GRAND RIVER STRATEGIES
GRAND RIVER STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GRAND RIVER STRATEGIES was paid $1.13M across 9 client committees, of which $13K 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 |
$1,112,883 | 85 rows | 98.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$12,688 | 4 rows | 1.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 6, 2017 → Mar 22, 2021
- spans 4.2 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 85
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $786,509 | 69.88% |
| Non-partisan | $339,062 | 30.12% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 2 | C00548941 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $21K | 3 | C00548941 51% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $29K | 5 | C00548941 47% | Strategy & Research 100% | $59K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $555 | 1 | C00200584 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $60K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $43K | 5 | BISHOP, MIKE 71% | Strategy & Research 100% | $102K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $65K | 7 | BISHOP, MIKE 46% | Strategy & Research 100% | $167K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $61K | 9 | C00581090 31% | Strategy & Research 100% | $228K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $302K | 14 | C00581090 67% | Strategy & Research 100% | $530K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $7K | 2 | JAMES, JOHN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $7K | -34% |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $8K | 3 | C00581090 70% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | -59% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $59K | 4 | MEIJER, PETER MR. 58% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | +107% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $56K | 6 | JAMES, JOHN 62% | Strategy & Research 100% | $130K | +9909% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $65K | 6 | JAMES, JOHN 39% | Strategy & Research 100% | $194K | +52% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $154K | 8 | JAMES, JOHN 72% | Strategy & Research 100% | $348K | +138% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $149K | 6 | JAMES, JOHN 64% | Strategy & Research 100% | $497K | +143% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $60K | 3 | JAMES, JOHN 83% | Strategy & Research 100% | $557K | -80% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $26K | 1 | MEIJER, PETER MR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $26K | +279% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,112,883 | 85 | $13K | 100.0% | JAMES, JOHN 39% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | $737,644 | 66.3% | 3 | |
| Unknown | $375,240 | 33.7% | 6 |
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 | 2018-10-17 | C00581090 | Strategy & Research | $102,188 | |
| Largest all-time | 2018-10-17 | C00581090 | Strategy & Research | $64,316 | |
| Largest all-time | 2020-06-03 | JAMES, JOHN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $60,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-29 | JAMES, JOHN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $55,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-04-27 | JAMES, JOHN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $50,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2021-03-22 | MEIJER, PETER MR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $25,500 |
| Recent | 2020-09-24 | MEIJER, PETER MR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $34,000 |
| Recent | 2020-11-12 | JAMES, JOHN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $30,000 |
| Recent | 2020-12-30 | JAMES, JOHN | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2020-10-01 | MEIJER, PETER MR. | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY CONSULTING | $10,000 |