MESSAGE DIGITAL
$43.64M
2025-2026 cycle
MESSAGE DIGITAL is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle MESSAGE DIGITAL was paid $43.64M across 63 client committees, of which $27K 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
$43.64M
=
$43.61M
(Schedule B)
+
$27K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$43,614,886 | 758 rows | 99.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$26,507 | 2 rows | 0.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 13, 2023 → May 29, 2026
- spans 2.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 758
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 63
- 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
$10.43M
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 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$275,013 | 2 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$111,830 | 1 |
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$41,010 | 1 |
| LET AMERICA VOTE PAC C00632398 |
$36,104 | 1 |
| SWALWELL FOR GOVERNOR 2026; ERIC 1485146 |
$22,503 | 1 |
| GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE 2026; PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR US, BRIAN 1485542 |
$22,500 | 1 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$18,075 | 1 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT C00580068 |
$1,565 | 1 |
| 741949 741949 |
$1,424 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$565,013 | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT C00580068 |
$393,259 | 6 |
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$324,554 | 5 |
| LET AMERICA VOTE PAC C00632398 |
$165,951 | 5 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$111,977 | 3 |
| FORWARD BLUE C00835041 |
$109,443 | 5 |
| DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC C00808998 |
$100,000 | 1 |
| PORTER FOR GOVERNOR 2026; KATIE 1479597 |
$68,209 | 2 |
| STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) C00847673 |
$65,038 | 2 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$55,000 | 3 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC C00808998 |
$1,640,700 | 6 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$1,148,495 | 13 |
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$1,068,632 | 7 |
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT C00580068 |
$984,422 | 20 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$445,581 | 10 |
| DCCC C00000935 |
$384,507 | 9 |
| PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER C00659599 |
$377,800 | 6 |
| STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) C00847673 |
$356,038 | 8 |
| STOP REPUBLICANS C00633404 |
$302,200 | 5 |
| LET AMERICA VOTE PAC C00632398 |
$272,706 | 10 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT C00580068 |
$2,947,592 | 34 |
| DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC C00808998 |
$2,847,700 | 9 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$2,370,544 | 28 |
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$1,068,632 | 7 |
| DCCC C00000935 |
$1,049,739 | 24 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$768,689 | 17 |
| RETIRED AMERICANS PAC C00483883 |
$673,755 | 18 |
| PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER C00659599 |
$547,800 | 9 |
| 314 ACTION FUND C00633248 |
$480,000 | 12 |
| STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) C00847673 |
$458,038 | 11 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT C00580068 |
$6,685,607 | 57 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$4,468,734 | 45 |
| STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) C00847673 |
$2,954,213 | 18 |
| DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC C00808998 |
$2,847,700 | 9 |
| STOP REPUBLICANS C00633404 |
$2,201,046 | 15 |
| PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER C00659599 |
$2,158,243 | 16 |
| DCCC C00000935 |
$1,589,487 | 32 |
| RETIRED AMERICANS PAC C00483883 |
$1,158,584 | 30 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED C00573261 |
$1,088,711 | 23 |
| DGA ACTION C00503789 |
$1,068,632 | 7 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $26,424,460 | 60.55% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $17,216,933 | 39.45% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 3 leadership
Leadership 3
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
Founding Partner
Seattle
Founding Partner
messagedigital.com · LinkedIn company page · updated 2mo ago
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
No activity in the last 18 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 2 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Digital 100% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.19M | 12 | DCCC 63% | Digital 100% | $1.19M | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $640K | 20 | END CITIZENS UNITED 38% | Digital 100% | $1.83M | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $3.55M | 54 | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT 26% | Digital 100% | $5.38M | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $3.65M | 77 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 20% | Digital 100% | $9.03M | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $9.46M | 114 | STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPL… 23% | Digital 100% | $18M | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $8.07M | 83 | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT 28% | Digital 100% | $27M | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Digital 100% | $27M | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $4.2M | 71 | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT 43% | Digital 100% | $4.2M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNI… 100% | Digital 100% | $27M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $2.78M | 80 | DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC 31% | Digital 96% | $6.98M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $230K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 85% | Digital 100% | $27M | +4500% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $3.08M | 81 | DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC 29% | Digital 100% | $10M | +159% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $65K | 4 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 90% | Digital 100% | $27M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $3.42M | 80 | DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC 29% | Digital 100% | $13M | +435% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2.16M | 50 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 18% | Digital 90% | $16M | -39% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.11M | 22 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 25% | Digital 8% | $17M | -70% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 34 additional stations · $20,358,274 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay MESSAGE DIGITAL also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove MESSAGE DIGITAL routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNBC | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $2,120,750 | 21 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KCBS-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $2,116,246 | 23 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KABC | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $2,078,709 | 21 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $1,276,747 | 19 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KCRA | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $1,252,476 | 22 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KGO-TV | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $1,148,457 | 24 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $1,014,943 | 8 | Sep 2025 → Oct 2025 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $939,765 | 21 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KPIX | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $841,578 | 19 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KOVR | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $810,043 | 22 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KTLA-TV | Los Angeles, CA | CW | $578,808 | 12 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KNSD | San Diego, CA | NBC | $566,164 | 19 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $532,326 | 22 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KTXL | Sacramento, CA | Fox | $471,694 | 23 | Jan 2024 → May 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $433,691 | 11 | Jun 2025 → May 2026 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $42,275,629 | 729 | $58K | 99.9% | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT 19% | 2mo ago |
| Media | $27,900 | 2 | $14K | 0.1% | GOLDSMITH FOR STATE SENATE … 100% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$49,355 · 0% of revenue
16
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$35,968,586 · 82% of revenue
46
One-time clients 1 cycle
$7,596,945 · 17% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAN AND HEALTHY CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | 3 | $49,355 | 20 | 2023-09-13 | 2026-03-13 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $22,414,481 | 51.4% | 7 | |
| DC | $18,049,187 | 41.4% | 31 | |
| NJ | $1,437,255 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| AZ | $544,044 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| CA | $455,860 | 1.0% | 9 | |
| NY | $215,831 | 0.5% | 2 | |
| ND | $151,228 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| MI | $94,327 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| TX | $82,215 | 0.2% | 2 | |
| SD | $81,000 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| MT | $39,000 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| WI | $13,248 | 0.0% | 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 | 2025-10-09 | DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC | Digital | DIGITAL ORGANIZING | $795,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-15 | STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $720,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-02 | STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $645,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-12 | STOP THESE OPPRESSIVE PEOPLE: TYRANTS RACISTS UNQUALIFIEDS MISOGYNISTS PROPAGANDISTS (STOP TRUMP) | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $645,600 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-11-25 | DGA ACTION | Digital | TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES | $626,052 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-24 | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT | Digital | DIGITAL ORGANIZING | $600,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-14 | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT | Digital | DIGITAL ORGANIZING | $542,880 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-13 | DEMOCRACYFIRST PAC | Digital | DIGITAL ORGANIZING | $497,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-29 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) | — | ACQUISITION | $205,013 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | DGA ACTION | — | TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES | $41,010 |
| Recent | 2026-05-21 | LET AMERICA VOTE PAC | — | TEXT MESSAGING | $36,104 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECT | — | DIGITAL ORGANIZING | $1,565 |
| Recent | 2026-05-14 | DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERAL | — | FUNDRAISING TEXT MESSAGES | $1,044 |