Fred Eychaner
Pro-Democracy Democratic mega-donor; supports Dem majorities and LGBT-rights causes.
Who they are.
Chicago-based founder of Newsweb Corporation, a community-newspaper and broadcast company. One of the largest individual Democratic donors of the past two decades, consistently appearing in the top 10 of Democratic donor rankings while remaining largely out of public view.
The chain.
- Senate Majority PACTop donor
- House Majority PACTop donor
- Future ForwardMajor donor
- Kamala Harris (D, VP / 2024)Multi-million to Future Forward2024 · Lost 2024
- Senate Democratic incumbents (broad)Tens of millions across cycles to Senate Majority PAC2012-2024 · Mixed
- House Democratic incumbents (broad)Tens of millions across cycles to House Majority PAC2012-2024 · Mixed
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Questions about Fred Eychaner.
Who is Fred Eychaner?
Eychaner is a Chicago-based media entrepreneur, founder of Newsweb Corporation (community newspapers and broadcast). He has been one of the top 10 Democratic individual donors in nearly every cycle since the early 2000s while maintaining a deliberately low public profile.
What causes does Eychaner fund?
Beyond Democratic political vehicles, Eychaner is known for major philanthropic support for LGBT-rights organizations, arts institutions in Chicago (including the Lyric Opera and Chicago Symphony Orchestra), and historic preservation. The Alphawood Foundation, which he founded, is his primary philanthropic vehicle.
Is Eychaner aligned with Soros or Hoffman?
Eychaner, Soros, and Hoffman are all top-tier Dem donors but are not formally aligned. Eychaner has historically focused more on Senate and House majority infrastructure (Senate/House Majority PAC) than on presidential-cycle super PACs, distinguishing his giving footprint from Hoffman's Future Forward focus or Soros's DA-races focus.