AMPERSAND STRATEGIES LLC
AMPERSAND STRATEGIES LLC is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle AMPERSAND STRATEGIES LLC was paid $805K across 7 client committees, of which $225K 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 |
$579,448 | 70 rows | 72.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$225,112 | 7 rows | 28.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 29, 2021 → May 4, 2026
- spans 5.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 70
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 7
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD THE LINE C00868976 |
$4,000 | 4 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD THE LINE C00868976 |
$104,287 | 13 |
| FIELDS OF CHANGE PAC C00895482 |
$80,000 | 7 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD THE LINE C00868976 |
$205,787 | 25 |
| FIELDS OF CHANGE PAC C00895482 |
$117,500 | 10 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD THE LINE C00868976 |
$303,944 | 42 |
| FIELDS OF CHANGE PAC C00895482 |
$117,500 | 10 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $580,128 | 72.10% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $224,433 | 27.90% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-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 | Q1 | 2020 | $13K | 2 | STATE CENTER FEDERATION OF … 95% | Fundraising 100% | $13K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | C00777144 100% | Fundraising 100% | $5K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | C00777144 100% | Fundraising 100% | $7K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $18K | 1 | C00777144 100% | Fundraising 100% | $25K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $15K | 2 | JASEY, KYLE FORT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $15K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $76K | 9 | BHATIA, NIKHIL 82% | Fundraising 100% | $91K | +3696% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | HOLD THE LINE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $97K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $28K | 7 | HOLD THE LINE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $125K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $77K | 12 | HOLD THE LINE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $202K | +329% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $69K | 4 | HOLD THE LINE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $69K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $106K | 9 | HOLD THE LINE 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $175K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $80K | 7 | FIELDS OF CHANGE PAC 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $255K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $78K | 8 | HOLD THE LINE 68% | Strategy & Research 100% | $333K | +422% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $7K | 2 | HOLD THE LINE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $340K | -91% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $316,287 | 33 | $10K | 56.9% | HOLD THE LINE 63% | 4mo ago |
| Fundraising | $239,662 | 37 | $6K | 43.1% | HOLD THE LINE 49% | 17mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $456,944 | 78.9% | 2 | |
| IL | $61,922 | 10.7% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $25,000 | 4.3% | 1 | |
| NJ | $23,000 | 4.0% | 1 | |
| CA | $12,582 | 2.2% | 2 |
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 | 2024-11-07 | HOLD THE LINE | Fundraising | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $35,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-06 | BHATIA, NIKHIL | Fundraising | MEDIA CONSULTANT EXPENSE | $23,315 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-25 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $19,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-12-01 | C00777144 | Fundraising | VIDEO PRODUCTION FEE | $18,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-08 | BHATIA, NIKHIL | Fundraising | MEDIA CONSULTANT EXPENSE | $18,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-05 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $17,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-27 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $17,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-03 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT SERVICES | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-04 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | GENERAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Recent | 2025-12-04 | FIELDS OF CHANGE PAC | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | $12,500 |
| Recent | 2026-01-07 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2025-12-31 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-01-07 | HOLD THE LINE | Strategy & Research | MANAGEMENT CONSULTING | $3,000 |