Cafe Berlin
Cafe Berlin is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Cafe Berlin was paid — across 15 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
- —
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 30
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA FIRST PAC C00821058 |
$353 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, FRANK D. OK · House REP |
$675 | 1 |
| ALABAMA FIRST PAC C00821058 |
$353 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| KELLY, GEORGE J JR PA · House REP |
$976 | 1 |
| LUCAS, FRANK D. OK · House REP |
$675 | 1 |
| ALABAMA FIRST PAC C00821058 |
$353 | 1 |
| SMITH, D. ADAM WA · House DEM |
$206 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, FRANK D. OK · House REP |
$1,470 | 2 |
| KELLY, GEORGE J JR PA · House REP |
$976 | 1 |
| MASSIE, THOMAS H. KY · House REP |
$363 | 2 |
| ALABAMA FIRST PAC C00821058 |
$353 | 1 |
| SMITH, D. ADAM WA · House DEM |
$206 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 56.41% |
| Republican | $0 | 42.18% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 1.40% |
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 · 10 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $219 | 1 | BUDD, THEODORE P 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $21 | 1 | BUDD, THEODORE P 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $4K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $111 | 1 | LUCAS, FRANK D. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $111 | -49% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $52 | 1 | ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF T… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $163 | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $317 | 1 | HOLDING, GEORGE E MR. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $480 | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | KELLY, GEORGE J JR 54% | Travel & Events 54% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $895 | 1 | DAVIS, RODNEY L 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +182% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | TESTER, R. JON 68% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | DSCC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 2 | KELLY, GEORGE J JR 87% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | DSCC 98% | Travel & Events 100% | $8K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $598 | 1 | GARBARINO, ANDREW 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $9K | -61% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | DSCC 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $13K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | DSCC 86% | Travel & Events 100% | $19K | +0% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $363 | 2 | MASSIE, THOMAS H. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $363 | -81% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $1K | 2 | KELLY, GEORGE J JR 83% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | -6% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $675 | 1 | LUCAS, FRANK D. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | +13% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $353 | 1 | ALABAMA FIRST PAC 100% | — | $3K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $24,277 | 24 | $1K | 85.1% | DSCC 47% | 7mo ago |
| Fundraising | $4,267 | 5 | $853 | 14.9% | THOMPSON, GLENN MR. 81% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY, GEORGE J JR | 3 | $2,884 | 3 | 2021-11-29 | 2025-04-10 |
| LUCAS, FRANK D. | 4 | $2,652 | 5 | 2019-09-11 | 2025-12-17 |
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 | $16,230 | 48.2% | 1 | |
| PA | $7,041 | 20.9% | 3 | |
| MT | $3,750 | 11.1% | 1 | |
| OK | $2,652 | 7.9% | 1 | |
| IL | $895 | 2.7% | 1 | |
| CT | $880 | 2.6% | 1 | |
| NC | $641 | 1.9% | 2 | |
| NY | $598 | 1.8% | 1 | |
| KY | $363 | 1.1% | 1 | |
| AL | $353 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| WA | $206 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| TX | $52 | 0.2% | 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 | 2024-12-19 | DSCC | Travel & Events | CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS | $4,764 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-12 | DSCC | Travel & Events | CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS | $4,764 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-07-31 | DSCC | Travel & Events | CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS | $4,764 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-12-08 | TESTER, R. JON | Travel & Events | CATERING/MEALS | $3,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-01-13 | DSCC | Travel & Events | CATERING/FACILITIES/ EVENT COSTS | $1,938 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-10 | KELLY, GEORGE J JR | Travel & Events | CATERING | $976 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-17 | LUCAS, FRANK D. | Travel & Events | FOOD & BEVERAGE | $675 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-27 | ALABAMA FIRST PAC | — | CATERING EXPENSE | $353 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-07 | MASSIE, THOMAS H. | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $222 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-16 | SMITH, D. ADAM | Travel & Events | MEALS | $206 |
| Recent | 2025-02-10 | MASSIE, THOMAS H. | Travel & Events | FOOD/BEVERAGE | $142 |