NORTHWIND STRATEGIES
NORTHWIND STRATEGIES is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle NORTHWIND STRATEGIES was paid $1.51M across 11 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 |
$1,496,222 | 71 rows | 89.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$177,261 | 5 rows | 10.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Sep 11, 2017 → Aug 18, 2025
- spans 7.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 71
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 11
- 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
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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$70,000 | 4 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$137,500 | 7 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$160,000 | 8 |
| OUR VIRGINIA PAC C00907485 |
$53,761 IE $43,761 · SB $10,000 |
2 |
| 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC C00877886 |
$32,000 | 4 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MOULTON, SETH MA · Senate DEM |
$160,000 | 8 |
| WON'T PAC DOWN C00853713 |
$70,000 IE $70,000 |
2 |
| 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC C00877886 |
$58,000 | 9 |
| OUR VIRGINIA PAC C00907485 |
$53,761 IE $43,761 · SB $10,000 |
2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,483,137 | 97.99% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $30,346 | 2.01% |
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.
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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 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 | REASON TO BELIEVE PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $130K | 4 | TOM STEYER 2020 80% | Strategy & Research 100% | $140K | +2504% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $188K | 8 | TOM STEYER 2020 93% | Strategy & Research 100% | $328K | +1153% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $177K | 6 | TOM STEYER 2020 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $505K | +686% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $25K | 1 | TOM STEYER 2020 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $530K | +67% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $580K | 12 | ALEX MORSE FOR CONGRESS 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 | TOGETHER FUND PAC 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 | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $68K | 3 | MOULTON, SETH 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $134K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $23K | 1 | MOULTON, SETH 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $156K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $53K | 3 | MOULTON, SETH 100% | — | $209K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $18K | 1 | MOULTON, SETH 100% | — | $226K | +1650% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $1,370,222 | 60 | $23K | 96.1% | ALEX MORSE FOR CONGRESS 42% | 9mo ago |
| Media | $24,000 | 3 | $8K | 1.7% | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | 19mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $24,000 | 3 | $8K | 1.7% | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | 16mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $8,000 | 1 | $8K | 0.6% | 1000 WOMEN STRONG PAC 100% | 13mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $926,294 | 61.9% | 7 | |
| CA | $480,928 | 32.1% | 1 | |
| FL | $59,000 | 3.9% | 1 | |
| DC | $20,000 | 1.3% | 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 | ALEX MORSE FOR CONGRESS | Strategy & Research | ADVERTISING - TV | $175,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2019-08-02 | TOM STEYER 2020 | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-03-24 | TOM STEYER 2020 | Strategy & Research | STRATEGY & COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $65,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-08-05 | ALEX MORSE FOR CONGRESS | Strategy & Research | MEDIA | $53,985 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-15 | ALEX MORSE FOR CONGRESS | Strategy & Research | MEDIA | $53,640 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-06 | MOULTON, SETH | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-17 | MOULTON, SETH | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-12 | MOULTON, SETH | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-12 | MOULTON, SETH | Strategy & Research | CAMPAIGN CONSULTING | $22,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-14 | MOULTON, SETH | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $17,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-12 | MOULTON, SETH | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $17,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-19 | MOULTON, SETH | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $17,500 |
| Recent | 2026-07-10 | MOULTON, SETH | — | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $17,500 |