Authentic Campaigns
$107.44M
2025-2026 cycle
Authentic Campaigns is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Authentic Campaigns was paid $107.44M across 125 client committees, of which $2.02M 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
$107.44M
=
$105.42M
(Schedule B)
+
$2.02M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$105,415,700 | 2,921 rows | 98.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$2,024,475 | 75 rows | 1.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 9, 2018 → May 21, 2026
- spans 8.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 2,921
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 125
- 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$7.27M
across 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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$4,113 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GOLDMAN, DANIEL NY · House DEM |
$255,500 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$176,613 | 7 |
| FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC C00842104 |
$108,000 | 2 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$100,000 | 1 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$60,000 | 1 |
| BALDWIN, TAMMY WI · Senate DEM |
$28,000 | 2 |
| SMP C00484642 |
$20,592 | 2 |
| SCHIFF, ADAM CA · Senate DEM |
$14,500 | 1 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$10,750 | 6 |
| CLARK, KATHERINE MA · House DEM |
$10,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CROW, JASON CO · House DEM |
$530,420 | 8 |
| GOLDMAN, DANIEL NY · House DEM |
$280,064 | 6 |
| SMP C00484642 |
$277,034 | 8 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$253,000 | 5 |
| BRINK,, BRIDGET MI · House DEM |
$189,441 | 4 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$181,613 | 8 |
| FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC C00842104 |
$132,555 | 6 |
| DAGA PAC C00638320 |
$100,000 | 6 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$100,000 | 1 |
| RUTINEL, MANNY CO · House DEM |
$86,000 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMP C00484642 |
$810,964 | 16 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$699,000 | 10 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$691,625 | 12 |
| CROW, JASON CO · House DEM |
$590,495 | 14 |
| SCHIFF, ADAM CA · Senate DEM |
$577,343 | 12 |
| GOLDMAN, DANIEL NY · House DEM |
$386,064 | 14 |
| DAGA PAC C00638320 |
$364,228 | 26 |
| BRINK,, BRIDGET MI · House DEM |
$335,905 | 11 |
| MCGRATH, AMY KY · Senate DEM |
$306,720 | 11 |
| FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC C00842104 |
$259,780 | 16 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$2,246,970 | 19 |
| SMP C00484642 |
$1,199,080 | 24 |
| SCHIFF, ADAM CA · Senate DEM |
$1,115,843 | 18 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$783,301 | 13 |
| CROW, JASON CO · House DEM |
$718,620 | 21 |
| FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC C00842104 |
$489,525 | 24 |
| DAGA PAC C00638320 |
$487,228 | 37 |
| GOLDMAN, DANIEL NY · House DEM |
$426,814 | 21 |
| BRINK,, BRIDGET MI · House DEM |
$335,905 | 11 |
| MCGRATH, AMY KY · Senate DEM |
$306,720 | 11 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMP C00484642 |
$3,036,418 | 37 |
| SCHIFF, ADAM CA · Senate DEM |
$2,984,043 | 30 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. NJ · Senate DEM |
$2,751,970 | 26 |
| BALDWIN, TAMMY WI · Senate DEM |
$2,225,584 | 46 |
| FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC C00842104 |
$1,794,367 | 42 |
| TESTER, R. JON MT · Senate DEM |
$1,059,650 | 16 |
| CROW, JASON CO · House DEM |
$838,620 | 30 |
| MCMORROW, MALLORY MI · Senate DEM |
$783,301 | 13 |
| DAGA PAC C00638320 |
$554,228 | 47 |
| UNDERWOOD, LAUREN IL · House DEM |
$505,230 | 36 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $82,151,381 | 76.46% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $25,288,794 | 23.54% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 10 leadership · 1 junior
Leadership 10
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
Junior contacts (1) — associates & coordinators, may influence up the chain
authentic.org · LinkedIn company page · updated 23d ago
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $248K | 3 | C00571919 100% | Digital 100% | $248K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $961K | 16 | C00571919 71% | Digital 100% | $1.21M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2.05M | 44 | C00571919 69% | Digital 100% | $3.26M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2.19M | 40 | C00571919 56% | Digital 100% | $5.45M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $20K | 2 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 75% | Digital 100% | $5.47M | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.32M | 28 | C00694455 81% | Digital 100% | $1.32M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $95K | 5 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Digital 100% | $5.56M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $2.06M | 41 | C00694455 77% | Digital 100% | $3.38M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $21K | 3 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 76% | Digital 100% | $5.59M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $3.23M | 49 | C00694455 80% | Digital 100% | $6.6M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $30K | 2 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVER… 100% | Digital 100% | $5.62M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $3.05M | 53 | C00694455 76% | Digital 100% | $9.65M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $2.2M | 91 | SMP 35% | Digital 100% | $12M | +788% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $4.3M | 98 | SMP 25% | Digital 100% | $16M | +348% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $11M | 163 | SMP 29% | Digital 100% | $27M | +441% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $8.18M | 122 | SMP 34% | Digital 100% | $35M | +274% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $1.94M | 86 | SMP 32% | Digital 100% | $1.94M | +48% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2.42M | 104 | SMP 28% | Digital 100% | $4.37M | +18% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $2.6M | 100 | SMP 29% | Digital 100% | $6.96M | -19% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.61M | 90 | SMP 34% | Digital 100% | $8.58M | -47% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $2.12M | 91 | SMP 36% | Digital 100% | $11M | -3% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $2.06M | 106 | SMP 20% | Digital 100% | $13M | -52% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.86M | 82 | BOOKER, CORY A. 18% | Digital 100% | $15M | -83% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $2.4M | 73 | SMP 62% | Digital 100% | $17M | -71% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $2.3M | 64 | SMP 31% | Digital 100% | $2.3M | +18% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.36M | 74 | SCHIFF, ADAM 33% | Digital 100% | $4.66M | -2% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $4.5M | 86 | SCHIFF, ADAM 36% | Digital 100% | $9.16M | +73% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $3.68M | 100 | TESTER, R. JON 34% | Digital 100% | $13M | +128% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $9.99M | 124 | SCHIFF, ADAM 78% | Digital 100% | $23M | +370% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $3.14M | 122 | SMP 24% | Digital 100% | $26M | +52% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $4.94M | 136 | SMP 26% | Digital 100% | $31M | +165% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $5.2M | 118 | SCHIFF, ADAM 34% | Digital 100% | $36M | +117% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $25K | 3 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Digital 100% | $36M | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $1.1M | 82 | FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC 20% | Digital 100% | $1.1M | -52% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $30K | 3 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Digital 100% | $36M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $3.2M | 115 | BOOKER, CORY A. 47% | Digital 100% | $4.3M | +35% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $28K | 6 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 73% | Digital 91% | $36M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $2.42M | 139 | SCHIFF, ADAM 20% | Digital 100% | $6.71M | -46% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $18K | 4 | CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 57% | Digital 86% | $36M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $2.16M | 141 | MCGRATH, AMY 14% | Digital 100% | $8.88M | -41% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2.06M | 90 | CROW, JASON 19% | Digital 94% | $11M | -79% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $187K | 13 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 94% | Digital 94% | $11M | -94% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 9 additional stations · $1,098,651 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay Authentic Campaigns also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove Authentic Campaigns routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KABC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $214,659 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $154,616 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $91,291 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KTVU-TV | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $66,857 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KNBC-TV | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $60,158 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $47,898 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KOVR-TV | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $46,105 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KCRA-TV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $41,991 | 5 | May 2026 |
| KNSD-TV | San Diego, CA | NBC | $40,566 | 4 | May 2026 |
| KRON-TV | San Francisco, CA | NBC | $37,720 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KCAL-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $35,806 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $31,013 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KPIX-TV | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $28,974 | 6 | May 2026 |
| KGTV-TV | San Diego, CA | ABC | $28,586 | 5 | May 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $25,543 | 6 | May 2026 |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $105,189,716 | 2,904 | $36K | 100.0% | SMP 18% | 2w ago |
| Fundraising | $40,000 | 6 | $7K | 0.0% | SHAH, AMISH DR. 56% | 3mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
12
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$50,794,074 · 48% of revenue
33
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$31,002,725 · 29% of revenue
80
One-time clients 1 cycle
$23,618,900 · 22% of revenue
Top 12 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMP | 4 | $19,199,796 | 156 | 2019-03-05 | 2026-03-31 |
| TESTER, R. JON | 4 | $6,867,288 | 126 | 2018-04-18 | 2024-11-13 |
| BALDWIN, TAMMY | 4 | $6,081,791 | 167 | 2019-03-18 | 2026-03-12 |
| BOOKER, CORY A. | 4 | $5,308,242 | 102 | 2020-04-02 | 2026-03-17 |
| HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. | 3 | $4,905,820 | 79 | 2019-12-12 | 2023-06-05 |
| UNDERWOOD, LAUREN | 3 | $1,853,604 | 101 | 2021-03-24 | 2026-02-03 |
| HEINRICH, MARTIN | 4 | $1,432,569 | 108 | 2020-10-08 | 2026-03-04 |
| JEFFRIES, HAKEEM | 3 | $1,428,880 | 44 | 2020-10-01 | 2023-11-14 |
| SMITH, TINA | 4 | $1,310,994 | 110 | 2019-11-13 | 2025-12-30 |
| HIRONO, MAZIE K. | 5 | $1,135,116 | 120 | 2018-08-14 | 2025-12-11 |
| C00331769 | 4 | $888,057 | 79 | 2018-06-29 | 2023-12-21 |
| ROSS, DEBORAH | 3 | $381,916 | 59 | 2020-02-06 | 2023-04-04 |
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 | $37,704,537 | 38.3% | 16 | |
| Unknown | $19,196,155 | 19.5% | 26 | |
| MT | $10,423,873 | 10.6% | 3 | |
| CO | $6,282,475 | 6.4% | 4 | |
| NJ | $6,186,027 | 6.3% | 4 | |
| WI | $6,089,841 | 6.2% | 2 | |
| MI | $3,526,838 | 3.6% | 4 | |
| PA | $2,232,968 | 2.3% | 2 | |
| IL | $2,176,724 | 2.2% | 5 | |
| NM | $1,629,278 | 1.7% | 2 | |
| CA | $1,620,857 | 1.6% | 14 | |
| AZ | $1,478,801 | 1.5% | 8 |
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 | 2024-01-18 | SCHIFF, ADAM | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $3,545,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-02-07 | SCHIFF, ADAM | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $2,619,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-10-01 | C00694455 | Digital | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $1,727,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-01 | SMP | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $1,408,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-04-23 | BOOKER, CORY A. | Digital | EMAIL LIST ACQUISITION | $1,202,970 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-06 | SCHIFF, ADAM | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $466,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-29 | BOOKER, CORY A. | Digital | DIGITAL ACQUISITION | $390,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-20 | GOLDMAN, DANIEL | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING SERVICES | $255,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-11 | CROW, JASON | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING | $250,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $60,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $30,000 |
| Recent | 2026-04-23 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Advertising | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Consulting | $4,113 |
| Recent | 2026-05-06 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL | — | — | $2,650 |