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RunwayCommitteesBIRNBAUM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Committee header

BIRNBAUM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Active cycles

2017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$182,509
Spent
$187,576
Net activity
-$5,067
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
May 2017Sep 2017

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 63% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 74.1% of spending.

Donor count

342

Contributions

356

Median

$250

Average

$513

Funding distribution

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 58

    Share: 63%

    Amount: $114,927

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 52

    Share: 14.7%

    Amount: $26,756

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 237

    Share: 22.4%

    Amount: $40,846

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 8

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $230

Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
$1,000 - $4,99958$114,92763%
$500 - $99952$26,75614.7%
$100 - $499

Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$250 total.

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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RunwayCommitteesBIRNBAUM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Committee header

BIRNBAUM FOR ASSEMBLY 2018

Active cycles

2017-2018

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Committee finance snapshot

Scope: All time

Raised
$182,509
Spent
$187,576
Net activity
-$5,067
Large-donor funded, Non-media-led spender, Inactive/terminated in All time.

Money over time

ContributionsExpenditures
May 2017Sep 2017

Panel 3 • Money structure snapshot

Money structure snapshot

$1,000 - $4,999 is the largest bucket at 63% of total raised.

Dominant category: Operations at 74.1% of spending.

Donor count

342

Contributions

356

Median

$250

Average

$513

Funding distribution

  • $1,000 - $4,999

    Count: 58

    Share: 63%

    Amount: $114,927

  • $500 - $999

    Count: 52

    Share: 14.7%

    Amount: $26,756

  • $100 - $499

    Count: 237

    Share: 22.4%

    Amount: $40,846

  • $1 - $99

    Count: 8

    Share: 0.1%

    Amount: $230

Contribution bucketCountAmountShare of raised
$1,000 - $4,99958$114,92763%
$500 - $99952$26,75614.7%
$100 - $499

Refunds and adjustments: 1 entries, -$250 total.

Panel 5 • Financial evidence

Filings workspace

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

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237
$40,846
22.4%
$1 - $998$2300.1%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $138,964

    Share: 74.1%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $34,447

    Share: 18.4%

  • Media

    Amount: $14,165

    Share: 7.6%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$138,96474.1%
Consulting$34,44718.4%
Media$14,1657.6%
237
$40,846
22.4%
$1 - $998$2300.1%

Spending categories

  • Operations

    Amount: $138,964

    Share: 74.1%

  • Consulting

    Amount: $34,447

    Share: 18.4%

  • Media

    Amount: $14,165

    Share: 7.6%

CategoryAmountShare of spent
Operations$138,96474.1%
Consulting$34,44718.4%
Media$14,1657.6%

Panel 4 • Top donors

Top donors

DonorTotalShare*CountLast
ABRAHAM S. BIRNBAUM$4,4002.4%1May 7, 2017
JESSICA YI$4,4002.4%1Jun 1, 2017
JONATHAN REITMAN$4,4002.4%1Jun 26, 2017
LISA ZWERLING$4,4002.4%1May 3, 2017
MARTHA KREIMER BIRNBAUM$4,4002.4%1May 7, 2017
MEREDITH STIEHM$4,4002.4%1May 9, 2017
MICHAEL MEYER$4,4002.4%1May 10, 2017
NANCY B. MEYER$4,4002.4%1Jun 2, 2017
RON A. BIRNBAUM$4,4002.4%1May 3, 2017
STEVE YI$4,4002.4%1Jun 1, 2017
THOMAS SMUTS$4,4002.4%1May 11, 2017
WENDY M. KIRK$3,0001.6%1May 13, 2017
CHRISTOPHER NOXON$2,5001.4%1May 30, 2017
DANA BALKIN$2,5001.4%1May 18, 2017
DAVID ZABEL$2,5001.4%1May 26, 2017
ELLEN HUFBAUER$2,5001.4%1May 18, 2017
JEROME SCHWARTZ$2,5001.4%1Jun 16, 2017
LYDIA WOODWARD$2,5001.4%1Jun 10, 2017
SHANNON SCHWARTZ$2,5001.4%1Jun 16, 2017
YAEL LIBER$2,5001.4%1May 17, 2017
ANNA VAN$2,0001.1%1Jun 3, 2017
CHRISTOPHER NEWKIRK$2,0001.1%1Jun 2, 2017
JEFFREY REINER$2,0001.1%1Jun 19, 2017
KAREN MASER$2,0001.1%2Jun 28, 2017
VIMALA D. KARUKONDA$2,0001.1%1Jun 29, 2017
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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
ABRAHAM S. BIRNBAUM$4,4002.4%1May 7, 2017
JESSICA YI$4,4002.4%1Jun 1, 2017
JONATHAN REITMAN$4,4002.4%1Jun 26, 2017
LISA ZWERLING$4,4002.4%1May 3, 2017
MARTHA KREIMER BIRNBAUM$4,4002.4%1May 7, 2017
MEREDITH STIEHM$4,4002.4%1May 9, 2017
MICHAEL MEYER$4,4002.4%1May 10, 2017
NANCY B. MEYER$4,4002.4%1Jun 2, 2017
RON A. BIRNBAUM$4,4002.4%1May 3, 2017
STEVE YI$4,4002.4%1Jun 1, 2017
THOMAS SMUTS$4,4002.4%1May 11, 2017
WENDY M. KIRK$3,0001.6%1May 13, 2017
CHRISTOPHER NOXON$2,5001.4%1May 30, 2017
DANA BALKIN$2,5001.4%1May 18, 2017
DAVID ZABEL$2,5001.4%1May 26, 2017
ELLEN HUFBAUER$2,5001.4%1May 18, 2017
JEROME SCHWARTZ$2,5001.4%1Jun 16, 2017
LYDIA WOODWARD$2,5001.4%1Jun 10, 2017
SHANNON SCHWARTZ$2,5001.4%1Jun 16, 2017
YAEL LIBER$2,5001.4%1May 17, 2017
ANNA VAN$2,0001.1%1Jun 3, 2017
CHRISTOPHER NEWKIRK$2,0001.1%1Jun 2, 2017
JEFFREY REINER$2,0001.1%1Jun 19, 2017
KAREN MASER$2,0001.1%2Jun 28, 2017
VIMALA D. KARUKONDA$2,0001.1%1Jun 29, 2017
Showing 25 of 342

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