ETHICA MEDIA LLC
ETHICA MEDIA LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle ETHICA MEDIA LLC was paid $25.09M across 14 client committees, of which $7.09M 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 |
$17,999,517 | 132 rows | 71.8% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$7,085,893 | 41 rows | 28.2% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 8, 2018 → Nov 4, 2020
- spans 2.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 132
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- 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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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $9,423,188 | 37.56% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $15,662,222 | 62.44% |
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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $259K | 6 | C00633859 71% | Media 100% | $259K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $1.94M | 13 | C00633859 39% | Media 100% | $2.2M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $7.56M | 37 | C00633859 46% | Media 100% | $9.76M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $30K | 1 | C00633859 100% | Media 100% | $30K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $84K | 2 | C00633859 100% | Media 100% | $114K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $682K | 7 | C00707026 98% | Media 100% | $796K | +163% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $2.84M | 21 | C00512970 67% | Media 100% | $3.63M | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $1.87M | 19 | C00732800 40% | Media 100% | $5.51M | -3% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.73M | 26 | C00732800 35% | Media 100% | $8.24M | -64% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $17,999,517 | 132 | $136K | 100.0% | C00633859 32% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | $11,238,103 | 62.4% | 8 | |
| DC | $2,779,909 | 15.4% | 3 | |
| IL | $2,498,871 | 13.9% | 1 | |
| FL | $1,482,634 | 8.2% | 2 |
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 | 2020-05-21 | C00512970 | Media | ADVERTISING | $862,215 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-09 | UNDERWOOD, LAUREN | Media | TV ADVERTISING | $814,641 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-10 | C00633859 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $650,730 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-17 | C00633859 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $629,238 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-04 | C00633859 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $539,646 |
| Largest this cycle | 2020-05-06 | C00512970 | Media | ADVERTISING | $368,360 |
| Largest this cycle | 2020-10-15 | CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PAC | Media | MEDIA SERVICES | $265,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2020-10-05 | C00732800 | Media | ADVERTISING - TV | $249,145 |
| Largest this cycle | 2020-10-26 | C00732800 | Media | ADVERTISING | $200,000 |
| Recent | 2020-10-27 | C00732800 | Media | ADVERTISING | $75,000 |
| Recent | 2020-10-30 | C00732800 | Media | ADVERTISING | $35,000 |
| Recent | 2020-10-28 | C00732800 | Media | ADVERTISING | $25,000 |
| Recent | 2020-10-30 | C00722637 | Media | MEDIA TIME BUY | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2020-11-04 | FRANKEL, LOIS J. | Media | MEDIA BUY | $10,000 |