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RunwayDonorsMICHAEL JAMES

Donor header

MICHAEL JAMES

Individual · PALO ALTO, CA · NONE · RETIRED

$5,500 total given · Largest contribution $2,500

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

$5,500

First seen Dec 23, 2009 · Last activity Jul 27, 2018

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

4 contributions · Avg $1,375

Concentration

Top recipient 63.6%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Dec 2009 · 3 notable contributions
    • CONLON FOR STATE TREASURER 2018; GREG · $3,500
    • REPAIR CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY BAY AREA COUNCIL · $1,000
    • WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG · $1,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CONLON FOR STATE TREASURER 2018; GREG$3,50063.6%2May 2018 - Jul 2018
REPAIR CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY BAY AREA COUNCIL$1,00018.2%1Dec 2009 - Dec 2009
WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG$1,00018.2%1Apr 2010 - Apr 2010
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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%.

RunwayDonorsMICHAEL JAMES

Donor header

MICHAEL JAMES

Individual · PALO ALTO, CA · NONE · RETIRED

$5,500 total given · Largest contribution $2,500

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

$5,500

First seen Dec 23, 2009 · Last activity Jul 27, 2018

Contribution footprint

3 recipients

4 contributions · Avg $1,375

Concentration

Top recipient 63.6%

Top 3 100%

Top 10 100%

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

Spike markers

  1. 1Dec 2009 · 3 notable contributions
    • CONLON FOR STATE TREASURER 2018; GREG · $3,500
    • REPAIR CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY BAY AREA COUNCIL · $1,000
    • WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG · $1,000

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CONLON FOR STATE TREASURER 2018; GREG$3,50063.6%2May 2018 - Jul 2018
REPAIR CALIFORNIA SPONSORED BY BAY AREA COUNCIL$1,00018.2%1Dec 2009 - Dec 2009
WHITMAN FOR GOVERNOR 2010, MEG$1,00018.2%1Apr 2010 - Apr 2010
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