NATIONAL MEDIA TRUST
NATIONAL MEDIA TRUST is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle NATIONAL MEDIA TRUST was paid $83.13M across 9 client committees, of which $55.18M 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$27,951,883 | 173 rows | 33.6% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$55,180,976 | 105 rows | 66.4% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 5, 2000 → Oct 25, 2024
- spans 24.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 173
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE C00120055 |
$1,551,170 | 17 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $4,983,025 | 5.99% |
| Non-partisan | $78,149,834 | 94.01% |
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 · 5 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $157 | 1 | C00721092 100% | Digital 100% | $157 | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $1000 | 26 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 54% | Fundraising 54% | $1K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $6K | 11 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $7K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $17K | 13 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $24K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $6K | 12 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $6K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $2K | 6 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $8K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $138 | 10 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 93% | Fundraising 100% | $8K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $7 | 4 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 57% | Fundraising 100% | $8K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $6 | 4 | TEAM RICK SCOTT 52% | Fundraising 100% | $8K | -96% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $5 | 4 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 50% | Fundraising 100% | $8K | -100% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $111K | 5 | NICK, LALOTA 100% | Media 100% | $119K | +1884% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $13K | 2 | NICK, LALOTA 100% | Media 100% | $132K | -22% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $3 | 2 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $3 | -98% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $4 | 3 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $7 | -43% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $4 | 4 | SCOTT, RICK SEN 100% | Fundraising 100% | $11 | -27% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $576K | 10 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE C… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $576K | +419% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $975K | 7 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE C… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $1.55M | +7259% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $19,884,193 | 26 | $765K | 71.1% | 810163 100% | 19y ago |
| Media | $6,460,059 | 19 | $340K | 23.1% | FRIENDS OF CAROLE KEETON ST… 95% | 3y ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,551,170 | 17 | $91K | 5.5% | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE C… 100% | 19mo ago |
| Fundraising | $30,848 | 80 | $386 | 0.1% | TEAM RICK SCOTT 100% | 2y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $25,000 | 5 | $5K | 0.1% | FRIENDS OF CAROLE KEETON ST… 100% | 23y ago |
| Digital | $611 | 26 | $24 | 0.0% | C00721092 100% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN DISSOLVED | 3 | $6,180,594 | 17 | 2002-04-01 | 2006-02-16 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $19,884,193 | 71.1% | 1 | |
| TX | $6,360,811 | 22.8% | 2 | |
| MD | $1,551,170 | 5.5% | 1 | |
| NY | $124,248 | 0.4% | 1 | |
| DC | $30,814 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $613 | 0.0% | 1 | |
| FL | $34 | 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 | 2006-06-20 | 810163 | Other / Unclassified | Explain: | $3,214,780 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-09-12 | 810163 | Other / Unclassified | Explain: | $2,339,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-09-08 | 810163 | Other / Unclassified | Explain: | $2,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2006-08-27 | 810163 | Other / Unclassified | Explain: | $2,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2002-09-20 | FRIENDS OF CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN DISSOLVED | Media | Media | $1,808,561 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-01 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $337,129 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-18 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | ADVERTISING | $147,299 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-25 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | ADVERTISING | $125,925 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-04 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $107,535 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-10-07 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL | $104,123 |
| Recent | 2024-10-17 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | ADVERTISING | $79,055 |
| Recent | 2024-10-23 | MARYLAND REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE | Print & Mail | ADVERTISING | $73,800 |