IVC Media, LLC
IVC Media, LLC is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle IVC Media, LLC was paid $3.50M across 16 client committees, of which $403K 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 |
$3,098,830 | 264 rows | 88.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$403,029 | 148 rows | 11.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 19, 2012 → May 5, 2026
- spans 14.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 264
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 16
- 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 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON 1489891 |
$25,050 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON 1489891 |
$25,050 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; IAN 1484078 |
$35,025 | 3 |
| WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON 1489891 |
$25,050 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; IAN 1484078 |
$35,025 | 3 |
| WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON 1489891 |
$25,050 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; IAN 1484078 |
$35,025 | 3 |
| WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON 1489891 |
$25,050 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $55,980 | 1.60% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,445,879 | 98.40% |
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 · 9 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q2 | 2018 | $9K | 3 | AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 100% | Digital 59% | $9K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $41K | 6 | AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 100% | Media 80% | $49K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $7K | 1 | C00666214 100% | Software & Tech 100% | $56K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER P… 100% | Digital 100% | $66K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $75K | 1 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER P… 100% | Digital 100% | $141K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $40K | 2 | CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER P… 100% | Digital 75% | $181K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $300K | 1 | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $481K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $24K | 1 | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $505K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $74K | 4 | C00726893 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $74K | +1035% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $50K | 4 | C00726893 100% | Digital 90% | $124K | +399% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $83K | 2 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $206K | +106% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $566K | 9 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 100% | Digital 98% | $772K | +89% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $15K | 2 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENER… 93% | Digital 100% | $787K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $7K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITIES PR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $794K | -71% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $18K | 4 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENER… 100% | Software & Tech 83% | $812K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $4K | 1 | FORWARD PARTY 100% | Digital 100% | $4K | -95% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENER… 62% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $9K | -90% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $559K | 8 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENER… 98% | Digital 99% | $568K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $11K | 1 | GOLDEN STATE COMMUNITIES PR… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $578K | -87% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $25K | 2 | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $603K | -96% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $25K | 1 | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $628K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $648K | +11% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $35K | 3 | CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026;… 100% | Other / Unclassified 86% | $35K | +75% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $25K | 2 | WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMI… 100% | — | $25K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $1,969,307 | 198 | $10K | 64.6% | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 31% | 8mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $663,691 | 30 | $22K | 21.8% | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 67% | 7mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $242,600 | 16 | $15K | 8.0% | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 78% | 4y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $88,900 | 7 | $13K | 2.9% | C00726893 89% | 6y ago |
| Wages & Payroll | $73,200 | 2 | $37K | 2.4% | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC 89% | 8y ago |
| Media | $35,938 | 7 | $5K | 1.2% | AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR FOR CONG… 100% | 8y ago |
| Travel & Events | $145 | 1 | $145 | 0.0% | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENER… 100% | 3y ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$25,000 | 1 | $-25K | -0.8% | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR… 0% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC | 5 | $1,327,742 | 193 | 2012-10-25 | 2023-12-15 |
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 | $2,963,055 | 95.6% | 13 | |
| Unknown | $130,150 | 4.2% | 2 | |
| DC | $5,625 | 0.2% | 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 | 2018-10-09 | INDEPENDENT VOTER PAC | Other / Unclassified | — | $300,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-08 | YES ON 24, CALIFORNIANS FOR CONSUMER PRIVACY | Digital | Digital Ads | $271,174 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-09 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2022 | Digital | Digital Ad Buy | $250,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-05-16 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2022 | Digital | Digital Ad Buy | $150,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-19 | SCHUBERT FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2022 | Digital | Digital Ad Buy | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-15 | WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON | — | — | $12,525 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | WAGNER BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT FAIR ELECTIONS; DON | — | — | $12,525 |
| Recent | 2025-11-05 | CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; IAN | Other / Unclassified | — | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2025-10-20 | CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; IAN | Other / Unclassified | — | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2025-10-17 | CALDERON FOR GOVERNOR 2026; IAN | Digital | Digital Advertising | $5,025 |