GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC

$21.51M 2025-2026 cycle

GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC was paid $21.51M across 81 client committees, of which $6K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$21.51M = $21.50M (Schedule B) + $6K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$21,502,994 477 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 → Mar 25, 2026
spans 13.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
477
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
81
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.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$1.14M 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 1

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $3K Fundraising · 1 txn GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$3,300 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn NRCC $82K Fundraising · 4 txns NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $81K Strategy & Research · 4 txns REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $63K Fundraising · 4 txns SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC $36K Fundraising · 1 txn VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $15K Strategy & Research · 3 txns GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $8K Fundraising · 1 txn WHATLEY, MICHAEL $5K Fundraising · 2 txns COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR $5K Strategy & Research · 2 txns GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
$81,500 4
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
$80,500 4
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$63,300 4
SOUTH DAKOTA CONSERVATIVE PAC
C00904797
$36,000 1
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$15,000 3
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$7,500 1
WHATLEY, MICHAEL
NC · Senate REP
$5,000 2
COLLINS, MICHAEL A JR
GA · Senate REP
$5,000 2
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $148K Fundraising · 9 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn 810163 $116K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NRCC $97K Fundraising · 6 txns NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $91K Strategy & Research · 5 txns MORRIS, NATE $80K Fundraising · 1 txn GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $53K Fundraising · 7 txns STAUBER, PETER ALLEN $49K Fundraising · 1 txn VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $45K Fundraising · 8 txns GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$148,252 9
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
810163
810163
$116,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
$96,500 6
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
$90,500 5
MORRIS, NATE
KY · Senate REP
$80,000 1
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$52,500 7
STAUBER, PETER ALLEN
MN · House REP
$48,500 1
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$45,000 8
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $268K Fundraising · 14 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $125K Fundraising · 14 txns 810163 $116K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NRCC $112K Fundraising · 7 txns VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $100K Fundraising · 14 txns NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC $91K Strategy & Research · 5 txns MORRIS, NATE $80K Fundraising · 1 txn STAUBER, PETER ALLEN $49K Fundraising · 1 txn GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$268,252 14
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$125,000 14
810163
810163
$116,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
$111,500 7
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$100,000 14
NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC
C00922955
$90,500 5
MORRIS, NATE
KY · Senate REP
$80,000 1
STAUBER, PETER ALLEN
MN · House REP
$48,500 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE $3.16M Strategy & Research · 24 txns VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. $179K Fundraising · 20 txns SCOTT, RICK SEN $164K Strategy & Research · 7 txns ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON $161K Strategy & Research · 1 txn GROTHMAN, GLENN S. $155K Fundraising · 18 txns KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC $155K Strategy & Research · 1 txn REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC. $155K Strategy & Research · 1 txn THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $140K Fundraising · 1 txn NRCC $134K Fundraising · 8 txns 810163 $116K Strategy & Research · 1 txn GT GRASSROOTS TARGETING LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
C00003418
$3,164,880 24
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR.
WI · House REP
$179,200 20
SCOTT, RICK SEN
FL · Senate REP
$164,000 7
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON
IA · Senate REP
$161,000 1
GROTHMAN, GLENN S.
WI · House REP
$155,000 18
KEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC
C00849489
$155,000 1
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP FUND INC.
C00838169
$155,000 1
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
$140,000 1
NRCC
C00075820
$134,000 8
810163
810163
$116,000 1

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $19,688,047 91.53%
Non-partisan $1,820,947 8.47%

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): $412K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q4Q1 $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 C00463836 100% Strategy & Research 100% $53
2017 Q2 2018 $19K 2 C00463836 86% Strategy & Research 100% $19K
2017 Q3 2018 $140 1 C00463836 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 $412K 19 ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON 39% Strategy & Research 62% $1.22M +26%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 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: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K

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: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $338K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $20.44M across 415 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (57% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +244% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $257K

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: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $652K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $20.44M across 415 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (57% of category) Last paid: 3mo 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: 2mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $963K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $20.44M across 415 disbursements (avg $49K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (57% of category) Last paid: 3mo 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: 3mo ago · +244% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $4.23M Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $963K across 62 disbursements (avg $16K/check) Top buyer: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (28% of category) Last paid: 2mo 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% 3mo ago
Fundraising $962,556 62 $16K 4.5% REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 28% 2mo ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

7
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$15,358,417 · 71% of revenue
8
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,208,821 · 6% of revenue
66
One-time clients 1 cycle
$4,935,756 · 23% of revenue
Top 7 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE 5 $11,989,181 74 2018-05-03 2026-03-25
NRSC 4 $1,648,121 49 2018-03-27 2024-06-26
VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. 4 $663,652 61 2020-05-08 2026-03-03
GROTHMAN, GLENN S. 3 $392,500 44 2022-02-09 2025-12-09
810163 3 $348,833 4 2020-08-20 2025-10-31
NRCC 3 $234,661 18 2017-10-30 2026-03-06
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
$15,140,763 73.3% 9
WI
$1,195,402 5.8% 5
VA
$1,137,680 5.5% 10
Unknown
$869,225 4.2% 15
FL
$542,100 2.6% 4
CA
$438,333 2.1% 4
PA
$291,909 1.4% 3
AZ
$287,500 1.4% 2
MA
$244,200 1.2% 3
OH
$172,500 0.8% 3
MI
$169,625 0.8% 3
IA
$161,000 0.8% 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 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 2026-01-13 ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $161,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-29 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND Fundraising VOTER RESEARCH $140,000
Largest this cycle 2025-10-06 MORRIS, NATE Fundraising TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE $80,000
Largest this cycle 2025-07-17 STAUBER, PETER ALLEN Fundraising CAMPAIGN CONSULTING $48,500
Largest this cycle 2026-01-20 NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC Strategy & Research RESEARCH CONSULTING $40,500
Recent 2026-03-06 NRCC Fundraising DATA CONSULTING $36,500
Recent 2026-03-06 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Fundraising POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $20,000
Recent 2026-03-03 NORTHWOODS FUTURE PAC Strategy & Research RESEARCH CONSULTING $10,000
Recent 2026-03-03 VAN ORDEN, DERRICK F. MR. Strategy & Research STRATEGIC CONSULTING $5,000
Recent 2026-03-25 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE Fundraising POLLING SERVICES / CONSULTING $3,300
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