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RunwayCommitteesPROTECTMARRIAGE.COM - YES ON 8

Committee header

PROTECTMARRIAGE.COM - YES ON 8

Active cycles

2007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-20122012-20132013-20142014-20152015-20162016-2017

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$38,587,459
Spent
$39,975,796
Net activity
-$1,388,337
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Nov 2007Jun 2010Feb 2013Dec 2016

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 61.9% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 59.4% of spending.

Donor count

34,274

Contributions

46,542

Median

$120

Average

$829

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1,254

    Share: 61.9%

    Amount: $23,871,369

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 5,263

    Share: 19.5%

    Amount: $7,513,348

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesPROTECTMARRIAGE.COM - YES ON 8

Committee header

PROTECTMARRIAGE.COM - YES ON 8

Active cycles

2007-20082008-20092009-20102010-20112011-20122012-20132013-20142014-20152015-20162016-2017

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$38,587,459
Spent
$39,975,796
Net activity
-$1,388,337
Large-donor funded, Media-heavy spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Nov 2007Jun 2010Feb 2013Dec 2016

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 61.9% of total raised.

Dominant category: Media at 59.4% of spending.

Donor count

34,274

Contributions

46,542

Median

$120

Average

$829

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 1,254

    Share: 61.9%

    Amount: $23,871,369

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 5,263

    Share: 19.5%

    Amount: $7,513,348

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

Open filings page

Count: 5,445

Share: 7.4%

Amount: $2,867,131

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 26,774

    Share: 10.9%

    Amount: $4,195,928

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 7,624

    Share: 1%

    Amount: $370,607

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1,254$23,871,36961.9%
    $1,000 - $4,9995,263$7,513,34819.5%
    $500 - $9995,445$2,867,1317.4%
    $100 - $49926,774$4,195,92810.9%
    $1 - $997,624$370,6071%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $23,735,311

      Share: 59.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $13,739,799

      Share: 34.4%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $1,815,513

      Share: 4.5%

    • Field

      Amount: $685,174

      Share: 1.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$23,735,31159.4%
    Operations$13,739,79934.4%
    Consulting$1,815,5134.5%
    Field$685,1741.7%

    Refunds and adjustments: 118 entries, -$230,924 total.

    Count: 5,445

    Share: 7.4%

    Amount: $2,867,131

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 26,774

    Share: 10.9%

    Amount: $4,195,928

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 7,624

    Share: 1%

    Amount: $370,607

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+1,254$23,871,36961.9%
    $1,000 - $4,9995,263$7,513,34819.5%
    $500 - $9995,445$2,867,1317.4%
    $100 - $49926,774$4,195,92810.9%
    $1 - $997,624$370,6071%

    Spending categories

    • Media

      Amount: $23,735,311

      Share: 59.4%

    • Operations

      Amount: $13,739,799

      Share: 34.4%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $1,815,513

      Share: 4.5%

    • Field

      Amount: $685,174

      Share: 1.7%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Media$23,735,31159.4%
    Operations$13,739,79934.4%
    Consulting$1,815,5134.5%
    Field$685,1741.7%

    Refunds and adjustments: 118 entries, -$230,924 total.

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE, CALIFORNIA$1,561,1354%15Oct 23, 2008
    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HEADQUARTERS$1,150,0003%2Oct 20, 2008
    ALAN ASHTON$1,000,0002.6%1Oct 28, 2008
    CLAIRE REISS$1,000,0002.6%2Oct 30, 2008
    FIELDSTEAD AND CO.$995,0002.6%6Oct 27, 2008
    FOCUS ON THE FAMILY$555,9381.4%65Nov 3, 2008
    AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOC., INC.$500,0001.3%1Jul 21, 2008
    ELSA PRINCE$450,0001.2%2Aug 13, 2008
    JOHN TEMPLETON$450,0001.2%1Aug 18, 2008
    CASTER FAMILY TRUST$425,0001.1%2Oct 30, 2008
    CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA$409,0001.1%1Sep 25, 2008
    FIELDSTEAD AND CO.$400,0001%4Mar 14, 2008
    HARTFORD HOLDINGS, LLC$300,0000.8%1Oct 31, 2008
    CONTAINER SUPPLY CO., INC.$278,0700.7%5Oct 16, 2008
    ROBERT HURTT$275,0000.7%2Sep 4, 2008
    JOHN DALTON$250,0000.6%1Oct 27, 2008
    GALAXY ENTERPRISES$200,0000.5%1Oct 28, 2008
    JOSEPHINE TEMPLETON$200,0000.5%2Oct 29, 2008
    U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS$200,0000.5%1Oct 27, 2008
    THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS$189,9040.5%18Nov 4, 2008
    DOROTHY NIELSON$150,0000.4%1Aug 6, 2008
    PACIFIC SHORES MASONRY$125,0000.3%1Aug 12, 2008
    DONALD LAWS$105,0000.3%2Oct 30, 2008
    JOSEPH MORAN$100,8490.3%4Nov 20, 2009
    BELINDA VANDERSLOOT$100,0000.3%1Oct 28, 2008
    Showing 25 of 34274

    * 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
    NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MARRIAGE, CALIFORNIA$1,561,1354%15Oct 23, 2008
    KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HEADQUARTERS$1,150,0003%2Oct 20, 2008
    ALAN ASHTON$1,000,0002.6%1Oct 28, 2008
    CLAIRE REISS$1,000,0002.6%2Oct 30, 2008
    FIELDSTEAD AND CO.$995,0002.6%6Oct 27, 2008
    FOCUS ON THE FAMILY$555,9381.4%65Nov 3, 2008
    AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOC., INC.$500,0001.3%1Jul 21, 2008
    ELSA PRINCE$450,0001.2%2Aug 13, 2008
    JOHN TEMPLETON$450,0001.2%1Aug 18, 2008
    CASTER FAMILY TRUST$425,0001.1%2Oct 30, 2008
    CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA$409,0001.1%1Sep 25, 2008
    FIELDSTEAD AND CO.$400,0001%4Mar 14, 2008
    HARTFORD HOLDINGS, LLC$300,0000.8%1Oct 31, 2008
    CONTAINER SUPPLY CO., INC.$278,0700.7%5Oct 16, 2008
    ROBERT HURTT$275,0000.7%2Sep 4, 2008
    JOHN DALTON$250,0000.6%1Oct 27, 2008
    GALAXY ENTERPRISES$200,0000.5%1Oct 28, 2008
    JOSEPHINE TEMPLETON$200,0000.5%2Oct 29, 2008
    U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS$200,0000.5%1Oct 27, 2008
    THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS$189,9040.5%18Nov 4, 2008
    DOROTHY NIELSON$150,0000.4%1Aug 6, 2008
    PACIFIC SHORES MASONRY$125,0000.3%1Aug 12, 2008
    DONALD LAWS$105,0000.3%2Oct 30, 2008
    JOSEPH MORAN$100,8490.3%4Nov 20, 2009
    BELINDA VANDERSLOOT$100,0000.3%1Oct 28, 2008
    Showing 25 of 34274

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