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RunwayCommitteesSIMITIAN, FRIENDS OF

Committee header

SIMITIAN, FRIENDS OF

Active cycles

2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-2004

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$660,840
Spent
$902,019
Net activity
-$241,179
Broad-base funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2000Dec 2000Sep 2002Aug 2003

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 48.7% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 61.8% of spending.

Donor count

693

Contributions

875

Median

$200

Average

$755

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 31

    Share: 48.7%

    Amount: $322,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 128

    Share: 28.3%

    Amount: $187,278

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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RunwayCommitteesSIMITIAN, FRIENDS OF

Committee header

SIMITIAN, FRIENDS OF

Active cycles

2000-20012001-20022002-20032003-2004

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$660,840
Spent
$902,019
Net activity
-$241,179
Broad-base funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2000Dec 2000Sep 2002Aug 2003

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 48.7% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 61.8% of spending.

Donor count

693

Contributions

875

Median

$200

Average

$755

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 31

    Share: 48.7%

    Amount: $322,100

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 128

    Share: 28.3%

    Amount: $187,278

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

Filing history and transaction-level evidence moved to a dedicated page.

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Count: 126

Share: 9.8%

Amount: $64,508

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 546

    Share: 12.8%

    Amount: $84,655

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 43

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $2,399

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+31$322,10048.7%
    $1,000 - $4,999128$187,27828.3%
    $500 - $999126$64,5089.8%
    $100 - $499546$84,65512.8%
    $1 - $9943$2,3990.4%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $557,429

      Share: 61.8%

    • Media

      Amount: $188,104

      Share: 20.9%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $117,113

      Share: 13%

    • Field

      Amount: $39,373

      Share: 4.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$557,42961.8%
    Media$188,10420.9%
    Consulting$117,11313%
    Field$39,3734.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$100 total.

    Count: 126

    Share: 9.8%

    Amount: $64,508

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 546

    Share: 12.8%

    Amount: $84,655

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 43

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $2,399

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+31$322,10048.7%
    $1,000 - $4,999128$187,27828.3%
    $500 - $999126$64,5089.8%
    $100 - $499546$84,65512.8%
    $1 - $9943$2,3990.4%

    Spending categories

    • Operations

      Amount: $557,429

      Share: 61.8%

    • Media

      Amount: $188,104

      Share: 20.9%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $117,113

      Share: 13%

    • Field

      Amount: $39,373

      Share: 4.4%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Operations$557,42961.8%
    Media$188,10420.9%
    Consulting$117,11313%
    Field$39,3734.4%

    Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$100 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    STEVEN T. KIRSCH$145,50022%6Sep 19, 2002
    BARBARA BECK$33,1005%4Nov 29, 2002
    MARK J. BECK$33,0005%3Nov 29, 2002
    MARK CHANDLER$10,0001.5%1Sep 26, 2000
    GEORGE MARCUS$8,6001.3%1Mar 18, 2003
    JOBSPAC$7,5001.1%1Feb 9, 2000
    KRAFT FOODS INC.$7,5001.1%2Nov 21, 2000
    POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$7,0001.1%3Mar 12, 2003
    WESTERN MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES ASSN. PAC$6,0000.9%2Oct 10, 2000
    GEORGE M. MARCUS AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$5,3500.8%3Jul 25, 2000
    APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES PAC$5,0000.8%1Dec 9, 2000
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$5,0000.8%1Feb 12, 2000
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0000.8%3Aug 27, 2003
    CHARLES M. GESCHKE$5,0000.8%1Jun 8, 2000
    CHATEAU MASSON LLC$5,0000.8%1Nov 17, 2000
    CHRISTOPHER J. TREBLE$5,0000.8%1Sep 29, 2000
    CLEMENT CHEN III$5,0000.8%1Jun 26, 2000
    FRANK MYERS$5,0000.8%1Oct 25, 2000
    HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY$5,0000.8%1Jun 10, 2003
    JOHN FREIDENRICH$5,0000.8%1Jun 24, 2000
    JOSEPH W. COTCHETT$5,0000.8%1Dec 27, 2000
    KATHY LEVINSON$5,0000.8%1Jun 10, 2000
    SILICON VALLEY GROUP INC.$5,0000.8%1Jun 13, 2000
    SUSAN P. ORR$5,0000.8%1Jan 25, 2000
    GORDON BIERSCH BREWING CO.$4,5460.7%1Mar 1, 2000
    Showing 25 of 693

    * 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
    STEVEN T. KIRSCH$145,50022%6Sep 19, 2002
    BARBARA BECK$33,1005%4Nov 29, 2002
    MARK J. BECK$33,0005%3Nov 29, 2002
    MARK CHANDLER$10,0001.5%1Sep 26, 2000
    GEORGE MARCUS$8,6001.3%1Mar 18, 2003
    JOBSPAC$7,5001.1%1Feb 9, 2000
    KRAFT FOODS INC.$7,5001.1%2Nov 21, 2000
    POLITICAL ACTION FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES$7,0001.1%3Mar 12, 2003
    WESTERN MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES ASSN. PAC$6,0000.9%2Oct 10, 2000
    GEORGE M. MARCUS AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES$5,3500.8%3Jul 25, 2000
    APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES PAC$5,0000.8%1Dec 9, 2000
    CA STATE COUNCIL OF SERVICE EMPLOYEES$5,0000.8%1Feb 12, 2000
    CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PAC$5,0000.8%3Aug 27, 2003
    CHARLES M. GESCHKE$5,0000.8%1Jun 8, 2000
    CHATEAU MASSON LLC$5,0000.8%1Nov 17, 2000
    CHRISTOPHER J. TREBLE$5,0000.8%1Sep 29, 2000
    CLEMENT CHEN III$5,0000.8%1Jun 26, 2000
    FRANK MYERS$5,0000.8%1Oct 25, 2000
    HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY$5,0000.8%1Jun 10, 2003
    JOHN FREIDENRICH$5,0000.8%1Jun 24, 2000
    JOSEPH W. COTCHETT$5,0000.8%1Dec 27, 2000
    KATHY LEVINSON$5,0000.8%1Jun 10, 2000
    SILICON VALLEY GROUP INC.$5,0000.8%1Jun 13, 2000
    SUSAN P. ORR$5,0000.8%1Jan 25, 2000
    GORDON BIERSCH BREWING CO.$4,5460.7%1Mar 1, 2000
    Showing 25 of 693

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