Smart Justice California Action Fund
$14.60M
2025-2026 cycle
Smart Justice California Action Fund is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Smart Justice California Action Fund was paid $14.60M across 5 client committees, of which $7.20M 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
$14.60M
=
$7.40M
(Schedule B)
+
$7.20M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$7,400,566 | 81 rows | 50.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$7,203,675 | 70 rows | 49.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Feb 12, 2020 → Jul 7, 2026
- spans 6.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 81
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 5
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$2.71M
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.
No buyer activity in this window.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA 1287846 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND 1423131 |
-$71,200 IE $39,200 · SB -$110,400 |
5 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND 1423131 |
$2,597,800 IE $1,384,200 · SB $1,213,600 |
16 |
| ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA 1287846 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND 1423131 |
$5,591,900 IE $2,884,200 · SB $2,707,700 |
19 |
| ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA 1287846 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND 1423131 |
$5,790,097 IE $3,008,450 · SB $2,781,647 |
25 |
| REPEAL CALIFORNIA'S THREE STRIKES LAW BALLOT COMMITTEE 1436831 |
$25,620 | 1 |
| SMART JUSTICE AMERICA ACTION FUND (FEDERAL ID# C00889832) 1479934 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA 1287846 |
$5,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND 1423131 |
$6,577,771 IE $3,358,450 · SB $3,219,321 |
30 |
| REPEAL CALIFORNIA'S THREE STRIKES LAW BALLOT COMMITTEE 1436831 |
$25,620 | 1 |
| SMART JUSTICE AMERICA ACTION FUND (FEDERAL ID# C00889832) 1479934 |
$10,000 | 1 |
| ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA 1287846 |
$5,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $14,604,241 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $374K | 3 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $374K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $27K | 5 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $401K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $50K | 2 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $451K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $310K | 4 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $761K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $100K | 1 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $861K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $14K | 3 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 60% | $874K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $1.13M | 4 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.13M | +201% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $160K | 2 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.29M | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $20K | 3 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.31M | -26% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $450K | 3 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.76M | +800% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $100K | 1 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.86M | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $100K | 1 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.96M | +635% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $28K | 1 | JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $28K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $233K | 1 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $261K | -79% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $670K | 2 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $931K | +319% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $360K | 3 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1.29M | +1747% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $332K | 5 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 97% | Contributions & Trans… 56% | $1.62M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $53K | 3 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 52% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $1.68M | -47% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $2.85M | 6 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | — | $2.85M | +1121% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $44K | 2 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 89% | Contributions & Trans… 11% | $2.89M | -93% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $5K | 1 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $2.89M | -99% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $3,344,364 | 63 | $53K | 93.6% | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 99% | 7mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $196,977 | 4 | $49K | 5.5% | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 97% | 5w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $27,500 | 1 | $28K | 0.8% | JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY PAC 100% | 2y ago |
| Fundraising | $6,000 | 3 | $2K | 0.2% | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA AC… 100% | 4y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$7,332,446 · 99% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
4
One-time clients 1 cycle
$68,120 · 1% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | 4 | $7,332,446 | 52 | 2020-02-12 | 2026-07-07 |
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 | $7,373,066 | 99.6% | 4 | |
| DC | $27,500 | 0.4% | 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 | 2026-02-13 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | — | — | $1,500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-11 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | — | — | $1,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-03-16 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $893,375 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-28 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $600,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-11 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | Other / Unclassified | — | $310,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-16 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | — | — | $200,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-10 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | — | — | $125,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-29 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | — | — | $39,200 |
| Recent | 2026-03-12 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | — | — | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-30 | ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: HEISING, CAITLIN | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-07 | SMART JUSTICE CALIFORNIA ACTION FUND | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: HEISING, CAITLIN | $5,000 |