VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC
$18.49M
2025-2026 cycle
VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC was paid $18.49M across 33 client committees, of which $5.38M 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
$18.49M
=
$13.11M
(Schedule B)
+
$5.38M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$13,106,361 | 881 rows | 70.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$5,384,492 | 207 rows | 29.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 4, 2019 → Jul 31, 2026
- spans 6.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 881
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 33
- 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.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$3.60M
across 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.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$250,000 IE $250,000 |
1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$40,000 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 7
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$250,000 IE $250,000 |
1 |
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$187,135 | 7 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$155,655 | 5 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$40,000 | 1 |
| MITTEN PAC C00832147 |
$20,983 | 1 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$5,250 | 1 |
| BLUEWAVEAMERICA C00787945 |
$65 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$603,898 | 16 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$277,332 | 11 |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$250,000 IE $250,000 |
1 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$145,423 | 10 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$76,047 | 6 |
| LOFGREN, ZOE CA · House DEM |
$60,927 | 7 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$40,000 | 1 |
| TAKANO, MARK CA · House DEM |
$34,926 | 4 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$34,846 | 3 |
| TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; MICHAEL 1471234 |
$27,000 | 7 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$1,376,372 | 42 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$510,537 | 30 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$362,691 | 29 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$277,332 | 11 |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$250,000 IE $250,000 |
1 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$232,347 | 28 |
| TAKANO, MARK CA · House DEM |
$136,891 | 16 |
| LOFGREN, ZOE CA · House DEM |
$136,329 | 23 |
| RESISTANCE PAC C00892216 |
$95,223 | 19 |
| TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC C00829895 |
$78,003 | 19 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$1,427,374 | 46 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$934,426 | 65 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$519,894 | 32 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$514,795 | 72 |
| TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC C00829895 |
$308,711 | 57 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$277,332 | 11 |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$250,000 IE $250,000 |
1 |
| TAKANO, MARK CA · House DEM |
$201,025 | 22 |
| RESISTANCE PAC C00892216 |
$187,874 | 33 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
$169,050 IE $25,000 · SB $144,050 |
11 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
$4,365,201 IE $2,846,394 · SB $1,518,807 |
59 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$1,965,109 | 111 |
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$1,428,274 | 47 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$831,632 | 101 |
| BLUEWAVEAMERICA C00787945 |
$793,673 IE $175,000 · SB $618,673 |
38 |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$550,000 IE $550,000 |
3 |
| TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC C00829895 |
$541,361 | 85 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$519,894 | 32 |
| COMMON SENSE NEW YORK C00877191 |
$367,500 IE $367,500 |
4 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$277,332 | 11 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $14,499,056 | 78.41% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $3,991,797 | 21.59% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
People at this agency 0 buyers · 2 leadership
Leadership 2
Founders, partners, chiefs — for strategic / partnership conversations.
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Money flow through this vendor
Money flow through this vendor
top payers (left) → broadcast stations clients buy from (right)Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyCycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 8 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $15K | 3 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 100% | Digital 100% | $15K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 1 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Digital 100% | $23K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $394K | 23 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 42% | Digital 100% | $416K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $76K | 10 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 57% | Digital 100% | $493K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $195K | 6 | OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION F… 92% | Digital 100% | $688K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $128K | 7 | OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION F… 91% | Digital 100% | $128K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $10K | 1 | OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION F… 100% | Digital 100% | $138K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2022 | $35K | 5 | MAX ROSE FOR CONGRESS 43% | Digital 100% | $173K | +132% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $64K | 7 | RESIST THIS PAC 44% | Digital 100% | $236K | +747% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $235K | 23 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 36% | Digital 100% | $471K | -40% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $444K | 29 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 71% | Digital 100% | $915K | +481% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $569K | 15 | CARE IN ACTION PAC 70% | Digital 100% | $1.48M | +191% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $34K | 5 | RESIST THIS PAC 85% | Digital 100% | $34K | -74% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2024 | $64K | 10 | BLUEWAVEAMERICA 63% | Digital 100% | $98K | +550% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $215K | 18 | NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC 60% | Digital 100% | $313K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $251K | 20 | NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC 73% | Digital 100% | $563K | +618% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $415K | 26 | TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC 32% | Digital 100% | $979K | +553% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $644K | 37 | BLUEWAVEAMERICA 34% | Digital 100% | $1.62M | +174% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $1.85M | 48 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEE… 47% | Digital 100% | $3.47M | +316% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.84M | 73 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEE… 39% | Digital 100% | $5.3M | +223% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $473 | 1 | FLIP TEXAS BLUE FUND 100% | Digital 100% | $5.3M | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2026 | $886K | 79 | EQUALITY PAC 49% | Digital 100% | $886K | +2528% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $26K | 4 | FLIP TEXAS BLUE FUND 100% | Digital 100% | $5.33M | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2026 | $749K | 83 | EQUALITY PAC 35% | Digital 100% | $1.64M | +1067% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $35K | 5 | FLIP TEXAS BLUE FUND 70% | Digital 70% | $5.37M | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $874K | 109 | EQUALITY PAC 20% | Digital 100% | $2.51M | +307% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $11K | 4 | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% | Digital 5% | $5.38M | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $885K | 99 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 44% | Digital 100% | $3.39M | +253% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $1.32M | 92 | JOHNSON, JULIE 33% | Digital 75% | $4.72M | +219% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $800K | 34 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 53% | Travel & Events 0% | $5.52M | +24% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $40K | 1 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Media 100% | $5.56M | -98% |
Stations this firm's clients buy from
Stations this firm's clients buy from top 15 + 81 additional stations · $90,805,958 · Los Angeles, CA dominant market
Broadcast stations that committees who pay VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC also pay directly on their Schedule B filings. We can't prove VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC routed money to these stations, but the concentration signal reveals the market network this firm's clients spend on.
| Station | Market | Network | Total client spend | Buys | Activity window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCBS | Los Angeles, CA | CBS | $11,780,262 | 36 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KABC | Los Angeles, CA | ABC | $9,141,535 | 38 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KNBC | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $9,071,689 | 36 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KCRA | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $6,200,028 | 31 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KPIX | San Francisco, CA | CBS | $6,119,732 | 33 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KGO | San Francisco, CA | ABC | $4,973,561 | 42 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KTLA | Los Angeles, CA | NBC | $4,286,678 | 31 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KTVU | San Francisco, CA | Fox | $4,108,748 | 37 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KTTV | Los Angeles, CA | Fox | $4,052,673 | 34 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $2,590,313 | 18 | Feb 2026 → Apr 2026 |
| KOVR | Sacramento, CA | CBS | $2,459,271 | 33 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KNSD | San Diego, CA | NBC | $2,367,973 | 33 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KXTV | Sacramento, CA | NBC | $2,198,687 | 37 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KFMB | San Diego, CA | CBS | $1,942,621 | 36 | Feb 2026 → Jul 2026 |
| KNTV | San Jose, CA | NBC | $1,631,747 | 14 | Apr 2026 → Jul 2026 |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $11,583,777 | 794 | $15K | 98.8% | EQUALITY PAC 19% | 4mo ago |
| Media | $130,000 | 4 | $33K | 1.1% | JOHNSON, JULIE 69% | 1w ago |
| Fundraising | $14,003 | 4 | $4K | 0.1% | TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC 100% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $4,000 | 1 | $4K | 0.0% | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% | 3mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | -$5,250 | 1 | $-5K | -0.0% | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 0% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
2
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,046,074 · 23% of revenue
11
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$7,694,368 · 59% of revenue
20
One-time clients 1 cycle
$2,365,919 · 18% of revenue
Top 2 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | 4 | $1,696,793 | 82 | 2020-02-10 | 2026-06-16 |
| BLUEWAVEAMERICA | 3 | $1,349,281 | 87 | 2021-12-04 | 2026-06-10 |
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 | $6,879,653 | 52.5% | 9 | |
| NY | $3,349,519 | 25.6% | 7 | |
| KY | $1,349,281 | 10.3% | 1 | |
| TX | $762,502 | 5.8% | 3 | |
| CA | $525,822 | 4.0% | 6 | |
| AZ | $110,962 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| NJ | $44,969 | 0.3% | 2 | |
| IL | $33,219 | 0.3% | 1 | |
| MI | $25,983 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| IA | $21,951 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| FL | $2,500 | 0.0% | 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 | 2024-10-01 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | Digital | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES | $697,950 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-12 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | Digital | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES | $559,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-13 | CARE IN ACTION PAC | Digital | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE IES | $219,514 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-05 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | Digital | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES | $170,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-10-13 | CARE IN ACTION PAC | Digital | DIGITAL ADVERTISING, NO EXPRESS ADVOCACY | $162,325 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-01 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-01 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-04 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-04 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | Digital | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-05 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | Digital | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Recent | 2026-07-31 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Media | Video Production | $40,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-11 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $23,175 |
| Recent | 2026-06-16 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $15,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-11 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $3,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-11 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $1,050 |