THE MESSINA GROUP
THE MESSINA GROUP is a fundraising vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE MESSINA GROUP was paid $1.18M across 9 client committees.
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
- Sep 7, 2017 → Jan 6, 2025
- spans 7.3 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 120
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 9
- 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.
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Top buyers last 24 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SMP C00484642 |
$63,000 | 5 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $769,996 | 65.52% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $405,260 | 34.48% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $25K | 1 | END CITIZENS UNITED 100% | Fundraising 100% | $25K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $10K | 1 | SMP 100% | Fundraising 100% | $35K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $30K | 3 | SMP 100% | Fundraising 100% | $65K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $36K | 4 | SMP 83% | Fundraising 100% | $101K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $30K | 3 | SMP 100% | Fundraising 100% | $131K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $70K | 4 | SMP 57% | Fundraising 100% | $70K | +601% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $60K | 5 | SMP 75% | Fundraising 100% | $130K | +101% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $120K | 12 | SMP 37% | Fundraising 100% | $251K | +234% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $80K | 11 | SMP 38% | Fundraising 100% | $330K | +165% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $60K | 4 | SMP 75% | Fundraising 100% | $60K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $6K | 2 | ZAFFIRINI JUDITH HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $336K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $15K | 3 | SWING LEFT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $75K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $3K | 3 | ZAFFIRINI JUDITH HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $339K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2022 | $15K | 3 | SWING LEFT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $90K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 3 | ZAFFIRINI JUDITH HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $342K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $10K | 2 | SWING LEFT 100% | Fundraising 100% | $100K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $18K | 6 | SWING LEFT 83% | Fundraising 100% | $118K | -74% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $117K | 11 | SMP 63% | Fundraising 100% | $235K | +94% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $99K | 11 | SMP 45% | Fundraising 100% | $334K | -17% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $83K | 10 | SWING LEFT 60% | Fundraising 100% | $417K | +4% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $19K | 1 | SMP 100% | Fundraising 100% | $19K | -68% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $427K | +233% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $20K | 2 | YES ON 34, PROTECT PATIENTS… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $447K | +567% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $53K | 2 | SMP 57% | Fundraising 100% | $72K | +192% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $90K | 5 | COALITION TO PROTECT ACCESS… 50% | Fundraising 100% | $162K | -23% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $45K | 3 | SMP 100% | Fundraising 100% | $207K | -55% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $45K | 3 | SMP 100% | Fundraising 100% | $252K | -46% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | SMP 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $3K | -84% |
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising | $1,172,256 | 119 | $10K | 99.7% | SMP 54% | 20mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $3,000 | 1 | $3K | 0.3% | SMP 100% | 19mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMP | 5 | $641,596 | 44 | 2018-03-09 | 2025-01-06 |
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 | $891,246 | 75.8% | 3 | |
| CA | $97,500 | 8.3% | 2 | |
| TX | $82,760 | 7.0% | 1 | |
| MT | $61,333 | 5.2% | 1 | |
| NY | $36,417 | 3.1% | 1 | |
| OH | $6,000 | 0.5% | 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 | 2020-03-25 | ZAFFIRINI JUDITH HONORABLE | Fundraising | Campaign services | $30,100 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-03-04 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-01-04 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $30,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-04-05 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $29,032 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-06-07 | SWING LEFT | Fundraising | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING | $25,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-01-06 | SMP | Strategy & Research | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2024-08-30 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-02 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2024-11-05 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2024-11-12 | SMP | Fundraising | STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES | $15,000 |