TAVERN RESEARCH
TAVERN RESEARCH is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle TAVERN RESEARCH was paid $2.20M 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
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,181,421 | 33 rows | 99.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$20,000 | 1 rows | 0.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Apr 3, 2024 → Aug 13, 2026
- spans 2.4 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 33
- 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.
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.
Top buyers last 3 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$280,000 | 2 |
| BECERRA FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1480025 |
$40,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$549,500 | 4 |
| 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 |
| MAHAN FOR GOVERNOR 2026; CALIFORNIA BACK TO BASICS SUPPORTING MATT 1487425 |
$30,000 | 1 |
| PLATNER, GRAHAM ME · Senate DEM |
$15,000 | 1 |
| DREAM NYC C00928069 |
$15,000 | 1 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
-$87,250 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$687,500 | 6 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| 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 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$687,500 | 6 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| 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 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT 218 C00871368 |
$687,500 | 6 |
| GROW CALIFORNIA 1483808 |
$560,250 | 3 |
| 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
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,478,449 | 67.16% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $722,972 | 32.84% |
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
| 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 | $320K | 3 | PROJECT 218 88% | Strategy & Research 13% | $1.94M | +344% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $491,921 | 18 | $27K | 67.5% | PROJECT 218 75% | 2mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $323,750 | 1 | $324K | 44.4% | GROW CALIFORNIA 100% | 7mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | -$87,250 | 1 | $-87K | -12.0% | GROW CALIFORNIA 0% | 3mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $1,126,421 | 51.6% | 6 | |
| CA | $755,000 | 34.6% | 3 | |
| MT | $200,000 | 9.2% | 1 | |
| DE | $80,000 | 3.7% | 1 | |
| ME | $15,000 | 0.7% | 1 | |
| AZ | $5,000 | 0.2% | 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 | — | — | $323,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-03-10 | GROW CALIFORNIA | Other / Unclassified | SEE SCHEDULE G | $323,750 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-08-13 | PROJECT 218 | — | RESEARCH SERVICES | $260,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-19 | PROGRESSIVE VET PAC | — | RESEARCH | $200,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-14 | PROJECT 218 | — | RESEARCH SERVICES | $152,500 |
| 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 | 2026-07-16 | PROJECT 218 | — | RESEARCH SERVICES | $20,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-22 | DREAM NYC | — | STATE OF THE RACE SURVEY | $15,000 |