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RunwayDonorsJAMES COSTELLO

Donor header

JAMES COSTELLO

Individual · CERES, CA · RETIRED · RETIRED

$2,200 total given · Largest contribution $250

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

$2,200

First seen Apr 23, 2008 · Last activity Mar 25, 2024

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

14 contributions · Avg $157

Concentration

Top recipient 84.1%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2008 · 2 notable contributions
    • NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 · $250
    • NO ON 8, EQUALITY FOR ALL · $100
  2. 2Mar 2024 · CENTRAL VALLEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB · $1,850

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CENTRAL VALLEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB$1,85084.1%9Apr 2008 - Mar 2024
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018$25011.4%4Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
NO ON 8, EQUALITY FOR ALL$1004.5%1Oct 2008 - Oct 2008
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

RunwayDonorsJAMES COSTELLO

Donor header

JAMES COSTELLO

Individual · CERES, CA · RETIRED · RETIRED

$2,200 total given · Largest contribution $250

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

$2,200

First seen Apr 23, 2008 · Last activity Mar 25, 2024

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

14 contributions · Avg $157

Concentration

Top recipient 84.1%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Oct 2008 · 2 notable contributions
    • NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018 · $250
    • NO ON 8, EQUALITY FOR ALL · $100
  2. 2Mar 2024 · CENTRAL VALLEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB · $1,850

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CENTRAL VALLEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB$1,85084.1%9Apr 2008 - Mar 2024
NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2018$25011.4%4Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
NO ON 8, EQUALITY FOR ALL$1004.5%1Oct 2008 - Oct 2008
Showing 3 of 3

* 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