TAVERN RESEARCH
$1.92M
2025-2026 cycle
TAVERN RESEARCH is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TAVERN RESEARCH was paid $1.92M across 13 client committees, of which $20K 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
$1.92M
=
$1.90M
(Schedule B)
+
$20K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$1,901,421 | 31 rows | 99.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$20,000 | 1 rows | 1.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 3, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 2.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 31
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- 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
$1.57M
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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$40,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$117,000 | 1 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC C00928374 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| IN UNION USA C00745745 |
$60,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$40,000 | 1 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
| DREAM NYC C00928069 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
-$87,250 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$269,500 | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE VET PAC C00948521 |
$200,000 | 1 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC C00928374 |
$92,500 | 2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| IN UNION USA C00745745 |
$60,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$57,500 | 2 |
| DREAM NYC C00928069 |
$33,921 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$407,500 | 4 |
| PROGRESSIVE VET PAC C00948521 |
$200,000 | 1 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC C00928374 |
$92,500 | 2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$77,500 | 3 |
| IN UNION USA C00745745 |
$60,000 | 1 |
| DREAM NYC C00928069 |
$33,921 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$407,500 | 4 |
| PROGRESSIVE VET PAC C00948521 |
$200,000 | 1 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC C00928374 |
$92,500 | 2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$77,500 | 3 |
| IN UNION USA C00745745 |
$60,000 | 1 |
| DREAM NYC C00928069 |
$33,921 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$523,000 | 7 |
| PROGRESSIVE VET PAC C00948521 |
$200,000 | 1 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC C00928374 |
$92,500 | 2 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$80,000 | 1 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$77,500 | 3 |
| IN UNION USA C00745745 |
$60,000 | 1 |
| DREAM NYC C00928069 |
$33,921 | 2 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| RAILROADERS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY C00854893 |
$20,000 IE $20,000 |
1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,193,013 | 62.09% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $728,408 | 37.91% |
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.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
No activity in the last 12 months.
No activity in the last 18 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $69K | 3 | PROJECT 218 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $69K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $72K | 3 | PROJECT 218 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $141K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $97K | 3 | PROJECT 218 95% | Strategy & Research 100% | $238K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $10K | 2 | WORKING CLASS HEROES FUND 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $10K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $138K | 2 | PROJECT 218 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $148K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $696K | 5 | GROW CALIFORNIA 93% | Other / Unclassified 46% | $844K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $780K | 11 | PROJECT 218 35% | Strategy & Research 2% | $1.62M | +1030% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $40K | 1 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.66M | -44% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $491,921 | 18 | $27K | 67.5% | PROJECT 218 75% | 4w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $323,750 | 1 | $324K | 44.4% | GROW CALIFORNIA 100% | 5mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$87,250 | 1 | $-87K | -12.0% | GROW CALIFORNIA 0% | 2mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
0
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
1
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$640,000 · 34% of revenue
12
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,261,421 · 66% of revenue
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 | $846,421 | 44.5% | 6 | |
| CA | $755,000 | 39.7% | 3 | |
| MT | $200,000 | 10.5% | 1 | |
| DE | $80,000 | 4.2% | 1 | |
| ME | $15,000 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| AZ | $5,000 | 0.3% | 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 | 2026-03-10 | GROW CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | SEE SCHEDULE G | $323,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-10 | GROW CALIFORNIA | — | — | $323,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-19 | PROGRESSIVE VET PAC | — | RESEARCH | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-14 | PROJECT 218 | — | RESEARCH SERVICES | $152,500 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-06-18 | PROJECT 218 | — | RESEARCH/POLLING SERVICES | $117,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-22 | YOUR COMMUNITY PAC | — | RESEARCH | $80,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Strategy & Research | Research Consulting | $40,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-22 | DREAM NYC | — | STATE OF THE RACE SURVEY | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-16 | PLATNER, GRAHAM | — | POLLING | $15,000 |