Idealist.org
Idealist.org is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Idealist.org was paid $2K across 14 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 13, 2017 → Apr 23, 2026
- spans 9.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 18
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 14
- 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.
No buyer activity in this window.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$125 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$125 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$250 | 2 |
| ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SADE 1458935 |
$125 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$125 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$250 | 2 |
| ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SADE 1458935 |
$125 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$125 | 1 |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA C00640300 |
$125 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| POWERED BY PEOPLE C00731042 |
$250 | 2 |
| ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SADE 1458935 |
$125 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$125 | 1 |
| ACTIVATE AMERICA C00640300 |
$125 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $685 | 33.41% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,365 | 66.59% |
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 | $360 | 2 | DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REF… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $360 | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $110 | 1 | CANTWELL, MARIA 100% | Digital 100% | $470 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $165 | 2 | JASON RITTEREISER FOR CONGR… 55% | Digital 55% | $635 | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $95 | 1 | CTC ACTION 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $95 | -14% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $285 | 3 | OMAR, ILHAN 67% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $380 | +73% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $95 | 1 | OMAR, ILHAN 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $475 | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $105 | 1 | WICKS FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; BU… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $105 | +11% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $105 | 1 | FLETCHER, ELIZABETH 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $210 | -63% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $105 | 1 | 742006 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $315 | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $125 | 1 | ACTIVATE AMERICA 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $125 | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $125 | 1 | ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $125 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $250 | 2 | POWERED BY PEOPLE 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $375 | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $125 | 1 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $500 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,380 | 12 | $115 | 67.3% | DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REF… 26% | 11mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $470 | 4 | $118 | 22.9% | POWERED BY PEOPLE 53% | 3mo ago |
| Digital | $200 | 2 | $100 | 9.8% | CANTWELL, MARIA 55% | 8y 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 | $610 | 29.8% | 3 | |
| CA | $585 | 28.5% | 5 | |
| NY | $455 | 22.2% | 2 | |
| WA | $200 | 9.8% | 2 | |
| TX | $105 | 5.1% | 1 | |
| MA | $95 | 4.6% | 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 | 2017-03-28 | DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORM | Other / Unclassified | JOB LISTING POSTS | $270 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-23 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Software & Tech | Software Subscription | $125 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-07-30 | ELHAWARY FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; SADE | Other / Unclassified | — | $125 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-25 | POWERED BY PEOPLE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $125 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-05-16 | ACTIVATE AMERICA | Other / Unclassified | JOB POSTING | $125 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-05 | POWERED BY PEOPLE | Software & Tech | SOFTWARE | $125 |