VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC
$21.84M
2025-2026 cycle
VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC is a digital vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle VAN NESS CREATIVE STRATEGIES LLC was paid $21.84M across 45 client committees, of which $5.68M 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
$21.84M
=
$16.16M
(Schedule B)
+
$5.68M
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$16,160,348 | 1,005 rows | 74.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$5,684,492 | 208 rows | 26.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 4, 2019 → Oct 1, 2026
- spans 7.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 1,005
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 45
- 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.
Sep 2025
Aug 2026
$6.28M
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 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$300,000 IE $300,000 |
1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$1,300,000 IE $550,000 · SB $750,000 |
3 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
$1,170,000 | 3 |
| MARY TRUMP'S TRANSCEND PAC C00953125 |
$168,338 | 7 |
| THE IMPACT FUND C00876391 |
$51,214 | 8 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$40,000 | 1 |
| STOP GUN VIOLENCE PAC C00819912 |
$28,882 | 3 |
| MITTEN PAC C00832147 |
$24,732 | 2 |
| DEFEND THE DREAM C00771238 |
$5,075 | 1 |
| DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORK C00913012 |
$3,793 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$1,300,000 IE $550,000 · SB $750,000 |
3 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
$1,170,000 | 3 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$427,018 | 12 |
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$326,747 | 10 |
| MARY TRUMP'S TRANSCEND PAC C00953125 |
$260,670 | 12 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$168,025 | 15 |
| THE IMPACT FUND C00876391 |
$86,152 | 14 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$64,053 | 11 |
| MITTEN PAC C00832147 |
$50,865 | 4 |
| LOFGREN, ZOE CA · House DEM |
$48,977 | 4 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$1,300,000 IE $550,000 · SB $750,000 |
3 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
$1,215,900 IE $25,000 · SB $1,190,900 |
6 |
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$1,157,767 | 35 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$504,430 | 29 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$461,834 | 35 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$442,332 | 14 |
| MARY TRUMP'S TRANSCEND PAC C00953125 |
$260,670 | 12 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$236,753 | 33 |
| LOFGREN, ZOE CA · House DEM |
$130,035 | 21 |
| TAKANO, MARK CA · House DEM |
$122,857 | 17 |
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 |
$1,402,828 | 44 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) C00004036 |
$1,339,050 IE $25,000 · SB $1,314,050 |
14 |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$1,300,000 IE $550,000 · SB $750,000 |
3 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$909,483 | 69 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$534,443 | 35 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$486,374 | 68 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$442,332 | 14 |
| MARY TRUMP'S TRANSCEND PAC C00953125 |
$260,670 | 12 |
| TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC C00829895 |
$248,503 | 50 |
| TAKANO, MARK CA · House DEM |
$221,880 | 26 |
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 |
$2,678,501 IE $1,456,644 · SB $1,221,857 |
47 |
| EQUALITY PAC C00550970 |
$1,815,398 | 119 |
| NRDC ACTION VOTES C00740225 |
$1,600,000 IE $850,000 · SB $750,000 |
5 |
| TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN NY · House DEM |
$1,428,274 | 47 |
| NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC C00772848 |
$783,752 | 109 |
| JOHNSON, JULIE TX · House DEM |
$534,443 | 35 |
| TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC C00829895 |
$489,365 | 85 |
| BLUEWAVEAMERICA C00787945 |
$484,709 | 29 |
| SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BOUVIER KENNE NY · House DEM |
$442,332 | 14 |
| MARY TRUMP'S TRANSCEND PAC C00953125 |
$260,670 | 12 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 100%
R · 0%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $17,443,622 | 79.85% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $4,401,218 | 20.15% |
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)Money flowed in during the last 1 months, but no itemized outflow is on the public record for this window.
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 | $16K | 4 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 100% | Digital 94% | $16K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $8K | 1 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 100% | Digital 100% | $24K | — |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $418K | 26 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN 39% | Digital 94% | $441K | — |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $76K | 10 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 57% | Digital 100% | $518K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $195K | 6 | OCCUPY DEMOCRATS ELECTION F… 92% | Digital 100% | $713K | — |
| 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 | +118% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $71K | 9 | RESIST THIS PAC 40% | Digital 100% | $243K | +845% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $235K | 23 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 36% | Digital 100% | $479K | -44% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $444K | 29 | SURAJ PATEL 2022 71% | Digital 100% | $922K | +481% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $569K | 15 | CARE IN ACTION PAC 70% | Digital 100% | $1.49M | +191% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2024 | $34K | 5 | RESIST THIS PAC 85% | Digital 100% | $34K | -74% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $8K | 1 | MOTHERS AGAINST GREG ABBOTT 100% | Media 100% | $1.5M | — |
| 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 | +486% |
| 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 | +247% |
| 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 | $1.33M | 93 | JOHNSON, JULIE 33% | Digital 74% | $4.72M | +220% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $1.5M | 117 | SCHLOSSBERG, JOHN (JACK) BO… 28% | Travel & Events 0% | $6.23M | +134% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2.34M | 34 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEE… 50% | Media 2% | $8.57M | +27% |
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
No category revenue in this window.
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital | $11,584,827 | 795 | $15K | 98.5% | EQUALITY PAC 19% | 6mo ago |
| Media | $162,500 | 9 | $18K | 1.4% | JOHNSON, JULIE 55% | 2mo ago |
| Fundraising | $14,003 | 4 | $4K | 0.1% | TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC 100% | 6mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $4,000 | 1 | $4K | 0.0% | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 100% | 5mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | -$5,250 | 1 | $-5K | -0.0% | TUBBS FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERN… 0% | 6mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
3
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$3,162,036 · 20% of revenue
10
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$9,051,186 · 56% of revenue
32
One-time clients 1 cycle
$3,947,127 · 24% of revenue
Top 3 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 |
| OUR VOICE OUR VOTE ARIZONA PAC | 3 | $115,962 | 21 | 2022-10-19 | 2026-04-10 |
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 | $8,773,575 | 54.3% | 13 | |
| NY | $4,289,519 | 26.6% | 9 | |
| KY | $1,349,281 | 8.4% | 1 | |
| TX | $784,551 | 4.9% | 4 | |
| CA | $570,729 | 3.5% | 7 | |
| AZ | $115,962 | 0.7% | 1 | |
| NJ | $88,050 | 0.5% | 2 | |
| MI | $75,761 | 0.5% | 2 | |
| IL | $33,219 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| WA | $27,364 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| FL | $23,086 | 0.1% | 2 | |
| IA | $21,951 | 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 | 2026-08-11 | NRDC ACTION VOTES | — | DIGITAL AD BUY | $750,000 |
| 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 | 2026-08-27 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | — | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES | $650,000 |
| 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 | 2026-07-14 | SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | — | ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR FUTURE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES | $500,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-05 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | Digital | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-01 | TORRES, RITCHIE JOHN | — | ADVERTISING - DIGITAL | $100,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-28 | MARY TRUMP'S TRANSCEND PAC | — | DIGITAL ADVERTISING | $40,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-18 | THE IMPACT FUND | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $10,000 |
| Recent | 2026-08-16 | MITTEN PAC | — | DIGITAL CONSULTING | $5,150 |
| Recent | 2026-08-31 | DEMOCRATIC ACTION NETWORK | — | FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT/WEBSITE HOSTING | $3,793 |