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Donor header

SANDOR STRAUS

Individual · LAFAYETTE, CA · NA · PHILANTHROPIST

$196,050 total given · Largest contribution $56,000

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

$196,050

First seen Apr 25, 2006 · Last activity Sep 17, 2025

Contribution footprint

20 recipients

22 contributions · Avg $8,911

Concentration

Top recipient 33.7%

Top 3 66.8%

Top 10 92.2%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2021 · LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ISSUES COMMITTEE A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY · $40,000
  2. 2Oct 2022 · LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ACTION, A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY, PAC · $66,000
  3. 3Sep 2025 · PROGRESSIVE ERA ISSUES COMMITTEE SUPPORTING YES ON 50 · $25,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ACTION, A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY, PAC$66,00033.7%2May 2022 - Oct 2022
LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ISSUES COMMITTEE A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY$40,00020.4%1Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
PROGRESSIVE ERA ISSUES COMMITTEE SUPPORTING YES ON 50$25,00012.8%1Sep 2025 - Sep 2025
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY$15,0007.7%1Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK ACTION CANDIDATE COMMITTEE$10,0005.1%1Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018 (REOPENED); TONY$7,4003.8%2Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
MC NERNEY FOR STATE SENATE 2024; JERRY$5,5002.8%1Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
MAZINGO FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$4,7002.4%1Sep 2019 - Sep 2019
RUBIO FOR SENATE 2020; MARISOL$4,7002.4%1Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
CHAMBERS FOR SENATE 2024$2,5001.3%1Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
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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%.

RunwayDonorsSANDOR STRAUS

Donor header

SANDOR STRAUS

Individual · LAFAYETTE, CA · NA · PHILANTHROPIST

$196,050 total given · Largest contribution $56,000

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

$196,050

First seen Apr 25, 2006 · Last activity Sep 17, 2025

Contribution footprint

20 recipients

22 contributions · Avg $8,911

Concentration

Top recipient 33.7%

Top 3 66.8%

Top 10 92.2%

Total givingReference baseline
123
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2021 · LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ISSUES COMMITTEE A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY · $40,000
  2. 2Oct 2022 · LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ACTION, A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY, PAC · $66,000
  3. 3Sep 2025 · PROGRESSIVE ERA ISSUES COMMITTEE SUPPORTING YES ON 50 · $25,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ACTION, A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY, PAC$66,00033.7%2May 2022 - Oct 2022
LIFT UP CONTRA COSTA ISSUES COMMITTEE A PROJECT OF TIDES ADVOCACY$40,00020.4%1Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
PROGRESSIVE ERA ISSUES COMMITTEE SUPPORTING YES ON 50$25,00012.8%1Sep 2025 - Sep 2025
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES PARTY$15,0007.7%1Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK ACTION CANDIDATE COMMITTEE$10,0005.1%1Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
THURMOND FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018 (REOPENED); TONY$7,4003.8%2Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
MC NERNEY FOR STATE SENATE 2024; JERRY$5,5002.8%1Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
MAZINGO FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$4,7002.4%1Sep 2019 - Sep 2019
RUBIO FOR SENATE 2020; MARISOL$4,7002.4%1Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
CHAMBERS FOR SENATE 2024$2,5001.3%1Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
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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%.

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points