GRASSROOTS LAB LLC

$5.73M 2025-2026 cycle

GRASSROOTS LAB LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GRASSROOTS LAB LLC was paid $5.73M across 41 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
May 7, 2010 → Jun 17, 2026
spans 16.1 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
385
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
41
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$455K 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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 3

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Top buyers last 6 months · top 3

YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPAR… $200K — · 4 txns BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMIT… $23K Other / Unclassified · 13 txns INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTI… $6K — · 4 txns GL GRASSROOTS LAB LLC
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Top buyers last 12 months · top 5

YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPAR… $200K — · 4 txns CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $80K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HO… $75K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMIT… $25K Other / Unclassified · 20 txns INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTI… $22K Other / Unclassified · 11 txns GL GRASSROOTS LAB LLC
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 7

CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $280K Other / Unclassified · 7 txns YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPAR… $200K — · 4 txns PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HO… $75K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTI… $32K Other / Unclassified · 18 txns BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMIT… $26K Other / Unclassified · 21 txns CALIFORNIA LATINO PAC $10K Other / Unclassified · 1 txn NAPOLITANO FOR JUDGE 2024 $1K Other / Unclassified · 2 txns GL GRASSROOTS LAB LLC
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALITION SOLUTI… $739K Other / Unclassified · 13 txns CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 $280K Other / Unclassified · 7 txns YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPAR… $200K — · 4 txns INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTI… $123K Other / Unclassified · 32 txns CALIFORNIA LATINO PAC $89K Print & Mail · 12 txns PROTECT VOTERS FIRST, SPONSORED BY HO… $75K Other / Unclassified · 3 txns SELF FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 $51K Other / Unclassified · 19 txns MARTINEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; LEADERSHI… $35K Media · 1 txn BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMIT… $26K Other / Unclassified · 21 txns COMMUNITY EDUCATION PAC FOR A BETTER … $5K Print & Mail · 8 txns GL GRASSROOTS LAB LLC

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $2,263,596 39.54%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,461,692 60.46%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2016 cycle): $48KQ2 2017 (2016 cycle): $57KQ3 2017 (2016 cycle): $40KQ4 2017 (2016 cycle): $33KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $219Q2 2018 (2018 cycle): $111KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $27KQ2 2019 (2018 cycle): $188Q4 2019 (2018 cycle): $6KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $20KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $50KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $57KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $765KQ4 2020 (2022 cycle): $1.4MQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $7KQ3 2021 (2020 cycle): $26KQ4 2021 (2020 cycle): $5KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $5KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $399KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $14KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $71KQ1 2023 (2022 cycle): $8KQ2 2023 (2022 cycle): $7KQ3 2023 (2022 cycle): $6KQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $3KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $77KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $7KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $10KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $963KQ1 2025 (2024 cycle): $73KQ2 2025 (2024 cycle): $128KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $153KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $69KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $60KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $173K Q1Q3Q1Q4Q4Q2Q4Q1Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2 $1.4M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2016 $48K 4 810163 95% Other / Unclassified 100% $48K
2017 Q2 2016 $57K 8 810163 79% Other / Unclassified 100% $104K
2017 Q3 2016 $40K 2 VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 63% Other / Unclassified 100% $144K
2017 Q4 2016 $33K 6 CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTA… 76% Other / Unclassified 100% $177K
2018 Q1 2018 $219 1 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Travel & Events 100% $219
2018 Q2 2018 $111K 4 VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2… 97% Other / Unclassified 99% $111K
2018 Q4 2018 $27K 6 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $138K
2019 Q2 2018 $188 1 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $138K -100%
2019 Q4 2018 $6K 7 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 72% $144K -81%
2020 Q1 2020 $20K 3 NO ON PROP 15 - STOP HIGHER… 99% Other / Unclassified 100% $20K +9190%
2020 Q2 2020 $50K 7 NO ON PROP 15 - STOP HIGHER… 61% Other / Unclassified 70% $70K -55%
2020 Q3 2020 $57K 8 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 72% Strategy & Research 72% $127K
2020 Q4 2020 $765K 26 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 94% Strategy & Research 94% $892K +2780%
2020 Q4 2022 $1.4M 2 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.4M
2021 Q1 2020 $5K 4 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 85% Other / Unclassified 100% $897K
2021 Q1 2022 $20K 1 THE LINCOLN PROJECT 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.42M
2021 Q2 2020 $7K 4 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $904K +3824%
2021 Q3 2020 $26K 4 COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIF… 83% Digital 83% $931K
2021 Q4 2020 $5K 3 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $935K -29%
2022 Q1 2022 $5K 3 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.42M -78%
2022 Q2 2022 $399K 11 PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 86% Digital 85% $1.82M +707%
2022 Q3 2022 $14K 5 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 55% Other / Unclassified 55% $1.84M -76%
2022 Q4 2022 $71K 11 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 54% Other / Unclassified 91% $1.91M -91%
2023 Q1 2022 $8K 5 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 75% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.92M +51%
2023 Q2 2022 $7K 3 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.92M -3%
2023 Q3 2022 $6K 4 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.93M -77%
2023 Q4 2022 $3K 2 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.93M -33%
2024 Q1 2024 $77K 27 SELF FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 31% Other / Unclassified 74% $77K +1614%
2024 Q2 2024 $7K 4 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 64% Other / Unclassified 100% $84K -98%
2024 Q3 2024 $10K 4 SELF FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 44% Other / Unclassified 100% $94K -28%
2024 Q4 2024 $963K 57 STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALIT… 77% Other / Unclassified 82% $1.06M +1251%
2025 Q1 2024 $73K 9 CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 55% Other / Unclassified 80% $1.13M +810%
2025 Q2 2024 $128K 10 CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 94% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.26M +1680%
2025 Q3 2024 $153K 12 CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 52% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.41M +2455%
2025 Q4 2024 $69K 8 CLOOBECK FOR GOVERNOR 2026 58% Other / Unclassified 100% $1.48M +2199%
2026 Q1 2026 $60K 9 YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 84% Other / Unclassified 9% $60K -22%
2026 Q2 2026 $173K 15 YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FO… 87% $232K +2369%
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Revenue by service category

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last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $75K across 9 disbursements (avg $8K/check) Top buyer: STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALITION SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PROP 1 (92% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +7% vs prior cycle Software & Tech $69K Print & Mail — cycle-to-date Total: $77K across 15 disbursements (avg $5K/check) Top buyer: CALIFORNIA LATINO PAC (45% of category) Last paid: 21mo ago · +3% vs prior cycle Print & Mail $64K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $63K across 5 disbursements (avg $13K/check) Top buyer: MARTINEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; LEADERSHIP FOR CALIFORNIA: SOUTH LA COMMITTEE - SUPPORTING EFREN (54% of category) Last paid: 22mo ago · +84% vs prior cycle Media $35K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $409K across 15 disbursements (avg $27K/check) Top buyer: PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PORAC) STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE (83% of category) Last paid: 18mo ago · +1459% vs prior cycle Digital $25K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $2,665,633 299 $9K 50.1% STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALIT… 25% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $2,199,448 18 $122K 41.3% THE LINCOLN PROJECT 99% 5y ago
Digital $408,987 15 $27K 7.7% PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 83% 18mo ago
Print & Mail $77,470 15 $5K 1.5% CALIFORNIA LATINO PAC 45% 21mo ago
Software & Tech $75,245 9 $8K 1.4% STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALIT… 92% 21mo ago
Media $63,386 5 $13K 1.2% MARTINEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 54% 22mo ago
Field & Voter Contact $7,643 2 $4K 0.1% POWERING CALIFORNIA'S FUTUR… 91% 2y ago
Travel & Events $219 1 $219 0.0% INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLI… 100% 8y ago
Contributions & Transfers -$173,500 1 $-173K -3.3% PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 0% 4y 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
$1,015,609 · 18% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$2,473,915 · 43% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,235,764 · 39% of revenue
Top 3 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
810163 3 $540,000 38 2013-06-20 2017-07-08
INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IEBIZPAC) 6 $365,441 146 2016-08-05 2026-06-01
CALIFORNIA LATINO PAC 4 $110,169 19 2014-01-30 2025-07-31
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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
CA
$3,530,288 61.7% 39
TX
$2,180,000 38.1% 1
NY
$15,000 0.3% 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 2020-12-21 THE LINCOLN PROJECT Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $1,100,000
Largest all-time 2020-12-21 THE LINCOLN PROJECT Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $300,000
Largest all-time 2022-05-27 PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PORAC) STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Digital Digital Ads and TV Ads/Support/Anne Marie Schubert $281,561
Largest all-time 2024-11-01 STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA COALITION SOLUTIONS COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PROP 1 Other / Unclassified PHO, WEB $266,800
Largest all-time 2020-11-24 THE LINCOLN PROJECT Strategy & Research POLITICAL STRATEGY CONSULTING $200,000
Largest this cycle 2026-04-17 YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, A COALTION OF SMALL BUSINESSESS, TAXPAYERS, GOOD GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES, ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITING EXPERTS $50,000
Largest this cycle 2026-06-08 YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, A COALTION OF SMALL BUSINESSESS, TAXPAYERS, GOOD GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES, ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITING EXPERTS $50,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-17 YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, A COALTION OF SMALL BUSINESSESS, TAXPAYERS, GOOD GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES, ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITING EXPERTS $50,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-15 YES ON 41 - CALIFORNIANS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, A COALTION OF SMALL BUSINESSESS, TAXPAYERS, GOOD GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES, ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITING EXPERTS $50,000
Largest this cycle 2026-03-05 BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARON Other / Unclassified $4,425
Recent 2026-06-02 BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARON $3,428
Recent 2026-06-02 BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARON $3,075
Recent 2026-06-01 INLAND EMPIRE BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IEBIZPAC) $1,500
Recent 2026-06-17 BRANDON FOR STATE SENATE 2026; COMMITTEE TO ELECT JARON $231
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