Water Grill
Water Grill is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Water Grill was paid $21K across 39 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
- May 12, 2000 → Jun 29, 2026
- spans 26.1 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 53
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 39
- 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
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 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MIN, DAVE CA · House DEM |
$450 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MIN, DAVE CA · House DEM |
$450 | 1 |
| BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MIA 1456426 |
$162 | 1 |
| GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MARK 1460722 |
$127 | 2 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,392 | 6.50% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $20,031 | 93.50% |
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 | Q4 | 2016 | $2K | 1 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE 100% | Fundraising 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $505 | 1 | AGUIAR-CURRY FOR ASSEMBLY 2… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $505 | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | DALY FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; TOM 91% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $104 | 1 | TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS 100% | Admin & Office 100% | $2K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $198 | 1 | HUESO FOR SENATE 2018 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2019 | Q3 | 2018 | $8 | 1 | MOLBERG KENNETH H HONORABLE… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $2K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $2K | 2 | BARTLETT FOR SUPERVISOR 201… 60% | Travel & Events 60% | $2K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $356 | 1 | PEREZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2022; LE… 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $356 | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $5K | 1 | DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BR… 100% | Fundraising 100% | $5K | — |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $833 | 2 | SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $6K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $710 | 1 | JEFFRIES, HAKEEM 100% | Fundraising 100% | $710 | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $232 | 1 | JOHNSON, HENRY C. 'HANK' 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $942 | — |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $191 | 1 | GIPSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $1K | -46% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $331 | 2 | EGGMAN FOR SENATE 2020 OFFI… 58% | Travel & Events 58% | $1K | -93% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $162 | 1 | BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MIA 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $127 | 2 | GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024;… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | -85% |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2026 | $450 | 1 | MIN, DAVE 100% | Travel & Events 100% | $450 | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $10,821 | 39 | $277 | 50.5% | NUNEZ 2006, FRIENDS OF FABI… 20% | 19mo ago |
| Fundraising | $7,634 | 3 | $3K | 35.6% | DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BR… 63% | 2y ago |
| Travel & Events | $2,864 | 10 | $286 | 13.4% | BARTLETT FOR SUPERVISOR 201… 32% | 13mo ago |
| Admin & Office | $104 | 1 | $104 | 0.5% | TEXANS FOR JOE STRAUS 100% | 8y 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $18,171 | 84.8% | 33 | |
| TX | $2,310 | 10.8% | 4 | |
| DC | $710 | 3.3% | 1 | |
| GA | $232 | 1.1% | 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 | 2022-09-16 | DAHLE FOR GOVERNOR 2022; BRIAN | Fundraising | 9/8/22 Fundraising Reception | $4,778 |
| Largest all-time | 2017-11-27 | NICHOLS ROBERT LEE HONORABLE | Fundraising | Campaign fundraising event | $2,146 |
| Largest all-time | 2005-08-01 | NUNEZ 2006, FRIENDS OF FABIAN | Other / Unclassified | — | $1,642 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-04-16 | DALY FOR ASSEMBLY 2018; TOM | Other / Unclassified | 2/23/2018; Candidate + household member + 6 dinner at California Dem. Party Convention | $975 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-11-15 | BARTLETT FOR SUPERVISOR 2018, LISA | Travel & Events | 11/15 Dignitary Meeting & Meal Costs - 7 Attendees including Officeholder | $918 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-07-22 | MIN, DAVE | Travel & Events | CATERING | $450 |
| Recent | 2024-10-30 | BONTA FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MIA | Other / Unclassified | 10/30/24, Legislative Meeting, 2, Candidate & Member of Candidate's Household | $162 |
| Recent | 2024-08-02 | MC KINNOR FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; TINA | Other / Unclassified | 7/13/2024: DINNER FOR CANDIDATE WHILE ATTENDING LEGISLATIVE TOUR IN DENVER, COLORADO | $140 |
| Recent | 2025-01-28 | GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MARK | Other / Unclassified | — | $87 |
| Recent | 2025-01-28 | GONZALEZ FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; MARK | Other / Unclassified | — | $40 |