Colsky Media, Inc.

$50.77M 2025-2026 cycle

Colsky Media, Inc. is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Colsky Media, Inc. was paid $50.77M across 38 client committees, of which $2.57M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

○ Dormant (68mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 6+ years ago (Oct 28, 2020). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$50.77M = $48.20M (Schedule B) + $2.57M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$48,203,200 227 rows 94.9%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$2,565,154 50 rows 5.1%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 4, 2000 → Oct 28, 2020
spans 20.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
227
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
38
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Nov 2019 Oct 2020
$79K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $50,768,354 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182020 Q3 2018 (2018 cycle): $15KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $101KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $12KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $126K Q3Q3Q4 $126K

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Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q3 2018 $15K 1 902202 100% Media 100% $15K
2018 Q4 2018 $101K 4 902202 100% Media 100% $116K
2020 Q3 2020 $12K 1 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $12K -17%
2020 Q4 2020 $126K 5 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $139K +24%
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Revenue by service category

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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $47,557,637 118 $403K 99.4% CALIFORNIANS AGAINST UNFAIR… 36% 5y ago
Media $187,120 90 $2K 0.4% 902202 76% 7y ago
Fundraising $67,737 8 $8K 0.1% CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR PUB… 76% 17y ago
Admin & Office $53,505 3 $18K 0.1% PHILLIPS FOR ASSEMBLY 89% 14y ago
Strategy & Research $2,150 1 $2K 0.0% 810163 100% 11y ago
Contributions & Transfers -$9,948 7 $-1K -0.0% CALIFORNIANS AGAINST HIGHER… 0% 21y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

4
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$494,175 · 1% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$17,350,433 · 36% of revenue
29
One-time clients 1 cycle
$30,358,592 · 63% of revenue
Top 4 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY CALIFORNIA 3 $223,191 32 2012-05-14 2016-11-03
902202 4 $146,382 15 2004-10-27 2018-10-21
911819 3 $94,130 7 2004-02-23 2012-05-21
963026 4 $30,472 6 2004-10-21 2014-05-28
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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
$48,203,200 100.0% 38
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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 2006-11-02 TAXPAYERS AGAINST HIGHER TAXES Other / Unclassified SEE SCHEDULE G $6,167,047
Largest all-time 2008-01-17 CALIFORNIANS AGAINST UNFAIR DEALS; NO ON 94, 95, 96, 97, A COALITION OF TRIBES FOR FAIR PLAY, BAY MEADOWS AND HOLLYWOOD PARK RACETRACKS, LABOR, TAXPAYERS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS Other / Unclassified $4,450,185
Largest all-time 2008-01-25 CALIFORNIANS AGAINST UNFAIR DEALS; NO ON 94, 95, 96, 97, A COALITION OF TRIBES FOR FAIR PLAY, BAY MEADOWS AND HOLLYWOOD PARK RACETRACKS, LABOR, TAXPAYERS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS Other / Unclassified $4,418,105
Largest all-time 2006-10-05 ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY EDUCATORS, FIREFIGHTERS, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, HEALTH CARE GIVERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Other / Unclassified $3,410,430
Largest all-time 2007-12-21 CALIFORNIANS AGAINST UNFAIR DEALS; NO ON 94, 95, 96, 97, A COALITION OF TRIBES FOR FAIR PLAY, BAY MEADOWS AND HOLLYWOOD PARK RACETRACKS, LABOR, TAXPAYERS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS Other / Unclassified $3,000,000
Largest this cycle 2020-10-20 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $106,381
Largest this cycle 2020-09-28 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $12,467
Largest this cycle 2020-10-27 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $7,500
Largest this cycle 2020-10-23 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $6,000
Largest this cycle 2020-10-28 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $3,300
Recent 2020-10-26 YES ON 20 - KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE, A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP ISSUES COMMITTEE Other / Unclassified $3,000
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