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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING

Committee header

CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING

Active cycles

2012-20132013-20142014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-2019

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,729,050
Spent
$1,706,757
Net activity
$22,293
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 2012Jun 2015Apr 2017Dec 2018

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 99.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 94.2% of spending.

Donor count

12

Contributions

25

Median

$42,500

Average

$69,162

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 20

    Share: 99.6%

    Amount: $1,721,500

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 3

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $7,000

  • $100 - $499

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesCALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING

Committee header

CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTEFUL SPENDING

Active cycles

2012-20132013-20142014-20152015-20162016-20172017-20182018-2019

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,729,050
Spent
$1,706,757
Net activity
$22,293
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Oct 2012Jun 2015Apr 2017Dec 2018

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 99.6% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 94.2% of spending.

Donor count

12

Contributions

25

Median

$42,500

Average

$69,162

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 20

    Share: 99.6%

    Amount: $1,721,500

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 3

    Share: 0.4%

    Amount: $7,000

  • $100 - $499

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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Count: 2

Share: 0%

Amount: $550

Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
$5,000+20$1,721,50099.6%
$1,000 - $4,9993$7,0000.4%
$100 - $4992$5500%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $1,607,101

    Share: 94.2%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $99,656

    Share: 5.8%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$1,607,10194.2%
Consulting$99,6565.8%

Count: 2

Share: 0%

Amount: $550

Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
$5,000+20$1,721,50099.6%
$1,000 - $4,9993$7,0000.4%
$100 - $4992$5500%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $1,607,101

    Share: 94.2%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $99,656

    Share: 5.8%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$1,607,10194.2%
Consulting$99,6565.8%

Panel 4 • Top donors

Top donors

DonorTotalShare*CountLast
REFORM CALIFORNIA NOW, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$1,121,00064.8%11Nov 28, 2012
MICHAEL K. HAYDE$250,00014.5%2Sep 2, 2014
CCPOA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$100,0005.8%1Oct 9, 2012
CALIFORNIA SENIOR ADVOCATES LEAGUE PAC$65,0003.8%3Nov 25, 2013
ALLIANCE TO GET CALIFORNIA WORKING PAC$45,0002.6%1May 20, 2014
ROBERT DAY$42,5002.5%1Oct 16, 2014
WESTERN NATIONAL CONTRACTORS$40,0002.3%1Nov 30, 2015
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC$35,0002%1Oct 19, 2012
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$25,0001.4%1Nov 1, 2012
SEAN WALSH$5,0000.3%1Oct 18, 2016
CALIFORNIANS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM PAC$3000%1May 20, 2014
JASON LOTRIDGE$2500%1Oct 20, 2018
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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
REFORM CALIFORNIA NOW, INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$1,121,00064.8%11Nov 28, 2012
MICHAEL K. HAYDE$250,00014.5%2Sep 2, 2014
CCPOA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$100,0005.8%1Oct 9, 2012
CALIFORNIA SENIOR ADVOCATES LEAGUE PAC$65,0003.8%3Nov 25, 2013
ALLIANCE TO GET CALIFORNIA WORKING PAC$45,0002.6%1May 20, 2014
ROBERT DAY$42,5002.5%1Oct 16, 2014
WESTERN NATIONAL CONTRACTORS$40,0002.3%1Nov 30, 2015
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PAC$35,0002%1Oct 19, 2012
CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$25,0001.4%1Nov 1, 2012
SEAN WALSH$5,0000.3%1Oct 18, 2016
CALIFORNIANS FOR CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM PAC$3000%1May 20, 2014
JASON LOTRIDGE$2500%1Oct 20, 2018
Showing 12 of 12

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