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RunwayDonorsJOHN G. SPERLING

Donor header

JOHN G. SPERLING

Individual · PHOENIX, AZ · UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX · CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

$1,261,800 total given · Largest contribution $500,000

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

$1,261,800

First seen Dec 12, 2000 · Last activity Dec 18, 2009

Contribution footprint

10 recipients

21 contributions · Avg $60,086

Concentration

Top recipient 79.3%

Top 3 91.6%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
1
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Nov 2004 · 3 notable contributions
    • NORA CAMPAIGN - YES ON 5, SPONSORED BY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW DRUG POLICIES AND DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE NETWORK · $1,000,000
    • STANDING UP FOR CALIFORNIA · $100,000
    • CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $55,600

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
NORA CAMPAIGN - YES ON 5, SPONSORED BY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW DRUG POLICIES AND DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE NETWORK$1,000,00079.3%2Mar 2008 - Oct 2008
STANDING UP FOR CALIFORNIA$100,0007.9%1Nov 2004 - Nov 2004
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$55,6004.4%4Mar 2004 - Aug 2005
CITIZENS' RIGHT TO PETITION, YES ON PROP. 45, A COALITION OF CITIZENS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES, INCLUDING POLITICAL COMMITTEES, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF SENIOR CITIZENS, TAXPAYERS, TEACHERS, C$35,0002.8%2Sep 2001 - Jan 2002
DAVIS COMMITTEE, THE GOVERNOR GRAY$25,0002%1Jun 2002 - Jun 2002
BURTON SENATE FUND$15,0001.2%2Dec 2000 - Mar 2003
BROWN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL$11,2000.9%2Jun 2005 - Jun 2005
LOCKYER FOR TREASURER$11,2000.9%2Jun 2005 - Jun 2005
WILLIAMS FOR ASSEMBLY 2010, DAS$7,8000.6%4Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
NAVA 2004, FRIENDS OF PEDRO$1,0000.1%1Oct 2004 - Oct 2004
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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%.

RunwayDonorsJOHN G. SPERLING

Donor header

JOHN G. SPERLING

Individual · PHOENIX, AZ · UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX · CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

$1,261,800 total given · Largest contribution $500,000

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

$1,261,800

First seen Dec 12, 2000 · Last activity Dec 18, 2009

Contribution footprint

10 recipients

21 contributions · Avg $60,086

Concentration

Top recipient 79.3%

Top 3 91.6%

Top 10 100%

Total givingReference baseline
1
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Nov 2004 · 3 notable contributions
    • NORA CAMPAIGN - YES ON 5, SPONSORED BY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW DRUG POLICIES AND DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE NETWORK · $1,000,000
    • STANDING UP FOR CALIFORNIA · $100,000
    • CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY · $55,600

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
NORA CAMPAIGN - YES ON 5, SPONSORED BY CAMPAIGN FOR NEW DRUG POLICIES AND DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE NETWORK$1,000,00079.3%2Mar 2008 - Oct 2008
STANDING UP FOR CALIFORNIA$100,0007.9%1Nov 2004 - Nov 2004
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY$55,6004.4%4Mar 2004 - Aug 2005
CITIZENS' RIGHT TO PETITION, YES ON PROP. 45, A COALITION OF CITIZENS, ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES, INCLUDING POLITICAL COMMITTEES, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF SENIOR CITIZENS, TAXPAYERS, TEACHERS, C$35,0002.8%2Sep 2001 - Jan 2002
DAVIS COMMITTEE, THE GOVERNOR GRAY$25,0002%1Jun 2002 - Jun 2002
BURTON SENATE FUND$15,0001.2%2Dec 2000 - Mar 2003
BROWN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL$11,2000.9%2Jun 2005 - Jun 2005
LOCKYER FOR TREASURER$11,2000.9%2Jun 2005 - Jun 2005
WILLIAMS FOR ASSEMBLY 2010, DAS$7,8000.6%4Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
NAVA 2004, FRIENDS OF PEDRO$1,0000.1%1Oct 2004 - Oct 2004
Showing 10 of 10

* 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