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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Committee header

CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Active cycles

2004-20052005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102011-2012

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$285,025
Spent
$320,033
Net activity
-$35,008
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2004Oct 2004Jul 2007May 2011

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 97.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 90.7% of spending.

Donor count

13

Contributions

14

Median

$16,775

Average

$20,359

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 12

    Share: 97.5%

    Amount: $277,940

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 2

    Share: 2.5%

    Amount: $7,085

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Committee header

CALIFORNIANS FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Active cycles

2004-20052005-20062006-20072007-20082008-20092009-20102011-2012

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$285,025
Spent
$320,033
Net activity
-$35,008
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Jan 2004Oct 2004Jul 2007May 2011

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 97.5% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 90.7% of spending.

Donor count

13

Contributions

14

Median

$16,775

Average

$20,359

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 12

    Share: 97.5%

    Amount: $277,940

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 2

    Share: 2.5%

    Amount: $7,085

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Contribution bucket
Count
Amount
Share of raised
$5,000+12$277,94097.5%
$1,000 - $4,9992$7,0852.5%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $290,290

    Share: 90.7%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $29,493

    Share: 9.2%

  • Field

    Amount: $224

    Share: 0.1%

  • Media

    Amount: $25

    Share: 0%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$290,29090.7%
Consulting$29,4939.2%
Field$2240.1%
Media$250%
Contribution bucket
Count
Amount
Share of raised
$5,000+12$277,94097.5%
$1,000 - $4,9992$7,0852.5%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $290,290

    Share: 90.7%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $29,493

    Share: 9.2%

  • Field

    Amount: $224

    Share: 0.1%

  • Media

    Amount: $25

    Share: 0%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$290,29090.7%
Consulting$29,4939.2%
Field$2240.1%
Media$250%

Panel 4 • Top donors

Top donors

DonorTotalShare*CountLast
SAN MANUEL TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION$95,00033.3%2Oct 27, 2004
THE FAIR PUBLIC POLICY COALITION$49,00017.2%1Oct 20, 2004
ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.$25,0008.8%1Mar 5, 2004
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$25,0008.8%1Jan 20, 2004
OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,0007%1Oct 29, 2004
CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB, INC.$16,7755.9%1Mar 11, 2004
SBC$15,0005.3%1Sep 8, 2005
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES$10,0003.5%1Mar 1, 2004
THE BICYCLE CASINO$9,9353.5%1Mar 3, 2004
HOLLYWOOD PARK CASINO$7,2302.5%1Mar 1, 2004
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION$5,0001.8%1Feb 13, 2004
EL DORADO ENTERPRISES, INC.$4,1801.5%1Mar 4, 2004
NORMANDIE CLUB$2,9051%1Mar 15, 2004
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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
SAN MANUEL TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION$95,00033.3%2Oct 27, 2004
THE FAIR PUBLIC POLICY COALITION$49,00017.2%1Oct 20, 2004
ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.$25,0008.8%1Mar 5, 2004
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP$25,0008.8%1Jan 20, 2004
OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,0007%1Oct 29, 2004
CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB, INC.$16,7755.9%1Mar 11, 2004
SBC$15,0005.3%1Sep 8, 2005
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES$10,0003.5%1Mar 1, 2004
THE BICYCLE CASINO$9,9353.5%1Mar 3, 2004
HOLLYWOOD PARK CASINO$7,2302.5%1Mar 1, 2004
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION$5,0001.8%1Feb 13, 2004
EL DORADO ENTERPRISES, INC.$4,1801.5%1Mar 4, 2004
NORMANDIE CLUB$2,9051%1Mar 15, 2004
Showing 13 of 13

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