Modern Cartographers
$1.12M
2025-2026 cycle
Modern Cartographers is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Modern Cartographers was paid $1.12M across 9 client committees, of which $311K 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
$1.12M
=
$807K
(Schedule B)
+
$311K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$807,051 | 72 rows | 72.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$311,115 | 17 rows | 27.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 7, 2022 → May 26, 2026
- spans 3.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 72
- 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
$165K
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 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND 1286381 |
$98,600 | 4 |
| MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND 1286381 |
$125,734 | 6 |
| MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND 1286381 |
$135,334 | 8 |
| MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND 1286381 |
$152,735 | 10 |
| MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ 1433322 |
$12,020 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND 1286381 |
$361,518 | 27 |
| 822554 822554 |
$48,725 | 1 |
| AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS PUBLIC SAFETY FUND 00070365 |
$42,500 IE $42,500 |
2 |
| AUSTIN POLICE ASSOCIATION PAC 00015883 |
$36,588 IE $36,588 |
5 |
| AUSTIN UNITED PAC 00088927 |
$31,500 IE $31,500 |
3 |
| POMONA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION 1476741 |
$24,986 | 1 |
| PFOHL FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE 2024; GERALD 1464959 |
$19,000 | 1 |
| MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ 1433322 |
$13,187 | 3 |
| 741949 741949 |
$4,051 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,118,166 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
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.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 5 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $214K | 27 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 75% | Digital 91% | $214K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $2K | 1 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $215K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 2 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 92% | Travel & Events 92% | $217K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $118K | 8 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | Digital 100% | $118K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $22K | 1 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $140K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $285K | 21 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 66% | Digital 70% | $425K | +33% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $17K | 2 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | Digital 100% | $442K | +838% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 2 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | Digital 100% | $452K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $3K | -98% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $135K | 7 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 91% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $138K | — |
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 | $540,282 | 56 | $10K | 68.0% | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 80% | 11mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $185,600 | 10 | $19K | 23.3% | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 90% | 2mo ago |
| Media | $65,754 | 2 | $33K | 8.3% | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 62% | 20mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $3,395 | 2 | $2K | 0.4% | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIA… 100% | 3y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$642,517 · 80% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$86,036 · 11% of revenue
6
One-time clients 1 cycle
$78,498 · 10% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | 3 | $642,517 | 53 | 2022-10-10 | 2026-05-15 |
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 | $807,051 | 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 | 2026-05-14 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Other / Unclassified | See Schedule G | $76,700 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-04 | 822554 | Digital | Digital Ads/Video Ads/Text Messaging/Support/Adam Perez | $48,725 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-12-10 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Digital | Digital Advertising and Text Messages Supporting Greg Wallis for Assembly | $42,192 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-11-06 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Media | Advertising supporting various candidates. See attached. | $40,768 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-10 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Digital | Digital Ads Supporting Greg Wallis for Assembly | $35,577 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-08 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $24,634 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Other / Unclassified | See Schedule G | $14,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-26 | MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ | — | — | $6,221 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-01 | MYERS FOR COUNCIL 2022 SPONSORED BY THE PALOS VERDES POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION; COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE DEZ | — | — | $5,799 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Other / Unclassified | See Schedule G | $4,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-15 | RIVERSIDE SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | Other / Unclassified | See Schedule G | $3,400 |