Future Forward, the pro-Harris group, disbursed the funds between 2022 and 2024, according to Federal Election Commission filings and tax documents filed with theThe donor money — paid out to GCJ Research, PFB Media, and OpenLabs — was part of a massive spending spree from pro-Harris groups and the Harris campaignafter her loss to President-elect Donald Trump.
aiming to boost turnout for Harris with the backing of Democratic megadonors such as Bill Gates and George Soros. It quicklyNow, the organization is under the spotlight as the Democratic Party points fingers and aims to get to the bottom of how Harris lost so handily to Trump in must-win battleground states. Scrutiny of Harris’s finances has grown after aThis election cycle, Future Forward’s super PAC arm paid at least $8.3 million to the consulting firms tied to Future Forward’s co-founders.
The documents list GCJ Research as both an “independent contractor” and “subcontractor.” A fuller picture of the tax-exempt organization’s finances will also become public soon, as Future Forward’s 2023 tax return was due in November. Fromowitz’s bio on the Blue Sky Strategy website lists him as the co-founder of OpenLabs, which worked on research and survey consulting for Future Forward.