ACLU of Northern California Issues Committee

$7.56M 2025-2026 cycle

ACLU of Northern California Issues Committee is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ACLU of Northern California Issues Committee was paid $7.56M across 2 client committees, of which $3.05M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

○ Slowing (~5mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 5 months ago (Apr 2, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$7.56M = $4.51M (Schedule B) + $3.05M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$4,507,524 8 rows 59.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$3,053,167 6 rows 40.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Aug 18, 2020 → Apr 2, 2026
spans 5.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
8
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
2
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

May 2025 Apr 2026
$500K across 12 months
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Top buyers

Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES CO… $1M — · 2 txns AO ACLU of Northern California Issues COMMITTEE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE
1423278
$1,000,000
IE $500,000 · SB $500,000
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES CO… $1M — · 2 txns AO ACLU of Northern California Issues COMMITTEE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE
1423278
$1,000,000
IE $500,000 · SB $500,000
2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 1

ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES CO… $1M — · 2 txns AO ACLU of Northern California Issues COMMITTEE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE
1423278
$1,000,000
IE $500,000 · SB $500,000
2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 1

ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES CO… $1M — · 2 txns AO ACLU of Northern California Issues COMMITTEE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE
1423278
$1,000,000
IE $500,000 · SB $500,000
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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $7,560,691 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Money flow through this vendor

Where their ad buys point

IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings only

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No activity in the last 3 months.

ACLU of Northern California Iss… ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… $500K Unspecified races (1 filing… $500K Total in: $500K Total out: $500K
ACLU of Northern California Iss… ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… $500K Unspecified races (1 filing… $500K Total in: $500K Total out: $500K
ACLU of Northern California Iss… ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… $500K Unspecified races (1 filing… $500K Total in: $500K Total out: $500K
ACLU of Northern California Iss… ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… $500K Unspecified races (1 filing… $500K Total in: $500K Total out: $500K
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2020202120232026 Q4 2020 (2020 cycle): $200KQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $3.01MQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $600KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $200KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $500K Q4Q3Q2 $3.01M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2020 Q4 2020 $200K 1 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $200K
2021 Q1 2020 $3.01M 4 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UN… 50% Other / Unclassified 100% $3.21M
2021 Q3 2020 $600K 1 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… 100% Fundraising 100% $3.81M
2023 Q4 2022 $200K 1 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $200K
2026 Q2 2026 $500K 1 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… 100% $500K
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Revenue by service category

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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $3,407,524 6 $568K 85.0% ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… 56% 2y ago
Fundraising $600,000 1 $600K 15.0% ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA… 100% 5y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,003,762 · 67% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,503,762 · 33% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE 3 $3,003,762 6 2020-10-26 2026-04-02
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Geographic concentration

Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.

State   Total spend % of revenue Clients
CA
$4,507,524 100.0% 2
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Notable disbursements

5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.

Reason Date Filer Category Purpose Amount
Largest all-time 2021-03-31 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $1,303,167
Largest all-time 2021-03-31 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (NONPROFIT 501 (C) (4)) Other / Unclassified $1,303,167
Largest all-time 2021-07-14 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE Fundraising Source of non-donor funds is investment income held at Morgan Stanley. $600,000
Largest all-time 2026-04-02 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE $500,000
Largest all-time 2021-03-31 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $200,595
Recent 2023-12-20 ACLU OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $200,000
3 raw FEC name variants collapsed into this canonical entity
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