TABOOLA
TABOOLA is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TABOOLA was paid $437K across 6 client committees, of which $39K 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 |
$398,895 | 26 rows | 91.2% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$38,575 | 5 rows | 8.8% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 21, 2016 → May 21, 2026
- spans 9.9 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 26
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- 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.
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.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$19 | 2 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$19 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$19 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$19 | 2 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$19 | 2 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| THE PROGRESS COALITION C00887323 |
$3,927 | 10 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$19 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $4,307 | 0.98% |
| Republican | $55,841 | 12.76% |
| Non-partisan | $377,322 | 86.25% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT… 100% | Digital 100% | $2K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $27K | 2 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND 100% | Digital 100% | $27K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $23K | 1 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND 100% | Digital 100% | $50K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $37K | 3 | NRSC 100% | Digital 100% | $37K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $14K | 1 | NRSC 100% | Digital 100% | $51K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $20K | 1 | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FU… 100% | Digital 100% | $71K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $258K | 3 | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FU… 100% | Digital 100% | $328K | +852% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $15K | 2 | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FU… 100% | Digital 100% | $343K | -36% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $4K | 10 | THE PROGRESS COALITION 100% | Digital 100% | $4K | -73% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $19 | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $19 | — |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 80 additional stations · $81,257,682 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay TABOOLA also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove TABOOLA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCBS | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $10,752,616 | 32 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KABC | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $8,554,823 | 35 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNBC | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $8,199,249 | 33 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KPIX | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $5,444,480 | 31 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KCRA | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $5,398,860 | 29 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KTLA | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $3,903,795 | 29 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $3,822,238 | 32 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $3,804,354 | 35 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KGO | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $3,773,783 | 34 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $2,590,313 | 18 | Feb 2026 → Apr 2026 |
| KOVR | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,273,355 | 31 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNSD | San Diego, CA | NBC | $2,254,455 | 31 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $1,891,305 | 33 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,763,533 | 32 | Feb 2026 → May 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,543,963 | 13 | Apr 2026 → May 2026 |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $398,876 | 24 | $17K | 100.0% | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FU… 73% | 18mo ago |
| Media | $19 | 2 | $10 | 0.0% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | 3w ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | $292,232 | 73.3% | 1 | |
| DC | $101,064 | 25.3% | 2 | |
| MA | $3,927 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| CA | $1,672 | 0.4% | 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 | 2022-08-11 | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | Digital | ONLINE ADVERTISING | $106,776 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-09-16 | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | Digital | ONLINE ADVERTISING | $76,827 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-14 | TRUMP SAVE AMERICA JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE | Digital | ONLINE ADVERTISING | $74,324 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-29 | HARRIS VICTORY FUND | Digital | LIST ACQUISITION | $23,047 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-11-18 | NRSC | Digital | ADVERTISING | $22,231 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $19 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Digital Ad Buy | $0 |
| Recent | 2024-11-29 | THE PROGRESS COALITION | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING ADS | $257 |
| Recent | 2024-11-25 | THE PROGRESS COALITION | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING ADS | $257 |
| Recent | 2024-12-02 | THE PROGRESS COALITION | Digital | DIGITAL FUNDRAISING ADS | $72 |