Fly the Whale
Fly the Whale is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Fly the Whale was paid $8K across 3 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- May 30, 2023 → Jul 29, 2026
- spans 3.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 35
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS C00908343 |
$876 | 3 |
| HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN VI · House DEM |
$710 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN VI · House DEM |
$1,430 | 2 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS C00908343 |
$876 | 3 |
| PLASKETT, STACEY VI · House DEM |
$308 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PLASKETT, STACEY VI · House DEM |
$2,935 | 16 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS C00908343 |
$1,690 | 6 |
| HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN VI · House DEM |
$1,430 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PLASKETT, STACEY VI · House DEM |
$3,869 | 21 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS C00908343 |
$1,690 | 6 |
| HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN VI · House DEM |
$1,430 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PLASKETT, STACEY VI · House DEM |
$3,998 | 22 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS C00908343 |
$1,690 | 6 |
| HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN VI · House DEM |
$1,430 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $7,965 | 100.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $0 | 0.00% |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $235 | 1 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $235 | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $468 | 2 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $702 | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $145 | 2 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $847 | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $129 | 1 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $976 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $496 | 2 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $496 | +112% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $438 | 3 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $934 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $2K | 10 | PLASKETT, STACEY 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $3K | +305% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2K | 9 | PLASKETT, STACEY 37% | Travel & Events 34% | $5K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $864 | 2 | HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN 82% | — | $6K | +498% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $876 | 3 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US … 100% | — | $7K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel & Events | $4,616 | 24 | $192 | 86.5% | PLASKETT, STACEY 82% | 6mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $720 | 1 | $720 | 13.5% | HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN 100% | 5mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | $7,965 | 100.0% | 3 |
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 | 2026-03-31 | HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN | Other / Unclassified | — | $720 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-30 | HELENESE, NICOLE TERI ANN | — | — | $710 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-21 | PLASKETT, STACEY | Travel & Events | AIRFARE | $438 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-29 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS | — | TRAVEL | $312 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-07-09 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS | — | TRAVEL | $312 |
| Recent | 2026-07-06 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS | — | TRAVEL | $252 |
| Recent | 2026-04-16 | PLASKETT, STACEY | — | AIRFARE | $154 |