DAILY KOS
DAILY KOS is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle DAILY KOS was paid $534K across 15 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 |
$528,811 | 45 rows | 99.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$5,585 | 7 rows | 1.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 17, 2018 → Dec 10, 2024
- spans 6.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 45
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 15
- 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 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HARRIS VICTORY FUND C00744946 |
$53,059 | 3 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $243,531 | 45.57% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $290,865 | 54.43% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $300 | 1 | PHELPS, JAMES S. AND MICHAE… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $300 | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $49K | 4 | C00659938 51% | Fundraising 100% | $49K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | C00706648 100% | Fundraising 100% | $59K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $13K | 3 | YES ON 15 - SCHOOLS AND COM… 77% | Fundraising 100% | $72K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $56K | 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 90% | Fundraising 100% | $127K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $4K | 2 | NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PA… 53% | Fundraising 100% | $131K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 1 | SCHULZ, JEAN F. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $134K | +895% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $2K | 4 | SCHULZ, JEAN F. 50% | Fundraising 100% | $136K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $100 | 1 | PHELPS, JAMES S. AND MICHAE… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $136K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $14K | 4 | WEBER FOR SECRETARY OF STAT… 63% | Fundraising 100% | $150K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 2 | WEBER FOR SECRETARY OF STAT… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $168K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $25K | 1 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $25K | +150% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $35K | -82% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $27K | 4 | WEBER FOR SECRETARY OF STAT… 55% | Fundraising 100% | $62K | +604% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $48K | 1 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $48K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $11K | 1 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONS… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $59K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $13K | 2 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONS… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $71K | -49% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $47K | 4 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONS… 74% | Fundraising 100% | $118K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $128K | 2 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND 86% | Fundraising 100% | $246K | +1175% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $53K | 3 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND 100% | Fundraising 100% | $299K | — |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $528,811 | 45 | $12K | 100.0% | HARRIS VICTORY FUND 33% | 18mo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | 3 | $169,999 | 6 | 2019-08-08 | 2024-05-24 |
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 | $345,058 | 65.3% | 2 | |
| CA | $68,445 | 12.9% | 8 | |
| WI | $58,987 | 11.2% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $44,321 | 8.4% | 2 | |
| WA | $10,000 | 1.9% | 1 | |
| NH | $2,000 | 0.4% | 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 | 2024-04-04 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | ONLINE FUNDRAISING | $110,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-05-22 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Fundraising | DIGITAL-ACQUISITION | $49,999 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-03-10 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Fundraising | ONLINE FUNDRAISING-ACQUISITION | $47,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-11-18 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Fundraising | ONLINE FUNDRAISING-ACQUISITION | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-08-20 | C00659938 | Fundraising | DIGITAL - ACQUISITION | $24,999 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-12-10 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | ONLINE FUNDRAISING | $24,852 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-11-07 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | ONLINE FUNDRAISING | $23,469 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-01-29 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING LIST ACQUISITION | $18,571 |
| Recent | 2024-05-24 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $17,500 |
| Recent | 2024-11-21 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Fundraising | ONLINE FUNDRAISING | $4,737 |