Citizens for Waters
Citizens for Waters is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Citizens for Waters was paid $1.26M across 30 client committees, of which $55K 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 |
$1,206,760 | 142 rows | 95.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$55,100 | 4 rows | 4.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 31, 2005 → Jan 3, 2025
- spans 19.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 142
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 30
- 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
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS FOR WATERS 1271833 |
$200 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS FOR WATERS 1271833 |
$25,400 | 7 |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CEC 00069482 |
$3,300 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $53,914 | 4.27% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,207,946 | 95.73% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Citizens for Waters is also a registered federal committee
Top spending categories (2024–2026 cycles):
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $10K | 1 | 742204 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $10K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $192K | 20 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 85% | Print & Mail 79% | $192K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | BECERRA FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $202K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $60K | 4 | C00539890 42% | Other / Unclassified 58% | $262K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $8K | 2 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 67% | Print & Mail 100% | $270K | -25% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $500 | 1 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $270K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $97K | 10 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 81% | Print & Mail 87% | $97K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $100K | -99% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $25K | 2 | CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR PU… 68% | Other / Unclassified 68% | $125K | +150% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $113K | 8 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 77% | Print & Mail 89% | $237K | +88% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $24K | 5 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 60% | Print & Mail 60% | $24K | +860% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 1 | GALPERIN FOR STATE CONTROLL… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $30K | -76% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $110 | 1 | WATERS, MAXINE MS 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $110 | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $3K | -45% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $25K | 6 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 100% | Other / Unclassified 60% | $29K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $200 | 1 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $29K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $694,050 | 69 | $10K | 57.5% | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 68% | 17mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $476,500 | 64 | $7K | 39.5% | CITIZENS FOR WATERS 62% | 19mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $36,210 | 9 | $4K | 3.0% | ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA'S T… 69% | 21mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS FOR WATERS | 11 | $770,200 | 97 | 2005-01-31 | 2025-01-03 |
| WATERS, MAXINE MS | 5 | $51,560 | 8 | 2005-10-15 | 2024-02-29 |
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 | $1,143,460 | 94.8% | 25 | |
| Unknown | $56,500 | 4.7% | 2 | |
| TX | $6,800 | 0.6% | 3 |
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 | 2010-06-02 | NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2010 | Other / Unclassified | — | $45,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-29 | C00539890 | Print & Mail | PRINTING | $27,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-06-04 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $27,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2008-05-09 | ALLIANCE FOR CALIFORNIA'S TOMORROW, A CALIFORNIA BUSINESS COALITION | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-05 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer ID #1271833 | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-23 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Other / Unclassified | — | $15,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-09-11 | JEFFERSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CEC | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution to Congresswoman Waters' campaign | $3,300 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-20 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $2,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-23 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $2,600 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-31 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $2,600 |
| Recent | 2024-12-02 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $2,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-31 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $400 |
| Recent | 2025-01-03 | CITIZENS FOR WATERS | Print & Mail | Slate Mailer | $200 |