GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC

$22.72M 2025-2026 cycle

GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC was paid $22.72M across 86 client committees, of which $6K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ● Recent

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$22.72M = $22.71M (Schedule B) + $6K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$22,714,124 504 rows 100.0%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$6,000 1 rows 0.0%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 2, 2012 → Jul 21, 2026
spans 13.8 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
504
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
86
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.

Aug 2025 Jul 2026
$2.13M 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 5

GLCF, INC. $208K — · 1 txn VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $50K — · 1 txn REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $20K — · 1 txn NRCC $8K — · 1 txn COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR $8K — · 1 txn GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
GLCF, INC.
C00853861
$208,000 1
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$50,000 1
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$20,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
$7,500 1
COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR
GA · Senate REP
$7,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $527K — · 1 txn GLCF, INC. $208K — · 1 txn WHATLEY, MICHAEL $184K — · 4 txns REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $85K Fundraising · 6 txns VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $60K — · 3 txns NRCC $59K Fundraising · 4 txns JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL $36K — · 1 txn GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $23K — · 3 txns NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $20K — · 2 txns CFF $19K — · 1 txn GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC
C00571588
$527,000 1
GLCF, INC.
C00853861
$208,000 1
WHATLEY, MICHAEL
NC · Senate REP
$183,500 4
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$85,430 6
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$60,000 3
NRCC
C00075820
$59,000 4
JOHNSON, JAMES MICHAEL
LA · House REP
$35,500 1
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$22,500 3
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
$20,000 2
CFF
C00927426
$18,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $527K — · 1 txn GLCF, INC. $208K — · 1 txn WHATLEY, MICHAEL $189K Fundraising · 6 txns REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $170K Fundraising · 11 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn 810163 $116K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $111K Strategy & Research · 7 txns NRCC $104K Fundraising · 7 txns VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $85K Fundraising · 7 txns GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC
C00571588
$527,000 1
GLCF, INC.
C00853861
$208,000 1
WHATLEY, MICHAEL
NC · Senate REP
$188,500 6
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$170,382 11
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
810163
810163
$116,000 1
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
$110,500 7
NRCC
C00075820
$104,000 7
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$85,000 7
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $527K — · 1 txn REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $290K Fundraising · 17 txns GLCF, INC. $208K — · 1 txn WHATLEY, MICHAEL $189K Fundraising · 6 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn NRCC $134K Fundraising · 10 txns VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $125K Fundraising · 14 txns GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $120K Fundraising · 16 txns 810163 $116K Strategy & Research · 1 txn GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC
C00571588
$527,000 1
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$290,382 17
GLCF, INC.
C00853861
$208,000 1
WHATLEY, MICHAEL
NC · Senate REP
$188,500 6
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
$134,000 10
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$125,000 14
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$120,000 16
810163
810163
$116,000 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $983K Strategy & Research · 22 txns RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC $527K — · 1 txn VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $224K Fundraising · 20 txns GLCF, INC. $208K — · 1 txn WHATLEY, MICHAEL $189K Fundraising · 6 txns GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $170K Fundraising · 20 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn SCOTT, RICK SEN $139K Strategy & Research · 4 txns NRCC $134K Fundraising · 10 txns GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$983,210 22
RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC
C00571588
$527,000 1
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$224,200 20
GLCF, INC.
C00853861
$208,000 1
WHATLEY, MICHAEL
NC · Senate REP
$188,500 6
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$170,000 20
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
SCOTT, RICK SEN
FL · Senate REP
$139,000 4
NRCC
C00075820
$134,000 10

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $18,587 0.08%
Republican $21,516,566 94.70%
Non-partisan $1,184,971 5.22%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $53Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $19KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $140Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $25KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $35KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $195KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $898KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $761KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $25KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $360KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $408KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $776KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $401KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.63MQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.37MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.59MQ1 2021 (2020 cycle): $61KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $10KQ2 2021 (2020 cycle): $500Q2 2021 (2022 cycle): $113KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $509KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $270KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $139KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.4MQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $937KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $1.37MQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $80KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $124KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $202KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $392KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $327KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.06MQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $2.75MQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $886KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $198KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $125KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $161KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $116KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $322KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $464KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $902KQ3 2026 (2026 cycle): $258K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q2Q3 $2.75M

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 2018 $53 1 PEOPLE FOR PEARCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $53
2017 Q2 2018 $19K 2 PEOPLE FOR PEARCE 86% Strategy & Research 100% $19K
2017 Q3 2018 $140 1 PEOPLE FOR PEARCE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $19K
2017 Q4 2018 $25K 2 NEW REPUBLICAN PAC 80% Strategy & Research 100% $44K
2018 Q1 2018 $35K 3 NEW REPUBLICAN PAC 57% Strategy & Research 100% $79K
2018 Q2 2018 $195K 11 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 32% Strategy & Research 100% $274K
2018 Q3 2018 $898K 12 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 68% Strategy & Research 100% $1.17M
2018 Q4 2018 $761K 7 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 85% Strategy & Research 100% $1.93M
2019 Q1 2020 $25K 1 NEW REPUBLICAN PAC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $25K +46852%
2019 Q2 2020 $360K 8 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 90% Strategy & Research 100% $385K +1847%
2019 Q3 2020 $408K 7 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 86% Strategy & Research 100% $794K +291317%
2019 Q4 2020 $776K 7 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 94% Strategy & Research 100% $1.57M +3005%
2020 Q1 2020 $401K 11 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 42% Strategy & Research 100% $1.97M +1048%
2020 Q2 2020 $1.63M 16 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 68% Strategy & Research 100% $3.6M +733%
2020 Q3 2020 $2.37M 19 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 59% Strategy & Research 100% $5.97M +164%
2020 Q4 2020 $1.59M 17 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 77% Strategy & Research 100% $7.56M +110%
2021 Q1 2020 $61K 1 RESTORE LEADERSHIP ATX 100% Strategy & Research 100% $7.62M
2021 Q1 2022 $10K 1 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $10K -60%
2021 Q2 2020 $500 1 RESTORE LEADERSHIP ATX 100% Strategy & Research 100% $7.63M
2021 Q2 2022 $113K 5 NRSC 49% Strategy & Research 100% $123K -69%
2021 Q3 2022 $509K 10 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 84% Strategy & Research 100% $632K +25%
2021 Q4 2022 $270K 10 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 72% Strategy & Research 100% $902K -65%
2022 Q1 2022 $139K 8 NRSC 54% Strategy & Research 100% $1.04M -65%
2022 Q2 2022 $1.4M 31 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 38% Strategy & Research 100% $2.44M -14%
2022 Q3 2022 $937K 22 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 23% Strategy & Research 100% $3.38M -60%
2022 Q4 2022 $1.37M 38 NRSC 26% Strategy & Research 100% $4.75M -14%
2023 Q1 2024 $80K 6 GROTHMAN, GLENN S. 81% Strategy & Research 100% $80K +700%
2023 Q2 2024 $124K 13 DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPER… 28% Strategy & Research 100% $204K +10%
2023 Q3 2024 $202K 17 WICKER, ROGER SEN. 22% Strategy & Research 100% $407K -60%
2023 Q4 2024 $392K 23 SCOTT, RICK SEN 26% Strategy & Research 100% $799K +45%
2024 Q1 2024 $327K 22 STATE ACTION FUND PAC INC. 29% Strategy & Research 100% $1.13M +135%
2024 Q2 2024 $1.06M 29 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 64% Strategy & Research 100% $2.19M -24%
2024 Q3 2024 $2.75M 25 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 81% Strategy & Research 100% $4.94M +193%
2024 Q4 2024 $886K 14 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 70% Strategy & Research 100% $5.82M -35%
2025 Q1 2026 $198K 17 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 30% Fundraising 100% $198K +148%
2025 Q2 2026 $125K 12 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 48% Fundraising 100% $323K +1%
2025 Q3 2026 $161K 12 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 37% Fundraising 100% $484K -20%
2025 Q4 2024 $116K 1 810163 100% Strategy & Research 100% $5.94M
2025 Q4 2026 $322K 11 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND 43% Fundraising 100% $807K -18%
2026 Q1 2026 $464K 23 ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 35% Strategy & Research 55% $1.27M +42%
2026 Q2 2026 $902K 21 RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC 58% $2.17M -15%
2026 Q3 2026 $258K 2 GLCF, INC. 81% $2.43M -91%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $963K across 62 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (28% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $60K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $963K across 62 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (28% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $506K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $20.44M across 415 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (57% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +244% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $373K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $963K across 62 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (28% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $812K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $20.44M across 415 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (57% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +244% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $373K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $20.44M across 415 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (57% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +244% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $1.31M Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $963K across 62 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (28% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $963K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $20,439,982 415 $49K 95.5% REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 57% 6mo ago
Fundraising $962,556 62 $16K 4.5% REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 28% 5mo 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
$15,540,547 · 68% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,208,821 · 5% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,964,756 · 26% of revenue
Top 7 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE 5 $12,051,311 78 2018-05-03 2026-06-05
NRSC 4 $1,648,121 49 2018-03-27 2024-06-26
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. 4 $723,652 64 2020-05-08 2026-07-21
GROTHMAN, GLENN S. 3 $430,000 49 2022-02-09 2026-05-10
810163 3 $348,833 4 2020-08-20 2025-10-31
NRCC 3 $257,161 21 2017-10-30 2026-06-12
HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR. 3 $81,469 5 2017-05-03 2022-04-07
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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
$15,225,393 70.8% 9
VA
$1,410,509 6.6% 14
WI
$1,361,006 6.3% 6
FL
$1,168,776 5.4% 7
CA
$438,333 2.0% 4
MI
$380,125 1.8% 5
PA
$320,909 1.5% 4
AZ
$287,500 1.3% 2
NC
$269,969 1.3% 2
MA
$244,200 1.1% 3
TX
$235,500 1.1% 3
OH
$174,130 0.8% 4
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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 2024-09-04 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $916,500
Largest all-time 2024-07-10 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $750,216
Largest all-time 2020-10-16 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $720,500
Largest all-time 2020-05-29 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $702,000
Largest all-time 2020-09-30 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Strategy & Research POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $684,200
Largest this cycle 2026-04-06 RESTORATION OF AMERICA PAC ADVERTISING EXPENSES $527,000
Largest this cycle 2026-07-02 GLCF, INC. SURVEY RESEARCH $208,000
Largest this cycle 2026-05-27 WHATLEY, MICHAEL STRATEGY CONSULTING $163,500
Largest this cycle 2026-01-13 ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $161,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-29 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND Fundraising VOTER RESEARCH $140,000
Recent 2026-07-21 VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. POLLING $50,000
Recent 2026-06-05 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $20,000
Recent 2026-06-12 NRCC DATA ANALYSIS CONSULTING $7,500
Recent 2026-06-17 COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR GRASSROOTS CONSULTING $7,500
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