OUTSIDE STRATEGIES, LLC
OUTSIDE STRATEGIES, LLC is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle OUTSIDE STRATEGIES, LLC was paid $570K across 5 client committees, of which $170K 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 |
$399,103 | 83 rows | 70.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$170,412 | 24 rows | 29.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jul 8, 2021 → Aug 14, 2024
- spans 3.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 83
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS C00638767 |
$164,836 | 8 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $534,991 | 93.94% |
| Republican | $3,724 | 0.65% |
| Non-partisan | $30,799 | 5.41% |
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 · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $59K | 17 | VILELA, AMY 67% | Fundraising 100% | $59K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $38K | 10 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $97K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $40K | 13 | VILELA, AMY 71% | Fundraising 100% | $137K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $28K | 13 | VILELA, AMY 60% | Fundraising 100% | $164K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $7K | 7 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $171K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $5K | 3 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $176K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $7K | 3 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $7K | — |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $12K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $13K | -98% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | VILELA, AMY 100% | Fundraising 100% | $15K | -95% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $43K | 6 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS 94% | Fundraising 100% | $59K | +57% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $165K | 8 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS 100% | Fundraising 100% | $223K | +2310% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $399,103 | 83 | $5K | 100.0% | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS 52% | 22mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | $206,568 | 51.8% | 1 | |
| NV | $149,067 | 37.4% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $21,583 | 5.4% | 1 | |
| CA | $19,274 | 4.8% | 1 | |
| MI | $2,610 | 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 | 2024-08-14 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | TEXTING EXPENSE | $56,449 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-14 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | TEXTING EXPENSE | $43,623 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-05-10 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | TEXTING EXPENSE | $23,321 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-16 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | TEXTING EXPENSE | $18,282 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-30 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | TEXTING EXPENSE | $18,282 |
| Recent | 2024-08-14 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | COMMUNICATION CONSULTING | $6,000 |
| Recent | 2024-08-14 | CORI BUSH FOR CONGRESS | Fundraising | COMMUNICATION CONSULTING | $1,500 |