FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC

$339K 2025-2026 cycle

FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC was paid $339K across 5 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ 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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Mar 29, 2019 → Mar 30, 2026
spans 7.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
26
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
5
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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$295K 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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND $25K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $12K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FS FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND
C00927186
$25,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$12,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND $125K Strategy & Research · 5 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $48K Strategy & Research · 4 txns ALFONSO, MICHAEL $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FS FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND
C00927186
$125,000 5
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$48,000 4
ALFONSO, MICHAEL
WI · House REP
$2,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 4

THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $132K Strategy & Research · 11 txns AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND $125K Strategy & Research · 5 txns ERBECK, STEVEN $23K Strategy & Research · 2 txns ALFONSO, MICHAEL $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FS FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$132,000 11
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND
C00927186
$125,000 5
ERBECK, STEVEN
OH · House REP
$23,000 2
ALFONSO, MICHAEL
WI · House REP
$2,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $180K Strategy & Research · 14 txns AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND $125K Strategy & Research · 5 txns ERBECK, STEVEN $23K Strategy & Research · 2 txns ALFONSO, MICHAEL $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FS FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$180,000 14
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND
C00927186
$125,000 5
ERBECK, STEVEN
OH · House REP
$23,000 2
ALFONSO, MICHAEL
WI · House REP
$2,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $180K Strategy & Research · 14 txns AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND $125K Strategy & Research · 5 txns ERBECK, STEVEN $23K Strategy & Research · 2 txns ALFONSO, MICHAEL $3K Strategy & Research · 1 txn FS FOUNDATION STRATEGIES LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$180,000 14
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND
C00927186
$125,000 5
ERBECK, STEVEN
OH · House REP
$23,000 2
ALFONSO, MICHAEL
WI · House REP
$2,500 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $213,780 63.10%
Non-partisan $125,000 36.90%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

201920252026 Q1 2019 (2020 cycle): $2KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $6KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $36KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $36KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $36KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $112KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $111K Q1Q1Q3Q1 $112K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2019 Q1 2020 $2K 1 RECLAIM AMERICA PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2K
2019 Q2 2020 $6K 3 RECLAIM AMERICA PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $8K
2025 Q1 2026 $36K 2 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND 100% Strategy & Research 100% $36K
2025 Q2 2026 $36K 3 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND 100% Strategy & Research 100% $72K
2025 Q3 2026 $36K 3 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND 100% Strategy & Research 100% $108K
2025 Q4 2026 $112K 8 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND 45% Strategy & Research 100% $220K
2026 Q1 2026 $111K 6 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND 68% Strategy & Research 100% $331K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $339K across 26 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $37K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $339K across 26 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $176K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $339K across 26 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $283K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $339K across 26 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $331K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $339K across 26 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND (53% of category) Last paid: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $331K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $338,780 26 $13K 100.0% THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND 53% 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
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
5
One-time clients 1 cycle
$338,780 · 100% of revenue
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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
$180,000 53.1% 1
VA
$133,280 39.3% 2
OH
$23,000 6.8% 1
WI
$2,500 0.7% 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 2026-02-25 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $25,000
Largest all-time 2026-03-30 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $25,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-29 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $25,000
Largest all-time 2025-12-10 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $25,000
Largest all-time 2026-01-30 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $25,000
Recent 2026-03-13 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $12,000
Recent 2026-02-10 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $12,000
See all 26 disbursements →