SEPTEMBER GROUP LLC

$10.68M 2025-2026 cycle

SEPTEMBER GROUP LLC is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle SEPTEMBER GROUP LLC was paid $10.68M across 19 client committees, of which $4.27M flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Strategy & Research ○ Dormant (19mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 2+ years ago (Nov 12, 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

$10.68M = $6.42M (Schedule B) + $4.27M (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments		 $6,418,678 61 rows 60.1%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them		 $4,266,299 56 rows 39.9%
Activity span ALL TIME
Sep 11, 2010 → Nov 12, 2024
spans 14.2 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
61
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
19
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Dec 2023 Nov 2024
$3.04M across 12 months
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Top buyers

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 5

MARYLAND'S FUTURE $1.93M Strategy & Research · 4 txns THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND $510K Strategy & Research · 1 txn SHEEHY, TIM $275K Strategy & Research · 2 txns AMERICA PAC $225K Strategy & Research · 1 txn NRCC $38K Strategy & Research · 2 txns SG SEPTEMBER GROUP LLC
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
MARYLAND'S FUTURE
C00870030
 $1,926,788 4
THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND
C00811166
 $510,000 1
SHEEHY, TIM
MT · Senate REP
 $275,000 2
AMERICA PAC
C00879510
 $225,136 1
NRCC
C00075820
 $37,500 2
View all buyers in research · last 24 mo →

By party

Revenue by party

100% R
D · 0%
R · 100%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $0 0.00%
Republican $10,421,010 97.53%
Non-partisan $263,967 2.47%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

20172018201920202021202220232024 Q2 2017 (2018 cycle): $629Q4 2017 (2018 cycle): $9KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $37KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $19KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $540Q4 2018 (2018 cycle): $200KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $200KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $1.04MQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $900KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $6KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $40KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $19KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $20KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $48KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $16KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $12KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $601KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $222KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $51KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $990KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $1.98M Q2Q1Q3Q4Q4Q3Q1Q3Q3Q1Q4 $1.98M

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q2 2018 $629 1 C00640979 100% Strategy & Research 100% $629 —
2017 Q4 2018 $9K 3 C00505776 67% Strategy & Research 100% $10K —
2018 Q1 2018 $37K 4 C00663005 51% Strategy & Research 100% $47K —
2018 Q2 2018 $19K 4 C00505776 97% Strategy & Research 100% $66K —
2018 Q3 2018 $540 1 C00505776 100% Strategy & Research 100% $66K —
2018 Q4 2018 $200K 1 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $266K —
2019 Q4 2020 $200K 2 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $200K +2122%
2020 Q3 2020 $1.04M 5 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 65% Strategy & Research 100% $1.24M +193064%
2020 Q4 2020 $900K 2 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA 100% Strategy & Research 100% $2.14M +350%
2021 Q1 2022 $6K 1 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $6K —
2021 Q3 2022 $40K 1 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITT… 100% Strategy & Research 100% $46K —
2021 Q4 2022 $19K 4 MASTERS, BLAKE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $65K -91%
2022 Q1 2022 $20K 2 CRANE, ELI 75% Strategy & Research 100% $85K —
2022 Q2 2022 $48K 2 CURTIS, JOHN 99% Strategy & Research 100% $133K —
2022 Q3 2022 $16K 2 MASTERS, BLAKE 92% Strategy & Research 100% $149K -98%
2023 Q2 2024 $12K 2 C00842526 100% Strategy & Research 100% $12K —
2023 Q3 2024 $601K 9 RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC) 86% Strategy & Research 100% $613K +1403%
2023 Q4 2024 $222K 4 RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC) 100% Strategy & Research 100% $835K +1078%
2024 Q1 2024 $51K 1 RESTORE OUR NATION (RON PAC) 100% Strategy & Research 100% $886K +156%
2024 Q3 2024 $990K 2 MARYLAND'S FUTURE 100% Strategy & Research 100% $1.88M +5985%
2024 Q4 2024 $1.98M 8 MARYLAND'S FUTURE 47% Strategy & Research 100% $3.86M —
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $6.42M across 61 disbursements (avg $105K/check) Top buyer: MARYLAND'S FUTURE (30% of category) Last paid: 19mo ago · +4201% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $2.97M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $6,418,678 61 $105K 100.0% MARYLAND'S FUTURE 30% 19mo ago
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Client retention

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

1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$800,000 · 12% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$48,369 · 1% of revenue
17
One-time clients 1 cycle
$5,570,309 · 87% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE 3 $800,000 6 2018-10-23 2021-09-22
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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
MD
$1,926,788 30.0% 1
IA
$1,582,825 24.7% 1
DC
$1,347,500 21.0% 3
FL
$793,008 12.4% 1
MT
$275,000 4.3% 1
TX
$225,136 3.5% 1
Unknown
$158,570 2.5% 6
AZ
$59,527 0.9% 3
UT
$48,369 0.8% 1
GA
$1,955 0.0% 1
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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 2020-10-16 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $600,000
Largest all-time 2020-09-16 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA Strategy & Research SURVEY RESEARCH $519,325
Largest all-time 2024-10-18 THE SENTINEL ACTION FUND Strategy & Research CANVASSING - ABSENTEE BALLOT $510,000
Largest all-time 2024-08-15 MARYLAND'S FUTURE Strategy & Research CANVASSING SERVICES $495,000
Largest all-time 2024-09-25 MARYLAND'S FUTURE Strategy & Research CANVASSING SERVICES $495,000
Largest this cycle 2024-10-08 MARYLAND'S FUTURE Strategy & Research CANVASSING SERVICES $495,000
Largest this cycle 2024-10-24 MARYLAND'S FUTURE Strategy & Research CANVASSING SERVICES $441,788
Recent 2024-11-01 AMERICA PAC Strategy & Research TERMINATION FEE/TRAVEL/OFFICE SUPPLIES $225,136
Recent 2024-10-22 SHEEHY, TIM Strategy & Research CANVASSING $100,000
Recent 2024-10-24 NRCC Strategy & Research VOTER CANVASSING $30,000
Recent 2024-11-12 NRCC Strategy & Research VOTER CANVASSING $7,500
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