Friends of the University
Friends of the University is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Friends of the University was paid $112K across 1 client committees, of which $106K 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 |
$5,900 | 1 rows | 5.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$106,354 | 26 rows | 94.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 15, 2020 → May 1, 2026
- spans 5.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 1
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 1
- 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.
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Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1427579 |
$11,800 IE $5,900 · SB $5,900 |
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1427579 |
$11,800 IE $5,900 · SB $5,900 |
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1427579 |
$20,200 IE $14,300 · SB $5,900 |
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY 1427579 |
$41,200 IE $35,300 · SB $5,900 |
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By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $112,254 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Friends of the University is also a registered federal committee
Top spending categories (2024–2026 cycles):
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $6K | 1 | FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY 100% | — | $6K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $5,900 | 100.0% | 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 | 2026-05-01 | FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY | — | — | $5,900 |