ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND

$1.45M 2025-2026 cycle

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND was paid $1.45M across 11 client committees, of which $20K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$1.45M = $1.43M (Schedule B) + $20K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $1,431,587 125 rows 98.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $19,692 5 rows 1.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Aug 7, 2008 → Mar 31, 2026
spans 17.6 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
125
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
11
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$127K across 12 months
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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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

EDF ACTION VOTES $10K Wages & Payroll · 1 txn ED ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FU…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EDF ACTION VOTES
C00707844
 $9,750 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

EDF ACTION VOTES $39K Wages & Payroll · 4 txns ED ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FU…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EDF ACTION VOTES
C00707844
 $39,000 4
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

EDF ACTION VOTES $98K Wages & Payroll · 10 txns ED ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FU…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EDF ACTION VOTES
C00707844
 $97,500 10
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

EDF ACTION VOTES $156K Wages & Payroll · 16 txns ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CAL… $10K Fundraising · 1 txn ED ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FU…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EDF ACTION VOTES
C00707844
 $156,000 16
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CALIFORNIA PAC
1474718
 $9,800 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

EDF ACTION VOTES $215K Wages & Payroll · 22 txns ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CAL… $10K Fundraising · 1 txn ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC… $0 Fundraising · 10 txns ED ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FU…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
EDF ACTION VOTES
C00707844
 $214,500 22
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND CALIFORNIA PAC
1474718
 $9,800 1
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC)
C00471540
 $0 10
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $1,417,182 97.65%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $34,097 2.35%

Part III Reference tables

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND is also a registered federal committee

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND
FEC C70006358 Communication-cost / electioneering

View full disbursement profile for this committee →

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201720192020202120222023202420252026 Q2 2017 (2016 cycle): $955Q2 2019 (2020 cycle): $18KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $212KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $56KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $56KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $56KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $59KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $47KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $29KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $29KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $29KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $29KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $29KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $31KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $76KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $71KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $33KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $29KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $29KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $29KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $29KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $32KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $129KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $129KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $29KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $10KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $29KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $29KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $29KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $29K Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q4Q1 $212K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 9 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2016 $955 1 NO ON 23 - CALIFORNIANS TO… 100% Fundraising 100% $955 —
2019 Q2 2020 $18K 1 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $18K —
2019 Q3 2020 $212K 4 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $230K —
2019 Q4 2020 $56K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $285K —
2020 Q1 2020 $56K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $341K —
2020 Q2 2020 $56K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $396K —
2020 Q3 2020 $59K 4 EDF ACTION VOTES 93% Fundraising 100% $456K —
2020 Q4 2020 $47K 9 EDF ACTION VOTES 99% Fundraising 100% $503K —
2021 Q1 2022 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $29K —
2021 Q2 2022 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $59K +65%
2021 Q3 2022 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $88K -86%
2021 Q4 2022 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $117K -47%
2022 Q1 2022 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $146K -47%
2022 Q2 2022 $31K 4 EDF ACTION VOTES 95% Fundraising 100% $177K -45%
2022 Q3 2022 $76K 7 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTIO… 60% Fundraising 100% $253K +29%
2022 Q4 2022 $71K 8 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTIO… 54% Fundraising 100% $324K +49%
2023 Q1 2024 $33K 4 EDF ACTION VOTES 89% Fundraising 100% $33K +12%
2023 Q2 2024 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $62K +0%
2023 Q3 2024 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $91K +0%
2023 Q4 2024 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $121K +0%
2024 Q1 2024 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Fundraising 100% $150K +0%
2024 Q2 2024 $32K 4 EDF ACTION VOTES 91% Fundraising 100% $182K +5%
2024 Q3 2024 $129K 5 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTIO… 77% Fundraising 100% $311K +69%
2024 Q4 2024 $129K 5 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTIO… 77% Fundraising 100% $441K +82%
2025 Q1 2026 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $29K -11%
2025 Q2 2024 $10K 1 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTIO… 100% Fundraising 100% $450K —
2025 Q2 2026 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $59K +0%
2025 Q3 2026 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $88K +0%
2025 Q4 2026 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $117K +0%
2026 Q1 2026 $29K 3 EDF ACTION VOTES 100% Wages & Payroll 100% $146K +0%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $146K across 15 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $10K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $146K across 15 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $39K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $146K across 15 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $98K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $146K across 15 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $146K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $994K across 110 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (97% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · +308% vs prior cycle Fundraising $20K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Wages & Payroll — cycle-to-date Total: $146K across 15 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (100% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Wages & Payroll $146K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $994K across 110 disbursements (avg $9K/check) Top buyer: EDF ACTION VOTES (97% of category) Last paid: 14mo ago · +308% vs prior cycle Fundraising $78K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $994,131 110 $9K 87.2% EDF ACTION VOTES 97% 14mo ago
Wages & Payroll $146,250 15 $10K 12.8% EDF ACTION VOTES 100% 2mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,112,988 · 78% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$298,559 · 21% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$20,040 · 1% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
EDF ACTION VOTES 4 $1,112,988 85 2019-06-30 2026-03-31
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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
DC
$1,404,194 98.1% 2
CA
$19,640 1.4% 5
Unknown
$7,103 0.5% 1
TX
$250 0.0% 1
NM
$200 0.0% 1
PA
$200 0.0% 1
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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 2019-07-15 EDF ACTION VOTES Fundraising LIST RENTAL $156,810
Largest all-time 2024-10-10 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Fundraising ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR STAFF TIME $75,000
Largest all-time 2024-09-26 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Fundraising ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR STAFF TIME $50,000
Largest all-time 2024-08-22 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Fundraising ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR STAFF TIME $50,000
Largest all-time 2022-10-18 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Fundraising ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR STAFF TIME $26,000
Largest this cycle 2025-09-30 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Largest this cycle 2025-07-31 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Largest this cycle 2025-04-30 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Largest this cycle 2025-12-31 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Largest this cycle 2025-03-31 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Recent 2026-03-31 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Recent 2026-01-31 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Recent 2026-02-28 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
Recent 2025-11-30 EDF ACTION VOTES Wages & Payroll STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD $9,750
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