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CALIFORNIANS FOR THE RIGHT TO KNOW

Active cycles

2015-20162016-2017

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,433,410
Spent
$931,210
Net activity
$502,200
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Sep 2015Feb 2016Jul 2016Dec 2016

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 99% of total raised.

Dominant category: Field at 61.9% of spending.

Donor count

18

Contributions

43

Median

$2,500

Average

$33,335

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 20

    Share: 99%

    Amount: $1,419,440

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 7

    Share: 0.9%

    Amount: $13,000

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Committee header

CALIFORNIANS FOR THE RIGHT TO KNOW

Active cycles

2015-20162016-2017

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$1,433,410
Spent
$931,210
Net activity
$502,200
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Active in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
Sep 2015Feb 2016Jul 2016Dec 2016

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$5,000+ is the largest bucket at 99% of total raised.

Dominant category: Field at 61.9% of spending.

Donor count

18

Contributions

43

Median

$2,500

Average

$33,335

Funding distribution

  • $5,000+

    Count: 20

    Share: 99%

    Amount: $1,419,440

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 7

    Share: 0.9%

    Amount: $13,000

  • $500 - $999

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

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Count: 1

Share: 0%

Amount: $500

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 2

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $400

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 3

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $70

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+20$1,419,44099%
    $1,000 - $4,9997$13,0000.9%
    $500 - $9991$5000%
    $100 - $4992$4000%
    $1 - $993$700%

    Spending categories

    • Field

      Amount: $576,190

      Share: 61.9%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $346,515

      Share: 37.2%

    • Media

      Amount: $5,808

      Share: 0.6%

    • Operations

      Amount: $2,696

      Share: 0.3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Field$576,19061.9%
    Consulting$346,51537.2%
    Media$5,8080.6%
    Operations$2,6960.3%

    Count: 1

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $500

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 2

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $400

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 3

    Share: 0%

    Amount: $70

  • Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
    $5,000+20$1,419,44099%
    $1,000 - $4,9997$13,0000.9%
    $500 - $9991$5000%
    $100 - $4992$4000%
    $1 - $993$700%

    Spending categories

    • Field

      Amount: $576,190

      Share: 61.9%

    • Consulting

      Amount: $346,515

      Share: 37.2%

    • Media

      Amount: $5,808

      Share: 0.6%

    • Operations

      Amount: $2,696

      Share: 0.3%

    CategoryAmountShare of spent
    Field$576,19061.9%
    Consulting$346,51537.2%
    Media$5,8080.6%
    Operations$2,6960.3%

    Panel 4 • Top donors

    Top donors

    DonorTotalShare*CountLast
    JAMES D. HEERWAGEN$1,209,01084.3%25Dec 16, 2016
    J. STUART RYAN$50,0003.5%1Feb 1, 2016
    CYNTHIA CHESLEY$45,0003.1%1Nov 24, 2015
    HARRY S. GRUNER$25,0001.7%1Dec 3, 2015
    JAY M GROSSMAN$25,0001.7%1Nov 30, 2015
    LAURA LAUDER$25,0001.7%1Oct 26, 2015
    JAMES WHIMS$15,0001%1Dec 18, 2015
    DAVID LAWEE$10,0000.7%1Feb 27, 2016
    LARRY KAUFMAN$10,0000.7%1Nov 30, 2015
    SIMONE OTUS COXE$10,0000.7%1Dec 11, 2015
    SANDRA NAFTZGER$2,5000.2%1Feb 10, 2016
    ANTHONY STAYNER$2,0000.1%1Feb 4, 2016
    TOM HUENING$2,0000.1%2Sep 20, 2015
    CHARLES A. BRYAN$1,0000.1%1Nov 6, 2015
    SUSAN M. HYATT$1,0000.1%1Dec 22, 2015
    JOHN WATSON$5000%1Feb 7, 2016
    KATHRYN BARNHART$3000%1Dec 30, 2015
    JOSEPH LASH$1000%1Nov 12, 2015
    Showing 18 of 18

    * 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 D. HEERWAGEN$1,209,01084.3%25Dec 16, 2016
    J. STUART RYAN$50,0003.5%1Feb 1, 2016
    CYNTHIA CHESLEY$45,0003.1%1Nov 24, 2015
    HARRY S. GRUNER$25,0001.7%1Dec 3, 2015
    JAY M GROSSMAN$25,0001.7%1Nov 30, 2015
    LAURA LAUDER$25,0001.7%1Oct 26, 2015
    JAMES WHIMS$15,0001%1Dec 18, 2015
    DAVID LAWEE$10,0000.7%1Feb 27, 2016
    LARRY KAUFMAN$10,0000.7%1Nov 30, 2015
    SIMONE OTUS COXE$10,0000.7%1Dec 11, 2015
    SANDRA NAFTZGER$2,5000.2%1Feb 10, 2016
    ANTHONY STAYNER$2,0000.1%1Feb 4, 2016
    TOM HUENING$2,0000.1%2Sep 20, 2015
    CHARLES A. BRYAN$1,0000.1%1Nov 6, 2015
    SUSAN M. HYATT$1,0000.1%1Dec 22, 2015
    JOHN WATSON$5000%1Feb 7, 2016
    KATHRYN BARNHART$3000%1Dec 30, 2015
    JOSEPH LASH$1000%1Nov 12, 2015
    Showing 18 of 18

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