THE KAUFFMAN GROUP

$9.17M 2025-2026 cycle

THE KAUFFMAN GROUP is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE KAUFFMAN GROUP was paid $9.17M across 35 client committees.

Fundraising ○ Slowing (~2mo 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 3, 2017 → Jun 25, 2026
spans 9.5 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
1,501
Schedule B rows
Client committees ALL TIME
35
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.

Jul 2025 Jun 2026
$1.30M 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 7

OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND $30K — · 3 txns BROWN, SHERROD $15K — · 2 txns PINEAPPLE PAC $12K — · 2 txns BLUE WAVE PROJECT $10K — · 2 txns AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC $6K — · 1 txn PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $6K — · 1 txn NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC $5K — · 1 txn TK THE KAUFFMAN GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND
C00916296
$30,158 3
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
$14,998 2
PINEAPPLE PAC
C00539601
$12,000 2
BLUE WAVE PROJECT
C00460972
$10,000 2
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC
C00331694
$6,000 1
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC
C00410092
$6,000 1
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC
C00403592
$5,112 1
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 6 months · top 10

OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND $101K Fundraising · 9 txns BROWN, SHERROD $62K Fundraising · 8 txns MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $56K Fundraising · 3 txns REED, JOHN F. $33K — · 4 txns BLUE WAVE PROJECT $25K Fundraising · 5 txns NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC $24K Fundraising · 6 txns AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC $24K Fundraising · 4 txns PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $24K Fundraising · 4 txns PINEAPPLE PAC $24K — · 4 txns OFF THE SIDELINES PAC $20K — · 3 txns TK THE KAUFFMAN GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND
C00916296
$101,165 9
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
$62,282 8
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
$55,500 3
REED, JOHN F.
RI · Senate DEM
$33,066 4
BLUE WAVE PROJECT
C00460972
$25,000 5
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC
C00403592
$24,028 6
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC
C00331694
$24,000 4
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC
C00410092
$24,000 4
PINEAPPLE PAC
C00539601
$24,000 4
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC
C00525600
$20,000 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 10

OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND $284K Fundraising · 26 txns MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $185K Fundraising · 9 txns REED, JOHN F. $138K Fundraising · 18 txns BROWN, SHERROD $118K Fundraising · 24 txns AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC $61K Fundraising · 12 txns NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC $61K Fundraising · 18 txns PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $60K Fundraising · 11 txns PINEAPPLE PAC $60K Fundraising · 10 txns BLUE WAVE PROJECT $56K Fundraising · 12 txns BALDWIN, TAMMY $42K Fundraising · 8 txns TK THE KAUFFMAN GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND
C00916296
$283,544 26
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
$185,000 9
REED, JOHN F.
RI · Senate DEM
$138,371 18
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
$117,928 24
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC
C00331694
$61,435 12
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC
C00403592
$60,928 18
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC
C00410092
$60,245 11
PINEAPPLE PAC
C00539601
$60,000 10
BLUE WAVE PROJECT
C00460972
$56,000 12
BALDWIN, TAMMY
WI · Senate DEM
$42,086 8
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 10

OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND $284K Fundraising · 26 txns REED, JOHN F. $261K Fundraising · 32 txns MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $206K Fundraising · 16 txns NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC $122K Fundraising · 30 txns BROWN, SHERROD $118K Fundraising · 24 txns PINEAPPLE PAC $102K Fundraising · 17 txns AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC $97K Fundraising · 17 txns PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $97K Fundraising · 18 txns BLUE WAVE PROJECT $81K Fundraising · 18 txns BALDWIN, TAMMY $78K Fundraising · 14 txns TK THE KAUFFMAN GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND
C00916296
$283,544 26
REED, JOHN F.
RI · Senate DEM
$261,126 32
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
$206,452 16
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC
C00403592
$121,756 30
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
$117,928 24
PINEAPPLE PAC
C00539601
$102,000 17
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC
C00331694
$97,435 17
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC
C00410092
$96,882 18
BLUE WAVE PROJECT
C00460972
$80,500 18
BALDWIN, TAMMY
WI · Senate DEM
$78,086 14
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 10

REED, JOHN F. $310K Fundraising · 45 txns OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND $284K Fundraising · 26 txns MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN $221K Fundraising · 22 txns NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC $178K Fundraising · 44 txns PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $133K Fundraising · 24 txns PINEAPPLE PAC $132K Fundraising · 22 txns HIRONO, MAZIE K. $131K Fundraising · 21 txns AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC $127K Fundraising · 22 txns BROWN, SHERROD $118K Fundraising · 24 txns BALDWIN, TAMMY $114K Fundraising · 16 txns TK THE KAUFFMAN GROUP
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
REED, JOHN F.
RI · Senate DEM
$310,128 45
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND
C00916296
$283,544 26
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN
OR · Senate DEM
$221,452 22
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC
C00403592
$178,017 44
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC
C00410092
$132,882 24
PINEAPPLE PAC
C00539601
$132,000 22
HIRONO, MAZIE K.
HI · Senate DEM
$130,839 21
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC
C00331694
$127,435 22
BROWN, SHERROD
OH · Senate DEM
$117,928 24
BALDWIN, TAMMY
WI · Senate DEM
$114,186 16

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $5,398,742 58.89%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $3,769,397 41.11%

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): $176KQ2 2017 (2018 cycle): $155KQ3 2017 (2018 cycle): $181KQ4 2017 (2018 cycle): $162KQ1 2018 (2018 cycle): $123KQ2 2018 (2018 cycle): $145KQ3 2018 (2018 cycle): $157KQ4 2018 (2018 cycle): $157KQ1 2019 (2020 cycle): $209KQ2 2019 (2020 cycle): $168KQ3 2019 (2020 cycle): $229KQ4 2019 (2020 cycle): $197KQ1 2020 (2020 cycle): $233KQ2 2020 (2020 cycle): $244KQ3 2020 (2020 cycle): $244KQ4 2020 (2020 cycle): $250KQ1 2021 (2022 cycle): $214KQ2 2021 (2022 cycle): $316KQ3 2021 (2022 cycle): $254KQ4 2021 (2022 cycle): $244KQ1 2022 (2022 cycle): $238KQ2 2022 (2022 cycle): $205KQ3 2022 (2022 cycle): $193KQ4 2022 (2022 cycle): $184KQ1 2023 (2024 cycle): $259KQ2 2023 (2024 cycle): $309KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $322KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $365KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $295KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $317KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $329KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $307KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $277KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $209KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $311KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $365KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $376KQ2 2026 (2026 cycle): $251K Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q3Q1Q2 $376K

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 $176K 36 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 24% Fundraising 100% $176K
2017 Q2 2018 $155K 32 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 35% Fundraising 100% $331K
2017 Q3 2018 $181K 36 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 30% Fundraising 100% $511K
2017 Q4 2018 $162K 33 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 33% Fundraising 100% $674K
2018 Q1 2018 $123K 30 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 15% Fundraising 100% $796K
2018 Q2 2018 $145K 30 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 37% Fundraising 100% $941K
2018 Q3 2018 $157K 34 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 34% Fundraising 100% $1.1M
2018 Q4 2018 $157K 36 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 34% Fundraising 100% $1.25M
2019 Q1 2020 $209K 36 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 16% Fundraising 100% $209K +19%
2019 Q2 2020 $168K 31 MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 24% Fundraising 100% $377K +9%
2019 Q3 2020 $229K 36 CAL FOR NC 27% Fundraising 100% $606K +27%
2019 Q4 2020 $197K 26 CAL FOR NC 34% Fundraising 100% $803K +21%
2020 Q1 2020 $233K 34 CAL FOR NC 28% Fundraising 100% $1.04M +90%
2020 Q2 2020 $244K 34 CAL FOR NC 27% Fundraising 100% $1.28M +69%
2020 Q3 2020 $244K 33 CAL FOR NC 27% Fundraising 100% $1.52M +55%
2020 Q4 2020 $250K 33 CAL FOR NC 22% Fundraising 100% $1.77M +59%
2021 Q1 2022 $214K 34 BENNET, MICHAEL F. 29% Fundraising 100% $214K +2%
2021 Q2 2022 $316K 44 LASRY, ALEX 42% Fundraising 100% $529K +88%
2021 Q3 2022 $254K 50 LASRY, ALEX 24% Fundraising 100% $784K +11%
2021 Q4 2022 $244K 44 LASRY, ALEX 25% Fundraising 100% $1.03M +24%
2022 Q1 2022 $238K 43 LASRY, ALEX 26% Fundraising 100% $1.27M +2%
2022 Q2 2022 $205K 43 LASRY, ALEX 30% Fundraising 100% $1.47M -16%
2022 Q3 2022 $193K 44 LASRY, ALEX 14% Fundraising 100% $1.66M -21%
2022 Q4 2022 $184K 39 PINEAPPLE PAC 11% Fundraising 100% $1.85M -26%
2023 Q1 2024 $259K 37 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 19% Fundraising 100% $259K +21%
2023 Q2 2024 $309K 41 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 21% Fundraising 100% $569K -2%
2023 Q3 2024 $322K 44 BALDWIN, TAMMY 21% Fundraising 100% $890K +26%
2023 Q4 2024 $365K 48 DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 24% Fundraising 100% $1.25M +50%
2024 Q1 2024 $295K 45 BALDWIN, TAMMY 22% Fundraising 100% $1.55M +24%
2024 Q2 2024 $317K 43 BALDWIN, TAMMY 25% Fundraising 100% $1.87M +55%
2024 Q3 2024 $329K 49 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND 20% Fundraising 100% $2.2M +70%
2024 Q4 2024 $307K 44 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND 21% Fundraising 100% $2.5M +67%
2025 Q1 2026 $277K 43 REED, JOHN F. 17% Fundraising 100% $277K +7%
2025 Q2 2026 $209K 40 REED, JOHN F. 32% Fundraising 100% $486K -33%
2025 Q3 2026 $311K 42 MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 21% Fundraising 100% $797K -3%
2025 Q4 2026 $365K 59 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND 26% Fundraising 100% $1.16M +0%
2026 Q1 2026 $376K 52 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND 23% Fundraising 68% $1.54M +27%
2026 Q2 2026 $251K 33 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND 32% $1.79M -21%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $8.78M across 1450 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DIGNITY OF WORK PAC (12% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +251% vs prior cycle Fundraising $94K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $8.78M across 1450 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DIGNITY OF WORK PAC (12% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +251% vs prior cycle Fundraising $776K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $8.78M across 1450 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DIGNITY OF WORK PAC (12% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +251% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.24M

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $8.78M across 1450 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DIGNITY OF WORK PAC (12% of category) Last paid: 4mo ago · +251% vs prior cycle Fundraising $1.86M
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Fundraising $8,783,993 1,450 $6K 100.0% DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 12% 4mo ago
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Client retention

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

14
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$7,477,518 · 82% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$152,871 · 2% of revenue
18
One-time clients 1 cycle
$1,537,750 · 17% of revenue
Top 14 anchor clients · all-time
Client Cycles All-time spend Txns First paid Last paid
DIGNITY OF WORK PAC 5 $1,037,172 96 2017-01-03 2025-03-18
REED, JOHN F. 5 $901,317 154 2017-01-04 2026-03-24
BALDWIN, TAMMY 4 $777,251 83 2019-01-14 2026-03-02
MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN 5 $773,152 114 2017-01-11 2026-04-28
AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC 5 $649,910 115 2017-01-03 2026-06-08
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC 5 $619,318 175 2017-01-04 2026-05-19
HIRONO, MAZIE K. 4 $493,775 72 2020-12-08 2026-03-19
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC 4 $426,000 83 2020-01-06 2026-06-01
BLUE WAVE PROJECT 5 $408,108 119 2017-01-11 2026-06-25
PINEAPPLE PAC 4 $377,044 73 2020-12-08 2026-06-08
OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND 5 $368,723 51 2017-02-01 2025-01-10
BENNET, MICHAEL F. 3 $336,500 43 2017-01-04 2022-02-07
COMMON SENSE COLORADO 3 $160,250 40 2017-01-04 2022-03-15
CLIMATE CHAMPIONS PAC 5 $149,000 87 2017-01-11 2025-07-15
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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
$2,966,856 32.4% 10
WI
$1,751,342 19.1% 5
RI
$1,520,635 16.6% 2
OR
$1,331,831 14.5% 4
CO
$531,850 5.8% 4
HI
$493,775 5.4% 1
OH
$454,565 5.0% 3
NY
$73,031 0.8% 1
MA
$30,000 0.3% 2
IL
$13,674 0.1% 1
FL
$581 0.0% 1
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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 2021-04-05 LASRY, ALEX Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $56,000
Largest all-time 2021-05-03 LASRY, ALEX Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $56,000
Largest all-time 2020-11-12 CAL FOR NC Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $44,000
Largest all-time 2025-09-03 MERKLEY, JEFFREY ALAN Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $37,000
Largest all-time 2025-10-09 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $26,000
Largest this cycle 2026-02-08 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $26,000
Largest this cycle 2026-01-13 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $26,000
Largest this cycle 2025-12-04 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $26,000
Recent 2026-06-08 PINEAPPLE PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $6,000
Recent 2026-06-08 AMERICA WORKS FEDERAL PAC FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $6,000
Recent 2026-06-25 BLUE WAVE PROJECT FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES $5,000
Recent 2026-06-18 OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND TRAVEL $4,974
Recent 2026-06-08 BROWN, SHERROD TRAVEL $2,998
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