UPWAVE

$371K 2025-2026 cycle

UPWAVE is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle UPWAVE was paid $371K across 6 client committees, of which $20K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.

Digital ○ Slowing (~3mo since last)
Limited recent activity. Most recent disbursement to this vendor was 3 months ago (Mar 6, 2026). Charts below reflect cycle-to-date totals; the recent windows may be sparse.

Part I Identity

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

Source split

$371K = $351K (Schedule B) + $20K (Independent Expenditures)
Schedule B
direct committee payments
$351,207 62 rows 94.6%
Independent Expenditures
money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them
$20,000 2 rows 5.4%
Activity span ALL TIME
Apr 11, 2023 → Mar 6, 2026
spans 2.9 years
Disbursements ALL TIME
62
Schedule B + IE rows
Client committees ALL TIME
6
distinct payers

Part II Activity in selected window

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Spend trajectory

Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.

Apr 2025 Mar 2026
$86K 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 6 months · top 1

DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $19K Digital · 3 txns U UPWAVE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC
C00657452
$18,976 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 12 months · top 3

DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $46K Digital · 9 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $21K Digital · 5 txns SCHWARTZ, DANIEL $5K Fundraising · 3 txns U UPWAVE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC
C00657452
$45,976 9
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
$21,327 5
SCHWARTZ, DANIEL
MD · House DEM
$5,453 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 18 months · top 4

DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $73K Digital · 15 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $21K Digital · 5 txns UPSET THE SETUP $6K Fundraising · 3 txns SCHWARTZ, DANIEL $5K Fundraising · 3 txns U UPWAVE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC
C00657452
$72,976 15
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
$21,327 5
UPSET THE SETUP
C00772244
$5,711 3
SCHWARTZ, DANIEL
MD · House DEM
$5,453 3
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE

Top buyers last 24 months · top 4

UPSET THE SETUP $101K Digital · 9 txns DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC $101K Digital · 21 txns ACTIVATE AMERICA $21K Digital · 5 txns SCHWARTZ, DANIEL $5K Fundraising · 3 txns U UPWAVE
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
Filer Total spend Disbursements
UPSET THE SETUP
C00772244
$101,195 9
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC
C00657452
$100,547 21
ACTIVATE AMERICA
C00640300
$21,327 5
SCHWARTZ, DANIEL
MD · House DEM
$5,453 3

By party

Revenue by party

100% D
D · 100%
R · 0%
PartyAmount%
Democratic $152,024 40.95%
Republican $0 0.00%
Non-partisan $219,183 59.05%

Part III Reference tables

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

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Cycle-over-cycle trajectory

2023202420252026 Q2 2023 (2024 cycle): $30KQ3 2023 (2024 cycle): $20KQ4 2023 (2024 cycle): $12KQ1 2024 (2024 cycle): $28KQ2 2024 (2024 cycle): $33KQ3 2024 (2024 cycle): $69KQ4 2024 (2024 cycle): $54KQ1 2025 (2026 cycle): $19KQ2 2025 (2026 cycle): $14KQ3 2025 (2026 cycle): $22KQ4 2025 (2026 cycle): $32KQ1 2026 (2026 cycle): $19K Q2Q4Q2Q4Q2Q4Q1 $69K

current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years

Per-quarter totals
Year Q Cycle Total Txns Top buyer · share Top category · share Cum. (cycle) YoY %
2023 Q2 2024 $30K 4 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 100% Digital 100% $30K
2023 Q3 2024 $20K 3 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 100% Digital 100% $50K
2023 Q4 2024 $12K 4 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 76% Digital 100% $61K
2024 Q1 2024 $28K 7 UPSET THE SETUP 49% Digital 100% $89K
2024 Q2 2024 $33K 6 UPSET THE SETUP 60% Digital 100% $123K
2024 Q3 2024 $69K 6 UPSET THE SETUP 80% Digital 100% $192K
2024 Q4 2024 $54K 6 UPSET THE SETUP 74% Digital 100% $246K
2025 Q1 2026 $19K 6 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 70% Digital 70% $19K
2025 Q2 2026 $14K 3 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 100% Digital 100% $33K -55%
2025 Q3 2026 $22K 5 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 63% Digital 100% $54K +10%
2025 Q4 2026 $32K 9 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 42% Digital 58% $86K +173%
2026 Q1 2026 $19K 3 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 100% Digital 100% $105K -32%
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Revenue by service category

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Revenue by service category

last 6 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $332K across 54 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC (56% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +35% vs prior cycle Digital $19K

Revenue by service category

last 12 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $332K across 54 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC (56% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +35% vs prior cycle Digital $59K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (42% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $13K

Revenue by service category

last 18 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $332K across 54 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC (56% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +35% vs prior cycle Digital $86K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (42% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $19K

Revenue by service category

last 24 months · hover bars for cycle context
Digital — cycle-to-date Total: $332K across 54 disbursements (avg $6K/check) Top buyer: DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC (56% of category) Last paid: 3mo ago · +35% vs prior cycle Digital $209K Fundraising — cycle-to-date Total: $19K across 8 disbursements (avg $2K/check) Top buyer: ACTIVATE AMERICA (42% of category) Last paid: 6mo ago · no prior-cycle baseline Fundraising $19K
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
Category Total spend Txns Avg check % of total Top buyer · share Last paid
Digital $332,043 54 $6K 94.5% DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALL… 56% 3mo ago
Fundraising $19,164 8 $2K 5.5% ACTIVATE AMERICA 42% 6mo ago
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Client retention

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

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Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$0 · 0% of revenue
2
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$320,972 · 91% of revenue
4
One-time clients 1 cycle
$30,235 · 9% of revenue
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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
$320,972 91.4% 2
CA
$21,960 6.3% 2
MD
$5,453 1.6% 1
NY
$2,822 0.8% 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 2024-08-02 UPSET THE SETUP Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $30,046
Largest all-time 2024-11-01 UPSET THE SETUP Digital FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $23,434
Largest all-time 2024-09-03 UPSET THE SETUP Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $14,011
Largest all-time 2024-10-01 UPSET THE SETUP Digital FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $13,523
Largest all-time 2024-07-03 UPSET THE SETUP Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $11,513
Largest this cycle 2026-01-19 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $9,976
Largest this cycle 2025-10-06 ACTIVATE AMERICA Digital ONLINE ADS $5,327
Largest this cycle 2026-03-06 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $4,500
Largest this cycle 2025-01-13 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $4,500
Largest this cycle 2025-07-10 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $4,500
Recent 2026-02-06 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $4,500
Recent 2025-12-04 DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATION ALLIANCE PAC Digital DIGITAL CONSULTING $4,500
Recent 2025-12-09 SCHWARTZ, DANIEL Fundraising FUNDRAISING CONSULTING $1,285
See all 62 disbursements →