Waterfront Strategies, LLC
Waterfront Strategies, LLC is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Waterfront Strategies, LLC was paid $2.60B across 29 client committees, of which $2.52B 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 |
$77,839,436 | 310 rows | 3.0% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$2,524,686,644 | 4,825 rows | 97.0% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Aug 5, 2010 → Jun 1, 2026
- spans 15.8 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 310
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 29
- 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.
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 24 months · top 9
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) C00688655 |
$1,753,844 | 6 |
| WINSENATE C00865444 |
$161,338 | 45 |
| C00849729 C00849729 |
$108,086 | 5 |
| WOMEN VOTE C00473918 |
$90,625 | 1 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC C00886614 |
$1,925 | 3 |
| EDF ACTION VOTES C00707844 |
$0 | 2 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND C00486845 |
$0 | 2 |
| VOTEVETS C00418897 |
$0 | 2 |
| WITH HONOR FUND II, INC. C00831404 |
$0 | 8 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $1,393,713,572 | 53.55% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,208,812,508 | 46.45% |
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 | Q2 | 2018 | $31K | 1 | HMP 100% | Media 100% | $31K | — |
| 2017 | Q3 | 2018 | $36K | 1 | HMP 100% | Media 100% | $66K | — |
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $429K | 6 | SMP 93% | Media 100% | $495K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $907K | 10 | SMP 92% | Media 100% | $1.4M | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $777K | 19 | SMP 69% | Media 100% | $2.18M | — |
| 2018 | Q3 | 2018 | $9.25M | 26 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 35% | Media 100% | $11M | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $6.32M | 11 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 87% | Media 100% | $18M | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2020 | $14K | 1 | SMP 100% | Media 100% | $14K | -54% |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2020 | $48K | 1 | C00713057 100% | Media 100% | $62K | -89% |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $1.15M | 5 | SMP 41% | Media 100% | $1.22M | +27% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $1.24M | 3 | SMP 72% | Media 100% | $2.46M | +60% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $5.99M | 9 | SMP 50% | Media 100% | $8.45M | -35% |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $13M | 15 | DUTY AND COUNTRY 26% | Media 100% | $21M | +99% |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2022 | $62K | 1 | SMP 100% | Media 100% | $62K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2022 | $291K | 1 | UNITE THE COUNTRY 100% | Media 100% | $352K | +1950% |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $405K | 4 | EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 100% | Media 100% | $757K | -65% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $1.7M | 2 | SMP 75% | Media 100% | $2.46M | +37% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $111K | 2 | C00659011 58% | Media 100% | $2.57M | -98% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $7.86M | 11 | C00763193 64% | Media 100% | $10M | -37% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2024 | $723K | 3 | EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 97% | Media 100% | $723K | — |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2024 | $74K | 4 | C00849729 100% | Media 100% | $798K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $1.57M | 7 | C00849729 94% | Media 100% | $2.37M | +287% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $1.75M | 3 | LCV VICTORY FUND 57% | Media 100% | $4.11M | +3% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $21M | 27 | WINSENATE 89% | Media 100% | $25M | +18498% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2.6M | 10 | EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VI… 63% | Media 100% | $27M | -67% |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $21,002,684 | 310 | $68K | 100.0% | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBL… 37% | 19mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMP | 4 | $11,771,488 | 34 | 2017-11-17 | 2024-02-23 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | 3 | $7,321,375 | 12 | 2018-08-30 | 2024-09-27 |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND) | 3 | $3,000,912 | 11 | 2020-10-19 | 2024-10-15 |
| WOMEN VOTE | 3 | $526,810 | 6 | 2020-05-27 | 2024-10-17 |
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 | $46,692,709 | 60.0% | 11 | |
| Unknown | $14,050,494 | 18.1% | 6 | |
| CA | $10,434,258 | 13.4% | 3 | |
| NY | $3,796,819 | 4.9% | 3 | |
| NC | $950,000 | 1.2% | 1 | |
| SC | $750,000 | 1.0% | 1 | |
| VA | $655,864 | 0.8% | 1 | |
| OR | $402,570 | 0.5% | 1 | |
| DE | $101,723 | 0.1% | 1 | |
| KY | $5,000 | 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 | 2018-10-04 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALTION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR | Media | SEE SCHEDULE G | $5,488,206 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-11-28 | C00763193 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $5,021,363 |
| Largest all-time | 2018-09-17 | CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, A COALTION OF VETERANS, SENIORS, HOUSING PROVIDERS, SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS, TAXPAYER ASSOCIATIONS, AND LABOR | Media | SEE SCHEDULE G IN NEXT PERIOD | $3,278,605 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-29 | WINSENATE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $3,218,814 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-11-23 | C00763193 | Media | MEDIA BUY | $2,997,338 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-30 | WINSENATE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $2,622,625 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-30 | WINSENATE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $2,046,821 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-09-27 | WINSENATE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $1,985,773 |
| Largest this cycle | 2024-08-29 | WINSENATE | Media | MEDIA BUY | $1,842,538 |
| Recent | 2024-10-16 | YOUR COMMUNITY PAC | Media | MEDIA BUY - NOT YET DISSEMINATED | $99,798 |
| Recent | 2024-11-08 | WINSENATE | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION COSTS | $93,835 |
| Recent | 2024-10-17 | WOMEN VOTE | Media | MEDIA TRACKING SERVICE | $90,625 |
| Recent | 2024-10-29 | C00849729 | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION COSTS AND DIGITAL CONSULTING SERVCIES | $75,187 |
| Recent | 2024-10-28 | YOUR COMMUNITY PAC | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION - NOT DISSEMINATED | $1,925 |