NORTHWIND STRATEGIES
NORTHWIND STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle NORTHWIND STRATEGIES was paid $1.51M across 10 client committees, of which $177K 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 |
$1,336,222 | 63 rows | 88.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$177,261 | 5 rows | 11.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 11, 2017 → Aug 18, 2025
- spans 7.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 63
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 10
- 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.
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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Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC C00877886 |
$16,000 | 2 |
| OUR VIRGINIA PAC C00907485 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC C00877886 |
$56,000 | 7 |
| OUR VIRGINIA PAC C00907485 |
$10,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC C00877886 |
$59,000 | 10 |
| OUR VIRGINIA PAC C00907485 |
$10,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $233,894 | 15.45% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,279,589 | 84.55% |
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 · 7 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $5K | 1 | KOH, DANIEL ARRIGG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $15K | 3 | KOH, DANIEL ARRIGG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $20K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $23K | 3 | KOH, DANIEL ARRIGG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $43K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $15K | 2 | KOH, DANIEL ARRIGG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $58K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $28K | 3 | KOH, DANIEL ARRIGG 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $85K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $15K | 3 | NEAL, RICHARD E 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $100K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 1 | C00686394 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $130K | 4 | C00711614 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $140K | +2504% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $188K | 8 | C00711614 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $328K | +1153% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $177K | 6 | C00711614 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $505K | +686% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $25K | 1 | C00711614 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $530K | +67% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $580K | 12 | C00713289 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.11M | +2008% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $43K | 4 | AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE 88% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.15M | +183% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $15K | 1 | C00743252 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $15K | +50% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $24K | 3 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | Media 100% | $24K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $24K | 3 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $48K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $18K | 2 | OUR VIRGINIA PAC 56% | Strategy & Research 56% | $66K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,280,222 | 56 | $23K | 95.8% | C00713289 45% | 11mo ago |
| Media | $24,000 | 3 | $8K | 1.8% | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | 15mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $24,000 | 3 | $8K | 1.8% | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | 12mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $8,000 | 1 | $8K | 0.6% | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | 9mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | $1,129,722 | 84.5% | 5 | |
| MA | $137,500 | 10.3% | 3 | |
| FL | $59,000 | 4.4% | 1 | |
| VA | $10,000 | 0.7% | 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 | 2020-08-20 | C00713289 | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING - TV | $175,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-08-02 | C00711614 | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-24 | C00711614 | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $65,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-05 | C00713289 | Strategy & Research | MEDIA | $53,985 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-15 | C00713289 | Strategy & Research | MEDIA | $53,640 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-02 | OUR VIRGINIA PAC | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-08-18 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC | Admin & Office | COMMUNICATION SERVICES | $8,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-02-19 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC | Media | PR SERVICES | $8,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-15 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC | Media | PR SERVICES | $8,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-14 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC | Other / Unclassified | STRATEGIC & COMMUNICATION SERVICES | $8,000 |
| Recent | 2025-06-12 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC | Other / Unclassified | STRATEGIC & COMMUNICATION SERVICES | $8,000 |
| Recent | 2025-05-15 | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC | Other / Unclassified | STRATEGIC & COMMUNICATION SERVICES | $8,000 |