WORLD JOURNAL
$401K
2025-2026 cycle
WORLD JOURNAL is a media vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle WORLD JOURNAL was paid $401K across 63 client committees, of which $57K 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
$401K
=
$344K
(Schedule B)
+
$57K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$343,672 | 106 rows | 85.7% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$57,232 | 46 rows | 14.3% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 26, 2000 → Jun 30, 2026
- spans 25.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 106
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 63
- 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.
Jul 2025
Jun 2026
$5K
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.
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VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$3,048 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$9,761 IE $9,761 |
1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$3,048 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 4
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$9,761 IE $9,761 |
1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$3,048 | 1 |
| AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE 1455495 |
$1,560 | 1 |
| KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE 1485530 |
$680 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 5
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$9,761 IE $9,761 |
1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$3,048 | 1 |
| AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE 1455495 |
$1,560 | 1 |
| ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE FUND 00086934 |
$1,440 | 1 |
| KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE 1485530 |
$680 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| AHLERS FOR SENATE 2024; ELIZABETH 1456617 |
$13,000 | 2 |
| YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, SPONSORED BY NONPROFIT EDUCATION, LABOR AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 1473035 |
$10,860 | 1 |
| WORKING FAMILIES FOR SAN FRANCISCO PAC C00945303 |
$9,761 IE $9,761 |
1 |
| SUOZZI, THOMAS NY · House DEM |
$6,750 | 1 |
| PROGRESS NORTH CAROLINA ACTION C90022427 |
$5,450 IE $5,450 |
28 |
| CHOU, JOSEPH NY · House REP |
$4,590 | 1 |
| LIU FOR ASSEMBLY 2024 1464480 |
$3,500 | 1 |
| MENG, GRACE NY · House DEM |
$3,458 | 2 |
| CALIFORNIANS FOR RESPONSIBLE HOUSING, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION 1421884 |
$3,450 | 1 |
| SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 798 P.A.C. - BALLOT ISSUES 1462942 |
$3,344 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
D · 50%
R · 50%
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $22,511 | 5.62% |
| Republican | $22,074 | 5.51% |
| Non-partisan | $356,318 | 88.88% |
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 · 10 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Q4 | 2018 | $1K | 1 | FCDC - FEDERAL 100% | Media 100% | $1K | — |
| 2018 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | NGUYEN, DANNY QUOC MR. CCIM 74% | Other / Unclassified 74% | $3K | — |
| 2018 | Q2 | 2018 | $1K | 2 | KIM FOR MAYOR 2018; JANE 65% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2018 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | NO ON PROP 5, SPONSORED BY … 85% | Other / Unclassified 85% | $6K | — |
| 2019 | Q1 | 2018 | $2K | 3 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; PHI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $8K | — |
| 2019 | Q2 | 2018 | $2K | 2 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; PHI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | — |
| 2019 | Q4 | 2018 | $2K | 1 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020; PHI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $12K | — |
| 2020 | Q1 | 2020 | $10K | 3 | LY FOR JUDGE 2020; PANG 85% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $10K | +374% |
| 2020 | Q2 | 2020 | $1K | 1 | MENG, GRACE 100% | Media 100% | $11K | +13% |
| 2020 | Q3 | 2020 | $9K | 4 | EDUCATORS FOR EQUITY, YES O… 62% | Print & Mail 62% | $20K | — |
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $3K | 2 | ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL… 71% | Media 100% | $23K | +29% |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $58K | 5 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 99% | Field & Voter Contact 99% | $81K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $60K | 6 | NEWSOM RECALL; MILLION VOTE… 96% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $60K | +518% |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $525 | 1 | FRIENDS FOR KATHY BARNETTE 100% | Print & Mail 100% | $60K | -53% |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $19K | 3 | HANEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SP… 80% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $80K | +113% |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $1K | 1 | MENG, GRACE 100% | Media 100% | $81K | -67% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $127 | 1 | WIENER FOR STATE SENATE 202… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $81K | — |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $26K | 5 | PILIP, MAZI MELESA 39% | Print & Mail 57% | $26K | -57% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $27K | 6 | AHLERS FOR SENATE 2024; ELI… 51% | Other / Unclassified 77% | $53K | +42% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $32K | 6 | YES ON PROP 2, CALIFORNIANS… 33% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $85K | +2991% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $1K | 1 | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE … 100% | Media 100% | $87K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 1 | AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE 100% | Media 100% | $88K | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $680 | 1 | KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIO… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $680 | -97% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $3K | 1 | MENG, GRACE 100% | — | $4K | — |
Revenue by service category
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Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $218,401 | 73 | $3K | 64.1% | NEWSOM RECALL; MILLION VOTE… 26% | 7mo ago |
| Field & Voter Contact | $57,382 | 4 | $14K | 16.8% | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN… 100% | 4y ago |
| Media | $28,935 | 18 | $2K | 8.5% | SUOZZI, THOMAS 23% | 10mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $22,764 | 6 | $4K | 6.7% | PILIP, MAZI MELESA 44% | 2y ago |
| Strategy & Research | $13,141 | 4 | $3K | 3.9% | SAN FRANCISCO ASSOCIATION O… 53% | 2y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
1
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$6,533 · 2% of revenue
5
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$25,349 · 7% of revenue
57
One-time clients 1 cycle
$311,790 · 91% of revenue
Top 1 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENG, GRACE | 4 | $6,533 | 5 | 2020-06-19 | 2026-06-30 |
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 | $304,916 | 88.7% | 53 | |
| NY | $22,508 | 6.5% | 3 | |
| VA | $11,328 | 3.3% | 2 | |
| TX | $3,855 | 1.1% | 3 | |
| MD | $540 | 0.2% | 1 | |
| PA | $525 | 0.2% | 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 | 2021-08-30 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR | Field & Voter Contact | Field Campaign | $27,536 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-01-31 | NEWSOM RECALL; MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE | Other / Unclassified | — | $27,536 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-01-31 | NEWSOM RECALL; MILLION VOTER PROJECT ACTION FUND COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE | Other / Unclassified | — | $16,680 |
| Largest all-time | 2021-08-30 | NEWSOM; STOP THE REPUBLICAN RECALL OF GOVERNOR | Field & Voter Contact | Field Campaign | $16,680 |
| Largest all-time | 2022-07-31 | HANEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2022, SPONSORED BY LABOR AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; WORKING COMMUNITIES UNITED SUPPORTING | Other / Unclassified | — | $15,388 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-30 | MENG, GRACE | — | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $3,048 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-15 | KIM FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER 2026; JANE | Other / Unclassified | — | $680 |
| Recent | 2025-10-21 | AAPI EQUITY ALLIANCE | Media | Newspaper Ads | $1,560 |
| Recent | 2025-06-26 | ASIAN AMERICANS FOR CHANGE FUND | Media | Advertising | $1,440 |
| Recent | 2024-11-08 | MENG, GRACE | Media | PRINT ADVERTISEMENT | $410 |