CAPITAL RESEARCH GROUP
CAPITAL RESEARCH GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle CAPITAL RESEARCH GROUP was paid $566K across 9 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 26, 2017 → Aug 18, 2025
- spans 8.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 42
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRSC C00027466 |
$57,516 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRSC C00027466 |
$57,516 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRSC C00027466 |
$57,516 | 2 |
| MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR CONGRESS PAC C00874156 |
$15,182 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $397,856 | 70.35% |
| Non-partisan | $167,698 | 29.65% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $30K | 1 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $30K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $31K | 3 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $61K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $25K | 1 | CLF 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $86K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $81K | 4 | CLF 53% | Strategy & Research 100% | $166K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $37K | 3 | CLF 86% | Strategy & Research 100% | $203K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $34K | 3 | C00701409 56% | Strategy & Research 100% | $34K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $19K | 1 | C00701409 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $53K | -38% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $51K | 2 | NRSC 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $104K | +105% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $40K | 2 | NRSC 88% | Strategy & Research 100% | $144K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $5K | 1 | BUCHANAN, VERNON 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $149K | -94% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | BUCHANAN, VERNON 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $8K | 1 | BUCHANAN, VERNON 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $11K | -78% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $16K | 1 | GAIL FORCE 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | -70% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | C00804377 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | -88% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $8K | 3 | C00804377 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $39K | +50% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | C00804377 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $45K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $32K | 1 | BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $32K | +819% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $8K | 1 | BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $40K | +10% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $30K | 2 | BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $10K | 1 | BUCHANAN, VERNON 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $80K | -36% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $95K | +200% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $15K | 1 | MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR … 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $111K | +102% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $58K | 2 | NRSC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | +600% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $562,717 | 42 | $13K | 100.0% | NRSC 38% | 10mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRSC | 3 | $214,824 | 9 | 2017-04-26 | 2025-08-18 |
| BUCHANAN, VERNON | 4 | $68,762 | 8 | 2018-07-09 | 2024-02-28 |
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 | $314,354 | 55.6% | 2 | |
| Unknown | $76,291 | 13.5% | 3 | |
| FL | $68,762 | 12.2% | 1 | |
| MA | $60,384 | 10.7% | 1 | |
| MO | $30,182 | 5.3% | 1 | |
| NH | $15,581 | 2.8% | 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 | 2025-07-14 | NRSC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $37,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-03 | NRSC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $36,139 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-05-27 | NRSC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $35,497 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-02-24 | BLACK BEAR PAC, INC. | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $32,162 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-04-26 | NRSC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $30,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-18 | NRSC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $20,016 |
| Recent | 2024-08-07 | MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR CONGRESS PAC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH | $15,182 |
| Recent | 2024-06-10 | MISSOURI CONSERVATIVES FOR CONGRESS PAC | Strategy & Research | RESEARCH CONSULTING | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2024-02-28 | BUCHANAN, VERNON | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN RESEARCH CONSULTING | $10,040 |