MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS

$21.65M 2025-2026 cycle

MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS was paid $21.65M across 16 client committees, of which $4.94M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Slowing (~2mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$21.65M = $16.71M (Schedule B) + $4.94M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $16,713,292 91 rows 77.2%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $4,941,408 46 rows 22.8%
Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 31, 2018 → May 8, 2026
spans 8.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
91
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
16
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$768K 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 1

COHEN, BRAD $100K — · 2 txns MF MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
COHEN, BRAD
NJ · House DEM
 $100,000 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

MALINOWSKI, TOM $249K Media · 4 txns COHEN, BRAD $162K — · 3 txns MF MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MALINOWSKI, TOM
NJ · House DEM
 $248,554 4
COHEN, BRAD
NJ · House DEM
 $161,750 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

MALINOWSKI, TOM $602K Media · 7 txns COHEN, BRAD $162K — · 3 txns THE SENECA PROJECT INC $2K Strategy & Research · 1 txn MF MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MALINOWSKI, TOM
NJ · House DEM
 $601,831 7
COHEN, BRAD
NJ · House DEM
 $161,750 3
THE SENECA PROJECT INC
C00877027
 $1,910 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 3

MALINOWSKI, TOM $602K Media · 7 txns COHEN, BRAD $162K — · 3 txns THE SENECA PROJECT INC $4K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MF MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MALINOWSKI, TOM
NJ · House DEM
 $601,831 7
COHEN, BRAD
NJ · House DEM
 $161,750 3
THE SENECA PROJECT INC
C00877027
 $4,410 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

MALINOWSKI, TOM $602K Media · 7 txns SHERRILL, MIKIE $324K Digital · 4 txns COHEN, BRAD $162K — · 3 txns THE SENECA PROJECT INC $4K Strategy & Research · 2 txns MF MEDIA FORTITUDE PARTNERS
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MALINOWSKI, TOM
NJ · House DEM
 $601,831 7
SHERRILL, MIKIE
NJ · House DEM
 $323,700 4
COHEN, BRAD
NJ · House DEM
 $161,750 3
THE SENECA PROJECT INC
C00877027
 $4,410 2
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By party

Revenue by party

76% D
D · 76%
R · 24%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $3,507,252 16.20%
Republican $1,137,762 5.25%
Non-partisan $17,009,686 78.55%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20182019202020222023202420252026 Q1 2018 (2018 cycle): $285KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $1.1MQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $81KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $2.17MQ1 2019 (2018 cycle): $51KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.7MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $2.6MQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $208KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $2.69MQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $3.51MQ4 2023 (2022 cycle): $230KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $125KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $199KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $4KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $125KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $539KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $100K Q1Q3Q1Q4Q3Q4Q4Q4Q2 $3.51M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2018 Q1 2018 $285K 5 ESCOBAR, VERONICA 100% Digital 100% $285K —
2018 Q2 2018 $1.1M 3 THE COLLECTIVE SUPER PAC 100% Digital 100% $1.39M —
2018 Q3 2018 $81K 1 C00648055 100% Digital 100% $1.47M —
2018 Q4 2018 $2.17M 13 C00656686 42% Digital 100% $3.64M —
2019 Q1 2018 $51K 2 NEWSOM FOR GOVERNOR, 2018, … 100% Digital 100% $3.69M —
2020 Q3 2020 $2.7M 7 C00656686 86% Digital 100% $2.7M +3253%
2020 Q4 2020 $2.6M 12 C00656686 99% Digital 100% $5.3M +20%
2022 Q2 2022 $208K 5 C00779090 43% Digital 100% $208K —
2022 Q3 2022 $2.69M 11 C00656686 99% Digital 100% $2.89M -1%
2022 Q4 2022 $3.51M 12 C00656686 100% Digital 100% $6.41M +35%
2023 Q4 2022 $230K 3 HOUSTON UNITES DISSOLVED 100% Digital 100% $6.64M —
2024 Q3 2024 $125K 1 SHERRILL, MIKIE 100% Digital 100% $125K -95%
2024 Q4 2024 $199K 3 SHERRILL, MIKIE 100% Digital 100% $324K -94%
2025 Q3 2026 $4K 2 THE SENECA PROJECT INC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $4K —
2025 Q4 2026 $125K 1 MALINOWSKI, TOM 100% Digital 100% $129K —
2026 Q1 2026 $539K 7 MALINOWSKI, TOM 89% Media 70% $668K —
2026 Q2 2026 $100K 2 COHEN, BRAD 100% — $768K —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $379K across 5 disbursements (avg $76K/check) Top buyer: MALINOWSKI, TOM (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $249K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $379K across 5 disbursements (avg $76K/check) Top buyer: MALINOWSKI, TOM (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $379K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15.92M across 81 disbursements (avg $197K/check) Top buyer: C00656686 (76% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +4818% vs prior cycle Digital $223K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE SENECA PROJECT INC (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $2K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Media — cycle-to-date Total: $379K across 5 disbursements (avg $76K/check) Top buyer: MALINOWSKI, TOM (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $379K Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15.92M across 81 disbursements (avg $197K/check) Top buyer: C00656686 (76% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +4818% vs prior cycle Digital $223K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE SENECA PROJECT INC (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $15.92M across 81 disbursements (avg $197K/check) Top buyer: C00656686 (76% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · +4818% vs prior cycle Digital $547K Media — cycle-to-date Total: $379K across 5 disbursements (avg $76K/check) Top buyer: MALINOWSKI, TOM (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Media $379K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $4K across 2 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: THE SENECA PROJECT INC (100% of category) Last paid: 11mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Strategy & Research $4K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $15,918,578 81 $197K 97.7% C00656686 76% 6mo ago
Media $378,554 5 $76K 2.3% MALINOWSKI, TOM 100% 5mo ago
Strategy & Research $4,410 2 $2K 0.0% THE SENECA PROJECT INC 100% 11mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$12,057,554 · 72% of revenue
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Repeat clients 2 cycles
$1,219,747 · 7% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,435,991 · 21% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
C00656686 3 $12,057,554 42 2018-10-22 2022-11-07
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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
Unknown
$12,650,854 75.7% 4
NJ
$1,952,281 11.7% 4
DC
$1,474,157 8.8% 3
TX
$515,000 3.1% 2
GA
$70,000 0.4% 2
CA
$51,000 0.3% 1
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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 2020-10-09 C00656686 Digital TV ADVERTISING $1,065,000
Largest all-time 2022-10-07 C00656686 Digital TELEVISION & DIGITAL MEDIA BUY $836,538
Largest all-time 2022-10-13 C00656686 Digital TELEVISION & DIGITAL MEDIA BUY $761,538
Largest all-time 2018-05-08 THE COLLECTIVE SUPER PAC Digital CONSULTANT - DIGITAL $730,720
Largest all-time 2022-10-20 C00656686 Digital MEDIA BUY $691,538
Largest this cycle 2026-01-20 MALINOWSKI, TOM Media DIGITAL ADS $130,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-16 MALINOWSKI, TOM Digital DIGITAL ADVERTISING $125,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-29 MALINOWSKI, TOM Media DIGITAL ADS $100,277
Largest this cycle 2026-01-08 MALINOWSKI, TOM Digital DIGITAL ADS $98,277
Largest this cycle 2026-01-23 MALINOWSKI, TOM Media DIGITAL ADS $98,277
Recent 2026-03-03 COHEN, BRAD — DIGITAL MEDIA ADVERTISING $61,750
Recent 2026-05-08 COHEN, BRAD — CABLE MEDIA ADVERTISING $50,000
Recent 2026-04-21 COHEN, BRAD — DIGITAL MEDIA ADVERTISING $50,000
Recent 2026-01-30 MALINOWSKI, TOM Media DIGITAL ADS $30,000
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