FORTUNE MEDIA
FORTUNE MEDIA is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle FORTUNE MEDIA was paid $9.42M across 23 client committees, of which $3.92M 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 |
$6,583,283 | 59 rows | 62.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$3,916,292 | 61 rows | 37.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 2, 2004 → Nov 1, 2024
- spans 20.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 59
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 23
- 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 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICA'S FUTURE MAJORITY FUND C00695528 |
$1,250,000 IE $1,250,000 |
8 |
| 494111 494111 |
$171,570 | 1 |
| PATRIOT MAJORITY USA C90012956 |
$9,250 IE $9,250 |
1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $582,941 | 6.19% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $8,841,607 | 93.81% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $70K | 1 | 971911 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $70K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $125K | 2 | THOMAS RAYMOND LAWRENCE MR … 100% | Media 100% | $125K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $180K | 3 | C00655910 97% | Media 100% | $305K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $50K | 1 | FIRST TUESDAY 100% | Media 100% | $355K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $85K | 2 | FIRST TUESDAY 100% | Media 100% | $85K | +69% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $763K | 4 | LAMANTIA MORGAN J HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $763K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $460K | 2 | LAMANTIA MORGAN J HONORABLE 100% | Media 100% | $1.22M | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $825K | 4 | LAMANTIA MORGAN J HONORABLE 79% | Media 100% | $2.05M | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $113K | 3 | SCANLON, MARY GAY 56% | Media 100% | $2.16M | +32% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $120K | 1 | PHILLIPS, DEAN 100% | Media 100% | $120K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $185K | 4 | 494111 100% | Digital 100% | $305K | -76% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $172K | 1 | 494111 100% | Media 100% | $477K | -79% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $6,227,033 | 53 | $117K | 94.6% | SHAMI FAROUK MR 35% | 23mo ago |
| Digital | $185,000 | 4 | $46K | 2.8% | 494111 100% | 2y ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $101,250 | 1 | $101K | 1.5% | CONSUMER ADVOCATES AGAINST … 100% | 13y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $70,000 | 1 | $70K | 1.1% | 971911 100% | 9y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $4,389,223 | 66.7% | 6 | |
| CA | $1,657,249 | 25.2% | 13 | |
| PA | $237,199 | 3.6% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $179,612 | 2.7% | 2 | |
| MN | $120,000 | 1.8% | 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 | 2010-01-29 | SHAMI FAROUK MR | Media | Advertising | $1,323,826 |
| Largest all-time | 2010-01-28 | SHAMI FAROUK MR | Media | Advertising | $667,433 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-07 | LAMANTIA MORGAN J HONORABLE | Media | TV Advertising | $440,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-01-25 | LAMANTIA MORGAN J HONORABLE | Media | media placement | $309,873 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-02-10 | LAMANTIA MORGAN J HONORABLE | Media | media placement | $305,584 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-05 | 494111 | Media | Ad Buyer | $171,570 |
| Largest this cycle | 2023-10-23 | PHILLIPS, DEAN | Media | MEDIA | $120,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-12 | 494111 | Digital | Digital Radio Ads | $81,627 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-12 | 494111 | Digital | Digital Radio Ads | $50,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-02-12 | 494111 | Digital | Digital Radio Ads | $30,000 |
| Recent | 2024-02-12 | 494111 | Digital | Digital Radio Ads | $23,373 |