COMPEL LLC
COMPEL LLC is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle COMPEL LLC was paid $1.23M across 9 client committees, of which $142K 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 |
$1,091,657 | 53 rows | 88.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$142,186 | 10 rows | 11.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 25, 2022 → Jun 11, 2025
- spans 3.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 53
- Schedule B + IE 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 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN C00806612 |
$35,000 | 2 |
| WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PAC C00693671 |
$2,950 | 1 |
| MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC C00774588 |
$1,856 | 1 |
| JAMES, JOHN MI · House REP |
$909 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN C00806612 |
$128,232 | 8 |
| NRCC C00075820 |
$100,000 | 2 |
| SERVANT LEADERSHIP FUND C00695163 |
$50,478 | 5 |
| WALTZ, MICHAEL FL · House REP |
$40,000 | 3 |
| PROJECT RESCUE AMERICA C00837427 |
$35,000 | 6 |
| JAMES, JOHN MI · House REP |
$21,990 | 2 |
| MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC C00774588 |
$3,490 | 2 |
| WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PAC C00693671 |
$2,950 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $746,800 | 60.53% |
| Non-partisan | $487,044 | 39.47% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $105K | 1 | NRSC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $105K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $131K | 3 | NRSC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $236K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $79K | 2 | NRSC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $315K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $89K | 4 | NRSC 89% | Fundraising 100% | $404K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $70K | 2 | JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN 57% | Fundraising 100% | $70K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $110K | 4 | SERVANT LEADERSHIP FUND 55% | Fundraising 100% | $180K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $36K | 3 | WALTZ, MICHAEL 42% | Fundraising 100% | $216K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $90K | 5 | WALTZ, MICHAEL 50% | Fundraising 100% | $306K | -14% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $30K | 2 | WALTZ, MICHAEL 50% | Fundraising 100% | $336K | -77% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $173K | 10 | JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN 42% | Fundraising 100% | $509K | +120% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $151K | 14 | NRCC 33% | Fundraising 100% | $660K | +70% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $28K | 3 | JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN 90% | Wages & Payroll 90% | $28K | -60% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $1,063,892 | 50 | $21K | 97.5% | NRSC 37% | 17mo ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $25,000 | 1 | $25K | 2.3% | JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN 100% | 13mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,765 | 2 | $1K | 0.3% | MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS… 67% | 12mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, JOHN | 3 | $31,990 | 3 | 2022-12-14 | 2025-05-01 |
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 | $493,750 | 45.2% | 2 | |
| MI | $294,479 | 27.0% | 3 | |
| GA | $168,428 | 15.4% | 2 | |
| FL | $100,000 | 9.2% | 1 | |
| VA | $35,000 | 3.2% | 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 | 2022-01-25 | NRSC | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $105,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-05 | NRSC | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $78,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-09 | NRSC | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $52,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-14 | NRCC | Fundraising | MEDIA | $50,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-19 | NRCC | Fundraising | MEDIA | $50,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-01 | JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN | Wages & Payroll | WIN BONUS | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-06-11 | MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $1,856 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-01 | JAMES, JOHN | Travel & Events | TRAVEL | $909 |
| Recent | 2024-12-18 | JOHN JAMES FOR MICHIGAN | Fundraising | POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2024-12-30 | WARRIOR DIPLOMAT PAC | Fundraising | PAC COMPLIANCE CONSULTING | $2,950 |