MACON CONSULTING
$650K
2025-2026 cycle
MACON CONSULTING is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MACON CONSULTING was paid $650K across 9 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 4, 2017 → Jan 22, 2026
- spans 9.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 60
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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.
Feb 2025
Jan 2026
$85K
across 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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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUCKHOUT, LAURIE NC · House REP |
$10,768 | 1 |
| ROBERSON, SANDY NC · House REP |
$5,595 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROBERSON, SANDY NC · House REP |
$63,958 | 5 |
| BUCKHOUT, LAURIE NC · House REP |
$10,768 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ROBERSON, SANDY NC · House REP |
$74,155 | 6 |
| BUCKHOUT, LAURIE NC · House REP |
$10,768 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BUCKHOUT, LAURIE NC · House REP |
$166,203 | 7 |
| ROBERSON, SANDY NC · House REP |
$74,155 | 6 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 45%
R · 55%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $287,984 | 44.28% |
| Republican | $347,903 | 53.50% |
| Non-partisan | $14,438 | 2.22% |
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
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2018 | $62K | 2 | C00545152 100% | Fundraising 100% | $62K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $16K | 3 | C00545152 100% | Fundraising 100% | $16K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $13K | 2 | C00545152 100% | Fundraising 100% | $29K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $10K | 2 | C00545152 100% | Fundraising 100% | $39K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $19K | 3 | C00545152 100% | Fundraising 100% | $57K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $16K | 4 | C00545152 78% | Fundraising 100% | $73K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $60K | 9 | C00545152 71% | Fundraising 100% | $134K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $18K | 3 | C00545152 87% | Fundraising 100% | $152K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $26K | 1 | C00545152 100% | Fundraising 100% | $26K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $23K | 3 | MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR. 100% | Fundraising 100% | $50K | +81% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $545 | 2 | C00776757 100% | Fundraising 100% | $50K | -97% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $73K | 4 | C00545152 98% | Fundraising 100% | $123K | +354% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $115 | 1 | EDWARDS, CHUCK 100% | Fundraising 100% | $123K | -100% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $22K | 2 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $22K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $25K | 3 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $47K | +4468% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $26K | 3 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $73K | -64% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $67K | 3 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $140K | +57640% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $89K | 3 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $229K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $10K | 1 | ROBERSON, SANDY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $10K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $28K | 2 | ROBERSON, SANDY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $38K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $30K | 2 | ROBERSON, SANDY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $69K | +37% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $16K | 2 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE 66% | Fundraising 100% | $85K | -34% |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $650,326 | 60 | $11K | 100.0% | C00545152 44% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$287,984 · 44% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$270,216 · 42% of revenue
6
One-time clients 1 cycle
$92,126 · 14% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C00545152 | 3 | $287,984 | 23 | 2017-01-04 | 2022-06-16 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | $347,903 | 53.5% | 5 | |
| Unknown | $288,530 | 44.4% | 2 | |
| MD | $13,893 | 2.1% | 2 |
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 | 2022-05-13 | C00545152 | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $66,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-01-04 | C00545152 | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING FEES | $59,250 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-19 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PHONE SERVICES, LODGING, MILEAGE | $54,946 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-09-01 | C00545152 | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING AND FUNDRAISING BONUS | $33,050 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-01 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PHONE SERVICES, FOOD/BEVERAGE, MILEAGE, LODGING | $27,560 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-07 | ROBERSON, SANDY | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PHONE SERVICES, POSTAGE, OFFICE SUPPLIES, MILEAGE, FOOD/BEVERAGE | $23,127 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-23 | ROBERSON, SANDY | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, TELESERVICES,POSTAGE, OFFICE SUPPLIES, MILEAGE | $20,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-22 | BUCKHOUT, LAURIE | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PHONE SERVICES | $10,768 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-30 | ROBERSON, SANDY | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, MILEAGE | $10,197 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-22 | ROBERSON, SANDY | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, FOOD/BEVERAGE, TELESERVICES, MILEAGE | $7,357 |
| Recent | 2025-11-18 | ROBERSON, SANDY | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PHONE SERVICES, MILEAGE | $7,080 |
| Recent | 2026-01-08 | ROBERSON, SANDY | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING, PHONE SERVICES | $5,595 |