League of Conservation Voters

Website: lcv.org
Founded: 1969
Total Raised in 2020: $41,984,618

Transparency C Unfortunately, the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund was one of the few organizations that failed to respond to our request for information about their work and programs, both manifesting the problem of lack of transparency and hampering our efforts to develop an accurate picture of their work. Furthermore, while their website has some general information on their plans, and they published a "2020 Plan of Action," there is little specific information on how they're spending the millions of dollars they've raised for political work in 2020. Their score is not lower because they are part of an effort with NextGen Climate—GiveGreen—that has quality and accessible information about candidates to support. But even the valuable GiveGreen information sheds little light on how LCV spends its money.
Geographic targeting C Again, accurate assessment is hindered by lack of transparency, forcing a reliance on FEC reports. Those reports show some smart geographic targeting in terms of spending in AZ and MT Senate races, which are legitimate pickup opportunities. It's impossible to ascertain the efficacy of the anti-Trump spending without knowing where those funds are being directed.
Demographic targeting

Incomplete

 Unable to determine from the limited public information.
Data-informed strategy C+ The limited available information shows that $5 million was given to Priorities USA. Therefore Priorities USA's "B-" score on data-informed strategy is partially imputed to LCV. The $200k allocated to Idaho—a state with little progressive potential in statewide elections at least—raises serious questions about the underlying empirical foundation for the spending decisions, and so that additionally lowers LCV's overall grade for this category.
OVERALL GRADE C