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RunwayDonorsMERLE MINKS

Donor header

MERLE MINKS

Individual · MONARCH BEACH, CA · NONE · RETIRED

$6,000 total given · Largest contribution $2,000

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

$6,000

First seen Sep 24, 2002 · Last activity Oct 23, 2005

Contribution footprint

2 recipients

3 contributions · Avg $2,000

Concentration

Top recipient 66.7%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2002 · 2 notable contributions
    • LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC · $4,000
    • LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC · $2,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC$4,00066.7%2Oct 2004 - Oct 2005
LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC$2,00033.3%1Sep 2002 - Sep 2002
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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%.

RunwayDonorsMERLE MINKS

Donor header

MERLE MINKS

Individual · MONARCH BEACH, CA · NONE · RETIRED

$6,000 total given · Largest contribution $2,000

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

$6,000

First seen Sep 24, 2002 · Last activity Oct 23, 2005

Contribution footprint

2 recipients

3 contributions · Avg $2,000

Concentration

Top recipient 66.7%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2002 · 2 notable contributions
    • LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC · $4,000
    • LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC · $2,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC$4,00066.7%2Oct 2004 - Oct 2005
LINCOLN CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY FEDERAL PAC$2,00033.3%1Sep 2002 - Sep 2002
Showing 2 of 2

* 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