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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Committee header

CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Active cycles

2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-20122012-20132013-20142014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-20252025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$4,967,230
Spent
$4,719,915
Net activity
$247,315
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2000Jul 2008May 2017Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 70.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 88.3% of spending.

Donor count

1,607

Contributions

4,343

Median

$200

Average

$1,144

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 288

    Share: 70.6%

    Amount: $3,506,336

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 396

    Share: 13.3%

    Amount: $660,386

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Committee header

CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ISSUES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Active cycles

2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-20042004-20052005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-20122012-20132013-20142014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-20192019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-20252025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$4,967,230
Spent
$4,719,915
Net activity
$247,315
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2000Jul 2008May 2017Dec 2025

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 70.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 88.3% of spending.

Donor count

1,607

Contributions

4,343

Median

$200

Average

$1,144

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 288

    Share: 70.6%

    Amount: $3,506,336

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 396

    Share: 13.3%

    Amount: $660,386

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 406

Share: 4.9%

Amount: $241,780

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 2,858

    Share: 10.9%

    Amount: $540,209

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 393

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $19,520

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+288$3,506,33670.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999396$660,38613.3%
    $500 - $999406$241,7804.9%
    $100 - $4992,858$540,20910.9%
    $1 - $99393$19,5200.4%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $4,169,271

      Share: 88.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $533,832

      Share: 11.3%

    • Media

      Amount: $11,022

      Share: 0.2%

    • Field

      Amount: $5,790

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$4,169,27188.3%
    Consulting$533,83211.3%
    Media$11,0220.2%
    Field$5,7900.1%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,000 total.

    Count: 406

    Share: 4.9%

    Amount: $241,780

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 2,858

    Share: 10.9%

    Amount: $540,209

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 393

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $19,520

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+288$3,506,33670.6%
    $1,000 - $4,999396$660,38613.3%
    $500 - $999406$241,7804.9%
    $100 - $4992,858$540,20910.9%
    $1 - $99393$19,5200.4%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $4,169,271

      Share: 88.3%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $533,832

      Share: 11.3%

    • Media

      Amount: $11,022

      Share: 0.2%

    • Field

      Amount: $5,790

      Share: 0.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$4,169,27188.3%
    Consulting$533,83211.3%
    Media$11,0220.2%
    Field$5,7900.1%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$1,000 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION$607,25712.2%393Dec 1, 2025
    IN-N-OUT BURGERS - IRVINE$550,35011.1%28Dec 5, 2023
    TITO'S TACOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC.$284,3625.7%46Oct 3, 2025
    SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT & BEVERAGE PAC$166,7003.4%10May 6, 2019
    DART CONTAINER CORPORATION$135,6352.7%15Apr 8, 2024
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (FUNDRAISING)$134,3542.7%40Apr 23, 2019
    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES$110,1402.2%8Apr 25, 2006
    BRINKER INTERNATIONAL$100,4002%2Sep 28, 2004
    FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC(GREG FLYNN)$100,0002%1Feb 16, 2022
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO CHAPTER$88,0751.8%15Jun 15, 2019
    BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.$81,7251.6%8Sep 28, 2015
    EL POLLO LOCO, INC.$73,0091.5%5Jan 30, 2006
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SACRAMENTO CHAPTER$67,3151.4%11Dec 5, 2023
    CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.$55,2161.1%4Mar 31, 2006
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION LOS ANGELES CHAPTER$49,5001%14Jun 15, 2019
    S.W.H. CORPORATION DBA MIMI'S CAFE$46,5500.9%8Sep 3, 2008
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION FRESNO CHAPTER$45,0000.9%13May 24, 2023
    KARL STRAUSS BREWING COMPANY$41,3420.8%16May 2, 2023
    DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC., AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES$40,9080.8%2Apr 25, 2023
    LEON HARMAN$40,0000.8%4Nov 3, 2005
    THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY, INC.$37,4510.8%7Dec 30, 2008
    GMRI, INC. DBA DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.$35,0000.7%5Aug 27, 2014
    COHN RESTAURANT GROUP$34,4250.7%7May 2, 2023
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER$29,9000.6%10Dec 5, 2023
    BALI HAI RESTAURANT/TOM HAM'S LIGHTHOUSE (SHELTER ISLAND, INC., BALI HAI - LIGHTHOUSE)$29,5750.6%10May 2, 2023
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    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION$607,25712.2%393Dec 1, 2025
    IN-N-OUT BURGERS - IRVINE$550,35011.1%28Dec 5, 2023
    TITO'S TACOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC.$284,3625.7%46Oct 3, 2025
    SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT & BEVERAGE PAC$166,7003.4%10May 6, 2019
    DART CONTAINER CORPORATION$135,6352.7%15Apr 8, 2024
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (FUNDRAISING)$134,3542.7%40Apr 23, 2019
    MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES$110,1402.2%8Apr 25, 2006
    BRINKER INTERNATIONAL$100,4002%2Sep 28, 2004
    FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC(GREG FLYNN)$100,0002%1Feb 16, 2022
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO CHAPTER$88,0751.8%15Jun 15, 2019
    BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.$81,7251.6%8Sep 28, 2015
    EL POLLO LOCO, INC.$73,0091.5%5Jan 30, 2006
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SACRAMENTO CHAPTER$67,3151.4%11Dec 5, 2023
    CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.$55,2161.1%4Mar 31, 2006
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION LOS ANGELES CHAPTER$49,5001%14Jun 15, 2019
    S.W.H. CORPORATION DBA MIMI'S CAFE$46,5500.9%8Sep 3, 2008
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION FRESNO CHAPTER$45,0000.9%13May 24, 2023
    KARL STRAUSS BREWING COMPANY$41,3420.8%16May 2, 2023
    DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC., AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES$40,9080.8%2Apr 25, 2023
    LEON HARMAN$40,0000.8%4Nov 3, 2005
    THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY, INC.$37,4510.8%7Dec 30, 2008
    GMRI, INC. DBA DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.$35,0000.7%5Aug 27, 2014
    COHN RESTAURANT GROUP$34,4250.7%7May 2, 2023
    CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER$29,9000.6%10Dec 5, 2023
    BALI HAI RESTAURANT/TOM HAM'S LIGHTHOUSE (SHELTER ISLAND, INC., BALI HAI - LIGHTHOUSE)$29,5750.6%10May 2, 2023
    Showing 25 of 1607

    * Share is percent of committee total raised in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.