Centerplate
Centerplate is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Centerplate was paid $841K across 37 client committees, of which $6K 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 |
$834,456 | 68 rows | 99.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$6,123 | 3 rows | 0.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 16, 2003 → May 23, 2025
- spans 21.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 68
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 37
- 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 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY C00161786 |
$4,876 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY C00161786 |
$4,876 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $19,495 | 2.32% |
| Republican | $2,332 | 0.28% |
| Non-partisan | $818,752 | 97.40% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $6K | 2 | TEXAS FEDERATION OF REPUBLI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $234K | 2 | 741666 96% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $234K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | CARPER, THOMAS R. 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $237K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $6K | 1 | INDIANA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | ALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $1K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $23K | 2 | 860692 83% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $24K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $70K | 2 | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY 71% | Travel & Events 100% | $94K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | 741666 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $99K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $6K | 2 | DINGELL, DEBBIE 71% | Travel & Events 100% | $6K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $50K | 7 | 782560 67% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $149K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | MARSHALL, ROGER W 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $7K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATI… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $5K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $481,089 | 32 | $15K | 57.7% | 741666 49% | 2y ago |
| Travel & Events | $340,250 | 35 | $10K | 40.8% | 741666 50% | 12mo ago |
| Fundraising | $13,116 | 1 | $13K | 1.6% | LUCIO JR EDUARDO A HONORABL… 100% | 13y 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741666 | 5 | $406,548 | 6 | 2004-02-19 | 2022-12-08 |
| 744711 | 3 | $122,503 | 6 | 2003-07-16 | 2008-04-02 |
| TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY P | 3 | $32,770 | 4 | 2010-06-17 | 2022-07-12 |
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 | $639,284 | 76.6% | 16 | |
| TX | $173,504 | 20.8% | 14 | |
| MI | $5,915 | 0.7% | 2 | |
| IN | $5,727 | 0.7% | 1 | |
| CO | $4,876 | 0.6% | 1 | |
| DE | $2,834 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| AL | $1,201 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| KS | $1,115 | 0.1% | 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 | 2018-02-21 | 741666 | Other / Unclassified | — | $224,809 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-05-22 | 741666 | Travel & Events | catering (State Convention) | $121,042 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-12 | TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Travel & Events | Convention catering expense | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2004-02-19 | 741666 | Travel & Events | banquet service (State Convention) | $49,781 |
| Largest all-time | 2003-07-16 | 744711 | Other / Unclassified | — | $38,813 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-23 | FEDERAL: COLORADO DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Travel & Events | CATERING - BEVERAGES | $4,876 |
| Recent | 2023-06-30 | 890106 | Other / Unclassified | — | $8,260 |
| Recent | 2023-06-30 | 890106 | Other / Unclassified | — | $2,392 |
| Recent | 2023-07-05 | MARSHALL, ROGER W | Travel & Events | FOOD | $1,115 |
| Recent | 2023-06-30 | 890106 | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,026 |