Primal Fundraising
$366K
2025-2026 cycle
Primal Fundraising is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Primal Fundraising was paid $366K across 26 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 1, 2021 → May 1, 2026
- spans 4.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 74
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 26
- 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
$146K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 3
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC 00089949 |
$35,500 | 2 |
| SMITH THOMAS C MR 00089792 |
$6,000 | 2 |
| INGRAHAM MICHAEL T MR MIKE 00089966 |
$3,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC 00089949 |
$63,000 | 4 |
| SMITH THOMAS C MR 00089792 |
$12,000 | 4 |
| PATHFINDER PAC C00897819 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| INGRAHAM MICHAEL T MR MIKE 00089966 |
$4,500 | 2 |
| YARBROUGH, JACE TX · House REP |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC 00089949 |
$66,000 | 5 |
| PATHFINDER PAC C00897819 |
$35,000 | 7 |
| SMITH THOMAS C MR 00089792 |
$12,000 | 4 |
| ESPARZA, JUAN TX · House REP |
$10,000 | 1 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$10,000 | 2 |
| HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE 00068566 |
$5,600 | 1 |
| INGRAHAM MICHAEL T MR MIKE 00089966 |
$4,500 | 2 |
| YARBROUGH, JACE TX · House REP |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC 00089949 |
$66,000 | 5 |
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$42,606 | 5 |
| PATHFINDER PAC C00897819 |
$35,000 | 7 |
| ESPARZA, JUAN TX · House REP |
$15,000 | 2 |
| SMITH THOMAS C MR 00089792 |
$12,000 | 4 |
| HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE 00068566 |
$5,600 | 1 |
| INGRAHAM MICHAEL T MR MIKE 00089966 |
$4,500 | 2 |
| YARBROUGH, JACE TX · House REP |
$2,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 00051630 |
$73,589 | 8 |
| TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC 00089949 |
$66,000 | 5 |
| PATHFINDER PAC C00897819 |
$35,000 | 7 |
| ESPARZA, JUAN TX · House REP |
$15,000 | 2 |
| SMITH THOMAS C MR 00089792 |
$12,000 | 4 |
| KNIGHT WILLIAM A HONORABLE 00085659 |
$5,775 | 1 |
| HUFFMAN JOHN R HONORABLE 00068566 |
$5,600 | 1 |
| INGRAHAM MICHAEL T MR MIKE 00089966 |
$4,500 | 2 |
| YARBROUGH, JACE TX · House REP |
$2,500 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 0%
R · 100%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $63,325 | 17.29% |
| Non-partisan | $302,880 | 82.71% |
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 · 6 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $20K | 6 | REYES JR RAUL MR 56% | Strategy & Research 41% | $20K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $12K | 7 | REYES JR RAUL MR 100% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $12K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $5K | 3 | MILLER SID HONORABLE 77% | Other / Unclassified 62% | $18K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $6K | 2 | LAMB SARAH C MS 67% | Fundraising 67% | $24K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $6K | 3 | BUMGARNER BENJAMIN C HONORA… 79% | Fundraising 100% | $30K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | LATINOS FOR AMERICA FIRST 100% | Fundraising 100% | $3K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 2 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $40K | — |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | C00845941 100% | Fundraising 100% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $17K | 4 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 91% | Fundraising 100% | $56K | -16% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $5K | 1 | C00848796 100% | Fundraising 100% | $10K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $29K | 7 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 52% | Fundraising 100% | $39K | +133% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $31K | 6 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 48% | Fundraising 98% | $70K | +500% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $31K | 3 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $101K | +416% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | KNIGHT WILLIAM A HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $107K | -8% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $33K | 3 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $140K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $10K | 2 | PATHFINDER PAC 50% | Fundraising 100% | $10K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $10K | 2 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 100% | Other / Unclassified 50% | $150K | +0% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $30K | 5 | PATHFINDER PAC 67% | Fundraising 100% | $40K | +1400% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $24K | 4 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AME… 71% | Fundraising 94% | $174K | +46% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | PATHFINDER PAC 100% | Fundraising 100% | $45K | +0% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $54K | 8 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AME… 64% | Fundraising 100% | $99K | +87% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $18K | 2 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AME… 83% | Fundraising 100% | $117K | -44% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $320,439 | 55 | $6K | 87.5% | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 37% | 5w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $24,617 | 11 | $2K | 6.7% | REYES JR RAUL MR 63% | 11mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $16,608 | 5 | $3K | 4.5% | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE 30% | 5mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $3,000 | 1 | $3K | 0.8% | YOUNGER JEFFREY D MR 100% | 4y ago |
| Travel & Events | $1,000 | 1 | $1K | 0.3% | REYES JR RAUL MR 100% | 4y ago |
| Print & Mail | $541 | 1 | $541 | 0.1% | TARRANT COUNTY CONSERVATIVES 100% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$232,706 · 64% of revenue
21
One-time clients 1 cycle
$133,500 · 36% of revenue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $347,730 | 95.0% | 22 | |
| ND | $10,825 | 3.0% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $7,000 | 1.9% | 2 | |
| NM | $650 | 0.2% | 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 | 2025-02-13 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE | Fundraising | Fundraising. | $23,011 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-10 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $21,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-17 | HUGHES D BRYAN HONORABLE | Fundraising | Fundraising expense | $20,983 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-04-03 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $14,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-24 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $14,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-21 | TEXAS CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICA FIRST PAC | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $13,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-07 | ESPARZA, JUAN | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-04-14 | ESPARZA, JUAN | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-31 | SMITH THOMAS C MR | Fundraising | Monthly retainer for fundraising consulting. | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-03-16 | INGRAHAM MICHAEL T MR MIKE | Fundraising | Fundraising Consulting | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-05-01 | SMITH THOMAS C MR | Fundraising | Monthly retainer for fundraising consulting. | $3,000 |