MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
$2.56M
2025-2026 cycle
MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MARKETPLACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. was paid $2.56M across 9 client committees, of which $70K 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
$2.56M
=
$2.49M
(Schedule B)
+
$70K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,486,965 | 308 rows | 97.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$70,000 | 5 rows | 2.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 19, 2011 → May 15, 2026
- spans 15.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 308
- Schedule B + IE 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.
Jun 2025
May 2026
$167K
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE 1277100 |
$42,335 | 5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE 1277100 |
$80,026 | 9 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE 1277100 |
$167,026 | 17 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE 1277100 |
$245,748 | 24 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE 1277100 |
$308,748 | 30 |
| 790318 790318 |
$7,661 | 6 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,556,965 | 100.00% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q1 | 2016 | $14K | 5 | 911908 60% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $14K | — |
| 2017 | Q2 | 2016 | $17K | 6 | 911908 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $30K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2016 | $17K | 6 | 911908 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $47K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2016 | $22K | 8 | 810830 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $69K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $11K | 4 | 810830 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $11K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $142K | 7 | PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 88% | Media 88% | $153K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $117K | 7 | 911908 93% | Media 86% | $269K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $22K | 4 | 911908 50% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $291K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $30K | 1 | PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 100% | Media 100% | $321K | +82% |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $15K | 2 | CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANC… 67% | Other / Unclassified 67% | $336K | -9% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $95K | 7 | CALIFORNIA CARDROOM ALLIANC… 47% | Media 53% | $95K | +764% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $48K | 6 | 790318 100% | Media 71% | $143K | -66% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $395K | 10 | MARTINEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2020,… 65% | Media 70% | $538K | +1694% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $400 | 1 | 790318 100% | Digital 100% | $538K | -99% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $60K | 5 | 790318 64% | Other / Unclassified 36% | $60K | +25% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $25K | 4 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 57% | $85K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $75K | 13 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 44% | Other / Unclassified 43% | $160K | -81% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $21K | 3 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $181K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $34K | 5 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $215K | +8330% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $65K | 6 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $280K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $44K | 5 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $324K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $57K | 8 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 82% | Other / Unclassified 82% | $57K | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $32K | 3 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $89K | -48% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $33K | 4 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 96% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $122K | +34% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $38K | 8 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 84% | Other / Unclassified 88% | $159K | -50% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $32K | 3 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $191K | +52% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $58K | 5 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 57% | $249K | +71% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $43K | 4 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $292K | -34% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $33K | 3 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $325K | -26% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $38K | 4 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $38K | -34% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $42K | 5 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 100% | Print & Mail 30% | $80K | +34% |
Revenue by service category
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,297,460 | 246 | $5K | 52.9% | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES … 47% | 2mo ago |
| Media | $988,068 | 33 | $30K | 40.3% | PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 42% | 2y ago |
| Print & Mail | $115,900 | 9 | $13K | 4.7% | 790318 67% | 6w ago |
| Digital | $48,945 | 7 | $7K | 2.0% | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 72% | 19mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $13,281 | 4 | $3K | 0.5% | PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASS… 76% | 12mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $2,530 | 2 | $1K | 0.1% | 790318 97% | 3y ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,002 | 3 | $667 | 0.1% | 790318 74% | 23mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$15,000 | 1 | $-15K | -0.6% | CALIFORNIANS FOR CLEAN CARS… 0% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
5
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,125,780 · 85% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$55,000 · 2% of revenue
3
One-time clients 1 cycle
$306,186 · 12% of revenue
Top 5 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | 4 | $678,501 | 72 | 2020-11-09 | 2026-05-15 |
| 911908 | 5 | $552,214 | 99 | 2011-01-19 | 2018-12-20 |
| PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PORAC) STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | 4 | $425,000 | 12 | 2014-05-26 | 2020-03-17 |
| 810830 | 5 | $237,349 | 84 | 2011-01-24 | 2019-08-19 |
| 790318 | 3 | $232,717 | 32 | 2020-02-05 | 2024-12-20 |
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 | $2,486,965 | 100.0% | 9 |
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 | 2020-10-09 | MARTINEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2020, COMMITTEE MAJOR FUNDING FROM PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA; COALITION FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE, SUPPORTING | Media | Radio Ads for Efren Martinez | $256,686 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-28 | PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PORAC) STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | Media | Radio Ads/Support/Various Candidates, see Schedule D | $135,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-05-11 | PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA (PORAC) STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE | Media | Radio Ads/Support/A. Villaraigosa/Governor/Statewide | $125,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-08-22 | 911908 | Media | Grassroots Lobbying Radio Ad | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2016-10-18 | 911908 | Media | Radio Ad; In-Kind to No on Prop 62, Yes on Prop 66. Supported by prosecutors, law enforcement, and families of victims, CAs to Mend, Not End, The Death Penalty (ID #1346266) | $70,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-05 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | Walk List, Door Hangers and Yard Signs / Support Measure A | $12,556 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-09 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-06 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-06 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | — | — | $11,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | — | — | $7,450 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | CAL FIRE LOCAL 2881 ISSUES COMMITTEE | — | Data/Support Measure A | $329 |