Illuminate Marketing and Consulting

$83K 2025-2026 cycle

Illuminate Marketing and Consulting is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Illuminate Marketing and Consulting was paid $83K across 7 client committees.

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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
Feb 1, 2022 → Jun 2, 2026
spans 4.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
37
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
7
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$34K 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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 2

MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $5K — · 4 txns NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026;… $3K Strategy & Research · 3 txns IM Illuminate Marketing and Con…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026
1477630
$4,937 4
NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM
1487736
$3,241 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $10K Other / Unclassified · 7 txns NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026;… $3K Strategy & Research · 3 txns IM Illuminate Marketing and Con…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026
1477630
$9,880 7
NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM
1487736
$3,241 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $28K Other / Unclassified · 14 txns NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026;… $3K Strategy & Research · 3 txns LINCOLN, KEVIN J II $3K Fundraising · 4 txns IM Illuminate Marketing and Con…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026
1477630
$27,846 14
NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM
1487736
$3,241 3
LINCOLN, KEVIN J II
CA · House REP
$2,775 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $28K Other / Unclassified · 14 txns NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026;… $3K Strategy & Research · 3 txns LINCOLN, KEVIN J II $3K Fundraising · 4 txns IM Illuminate Marketing and Con…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026
1477630
$27,846 14
NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM
1487736
$3,241 3
LINCOLN, KEVIN J II
CA · House REP
$2,775 4
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 3

MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $28K Other / Unclassified · 14 txns NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026;… $3K Strategy & Research · 3 txns LINCOLN, KEVIN J II $3K Fundraising · 4 txns IM Illuminate Marketing and Con…
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026
1477630
$27,846 14
NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM
1487736
$3,241 3
LINCOLN, KEVIN J II
CA · House REP
$2,775 4

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $2,775 3.36%
Non-partisan $79,821 96.64%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

202220252026 Q1 2022 (2022 cycle): $9KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $10KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $11KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $19KQ3 2025 (2024 cycle): $1KQ4 2025 (2024 cycle): $12KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $3KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $9KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $9K Q1Q3Q3Q4Q2 $19K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2022 Q1 2022 $9K 2 CUTTER FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $9K
2022 Q2 2022 $10K 5 CUTTER FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 55% Other / Unclassified 86% $19K
2022 Q3 2022 $11K 4 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 94% Other / Unclassified 94% $30K
2022 Q4 2022 $19K 5 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 97% Other / Unclassified 100% $49K
2025 Q3 2024 $1K 1 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 100% Other / Unclassified 100% $1K
2025 Q4 2024 $12K 5 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 100% Other / Unclassified 94% $13K
2025 Q4 2026 $3K 4 LINCOLN, KEVIN J II 100% Fundraising 100% $3K
2026 Q1 2026 $9K 3 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 100% Other / Unclassified 82% $11K
2026 Q2 2026 $9K 8 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 65% Strategy & Research 35% $21K
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 3 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $3K

Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $3K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 5 disbursements (avg $682/check) Top buyer: LINCOLN, KEVIN J II (81% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $743 across 2 disbursements (avg $371/check) Top buyer: MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $743

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 5 disbursements (avg $682/check) Top buyer: LINCOLN, KEVIN J II (81% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $743 across 2 disbursements (avg $371/check) Top buyer: MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $743

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 3 disbursements (avg $1K/check) Top buyer: NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM (100% of category) Last paid: 7w ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $3K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $3K across 5 disbursements (avg $682/check) Top buyer: LINCOLN, KEVIN J II (81% of category) Last paid: 8mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $3K Contributions & Transfers — cycle-to-date Total: $743 across 2 disbursements (avg $371/check) Top buyer: MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 (100% of category) Last paid: 7mo ago · +0% vs prior cycle Contributions & Transfers $743
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Other / Unclassified $66,206 20 $3K 88.3% CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 48% 4mo ago
Fundraising $3,408 5 $682 4.5% LINCOLN, KEVIN J II 81% 8mo ago
Strategy & Research $3,241 3 $1K 4.3% NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT J… 100% 7w ago
Travel & Events $1,408 1 $1K 1.9% CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 100% 4y ago
Contributions & Transfers $743 2 $371 1.0% MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 100% 7mo ago
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Client retention

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

0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$27,846 · 34% of revenue
6
One-time clients 1 cycle
$54,750 · 66% of revenue
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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
CA
$82,596 100.0% 7
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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 2022-11-28 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 Other / Unclassified $7,724
Largest all-time 2022-11-02 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 Other / Unclassified $7,188
Largest all-time 2022-02-01 CUTTER FOR ASSEMBLY 2022 Other / Unclassified $6,688
Largest all-time 2022-09-27 CHEN FOR CONTROLLER 2022 Other / Unclassified $6,179
Largest all-time 2025-12-05 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 Other / Unclassified $5,537
Largest this cycle 2026-01-08 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 Other / Unclassified $4,714
Largest this cycle 2026-03-16 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 Other / Unclassified $2,290
Largest this cycle 2026-05-07 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $1,782
Largest this cycle 2026-05-07 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $1,550
Largest this cycle 2026-02-09 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $1,500
Recent 2026-05-22 NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM Strategy & Research CONSULTING SERVICES $1,191
Recent 2026-06-02 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $1,110
Recent 2026-06-01 NOAKES FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2026; ADAM Strategy & Research CONSULTING SERVICES $1,025
Recent 2026-06-02 MUSGROVE FOR SENATE 2026 $495
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