump-allentown/4012429/ |website=nbcphiladelphia.com |publisher=NBC Philadelphia |access-date=31 October 2024}}

In 2025 Building America's Future became involved in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, spending more than $1.6 million on messaging backing Brad Schimel.{{cite web |last1=SWENSON |first1=ALI |last2=BAUER |first2=SCOTT |title=Group backed by Musk pours money into ads on behalf of GOP candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race |url=https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-trump-spending-4d95c11f76be495cc5acadaf9981a42b |website=apnews.com |publisher=AP News |access-date=20 February 2025}}

=== Progress 2028{{Anchor|Progress2028}} ===

Progress 2028 was a disinformation campaign which presented itself as a progressive Kamala Harris–backed alternative to Project 2025 when it was actually fully controlled by Building America's Future.{{cite web |last1=Rascouët-Paz |first1=Anna |title=Fake Harris Agenda Was Created by Conservative 'Dark Money' Group Reportedly Backed by Musk |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/10/24/elon-musk-progress-2028-harris/ |website=Snopes |publisher=snopes.com |access-date=31 October 2024}} An entity called Progress 2028 was registered by Building America's Future on September 26, 2024. An associated website and ad campaign were rolled out days later.{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Alex |last2=Doan |first2=Laura |title="Progress 2028" may look like a Democratic response to "Project 2025," but it's not |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/progress-2028-not-kamala-harris-project-2025/ |website=cbsnews.com |publisher=CBS News |access-date=31 October 2024}}

The Future Coalition PAC is entirely funded by Building America's Future.{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Julia |title=Super PAC hits Harris with contradictory ads on Israel |url=https://thehill.com/business/4941848-super-pac-hits-harris-with-contradictory-ads-on-israel/ |website=thehill.com |publisher=The Hill |access-date=31 October 2024}} In 2024, the Future Coalition PAC ran contradictory ads: they ran ads in Michigan which accused Kamala Harris of being pro-Israel, and ads in Pennsylvania accusing her of being pro-Palestinian. The ads were criticized as antisemitic, particularly in their portrayal of her husband Doug Emhoff.{{cite web |last1=Marans |first1=Daniel |last2=Robillard |first2=Kevin |title=Elon Musk Helped Fund The Most Cynical Super PAC Of The 2024 Election |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-funds-most-cynical-super-pac_n_670ef96be4b0c5b8c0afcc86 |website=huffpost.com |publisher=The Huffington Post |access-date=31 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Kassel |first1=Matthew |title=Elon Musk funded secretive super PAC targeting Harris on Israel |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2024/10/future-coalition-pac-elon-musk-funding-kamala-harris-israel/ |website=jewishinsider.com |publisher=Jewish Insider |access-date=31 October 2024}}

The Stand for US PAC is primarily funded by Building America's Future. Stand for US PAC has gotten involved in Missouri backing Jay Ashcroft in the Governor's race there, with a series of ads attacking his opponent Mike Kehoe.{{cite web |last1=Keller |first1=Rudi |title=Anonymous donors pump $2M into ad campaign backing Jay Ashcroft for Missouri governor |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2024/08/02/anonymous-donors-pump-2m-into-ad-campaign-backing-jay-ashcroft-for-missouri-governor/ |website=missouriindependent.com |publisher=Missouri Independent |access-date=31 October 2024}}

In 2023, the group's president was Chris Jankowski and its executive director was Katherine Neal.

The group had $11 million in revenue in 2021 and $53 million in revenue in 2022. Elon Musk began contributing to the group in 2022.

• America PAC
• Citizens for Sanity
• RBG PAC

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