PROJECT APPLECART

$7.68M 2025-2026 cycle

PROJECT APPLECART is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle PROJECT APPLECART was paid $7.68M across 15 client committees, of which $3.50M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Dormant (19mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 2+ years ago (Oct 17, 2024). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Source split

$7.68M = $4.17M (Schedule B) + $3.50M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$4,173,777 150 rows 54.4%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$3,504,413 26 rows 45.6%
Activity span ALL TIME
Oct 25, 2017 → Oct 17, 2024
spans 7.0 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
150
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
15
distinct payers

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Dec 2021 Nov 2022
$705K across 12 months
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Top buyers

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Filer Total spend Disbursements Last paid
CHARTER SCHOOLS PAC, SPONSORED BY ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS
1302433
$1,265,915 42 4y ago
C00636977
C00636977
$772,398 19 8y ago
YES ON 19: TAX SAVINGS AND HOUSING RELIEF FOR SENIORS, SEVERELY DISABLED, AND WILDFIRE VICTIMS, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
1400190
$771,238 13 4y ago
VILLARAIGOSA FOR GOVERNOR 2018, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES; FAMILIES & TEACHERS FOR ANTONIO
1404354
$651,400 27 8y ago
FAMILIES AND TEACHERS UNITED, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES
1367043
$191,978 19 4y ago
C00820175
C00820175
$135,213 3 4y ago
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES ISSUES COMMITTEE
1343062
$79,234 4 8y ago
GOVERN FOR CALIFORNIA
1346242
$40,800 2 8y ago
BETTER WAY FORWARD TO HOUSE CALIFORNIA, A
1417438
$36,848 3 7y ago
CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY
1275549
$25,500 3 8y ago
EDF ACTION VOTES
C00707844
$18,975 5 4y ago
C00659011
C00659011
$15,000 1 6y ago
760225
760225
$7,500 5 4y ago
FELDSTEIN
1424669
$7,500 1 7y ago
C00636993
C00636993
$6,175 3 8y ago

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By party

PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $7,678,190 100.00%

Part III Reference tables

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Money flow through this vendor

Money flow through this vendor

top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

quarterly · last 3 cycles
201820202022 Q1 cycle 2018: $183KQ2 cycle 2018: $1.3MQ3 cycle 2018: $370KQ3 cycle 2018: $32KQ4 cycle 2018: $120KQ4 cycle 2018: $187KQ4 cycle 2018: $13KQ1 cycle 2020: $230KQ2 cycle 2020: $60KQ3 cycle 2020: $614KQ4 cycle 2020: $271KQ4 cycle 2020: $97KQ2 cycle 2022: $78KQ3 cycle 2022: $359KQ4 cycle 2022: $257K Q1Q3Q4Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4 $1.3M

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Stations this firm's clients buy from

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Stations this firm's clients buy from top 1 · $14,365 · Sacramento, CA dominant market

Broadcast stations that committees who pay PROJECT APPLECART also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove PROJECT APPLECART routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.

Station Market Network Total client spend Buys Activity window
KOVR-TV Sacramento, CA CBS $14,365 1 Nov 2022
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Revenue by service category

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Show as table (cycle-to-date with disbursement counts)
Category Total spend Disbursements
Other / Unclassified $1,882,387 85
Strategy & Research $1,165,661 34
Digital $969,774 25
Print & Mail $7,500 5
Travel & Events $352 1
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Recent disbursements showing 20 of 150

Date Filer Purpose Amount
Nov 8, 2022 1367043 POL; Support; Marie Alvarado-Gil; SD04 $20,160
Nov 4, 2022 1302433 In-kind contribution for consulting and modeling expenses; Families & Teachers … $33,831
Oct 28, 2022 C00820175 DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION $36,050
Oct 26, 2022 1302433 In-kind contribution for polling expenses; Families & Teachers United; JobsPAC $6,180
Oct 20, 2022 EDF ACTION VOTES POLLING -$85,000
Oct 20, 2022 760225 Mailer Supporting Shawn Kumagai $1,500
Oct 20, 2022 760225 Mailer Supporting Shawn Kumagai $1,500
Oct 20, 2022 760225 Mailer Supporting Shawn Kumagai $1,500
Oct 20, 2022 760225 Mailer Supporting Shawn Kumagai $1,500
Oct 20, 2022 760225 Mailer Supporting Shawn Kumagai $1,500
Oct 19, 2022 1302433 $868
Oct 19, 2022 1302433 In-kind contribution for consulting and modeling expenses; Families & Teachers … $33,831
Oct 19, 2022 1302433 In-kind contribution for consulting and modeling expenses; Families & Teachers … $33,831
Oct 12, 2022 EDF ACTION VOTES POLLING $85,000
Sep 30, 2022 1302433 In-kind contribution for polling expenses; Families & Teachers United; Building… $56,900
Sep 30, 2022 1302433 In-kind contribution for polling expenses; Families & Teachers United; Building… $56,900
Sep 23, 2022 C00820175 POLLING $38,000
Sep 13, 2022 1302433 $2,000
Sep 13, 2022 1367043 $2,000
Sep 13, 2022 1367043 $2,000
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