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RunwayDonorsERIC SCHMIDT

Donor header

ERIC SCHMIDT

Individual · PALO ALTO, CA · NONE · INVESTMENTS AND PHILANTHROPY

$6,428,000 total given · Largest contribution $5,000,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$6,428,000

First seen May 29, 2014 · Last activity Sep 9, 2025

Contribution footprint

7 recipients

15 contributions · Avg $428,533

Concentration

Top recipient 97.2%

Top 3 98.8%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Mar 2015 · 2 notable contributions
    • NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 · $64,800
    • ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA · $38,600
  2. 2Sep 2025 · ADVOCACY ACTION FUND, INC. (NONPROFIT 501(C) (4) ) - YES ON 50 · $6,250,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
ADVOCACY ACTION FUND, INC. (NONPROFIT 501(C) (4) ) - YES ON 50$6,250,00097.2%5Jul 2023 - Sep 2025
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022$64,8001%2Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$38,6000.6%2May 2014 - Mar 2015
PROGRESSIVE ERA PAC$30,0000.5%1Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018$29,2000.5%2Mar 2015 - May 2018
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2014$13,6000.2%2May 2014 - May 2014
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$1,8000%1Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Showing 7 of 7

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

RunwayDonorsERIC SCHMIDT

Donor header

ERIC SCHMIDT

Individual · PALO ALTO, CA · NONE · INVESTMENTS AND PHILANTHROPY

$6,428,000 total given · Largest contribution $5,000,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$6,428,000

First seen May 29, 2014 · Last activity Sep 9, 2025

Contribution footprint

7 recipients

15 contributions · Avg $428,533

Concentration

Top recipient 97.2%

Top 3 98.8%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Mar 2015 · 2 notable contributions
    • NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 · $64,800
    • ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA · $38,600
  2. 2Sep 2025 · ADVOCACY ACTION FUND, INC. (NONPROFIT 501(C) (4) ) - YES ON 50 · $6,250,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
ADVOCACY ACTION FUND, INC. (NONPROFIT 501(C) (4) ) - YES ON 50$6,250,00097.2%5Jul 2023 - Sep 2025
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022$64,8001%2Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
ACTBLUE CALIFORNIA$38,6000.6%2May 2014 - Mar 2015
PROGRESSIVE ERA PAC$30,0000.5%1Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018$29,2000.5%2Mar 2015 - May 2018
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2014$13,6000.2%2May 2014 - May 2014
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$1,8000%1Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Showing 7 of 7

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

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points