WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC
WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC is a print & mail vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle WHISTLESTOP STRATEGIES LLC was paid $14.33M across 3 client committees, of which $13.42M 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 |
$907,926 | 14 rows | 6.3% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$13,418,508 | 171 rows | 93.7% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 19, 2023 → May 14, 2026
- spans 2.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 14
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 3
- 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 6 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND C00911610 |
$110,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND C00911610 |
$275,000 | 5 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND C00911610 |
$275,000 | 5 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 3
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND C00911610 |
$275,000 | 5 |
| MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. C00825851 |
$219,296 | 3 |
| MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT C00693838 |
$206,815 | 6 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $8,707,111 | 60.78% |
| Non-partisan | $5,619,323 | 39.22% |
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 · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $20K | 1 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IN… 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $20K | — |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $337K | 3 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IN… 59% | Print & Mail 100% | $357K | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $276K | 2 | MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $633K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2026 | $165K | 3 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% | Strategy & Research 100% | $165K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $110K | 2 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $275K | — |
Revenue by service category
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| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Print & Mail | $536,111 | 11 | $49K | 76.5% | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN IN… 41% | 3mo ago |
| Strategy & Research | $165,000 | 3 | $55K | 23.5% | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND 100% | 6mo 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | $907,926 | 100.0% | 3 |
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 | 2024-07-12 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN INC. | Print & Mail | DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE (UNRELEASED) | $170,551 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-16 | MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT | Print & Mail | PRE-PAYMENT FOR DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE | $137,877 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-09 | MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT | Print & Mail | PRE-PAYMENT FOR DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE | $137,877 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-27 | MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENT | Print & Mail | PRE-PAYMENT FOR DIRECT MAIL: PRINTING AND POSTAGE | $137,877 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-02-05 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND | Print & Mail | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $55,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-12-11 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $55,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-10 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND | Print & Mail | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $55,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-10-21 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $55,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2025-11-07 | DIGITAL FREEDOM FUND | Strategy & Research | COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING | $55,000 |