BERNSTEIN SHUR

$444K 2025-2026 cycle

BERNSTEIN SHUR is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BERNSTEIN SHUR was paid $444K across 5 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 6, 2020 → Jun 18, 2026
spans 6.4 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
74
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
5
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$21K 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 3 months · top 2

GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE $10K — · 1 txn GIDEON, SARA $500 — · 1 txn BS BERNSTEIN SHUR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE
C00949487
$9,630 1
GIDEON, SARA
ME · Senate DEM
$500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE $10K — · 1 txn AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE $5K — · 1 txn GIDEON, SARA $2K — · 3 txns BS BERNSTEIN SHUR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE
C00949487
$9,630 1
AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE
MA · House DEM
$5,000 1
GIDEON, SARA
ME · Senate DEM
$1,500 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE $10K — · 1 txn AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE $5K — · 1 txn GIDEON, SARA $5K Strategy & Research · 9 txns BS BERNSTEIN SHUR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE
C00949487
$9,630 1
AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE
MA · House DEM
$5,000 1
GIDEON, SARA
ME · Senate DEM
$4,500 9
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

GIDEON, SARA $26K Strategy & Research · 16 txns GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE $10K — · 1 txn AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE $5K — · 1 txn BS BERNSTEIN SHUR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GIDEON, SARA
ME · Senate DEM
$26,000 16
GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE
C00949487
$9,630 1
AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE
MA · House DEM
$5,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

GIDEON, SARA $56K Strategy & Research · 22 txns GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE $10K — · 1 txn AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE $5K — · 1 txn BS BERNSTEIN SHUR
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GIDEON, SARA
ME · Senate DEM
$56,000 22
GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE
C00949487
$9,630 1
AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE
MA · House DEM
$5,000 1

By party

Revenue by party

99% D
D · 99%
R · 1%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $441,130 99.35%
Republican $2,900 0.65%
Non-partisan $0 0.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2020 (2020 cycle): $6KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $18KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $13KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $7KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $20KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $30KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $30KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $40KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $30KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $20KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $40KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $2KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $7KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $11K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $40K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2020 Q1 2020 $6K 1 SMP 100% Strategy & Research 100% $6K
2020 Q2 2020 $18K 2 SMP 100% Strategy & Research 100% $23K
2020 Q3 2020 $13K 4 SMP 78% Strategy & Research 78% $36K
2020 Q4 2020 $7K 2 SMP 100% Strategy & Research 100% $43K
2021 Q1 2022 $20K 1 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $20K
2021 Q2 2022 $20K 2 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $40K
2021 Q3 2022 $30K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $70K
2021 Q4 2022 $30K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $100K
2022 Q1 2022 $40K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $140K +627%
2022 Q2 2022 $30K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $170K +71%
2022 Q3 2022 $20K 2 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $190K +49%
2022 Q4 2022 $40K 4 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $230K +471%
2023 Q1 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $15K -25%
2023 Q2 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K -25%
2023 Q3 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $45K -50%
2023 Q4 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $60K -50%
2024 Q1 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $75K -63%
2024 Q2 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $90K -50%
2024 Q3 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $105K -25%
2024 Q4 2024 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $120K -63%
2025 Q1 2026 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $15K +0%
2025 Q2 2026 $15K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $30K +0%
2025 Q3 2026 $2K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $32K -90%
2025 Q4 2026 $2K 3 GIDEON, SARA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $33K -90%
2026 Q1 2026 $7K 4 AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE 77% Strategy & Research 23% $40K -57%
2026 Q2 2026 $11K 4 GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE 87% $51K -26%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $425K across 68 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GIDEON, SARA (90% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +254% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $3K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $425K across 68 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GIDEON, SARA (90% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +254% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $25K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $425K across 68 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: GIDEON, SARA (90% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +254% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $55K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $425,000 68 $6K 99.3% GIDEON, SARA 90% 6mo ago
Legal & Compliance $2,900 1 $3K 0.7% ROCKY 101 LLC 100% 6y 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
$386,000 · 87% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
One-time clients 1 cycle
$58,030 · 13% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
GIDEON, SARA 3 $386,000 63 2021-03-31 2026-06-18
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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
DC
$436,130 98.2% 3
MA
$5,000 1.1% 1
CA
$2,900 0.7% 1
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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 2022-02-14 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $20,000
Largest all-time 2021-03-31 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $20,000
Largest all-time 2020-05-06 SMP Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES $14,000
Largest all-time 2021-06-15 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $10,000
Largest all-time 2022-11-02 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $10,000
Largest this cycle 2026-06-09 GUARDRAILS ALLIANCE LEGAL SERVICES $9,630
Largest this cycle 2025-06-05 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $5,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-19 AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE LEGAL CONSULTING $5,000
Largest this cycle 2025-02-06 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $5,000
Largest this cycle 2025-04-07 GIDEON, SARA Strategy & Research STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2026-05-01 GIDEON, SARA STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $500
Recent 2026-06-18 GIDEON, SARA STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $500
Recent 2026-04-03 GIDEON, SARA STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING $500
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