SAPPHIRE STRATEGIES
SAPPHIRE STRATEGIES is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SAPPHIRE STRATEGIES was paid $73.11M across 59 client committees, of which $420K 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 |
$72,687,865 | 2,124 rows | 99.4% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$419,758 | 10 rows | 0.6% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jan 8, 2019 → Aug 31, 2026
- spans 7.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 2,124
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 59
- 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 3 months · top 8
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 |
$1,308,814 | 5 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$343,000 | 5 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$308,761 | 3 |
| DSI C00745786 |
$76,000 | 2 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE C00344234 |
$41,385 | 4 |
| DEMOCRATS WHO WIN C00853481 |
$38,000 | 1 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) C00023580 |
$20,000 | 2 |
| ASPIRE PAC C00506907 |
$6,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 |
$1,898,498 | 10 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$1,034,500 | 14 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$824,061 | 13 |
| JEFFRIES, HAKEEM NY · House DEM |
$259,191 | 6 |
| DSI C00745786 |
$190,000 | 5 |
| DELBENE, SUZAN K WA · House DEM |
$169,239 | 7 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE C00344234 |
$160,385 | 10 |
| DEMOCRATS WHO WIN C00853481 |
$152,000 | 4 |
| WOOD, JORDAN ME · Senate DEM |
$119,400 | 2 |
| DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND C00844720 |
$94,784 | 7 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 |
$3,728,404 | 21 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$1,782,500 | 30 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$1,470,361 | 28 |
| JEFFRIES, HAKEEM NY · House DEM |
$1,251,097 | 23 |
| WOOD, JORDAN ME · Senate DEM |
$649,700 | 11 |
| DELBENE, SUZAN K WA · House DEM |
$482,753 | 20 |
| DSI C00745786 |
$418,000 | 11 |
| DEMOCRATS WHO WIN C00853481 |
$380,000 | 10 |
| KHANNA, ROHIT CA · House DEM |
$334,386 | 12 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE C00344234 |
$298,635 | 21 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 |
$3,988,883 | 27 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$2,874,700 | 48 |
| WOOD, JORDAN ME · Senate DEM |
$2,468,703 | 26 |
| JEFFRIES, HAKEEM NY · House DEM |
$2,259,295 | 43 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$1,819,861 | 41 |
| KHANNA, ROHIT CA · House DEM |
$995,340 | 22 |
| DCCC C00000935 |
$982,500 | 15 |
| DELBENE, SUZAN K WA · House DEM |
$667,754 | 36 |
| DEMOCRATS WHO WIN C00853481 |
$613,000 | 17 |
| DSI C00745786 |
$608,000 | 16 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| HMP C00495028 |
$6,101,662 | 31 |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) C00603084 |
$4,530,549 | 68 |
| JEFFRIES, HAKEEM NY · House DEM |
$3,321,898 | 62 |
| WOOD, JORDAN ME · Senate DEM |
$2,468,703 | 26 |
| EMILYS LIST C00193433 |
$2,132,245 | 55 |
| KHANNA, ROHIT CA · House DEM |
$1,234,973 | 32 |
| DCCC C00000935 |
$1,057,500 | 21 |
| DSI C00745786 |
$874,000 | 23 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE C00344234 |
$840,635 | 44 |
| DELBENE, SUZAN K WA · House DEM |
$810,790 | 51 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $51,838,300 | 70.91% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $21,269,323 | 29.09% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 4 leadership
Leadership 4
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
www.sapphirestrategies.org · LinkedIn company page · updated 5mo ago
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)No activity in the last 1 months.
Money flowed in during the last 3 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Money flowed in during the last 6 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Money flowed in during the last 12 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
Money flowed in during the last 18 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
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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No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
No activity in the last 18 months.
Outflow is on record for the last 24 months, but no itemized payers are.
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $318K | 11 | PEOPLE FIRST FUTURE 39% | Digital 100% | $318K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.48M | 36 | PEOPLE FIRST FUTURE 68% | Digital 100% | $1.8M | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $2.1M | 51 | PEOPLE FIRST FUTURE 70% | Digital 100% | $3.89M | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $946K | 40 | PAC TO THE FUTURE 50% | Digital 100% | $4.84M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.67M | 47 | PELOSI, NANCY 47% | Digital 100% | $6.51M | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $3.64M | 43 | PELOSI, NANCY 58% | Digital 100% | $10M | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $2.66M | 59 | PELOSI, NANCY 36% | Digital 100% | $13M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3.45M | 52 | PELOSI, NANCY 40% | Digital 100% | $16M | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $3.1M | 37 | PELOSI, NANCY 48% | Digital 100% | $3.1M | +875% |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.95M | 33 | PAC TO THE FUTURE 44% | Digital 100% | $5.05M | +32% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $607K | 46 | DCCC 19% | Digital 100% | $5.65M | -71% |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.43M | 50 | PELOSI, NANCY 48% | Digital 100% | $7.08M | +51% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $1.9M | 60 | PELOSI, NANCY 37% | Digital 100% | $8.99M | +14% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.59M | 66 | PELOSI, NANCY 46% | Digital 100% | $11M | -56% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $1.55M | 69 | PELOSI, NANCY 39% | Digital 100% | $12M | -42% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $822K | 52 | PAC TO THE FUTURE 36% | Digital 100% | $13M | -76% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $983K | 58 | JEFFRIES, HAKEEM 33% | Digital 100% | $983K | -68% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $970K | 67 | HMP 33% | Digital 100% | $1.95M | -50% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.04M | 53 | HMP 30% | Digital 100% | $2.99M | +71% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $2.47M | 86 | JEFFRIES, HAKEEM 53% | Digital 100% | $5.46M | +73% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $2.54M | 92 | HMP 39% | Digital 100% | $8M | +34% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $2.71M | 135 | HMP 15% | Digital 100% | $11M | +70% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $5.73M | 155 | HMP 25% | Digital 100% | $16M | +271% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4.55M | 106 | HMP 48% | Digital 100% | $21M | +453% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $2.87M | 87 | JEFFRIES, HAKEEM 32% | Digital 100% | $2.87M | +192% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $3M | 112 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAININ… 16% | Digital 100% | $5.87M | +209% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $4.08M | 110 | WOOD, JORDAN 19% | Digital 84% | $9.96M | +293% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $3.04M | 106 | WOOD, JORDAN 26% | Digital 100% | $13M | +23% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $3.28M | 86 | HMP 30% | Digital 76% | $16M | +29% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3.64M | 84 | HMP 27% | — | $20M | +34% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2.57M | 33 | HMP 51% | — | $22M | -55% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 1 · $26 · Seattle, WA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay SAPPHIRE STRATEGIES also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove SAPPHIRE STRATEGIES 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING-TV | Seattle, WA | NBC | $26 | 1 | Jan 2025 |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $64,998,941 | 1,959 | $33K | 100.0% | PELOSI, NANCY 19% | 6mo ago |
| Fundraising | $25,700 | 5 | $5K | 0.0% | DELBENE, SUZAN K 93% | 7mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELOSI, NANCY | 4 | $12,523,120 | 167 | 2020-01-24 | 2026-01-08 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE | 4 | $10,526,486 | 155 | 2019-08-22 | 2026-08-14 |
| JEFFRIES, HAKEEM | 3 | $6,787,914 | 129 | 2022-12-20 | 2026-06-29 |
| KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. RAJA | 4 | $1,891,153 | 153 | 2019-12-02 | 2025-04-02 |
| DCCC | 4 | $1,775,784 | 72 | 2020-09-25 | 2025-12-05 |
| ASPIRE PAC | 3 | $632,800 | 66 | 2021-12-03 | 2026-08-24 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) | 3 | $533,104 | 57 | 2021-07-13 | 2026-08-17 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $56,351,413 | 78.6% | 18 | |
| TX | $2,874,764 | 4.0% | 3 | |
| ME | $2,468,703 | 3.4% | 1 | |
| CA | $2,066,412 | 2.9% | 4 | |
| IL | $1,933,594 | 2.7% | 2 | |
| NM | $1,215,980 | 1.7% | 1 | |
| NE | $1,177,188 | 1.6% | 2 | |
| WA | $973,717 | 1.4% | 1 | |
| AR | $753,854 | 1.1% | 1 | |
| FL | $721,477 | 1.0% | 4 | |
| ND | $563,898 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| AZ | $552,214 | 0.8% | 2 |
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 | 2024-11-25 | HMP | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $1,200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-05-28 | PELOSI, NANCY | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION & FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES | $1,116,351 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-07-01 | PELOSI, NANCY | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $881,973 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-08-25 | HMP | — | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES AND LIST ACQUISITION | $816,966 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-17 | HMP | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $759,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-03-03 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) | Digital | FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $504,849 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-15 | KHANNA, ROHIT | Digital | DIGITAL ACQUISITION | $402,250 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-10 | HMP | — | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $399,382 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-05-09 | WOOD, JORDAN | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $332,989 |
| Recent | 2026-08-31 | EMILYS LIST | — | CONSULTING FUNDRAISING | $182,900 |
| Recent | 2026-08-25 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRAINING COMMITTEE (NDTC) | — | ACQUISITION | $115,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-25 | HMP | — | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES | $45,928 |
| Recent | 2026-08-31 | DSI | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $38,000 |