SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

$510K 2025-2026 cycle

SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP was paid $510K across 4 client committees.

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 3 months ago (Mar 12, 2026). 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.

Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 2, 2017 → Mar 12, 2026
spans 9.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
124
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
4
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$62K across 12 months
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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.

No buyer activity in this window.

VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 $11K — · 2 txns SC SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026
1487549
 $10,559 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 2

COSTA, JIM $18K Fundraising · 3 txns PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 $11K — · 2 txns SC SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
COSTA, JIM
CA · House DEM
 $17,703 3
PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026
1487549
 $10,559 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 2

COSTA, JIM $47K Fundraising · 9 txns PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 $11K — · 2 txns SC SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
COSTA, JIM
CA · House DEM
 $47,308 9
PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026
1487549
 $10,559 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

COSTA, JIM $81K Fundraising · 16 txns PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 $11K — · 2 txns SC SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
COSTA, JIM
CA · House DEM
 $80,585 16
PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026
1487549
 $10,559 2
View all buyers in research · last 18 mo →
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

COSTA, JIM $114K Fundraising · 23 txns PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 $11K — · 2 txns SC SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
COSTA, JIM
CA · House DEM
 $114,103 23
PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026
1487549
 $10,559 2
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $486,515 95.37%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $23,607 4.63%

Part III Reference tables

Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $9KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $10KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $10KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $10KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $10KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $6KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $13KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $19KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $10KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $13KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $13KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $15KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $13KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $12KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $18KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $26KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $17KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $13KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $14KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $13KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $13KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $13KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $12KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $15KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $19KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $14KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $14KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $15KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $14KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $14KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $15KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $19KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $19KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $15KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $14KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $16KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $18KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $11K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $26K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $9K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $9K —
2017 Q2 2018 $10K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $19K —
2017 Q3 2018 $10K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $29K —
2017 Q4 2018 $10K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $39K —
2018 Q1 2018 $10K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $49K —
2018 Q2 2018 $6K 2 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $55K —
2018 Q3 2018 $13K 5 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $68K —
2018 Q4 2018 $19K 5 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $86K —
2019 Q1 2020 $10K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $10K +10%
2019 Q2 2020 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $23K +30%
2019 Q3 2020 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $35K +29%
2019 Q4 2020 $15K 4 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $50K +47%
2020 Q1 2020 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $63K +29%
2020 Q2 2020 $12K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $75K +99%
2020 Q3 2020 $18K 4 COSTA, JIM 72% Fundraising 72% $93K +39%
2020 Q4 2020 $26K 5 COSTA, JIM 65% Fundraising 81% $119K +39%
2021 Q1 2022 $17K 4 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $17K +69%
2021 Q2 2022 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $30K +5%
2021 Q3 2022 $14K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $44K +7%
2021 Q4 2022 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $57K -12%
2022 Q1 2022 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $70K +2%
2022 Q2 2022 $13K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $83K +8%
2022 Q3 2022 $12K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $96K -31%
2022 Q4 2022 $15K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $110K -43%
2023 Q1 2024 $19K 4 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $19K +9%
2023 Q2 2024 $14K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $32K +4%
2023 Q3 2024 $14K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $47K +7%
2023 Q4 2024 $15K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $62K +16%
2024 Q1 2024 $14K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $77K +12%
2024 Q2 2024 $14K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $90K +3%
2024 Q3 2024 $15K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $105K +21%
2024 Q4 2024 $19K 4 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $124K +27%
2025 Q1 2026 $19K 4 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $19K -1%
2025 Q2 2026 $15K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $33K +7%
2025 Q3 2026 $14K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $47K -3%
2025 Q4 2026 $16K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $63K +1%
2026 Q1 2026 $18K 3 COSTA, JIM 100% Fundraising 100% $81K +24%
2026 Q2 2026 $11K 2 PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 100% — $91K -23%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $510K across 120 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COSTA, JIM (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +312% vs prior cycle Fundraising $18K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $510K across 120 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COSTA, JIM (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +312% vs prior cycle Fundraising $47K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $510K across 120 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COSTA, JIM (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +312% vs prior cycle Fundraising $81K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $510K across 120 disbursements (avg $4K/check) Top buyer: COSTA, JIM (99% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +312% vs prior cycle Fundraising $114K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $510,123 120 $4K 98.1% COSTA, JIM 99% 3mo ago
Other / Unclassified $10,000 2 $5K 1.9% PROTECTING OUR FAMILY FARMS… 100% 5y ago
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Client retention

Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$506,123 · 95% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
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One-time clients 1 cycle
$24,559 · 5% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
COSTA, JIM 5 $506,123 119 2017-01-02 2026-03-12
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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
CA
$530,682 100.0% 4
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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 2026-03-12 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & EXPENSES $8,083
Largest all-time 2020-11-02 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING FEES & EXPENSES $6,674
Largest all-time 2024-11-01 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING FEES & EXPENSES $6,201
Largest all-time 2020-12-01 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING FEES & EXPENSES $6,100
Largest all-time 2022-11-01 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING FEES & EXPENSES $5,654
Largest this cycle 2026-05-05 PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 — — $5,559
Largest this cycle 2025-05-01 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING FEES & EXPENSES $5,509
Largest this cycle 2025-10-02 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & EXPENSES $5,507
Largest this cycle 2025-11-03 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & EXPENSES $5,302
Recent 2026-04-25 PEBET FOR JUDGE 2026 — — $5,000
Recent 2026-01-05 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & EXPENSES $4,880
Recent 2026-02-12 COSTA, JIM Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & EXPENSES $4,740
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