FRIENDS OF CAUSE ACTION FUND

California · CA-SOS · 1279696

$1.30M
Direct disbursements
262
Distinct vendors
1,649
Disbursement rows
$110K
Independent expenditures
Sep 2006 – Apr 2026
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$1.30M direct disbursements · $276K earmarked passthrough routed to recipients (205 rows where this committee acted as a conduit, with the recipient committee/candidate identified in row metadata)

$101Kacross 12 months

Top vendors paid last 12 months · top 6

CAUSE Action Fund $76K Wages & Payroll · 3 txns KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $12K Legal & Compliance · 7 txns Friends of Cause Action Fund $9K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns Volunteer Recruitment Strategies, LLC $4K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn Alexandra Castro $480 Other / Unclassified · 1 txn TOSKR, INC. $100 Digital · 1 txn FO FRIENDS OF CAUSE ACTION FUND

People paid by FRIENDS OF CAUSE ACTION FUND top 20 · $167,374 · 0 of 20 linked to person profile

Individuals who received disbursements from this committee — salaried staff, consultants on personal-name contracts, and reimbursements for travel / mileage / per diem. Includes 20 names identified via state-data name-pattern fallback (entity_tp not populated on state filings).

Name Most-common purpose Payments Total paid Activity window
Hazel Putney · PRECINCT WALKING 29 $19,106 Nov 2011 → Jun 2016
Antonio Rivera · IN KIND: CAMPAIGN… 43 $16,988 Oct 2008 → Nov 2012
Cameron Yee · SALARY 12 $11,056 Jun 2013 → Nov 2020
Mario Quintana · GROUND CAMPAIGN 1 $10,414 May 2013
Diego Hernandez · GROUND CAMPAIGN S… 4 $9,728 Jun 2012 → Nov 2012
Belen Seara · IN KIND: FOOD FOR… 63 $8,565 May 2008 → Jan 2011
Shawn Tallant · IN KIND: FOOD FOR… 53 $8,326 Nov 2007 → Aug 2010
Lucas Zucker · SALARY 11 $8,248 Jun 2013 → Nov 2020
Carmen Ramirez · GROUND CAMPAIGN 19 $7,821 Oct 2014 → Nov 2020
Marcos Tello · GROUND CAMPAIGN S… 2 $7,504 Nov 2012
Hazel Davalos · SALARY 7 $7,480 Sep 2016 → Nov 2020
Ocil Herrejon · SALARY 6 $6,536 Nov 2016 → Oct 2020
Anabel Merino · GROUND CAMPAIGN S… 9 $6,533 Oct 2012 → Dec 2014
Vianey Lopez · GROUND CAMPAIGN 11 $6,427 Oct 2018 → Nov 2020
Cruz Phillips · IN KIND: SALARY F… 14 $5,964 Nov 2007 → Nov 2012
Grecia Lima · IN KIND: FOOD FOR… 35 $5,837 Feb 2009 → Jan 2011
Frank Rodriguez · SALARY 6 $5,647 Nov 2016 → Oct 2020
Aracely Preciado · GROUND CAMPAIGN S… 4 $5,467 Oct 2014 → Oct 2018
Osvaldo Sotelo · GROUND CAMPAIGN 10 $4,900 Sep 2020 → Nov 2020
Miguel Ramirez · CAMPAIGN WORKER'S… 26 $4,829 Oct 2006 → Jan 2010

Spend by category

all-cycle
Wages & Payroll $329K Field & Voter Contact $113K Strategy & Research $80K Legal & Compliance $30K Contributions & Transfers $14K Digital $13K Admin & Office $9K Travel & Events $7K Software & Tech $7K Print & Mail $1K Fundraising $83

Spend by service category

Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $695,940 550
Wages & Payroll $329,450 529
Field & Voter Contact $112,533 130
Strategy & Research $80,290 109
Legal & Compliance $29,832 30
Contributions & Transfers $14,215 6
Digital $12,782 65
Admin & Office $8,647 72
Travel & Events $7,019 124
Software & Tech $6,598 17
Print & Mail $1,051 14
Fundraising $83 3

Recent activity showing 20 of 1,649

Date Vendor Purpose Amount
Apr 23, 2026 Friends of Cause Action Fund $4,000
Apr 23, 2026 CAUSE Action Fund Field Canvassing Expenses (Estimate), Ricardo Valencia for Supervisor 2026, Support $21,175
Apr 23, 2026 Friends of Cause Action Fund $5,000
Apr 23, 2026 CAUSE Action Fund Field Program Expenses $4,360
Apr 23, 2026 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $865
Dec 31, 2025 Alexandra Castro PHO, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment, Support $480
Dec 31, 2025 Volunteer Recruitment Strategies, LLC CNS, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment, Support $3,500
Dec 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $8,843
Dec 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $100
Dec 31, 2025 TOSKR, INC. PHO, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment, Support $100
Dec 31, 2025 CAUSE Action Fund SAL, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment, Support $50,802
Jul 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $1,039
Jul 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $190
Jul 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $540
Jul 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $130
Jan 31, 2025 CAUSE Action Fund $11,404
Jan 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $2,427
Jan 31, 2025 KAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP $3,103
Jan 31, 2025 CAUSE Action Fund $60,000
Oct 24, 2024 CAUSE Action Fund Field Program Expenses (Estimates), Yes on Prop 32, Support $607