THE OPERATIONS GROUP
THE OPERATIONS GROUP is a strategy & research vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle THE OPERATIONS GROUP was paid $11.87M across 13 client committees, of which $4.38M 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 |
$7,485,009 | 77 rows | 63.1% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$4,384,375 | 38 rows | 36.9% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Mar 23, 2018 → Mar 26, 2024
- spans 6.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 77
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 13
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
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Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
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By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $10,864,621 | 91.53% |
| Republican | $165,007 | 1.39% |
| Non-partisan | $839,756 | 7.07% |
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 · 6 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $50K | 1 | 495189 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $50K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $307K | 7 | C00665448 54% | Strategy & Research 100% | $357K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2020 | $199K | 3 | C00658526 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $199K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $83K | 1 | AB PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $282K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2020 | $529K | 7 | DCCC 87% | Strategy & Research 100% | $811K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $264K | 4 | AB PAC 62% | Strategy & Research 100% | $1.07M | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $943K | 11 | DCCC 74% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.02M | +1789% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $182K | 4 | DCCC 62% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.2M | -41% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $79K | 3 | AB PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.28M | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $2.54M | 4 | FOR OUR FUTURE 92% | Strategy & Research 100% | $4.82M | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $12K | 1 | THE TURNOUT PROJECT 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $12K | -94% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $302K | 3 | AB PAC 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $314K | -68% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $455K | 7 | LURIA, ELAINE 81% | Strategy & Research 100% | $770K | +474% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1.54M | 17 | LURIA, ELAINE 48% | Strategy & Research 100% | $2.31M | -39% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $5K | 2 | PASCRELL, WILLIAM J. JR. 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $5K | -98% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy & Research | $6,567,440 | 77 | $85K | 100.0% | DCCC 24% | 2y 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 | $5,848,751 | 78.1% | 6 | |
| VA | $1,106,613 | 14.8% | 1 | |
| Unknown | $363,544 | 4.9% | 2 | |
| CA | $101,101 | 1.4% | 2 | |
| NY | $60,000 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| NJ | $5,000 | 0.1% | 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 | 2020-10-02 | FOR OUR FUTURE | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING SERVICES - NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $837,495 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-09 | FOR OUR FUTURE | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING SERVICES - NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $750,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-16 | FOR OUR FUTURE | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING SERVICES - NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $747,200 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-25 | LURIA, ELAINE | Strategy & Research | FIELD CONSULTING | $406,202 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-18 | BLACKPAC | Strategy & Research | CANVASSING | $300,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-03-13 | PASCRELL, WILLIAM J. JR. | Strategy & Research | FIELD OPERATIONS CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-03-26 | PASCRELL, WILLIAM J. JR. | Strategy & Research | FIELD OPERATIONS CONSULTING | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2022-11-02 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. FUNDRAISING CANVASS | $12,500 |
| Recent | 2022-11-02 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. FUNDRAISING CANVASS | $5,000 |
| Recent | 2022-11-04 | DCCC | Strategy & Research | GENERIC CMTE. FUNDRAISING CANVASS | $4,800 |