BLACK, DON
BLACK, DON is a wages & payroll vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle BLACK, DON was paid $252K across 5 client committees.
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
- Apr 11, 2018 → Nov 20, 2024
- spans 6.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 133
- 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.
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 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GET OUT THE VOTE PAC C00839407 |
$687 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $188,193 | 74.61% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $64,031 | 25.39% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | C00654988 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $6K | 4 | C00654988 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $7K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 3 | C00654988 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $1K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $3K | 5 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $4K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $5K | 7 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $9K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 8 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $20K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $12K | 6 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $32K | +707% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $15K | 7 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $47K | +177% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $7K | 4 | C00706820 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $54K | +147% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $6K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $14K | 6 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $20K | +1197% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $14K | 9 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $34K | +337% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 10 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $49K | +193% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $17K | 8 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $66K | +69% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $17K | 7 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $83K | +39% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $24K | 8 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $107K | +59% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $18K | 6 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $125K | +154% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $10K | 6 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $10K | -25% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $12K | 6 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $23K | -13% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $9K | 5 | CASTEN, SEAN 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $32K | -38% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $28K | 9 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $60K | +66% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $62K | -88% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $687 | 1 | GET OUT THE VOTE PAC 100% | Wages & Payroll 100% | $63K | -96% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Payroll | $252,224 | 133 | $2K | 100.0% | CASTEN, SEAN 62% | 18mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $157,250 | 62.3% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $64,031 | 25.4% | 2 | |
| MD | $30,257 | 12.0% | 1 | |
| DC | $687 | 0.3% | 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 | 2022-11-30 | CASTEN, SEAN | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $7,968 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-29 | CASTEN, SEAN | Wages & Payroll | PAYROLL | $7,628 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-08 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-18 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-01-18 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-09 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-01-18 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2024-04-26 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | GENERAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2024-02-26 | DUNN'S DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS | Wages & Payroll | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $1,008 |
| Recent | 2024-11-20 | GET OUT THE VOTE PAC | Wages & Payroll | LIST PURCHASE | $687 |