THE DATA CENTER, INC.

$2.87M 2025-2026 cycle

THE DATA CENTER, INC. is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE DATA CENTER, INC. was paid $2.87M across 2 client committees.

Strategy & Research ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)

Part I Identity

Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.

Activity span ALL TIME
Jan 17, 2017 → May 19, 2026
spans 9.3 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
277
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
2
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Jun 2025 May 2026
$209K across 12 months
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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.

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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 3 months · top 1

DSCC $19K — · 1 txn TD THE DATA CENTER, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $19,000 1
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 1

DSCC $57K Fundraising · 3 txns TD THE DATA CENTER, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $57,000 3
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 1

DSCC $171K Fundraising · 9 txns TD THE DATA CENTER, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $171,000 9
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 2

DSCC $285K Fundraising · 15 txns DCCC $18K Admin & Office · 2 txns TD THE DATA CENTER, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $285,000 15
DCCC
C00000935
 $18,420 2
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 2

DSCC $380K Fundraising · 22 txns DCCC $148K Strategy & Research · 15 txns TD THE DATA CENTER, INC.
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DSCC
C00042366
 $380,000 22
DCCC
C00000935
 $147,630 15
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By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $2,866,335 100.00%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $0 0.00%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Q1 2017 (2018 cycle): $43KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $43KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $44KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $43KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $43KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $43KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $44KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $44KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $44KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $58KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $30KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $103KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $89KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $89KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $90KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $88KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $89KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $89KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $90KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $89KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $90KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $89KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $89KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $73KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $93KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $101KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $109KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $114KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $113KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $94KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $132KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $113KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $112KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $57KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $57KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $57KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $57KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $19K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $132K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 10 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2017 Q1 2018 $43K 6 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $43K —
2017 Q2 2018 $43K 6 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $87K —
2017 Q3 2018 $44K 6 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $130K —
2017 Q4 2018 $43K 5 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $174K —
2018 Q1 2018 $43K 7 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $217K —
2018 Q2 2018 $43K 5 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $260K —
2018 Q3 2018 $44K 6 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $304K —
2018 Q4 2018 $44K 7 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $348K —
2019 Q1 2020 $44K 6 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $44K +2%
2019 Q2 2020 $58K 7 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $102K +34%
2019 Q3 2020 $30K 5 DCCC 100% Strategy & Research 100% $132K -32%
2019 Q4 2020 $103K 10 DCCC 56% Strategy & Research 100% $235K +137%
2020 Q1 2020 $89K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $324K +106%
2020 Q2 2020 $89K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $413K +108%
2020 Q3 2020 $90K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $503K +105%
2020 Q4 2020 $88K 8 DSCC 51% Strategy & Research 100% $591K +98%
2021 Q1 2022 $89K 9 DSCC 51% Strategy & Research 100% $89K +103%
2021 Q2 2022 $89K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $178K +54%
2021 Q3 2022 $90K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $268K +199%
2021 Q4 2022 $89K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $357K -13%
2022 Q1 2022 $90K 10 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $447K +1%
2022 Q2 2022 $89K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $537K +0%
2022 Q3 2022 $89K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $626K -0%
2022 Q4 2022 $73K 7 DCCC 59% Strategy & Research 100% $699K -17%
2023 Q1 2024 $93K 9 DCCC 52% Strategy & Research 100% $93K +4%
2023 Q2 2024 $101K 9 DCCC 56% Strategy & Research 100% $194K +13%
2023 Q3 2024 $109K 10 DCCC 51% Strategy & Research 100% $303K +22%
2023 Q4 2024 $114K 9 DCCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $417K +28%
2024 Q1 2024 $113K 9 DSCC 50% Strategy & Research 100% $531K +26%
2024 Q2 2024 $94K 8 DCCC 60% Strategy & Research 100% $625K +5%
2024 Q3 2024 $132K 10 DSCC 58% Strategy & Research 100% $757K +48%
2024 Q4 2024 $113K 9 DSCC 51% Strategy & Research 100% $869K +54%
2025 Q1 2026 $112K 8 DSCC 51% Fundraising 51% $112K +20%
2025 Q2 2026 $57K 3 DSCC 100% Fundraising 67% $169K -44%
2025 Q3 2026 $57K 3 DSCC 100% Software & Tech 33% $226K -48%
2025 Q4 2026 $57K 3 DSCC 100% Fundraising 100% $283K -50%
2026 Q1 2026 $57K 3 DSCC 100% Fundraising 67% $340K -50%
2026 Q2 2026 $19K 1 DSCC 100% — $359K -80%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.53M across 258 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (60% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +197% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $19K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $209K across 11 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $19K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $209K across 11 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $114K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.53M across 258 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (60% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +197% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $38K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $209K across 11 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $190K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.53M across 258 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (60% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +197% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $38K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 2 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $38K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $55K across 5 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (100% of category) Last paid: 16mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $18K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $209K across 11 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (100% of category) Last paid: 5mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $209K Strategy & Research — cycle-to-date Total: $2.53M across 258 disbursements (avg $10K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (60% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +197% vs prior cycle Strategy & Research $207K Admin & Office — cycle-to-date Total: $55K across 5 disbursements (avg $11K/check) Top buyer: DCCC (100% of category) Last paid: 16mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Admin & Office $55K Software & Tech — cycle-to-date Total: $38K across 2 disbursements (avg $19K/check) Top buyer: DSCC (100% of category) Last paid: 12mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Software & Tech $38K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Strategy & Research $2,526,495 258 $10K 89.3% DCCC 60% 4mo ago
Fundraising $209,000 11 $19K 7.4% DSCC 100% 5mo ago
Admin & Office $54,840 5 $11K 1.9% DCCC 100% 16mo ago
Software & Tech $38,000 2 $19K 1.3% DSCC 100% 12mo ago
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Client retention

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

2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$2,866,335 · 100% of revenue
0
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
0
One-time clients 1 cycle
$0 · 0% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DCCC 5 $1,564,335 197 2017-01-17 2025-03-20
DSCC 4 $1,302,000 79 2019-10-15 2026-05-19
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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
DC
$2,866,335 100.0% 2
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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 2025-11-20 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Largest all-time 2025-01-23 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Largest all-time 2026-03-17 DSCC Strategy & Research DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Largest all-time 2025-05-08 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Largest all-time 2025-08-14 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Recent 2025-12-16 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Recent 2026-05-19 DSCC — DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Recent 2026-01-12 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
Recent 2026-02-18 DSCC Fundraising DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES $19,000
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