HARDPIN MEDIA
HARDPIN MEDIA is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HARDPIN MEDIA was paid $2.02M across 11 client committees, of which $34K 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 |
$1,984,456 | 35 rows | 98.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$34,287 | 6 rows | 1.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 21, 2016 → Jan 29, 2025
- spans 8.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 35
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- distinct payers
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR US · President DEM |
$643,528 | 10 | 2y ago |
| 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE C00827022 |
$514,087 | 2 | 2y ago |
| DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE C00010603 |
$339,740 | 3 | 6y ago |
| C00711069 C00711069 |
$246,382 | 5 | 5y ago |
| HAYES, JAHANA CT · House DEM |
$92,555 | 6 | 5y ago |
| LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 |
$65,300 | 2 | 1y ago |
| C00660837 C00660837 |
$32,450 | 3 | 8y ago |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) C00688655 |
$20,343 | 1 | 3y ago |
| C00639278 C00639278 |
$16,795 | 1 | 9y ago |
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT C00580068 |
$10,608 | 1 | 6y ago |
| C00575795 C00575795 |
$2,669 | 1 | 9y ago |
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,617,380 | 80.12% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $401,363 | 19.88% |
Part III Reference tables
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
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Revenue by service category
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Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
| Category | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,968,131 | 34 |
| Media | $16,325 | 1 |
Recent disbursements showing 20 of 35
| Date | Filer | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2025 | LCV VICTORY FUND | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $16,325 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $5,400 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $9,750 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | LCV VICTORY FUND | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $48,975 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $375,337 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $16,040 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $138,750 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $5,000 |
| May 24, 2024 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $24,041 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $20,343 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | C00711069 | ENTERTAINERS | $2,000 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | HAYES, JAHANA | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $21,871 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $136,740 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $216,580 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $119,356 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | PROFESSIONAL FEES-MEDIA | $140,377 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $216,580 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $16,559 |
| Oct 22, 2020 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | DIRECT MAIL-PROGRAM | $62,623 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | HAYES, JAHANA | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $13,871 |