GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS
$1.07M
2025-2026 cycle
GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS was paid $1.07M across 31 client committees, of which $119K 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
$1.07M
=
$951K
(Schedule B)
+
$119K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$950,901 | 76 rows | 88.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$119,211 | 30 rows | 11.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 25, 2000 → Jun 28, 2026
- spans 25.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 76
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 31
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$101K
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA MN · Senate DEM |
$27,000 | 1 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$4,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA MN · Senate DEM |
$27,000 | 1 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$4,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA MN · Senate DEM |
$67,500 | 3 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$19,525 | 4 |
| VELVET HAMMER PAC C00692111 |
$13,500 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA MN · Senate DEM |
$67,500 | 3 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$19,525 | 4 |
| VELVET HAMMER PAC C00692111 |
$13,500 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA MN · Senate DEM |
$82,500 | 4 |
| VELVET HAMMER PAC C00692111 |
$28,500 | 3 |
| FLANAGAN, MARGARET MN · Senate DEM |
$19,525 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $789,166 | 73.75% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $280,946 | 26.25% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $13K | 1 | SMP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $13K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $13K | 1 | SMP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $25K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $24K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 85% | Strategy & Research 100% | $49K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $14K | 4 | PHILLIPS, DEAN 69% | Strategy & Research 100% | $63K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | PHILLIPS, DEAN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $9K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $19K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $12K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $31K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $60K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $91K | +380% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $15K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $106K | +20% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $63K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $169K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $72K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $241K | +204% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $25K | 1 | PEACE, JAMES STEPHEN 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $266K | +73% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $47K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $47K | +431% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $24K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $71K | +100% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $24K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $95K | -60% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $40K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $135K | -37% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $40K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $175K | -44% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $40K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $215K | +60% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $18K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $18K | -62% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $29K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $47K | +21% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $18K | 1 | SMITH, TINA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $65K | -25% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $250 | 1 | BRADSHAW, MARQUITA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $65K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $30K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $95K | -25% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $30K | 2 | VELVET HAMMER PAC 50% | Strategy & Research 100% | $125K | -25% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $27K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 75% | Strategy & Research 100% | $27K | -7% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $42K | 5 | SMITH, TINA 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $69K | +133% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $32K | 2 | SMITH, TINA 86% | — | $101K | +5% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $919,401 | 74 | $12K | 100.0% | SMITH, TINA 66% | 8mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$629,478 · 66% of revenue
4
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$99,233 · 10% of revenue
26
One-time clients 1 cycle
$222,191 · 23% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA | 5 | $629,478 | 25 | 2018-08-23 | 2026-06-28 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | $719,503 | 75.7% | 5 | |
| CA | $157,979 | 16.6% | 6 | |
| TX | $48,169 | 5.1% | 18 | |
| DC | $25,000 | 2.6% | 1 | |
| TN | $250 | 0.0% | 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 | 2008-04-04 | EQUALITY FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES | Strategy & Research | See Schedule G | $80,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-13 | SMITH, TINA | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING - POLITICAL | $72,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-04-16 | SMITH, TINA | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING - POLITICAL | $63,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-08-05 | SMITH, TINA | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING - STRATEGIC | $40,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-14 | SMITH, TINA | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING - STRATEGIC | $40,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-28 | SMITH, TINA | — | CONSULTING RELATED TO WIND DOWN | $27,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-27 | SMITH, TINA | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING RELATED TO WIND DOWN | $20,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-06 | SMITH, TINA | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING RELATED TO WIND DOWN | $20,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-06 | VELVET HAMMER PAC | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING - STRATEGIC | $6,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-27 | VELVET HAMMER PAC | Strategy & Research | CONSULTING - STRATEGIC | $6,750 |
| Recent | 2025-12-03 | FLANAGAN, MARGARET | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2025-12-18 | FLANAGAN, MARGARET | Strategy & Research | MEDIA CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-24 | FLANAGAN, MARGARET | — | MEDIA CONSULTING | $4,500 |