HARDPIN MEDIA
HARDPIN MEDIA is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle HARDPIN MEDIA was paid $2.00M across 11 client committees, of which $30K 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 |
$1,969,481 | 34 rows | 98.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$29,958 | 6 rows | 1.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 21, 2016 → May 16, 2026
- spans 9.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 34
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 |
$16,325 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE C00827022 |
$514,087 | 2 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 |
$65,300 | 2 |
| BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR US · President DEM |
$36,190 | 4 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,714,518 | 85.75% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $284,920 | 14.25% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | C00575795 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $17K | 1 | C00639278 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $19K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $3K | 1 | C00660837 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $22K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 1 | C00660837 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $37K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $22K | 2 | HAYES, JAHANA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $59K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $15K | 1 | HAYES, JAHANA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $20K | 1 | HAYES, JAHANA 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | +640% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $269K | 6 | C00711069 91% | Strategy & Research 100% | $289K | +1107% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $947K | 10 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 60% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.24M | +6317% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $24K | 1 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $44K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $535K | 4 | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CO… 96% | Strategy & Research 100% | $580K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $64K | 3 | LCV VICTORY FUND 76% | Strategy & Research 100% | $644K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $16K | 1 | LCV VICTORY FUND 100% | Media 100% | $16K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,953,156 | 33 | $59K | 99.2% | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 33% | 19mo ago |
| Media | $16,325 | 1 | $16K | 0.8% | LCV VICTORY FUND 100% | 16mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $919,127 | 46.7% | 3 | |
| PA | $643,528 | 32.7% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $283,321 | 14.4% | 4 | |
| CT | $92,555 | 4.7% | 1 | |
| NY | $20,343 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| IL | $10,608 | 0.5% | 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 | 2024-09-09 | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $375,337 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-10 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $216,580 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-23 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $216,580 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-02 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | PROFESSIONAL FEES-MEDIA | $140,377 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-29 | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $138,750 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-29 | LCV VICTORY FUND | Media | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $16,325 |
| Recent | 2024-10-23 | LCV VICTORY FUND | Strategy & Research | VIDEO PRODUCTION | $48,975 |
| Recent | 2024-10-24 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $9,750 |
| Recent | 2024-10-24 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Strategy & Research | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $5,400 |