BASIS
BASIS is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BASIS was paid $3.02M across 10 client committees, of which $64K 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 |
$2,966,409 | 21 rows | 97.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$63,946 | 7 rows | 2.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 12, 2018 → May 15, 2026
- spans 7.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 21
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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 3 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 743579 743579 |
$37,198 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$21,675 | 1 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN 1485542 |
$4,760 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 743579 743579 |
$37,198 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$21,675 | 1 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN 1485542 |
$4,760 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$2,785,103 | 4 |
| 743579 743579 |
$37,198 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$21,675 | 1 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN 1485542 |
$4,760 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$2,785,103 | 4 |
| 743579 743579 |
$37,198 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$21,675 | 1 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN 1485542 |
$4,760 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 1381029 |
$2,785,103 | 4 |
| 743579 743579 |
$37,198 | 1 |
| 911819 911819 |
$21,675 | 1 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN 1485542 |
$4,760 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,024,339 | 100.00% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $31K | 2 | MIN FOR STATE SENATE 2020; … 76% | Other / Unclassified 76% | $31K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $28K | 2 | FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR 2021 100% | Digital 100% | $60K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $34K | 6 | FAULCONER FOR GOVERNOR EXPL… 100% | Digital 100% | $94K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $13K | 2 | CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 90% | Digital 90% | $13K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $11K | 2 | CONNOLLY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022;… 100% | Digital 100% | $24K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $2.79M | 4 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 100% | Media 100% | $2.79M | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $64K | 3 | 743579 58% | Digital 58% | $64K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $2,789,863 | 5 | $558K | 94.7% | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE 100% | 8w ago |
| Digital | $129,850 | 13 | $10K | 4.4% | 743579 29% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $25,021 | 2 | $13K | 0.8% | MIN FOR STATE SENATE 2020; … 95% | 4y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $2,966,408 | 100.0% | 10 |
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 | 2025-09-08 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $919,541 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-28 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $919,541 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-08-27 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $606,021 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-09-23 | HOLD POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $340,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-16 | 743579 | Digital | Digital Ads | $37,198 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | 911819 | — | — | $21,675 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-20 | GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF BRIAN | Media | DIGITAL ADS | $4,760 |