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RunwayCommitteesFRIENDS OF SARAH, YES ON PROP 4, THE PARENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE FAMILY MEMBER NOTIFICATION LAW, MAJOR FUNDING BY DON SEBASTIANI & JIM HOLMAN & OTHERS TO REFORM CHILD PROTECTION LAWS IN CA

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FRIENDS OF SARAH, YES ON PROP 4, THE PARENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE FAMILY MEMB...

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FRIENDS OF SARAH, YES ON PROP 4, THE PARENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE FAMILY MEMBER NOTIFICATION LAW, MAJOR FUNDING BY DON SEBASTIANI & JIM HOLMAN & OTHERS TO REFORM CHILD PROTECTION LAWS IN CA

Active cycles

2007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$4,528,639
Spent
$2,946,295
Net activity
$1,582,343
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
May 2007Feb 2008Dec 2008Jul 2011

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

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

Dominant category: Field at 64.8% of spending.

Donor count

294

Contributions

408

Median

$100

Average

$11,100

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 29

    Share: 97.5%

    Amount: $4,414,959

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 32

    Share: 1.1%

    Amount: $49,123

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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RunwayCommitteesFRIENDS OF SARAH, YES ON PROP 4, THE PARENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE FAMILY MEMBER NOTIFICATION LAW, MAJOR FUNDING BY DON SEBASTIANI & JIM HOLMAN & OTHERS TO REFORM CHILD PROTECTION LAWS IN CA

Committee header

FRIENDS OF SARAH, YES ON PROP 4, THE PARENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE FAMILY MEMB...

Full name

FRIENDS OF SARAH, YES ON PROP 4, THE PARENTAL OR ALTERNATIVE FAMILY MEMBER NOTIFICATION LAW, MAJOR FUNDING BY DON SEBASTIANI & JIM HOLMAN & OTHERS TO REFORM CHILD PROTECTION LAWS IN CA

Active cycles

2007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-2012

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$4,528,639
Spent
$2,946,295
Net activity
$1,582,343
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
May 2007Feb 2008Dec 2008Jul 2011

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

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

Dominant category: Field at 64.8% of spending.

Donor count

294

Contributions

408

Median

$100

Average

$11,100

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 29

    Share: 97.5%

    Amount: $4,414,959

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 32

    Share: 1.1%

    Amount: $49,123

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 51

Share: 0.6%

Amount: $28,744

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 239

    Share: 0.8%

    Amount: $33,967

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 44

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $1,845

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+29$4,414,95997.5%
    $1,000 - $4,99932$49,1231.1%
    $500 - $99951$28,7440.6%
    $100 - $499239$33,9670.8%
    $1 - $9944$1,8450%

    Spending categories

    • Field

      Amount: $1,908,951

      Share: 64.8%

    • Media

      Amount: $787,014

      Share: 26.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $189,547

      Share: 6.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $60,783

      Share: 2.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Field$1,908,95164.8%
    Media$787,01426.7%
    Consulting$189,5476.4%
    Operations$60,7832.1%

    Count: 51

    Share: 0.6%

    Amount: $28,744

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 239

    Share: 0.8%

    Amount: $33,967

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 44

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $1,845

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+29$4,414,95997.5%
    $1,000 - $4,99932$49,1231.1%
    $500 - $99951$28,7440.6%
    $100 - $499239$33,9670.8%
    $1 - $9944$1,8450%

    Spending categories

    • Field

      Amount: $1,908,951

      Share: 64.8%

    • Media

      Amount: $787,014

      Share: 26.7%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $189,547

      Share: 6.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $60,783

      Share: 2.1%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Field$1,908,95164.8%
    Media$787,01426.7%
    Consulting$189,5476.4%
    Operations$60,7832.1%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    JAMES HOLMAN$1,534,03233.9%20Oct 30, 2008
    JAMES HOLMAN (FORGIVEN LOAN)$1,398,20030.9%1Apr 29, 2011
    DON SEBASTIANI$530,00011.7%3Apr 18, 2008
    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (NEW HAVEN, CT)$375,0008.3%2Oct 24, 2008
    MARY JANE CREAMER$183,0304%1Nov 3, 2008
    LENAWEE TRUST$125,0002.8%2Oct 3, 2008
    CASTER FAMILY TRUST$100,0002.2%1Jun 7, 2007
    LIFE LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION$50,8391.1%2Sep 25, 2008
    THOMAS W. SUDBERRY, JR.$35,0000.8%2Feb 14, 2008
    MARK MONTGOMERY$20,2000.4%3Jul 7, 2008
    JOAN PATTON$18,0030.4%6Oct 30, 2008
    PHILIP RIVERS$10,0000.2%1Oct 30, 2008
    VIVA LA FAMALIA$10,0000.2%1Oct 16, 2008
    PAUL GRIFFIN III$7,2000.2%2Apr 27, 2008
    STEVEN FRANCIS$7,1400.2%1Sep 30, 2008
    CATHERINE W. SHORT$5,8000.1%2Mar 12, 2008
    DOUGLAS J. BROWN$5,0000.1%1Jun 30, 2008
    FRIENDS OF GEORGE PLESCIA$5,0000.1%1Jan 14, 2008
    M.P. ORLANDO FAMILY TRUST$5,0000.1%1Oct 15, 2007
    T. E. LARKIN$5,0000.1%1Dec 30, 2008
    GRACE DULANEY$4,0000.1%6Oct 30, 2008
    JOHN C. BOWEN$2,6000.1%3Aug 7, 2008
    THERESE P. GRIMM$2,5590.1%3Jul 1, 2008
    DANA G. MUNKELT$2,5000.1%1Sep 4, 2008
    FREDERIC H. CLARK$2,5000.1%1Oct 27, 2008
    Showing 25 of 294

    * 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
    JAMES HOLMAN$1,534,03233.9%20Oct 30, 2008
    JAMES HOLMAN (FORGIVEN LOAN)$1,398,20030.9%1Apr 29, 2011
    DON SEBASTIANI$530,00011.7%3Apr 18, 2008
    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (NEW HAVEN, CT)$375,0008.3%2Oct 24, 2008
    MARY JANE CREAMER$183,0304%1Nov 3, 2008
    LENAWEE TRUST$125,0002.8%2Oct 3, 2008
    CASTER FAMILY TRUST$100,0002.2%1Jun 7, 2007
    LIFE LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION$50,8391.1%2Sep 25, 2008
    THOMAS W. SUDBERRY, JR.$35,0000.8%2Feb 14, 2008
    MARK MONTGOMERY$20,2000.4%3Jul 7, 2008
    JOAN PATTON$18,0030.4%6Oct 30, 2008
    PHILIP RIVERS$10,0000.2%1Oct 30, 2008
    VIVA LA FAMALIA$10,0000.2%1Oct 16, 2008
    PAUL GRIFFIN III$7,2000.2%2Apr 27, 2008
    STEVEN FRANCIS$7,1400.2%1Sep 30, 2008
    CATHERINE W. SHORT$5,8000.1%2Mar 12, 2008
    DOUGLAS J. BROWN$5,0000.1%1Jun 30, 2008
    FRIENDS OF GEORGE PLESCIA$5,0000.1%1Jan 14, 2008
    M.P. ORLANDO FAMILY TRUST$5,0000.1%1Oct 15, 2007
    T. E. LARKIN$5,0000.1%1Dec 30, 2008
    GRACE DULANEY$4,0000.1%6Oct 30, 2008
    JOHN C. BOWEN$2,6000.1%3Aug 7, 2008
    THERESE P. GRIMM$2,5590.1%3Jul 1, 2008
    DANA G. MUNKELT$2,5000.1%1Sep 4, 2008
    FREDERIC H. CLARK$2,5000.1%1Oct 27, 2008
    Showing 25 of 294

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