Alliance Forge
Alliance Forge is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Alliance Forge was paid $932K across 36 client committees, of which $240K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$691,928 | 133 rows | 74.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$240,046 | 70 rows | 25.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 26, 2021 → Aug 19, 2026
- spans 5.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 133
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 36
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$31,706 IE $31,706 |
7 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$32,870 IE $32,870 |
8 |
| SIMPSON, MICHAEL ID · House REP |
$16,374 | 1 |
| 742005 742005 |
$1,294 | 1 |
| CONTRA COSTA REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED) C00136853 |
$807 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MADERA COUNTY (FED.) C00449686 |
$27 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$43,535 IE $42,684 · SB $851 |
19 |
| SIMPSON, MICHAEL ID · House REP |
$16,374 | 1 |
| 742005 742005 |
$1,294 | 1 |
| CONTRA COSTA REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED) C00136853 |
$807 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MADERA COUNTY (FED.) C00449686 |
$254 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$62,549 IE $61,047 · SB $1,502 |
31 |
| SIMPSON, MICHAEL ID · House REP |
$17,951 | 3 |
| 742005 742005 |
$4,987 | 4 |
| CONTRA COSTA REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED) C00136853 |
$807 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MADERA COUNTY (FED.) C00449686 |
$254 | 2 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$198 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$62,549 IE $61,047 · SB $1,502 |
31 |
| SIMPSON, MICHAEL ID · House REP |
$17,951 | 3 |
| 742005 742005 |
$5,397 | 5 |
| HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; STEVE 1480425 |
$1,131 | 8 |
| CONTRA COSTA REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED) C00136853 |
$807 | 1 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MADERA COUNTY (FED.) C00449686 |
$254 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. C00835967 |
$62,549 IE $61,047 · SB $1,502 |
31 |
| MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT C00693838 |
$30,809 IE $30,809 |
1 |
| SIMPSON, MICHAEL ID · House REP |
$17,951 | 3 |
| AMERICA PAC C00879510 |
$10,450 | 1 |
| RADANOVICH FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1461432 |
$5,572 | 4 |
| 742005 742005 |
$5,397 | 5 |
| STEEL, MICHELLE CA · House REP |
$4,995 | 10 |
| FREE CALIFORNIA 1467865 |
$3,407 | 2 |
| BAKERSFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1352944 |
$2,005 | 1 |
| STRICKLAND FOR SENATE 2025; TONY 1476971 |
$1,264 | 6 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $216,391 | 23.22% |
| Non-partisan | $715,583 | 76.78% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyCycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $294K | 10 | 810163 84% | Digital 84% | $294K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $3K | 1 | CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY… 100% | Digital 100% | $3K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $9K | 2 | LAXALT, ADAM 100% | Digital 100% | $12K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $24K | 6 | LAXALT, ADAM 47% | Digital 47% | $37K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $102K | 25 | 810163 58% | Digital 83% | $139K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $77K | 8 | LE ROUX FOR GOVERNOR 2022; … 53% | Other / Unclassified 53% | $216K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $69K | 4 | CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 98% | Field & Voter Contact 98% | $285K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 4 | CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY… 82% | Digital 88% | $7K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $4K | 2 | 810163 100% | Digital 100% | $289K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $717 | 2 | STEEL, MICHELLE 100% | Digital 100% | $8K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $137 | 1 | STEEL, MICHELLE 100% | Digital 100% | $8K | -95% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $3K | 3 | 911819 49% | Other / Unclassified 51% | $292K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 4 | HOOVER FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 45% | Digital 64% | $13K | -79% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $29K | 5 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL 100% | Digital 100% | $42K | -71% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 14 | MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT 51% | Digital 97% | $52K | -87% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $25K | 15 | AMERICA PAC 42% | Digital 47% | $77K | -64% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $1K | 6 | STRICKLAND FOR SENATE 2025;… 100% | Digital 78% | $79K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $934 | 7 | HILTON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; S… 100% | Digital 64% | $80K | -76% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $410 | 1 | 742005 100% | Digital 100% | $80K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 3 | 742005 95% | Digital 95% | $84K | +35% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $2K | 2 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL 100% | Digital 100% | $2K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 3 | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN … 99% | Digital 44% | $3K | -70% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $19K | 5 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL 87% | Digital 7% | $22K | -36% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $454,344 | 78 | $6K | 67.4% | 810163 69% | 3mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $132,109 | 12 | $11K | 19.6% | CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 62% | 22mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $63,611 | 26 | $2K | 9.4% | LE ROUX FOR GOVERNOR 2022; … 78% | 11mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $12,287 | 2 | $6K | 1.8% | AMERICA PAC 85% | 22mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $11,290 | 10 | $1K | 1.7% | PATRICK WITT FOR CONGRESS 61% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, MICHAEL | 3 | $58,448 | 11 | 2022-04-19 | 2026-06-23 |
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 | $549,133 | 79.4% | 22 | |
| ID | $58,448 | 8.4% | 1 | |
| GA | $23,800 | 3.4% | 2 | |
| NV | $23,567 | 3.4% | 3 | |
| NY | $10,724 | 1.5% | 1 | |
| TX | $10,450 | 1.5% | 1 | |
| MA | $5,385 | 0.8% | 2 | |
| UT | $4,941 | 0.7% | 1 | |
| PA | $2,852 | 0.4% | 1 | |
| VA | $1,341 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| FL | $1,285 | 0.2% | 1 |
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 | 2021-09-10 | 810163 | Digital | Blast Text Messages | $112,281 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-09-13 | 810163 | Digital | Blast Text Messages | $110,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-30 | 810163 | Digital | GOTV Blast Text Messaging-No PASO of Federal Candidates | $59,598 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-11 | CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 | Field & Voter Contact | Voter Contact | $47,702 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-09-09 | 810163 | Digital | Blast Text Messages | $26,023 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-23 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL | — | CAMPAIGN TEXT MESSAGES | $16,374 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-01 | 742005 | Digital | IND Text Messages in support of Ian Bakke for Supervisor | $1,294 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-07 | SIMPSON, MICHAEL | Digital | CAMPAIGN TEXT MESSAGES | $1,259 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-03 | CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. | — | DATA ACQUISITION | $851 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-04 | CONTRA COSTA REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED) | — | GOTV TEXTING | $807 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MADERA COUNTY (FED.) | — | GENERIC TEXTING | $227 |
| Recent | 2026-06-08 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MADERA COUNTY (FED.) | — | GENERIC TEXTING | $27 |