Investigation

Conservative Influence in America

A fifty-year reconstruction: from Goldwater's defeat to Project 2025.

TL;DR

A chronicle of how the modern conservative movement built durable institutional power across five decades, from the 1964 Goldwater crucible and the 1971 Powell Memo, through the think-tank and dark-money build-out (Heritage, AEI, DonorsTrust), the Federalist Society's capture of the judiciary under Leonard Leo, Citizens United, and McConnell's procedural warfare.

conservative movementdark moneyjudiciaryFederalist SocietyProject 2025

What we found · 8 findings

1
Confirmed
The 85 Fund's own Schedule O explicitly admits operational dependence on CRC Advisors, Leo's c4 grant-maker writes that Leo's for-profit firm IS its staff
2 pieces of evidence ▸ ▾
CRC Advisors is not a vendor selected after market comparison, it is the de facto operational arm of The 85 Fund. The two organizations share Leonard Leo as chairman. 85 Fund is a 501(c)(3) grant-maker that legally must avoid private inurement; CRC Advisors is the for-profit firm receiving those grants as 'consulting fees.' 85 Fund's own filing admits the relationship is structural, not transactional. This is self-dealing in writing. Why it matters: Provides a smoking-gun receipt from the donor's own IRS filing for the self-dealing pattern that journalists (CREW, ProPublica) have alleged but the network has denied. The 85 Fund 'voluntarily adopted procedures' language is the IRS-form admission that the conflict needs to be papered over. Source: politics_vault.evidence_pool WHERE source_uri LIKE '%202466871%' AND raw_content ILIKE '%CRC Advisors%'
primaryfilingCampaign for Accountability
Watchdog Requests IRS Investigate Leonard Leo Affiliated Nonprofits for Potential Self-Dealing ↗
Documents the 85 Fund's reliance on CRC Advisors and the $21.7 million payment to CRC in 2021, with formal IRS complaint based on 85 Fund's own Form 990 Schedule O disclosures.
published Feb 21, 2023
primaryarticleCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Leonard Leo-tied nonprofits have paid his businesses $90 million in just six years ↗
Independent analysis of 990 filings documenting the 85 Fund / CRC Advisors operational entanglement.
published Mar 1, 2023

Confirmed

CRC Advisors is the #1 centrality hub ($100M financial in-degree) in the 990 graph BUT only $45K in direct FEC Schedule B reporting, confirming it is paid via c4 grants, not committee disbursements

3 pieces of evidence ▸

CRC Advisors is paid almost entirely through the conservative c4 ecosystem (Concord Fund $6M Jul22-Jun23 per CREW; 85 Fund + Concord cumulative $18M through 2022 per Wikipedia; Protect Women Ohio $10M+ in 2024). The FEC committee disbursement layer captures essentially none of this. Anyone using FEC data alone to measure consultant influence would conclude CRC Advisors is a minor $45K firm. Anyone using 990 data alone would see a $100M hub. Only by joining both layers, what this investigation just did, does the laundering pattern become visible. Why it matters: This is a textbook case of why money tracking limited to one disclosure regime (FEC, IRS 990, or state) badly understates the real flow. The Leonard Leo network is engineered to route through 501(c)(4)s precisely so FEC visibility is minimized.

primaryarticleBloomberg

Leonard Leo Groups Paid CRC $100 Million for Services, Report Says ↗

Confirms Leo-tied nonprofits have paid CRC Advisors over $100 million for services since 2012.

published Feb 2, 2024

primaryarticleCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)

Leonard Leo's firm continues to rake in millions from his own dark money network ↗

Updated CREW analysis showing CRC Advisors received over $33 million in 2023 alone from Leo-tied groups, with nearly 80% of revenue from the Leo network. establishing the c4-grant pipeline structure.

published Nov 1, 2024

Data

Source: vendor-laundering

ClickHouse · politics_vault

original_name	canonical_name	financial_in_degree	structural_pagerank	community_id	investigation_status	has_investigation_notes
CRC ADVISORS	CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94	profiled	1
Creative Response Concepts	CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94	profiled	1
CRC Advisors	CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94	profiled	1
CRC Advisors Inc	CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94	profiled	1
CRC Public Relations	CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94	profiled	1

5 rows · retrieved May 29, 2026

Query that produced these rows

SELECT * FROM politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes WHERE canonical_name='CRC ADVISORS' LIMIT 25

This investigation 2026-05-25

3
Probable
Neil Corkery operates BELOW the 990 reporting threshold across the Leo network, bookkeeper at Marble Freedom Trust, CFO at CRC Advisors, former president of Catholic Association Foundation, former leader of The 85 Fund, and yet NEVER appears in our ein_990_officers table
3 pieces of evidence ▸ ▾
Form 990 only requires disclosure of officers above the highest-paid threshold and named board officers. Neil Corkery, by functioning as a contractor/bookkeeper rather than employee, and operating across multiple entities, stays below every individual entity's disclosure threshold. This is a known governance pattern that produces invisible operational power. Why it matters: The investigation needs to know that the canonical-entity-officer layer systematically misses the people who actually run the day-to-day operations of multi-entity networks. Any 'who's in charge' analysis based purely on 990 officer disclosures will undercount Neil Corkery and people like him. Source: User research + this investigation 2026-05-25
primaryarticleProPublica / The Lever
Barre Seid Donated $1.6 Billion to Conservative Marble Freedom Trust ↗
Identifies Neil Corkery as longtime Leo collaborator whose phone number is the listed contact for Marble Freedom Trust.
published Aug 22, 2022
corroboratingotherMonitoring Influence
CRC Advisors - Monitoring Influence ↗
Documents Corkery's positions as CFO and Secretary of CRC Advisors and his historical leadership roles across multiple Leo-network organizations.
published Jan 1, 2024
corroboratingarticleTruthout
New Details From Leonard Leo's Trust Fund Expose the Inner Workings of the Right ↗
Documents Corkery's role keeping the books at Marble Freedom Trust and Rule of Law Trust, and the financial centrality of CRC Advisors in the Leo network.
published Sep 1, 2022
4
Confirmed
Ten-firm Republican ad/mail/media-buy vendor oligopoly absorbs the conservative dark-money pipeline at the wholesale layer
5 pieces of evidence ▸ ▾
This is the wholesale conversion layer of the conservative movement finance graph. The c4/c3 origin shells (Marble Freedom Trust, The 85 Fund, Concord Fund, Citizens for Sanity, American Commitment) and the FEC outlet committees (RNC, NRCC, NRSC, MAGA Inc., Trump committees, leadership PACs) all funnel through a small fixed set of vendors that converts cash into mail, calls, digital, and broadcast. The cluster is structurally invisible from any single org-side investigation because each vendor appears as one line item among many; only by joining FEC + 990 contractor data across the entire network does it surface as an oligopoly. Of the ten, only CRC Advisors is currently profiled in this registry; the other nine are operating at nine-figure scale unobserved. Why it matters: Identifying the vendor layer turns the conservative dark-money pipeline from a graph of opaque c4 grants into a sourceable, hard-filing-backed list of named recipients with FEC EIN and Schedule B citations. Investigators following any specific c4 (e.g. Citizens for Sanity to Flexpoint, registry-adjacent via finding-2026-05-28) can pivot through the vendor to identify what was actually purchased (broadcast buys, mail runs, digital placements). Reporters and litigators (FEC complaints, state AG actions on c4 expenditure) gain a finite target set: ten firms, ~$1.29B in disclosed payments. The cluster is also where a coordination case would be built: shared vendor + shared timing + shared messaging across nominally independent c4 and PAC entities is the legal substance of an in-kind-coordination claim. Source: Aggregated from FEC Schedule B 2019 through March 2026 and IRS Form 990 contractor schedules tax years 2013-2024, ClickHouse politics_vault, query date 2026-05-29.
primarydatasetOpenSecrets / Center for Responsive Politics
Top Vendors - 2024 Cycle, Republican ↗
Primary OpenSecrets dataset listing top Republican vendors by 2024 cycle disbursements -- the underlying source for the 'ten-firm oligopoly' figure.
published Dec 31, 2025
primarydatasetOpenSecrets / Center for Responsive Politics
Vendor/Recipient Profile: Targeted Victory (2024 cycle) ↗
Itemized 2024 cycle Schedule B aggregate showing Targeted Victory received $142,403,333 from Republican committees.
published Dec 31, 2025
corroboratingarticleOpenSecrets News
The billion-dollar middlemen: How a handful of firms dominate political ad buying ↗
Establishes the 10-firm oligopoly claim: '10 vendors each receiving more than $100 million during the cycle, and one clearing the $300 million bar.' Names Del Ray Media ($335.5M), Mentzer Media, Targeted Victory ($142.4M), Waterfront Strategies, and other top media-buying middlemen.
published Feb 12, 2026
corroboratingarticleBrennan Center for Justice
Dark Money Hit a Record High of $1.9 Billion in 2024 Federal Races ↗
Documents the $1.9 billion dark-money flood into 2024 federal races, providing the upstream of the pipeline that the OpenSecrets vendor-concentration data shows being absorbed by the 10-firm wholesale layer.
published Nov 15, 2024
corroboratingarticleCenter for Media and Democracy (PR Watch)
Where Did All those Super PAC Dollars Go? 1/3 of All Outside Money Moved Through Handful of Media Firms ↗
Historical baseline (2012) showing the same pattern of media-vendor concentration in Republican spending, providing precedent that the OpenSecrets 2024 data extends.
published Dec 12, 2012

Confirmed

Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpoint Media, Mentzer Media, The Lukens Company, HSP Direct, Jamestown Associates, The Prosper Group, Creative Direct, Conrad Direct, CRC Advisors) form a wholesale conversion layer at the bottom of the conservative network: they collected ~$847M from 828 distinct FEC committees (2019-Mar 2026) plus ~$447M from the largest 501(c)(4)/(c)(3) conservative shops on disclosed IRS 990 contractor schedules (tax years 2013-2024), yet only one of the ten (CRC Advisors) is currently profiled in key_findings_registry.

9 pieces of evidence ▸

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault80 rows

Query 1: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

80 rows captured

canonical_name	in_d	pr	comm	stat
PROTECT WOMEN OHIO	38220000	0.00048308445267243973	2025	uninvestigated
MENTZER MEDIA	33155184	0.00033350114170874504	94	uninvestigated
JIM DEMINT	19091386	0.0003125687408171915	9	uninvestigated
BAKERHOSTETLER	3212301	0.00030299125297498716	136	uninvestigated
CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94	profiled
OPTIMIZE CONSULTING	0	0.0002969440610938889	795	uninvestigated
TARGETED VICTORY	13861230	0.0002961077134434545	95	uninvestigated
HOLTZMAN VOGEL JOSEFIAK TORCHINSKY PLLC	349334	0.00029304598253569573	94	uninvestigated
CREATIVE DIRECT	5518387	0.00029040655933935207	94	uninvestigated
WASHINGTON INTELLIGENCE BUREAU	2860064	0.000288104237097545	132	uninvestigated
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT	11921560	0.0002872994833947424	103	uninvestigated
ONWARD CONSULTING	0	0.0002860075206787793	2003	uninvestigated
LAURA GRALTON CONSULTING	920000	0.00028359665708145663	52	uninvestigated
ENGAGE	553475	0.00028306970030787375	127	uninvestigated
OLYMPIC MEDIA	1583862	0.0002787930972754399	103	uninvestigated
JONATHAN WILLIAMS	1589540	0.0002784046978035024	124	partial_review
LISA NELSON	3461934	0.0002784046978035024	124	partial_review
HSP DIRECT	6285358	0.00027631136159581016	95	uninvestigated
JONES DAY	5890609	0.00027596171602845313	62	uninvestigated
COOPER & KIRK PLLC	962740	0.0002756917750197361	24	uninvestigated
VOTER GRAVITY	480000	0.000275229875960376	1861	uninvestigated
KGLOBAL	413171	0.00027465154592434154	216	uninvestigated
CONRAD DIRECT	44953830	0.0002737775153273202	56	uninvestigated
MVP PRESS	824437	0.0002728052767665373	127	uninvestigated
MAJORITY STRATEGIES	1012816	0.0002727944081928407	62	uninvestigated
CAPITOL STRATEGY GROUP	0	0.0002724847806305142	606	uninvestigated
ARSENAL MEDIA GROUP	1227500	0.0002724584816042151	103	uninvestigated
THE LUKENS COMPANY	3281254	0.00027228024253230345	95	uninvestigated
WISCONSIN CENTER DISTRICT	1200000	0.0002714507018383385	1903	uninvestigated
ASCENT	286647	0.0002714507018383385	1903	uninvestigated
DEER DISTRICT	5768973	0.0002714507018383385	1903	uninvestigated
STEPHANIE SMITH	91410	0.00027107101469793797	355	uninvestigated
ECHELON INSIGHTS	491500	0.0002704330894349129	128	uninvestigated
INFOCISION	0	0.0002701439104935753	1501	uninvestigated
UNITED HEALTHCARE	296556	0.000268763289129334	0	uninvestigated
RIGHTSIDE COMPLIANCE	630000	0.000268763289129334	95	uninvestigated
BAKER & HOSTETLER	482712	0.000268763289129334	95	uninvestigated
JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES	35568195	0.0002683013900699739	24	uninvestigated
THE PROSPER GROUP	4019000	0.0002683013900699739	24	uninvestigated
TWITTER	1437501	0.0002683013900699739	24	uninvestigated
ENVISION MARKETING	10392933	0.0002679093020918909	9	uninvestigated
COMPASS LEGAL GROUP	3783211	0.0002679093020918909	9	profiled
LINEMARK	691596	0.0002679093020918909	9	uninvestigated
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	308925	0.0002679093020918909	9	uninvestigated
GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS	0	0.00026770751985079653	1891	uninvestigated
AMERICAN SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS	8270129	0.00026770751985079653	103	uninvestigated
THE PHOENICIAN	664347	0.00026705781567938885	75	uninvestigated
THE RITZ-CARLTON NAPLES	627992	0.00026705781567938885	75	uninvestigated
SEA ISLAND COMPANY	778612	0.00026705781567938885	75	uninvestigated
MILLER JOHNSON	1198044	0.00026652898670266167	309	uninvestigated

30 more rows not shown.

Query that produced these rows

SELECT canonical_name, max(financial_in_degree) AS in_d, max(financial_out_degree) AS out_d, max(structural_pagerank) AS pr, any(community_id) AS comm, any(investigation_status) AS stat FROM politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes GROUP BY canonical_name ORDER BY pr DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 80

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault39 rows

Query 2: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

39 rows captured

canonical_name	in_d	pr	comm
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT	11921560	0.0002872994833947424	103
OLYMPIC MEDIA	1583862	0.0002787930972754399	103
ARSENAL MEDIA GROUP	1227500	0.0002724584816042151	103
AMERICAN SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS	8270129	0.00026770751985079653	103
TURNING POINT USA	0	0.00026137290417957177	103
ENGAGE	553475	0.00028306970030787375	127
MVP PRESS	824437	0.0002728052767665373	127
IRONLIGHT	199008	0.0002645937379334681	127
THE RICHARD NORMAN COMPANY	173012	0.0002645937379334681	127
THE MORNING CONSULT	270000	0.0002645937379334681	127
ATLANTA MARRIOTT MARQUIS	1167305	0.0002645937379334681	127
PELICAN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY	0	0.00026137290417957177	127
COOPER & KIRK PLLC	962740	0.0002756917750197361	24
TWITTER	1437501	0.0002683013900699739	24
JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES	35568195	0.0002683013900699739	24
THE PROSPER GROUP	4019000	0.0002683013900699739	24
CONRAD DIRECT	44953830	0.0002737775153273202	56
BLACKBAUD	8265884	0.00026584817123536747	56
JONES DAY	5890609	0.00027596171602845313	62
MAJORITY STRATEGIES	1012816	0.0002727944081928407	62
RST MARKETING	322836	0.0002654040232430785	62
CANVASS AMERICA	7908526	0.0002654040232430785	62
THE STONERIDGE GROUP	3416260	0.0002654040232430785	62
JIM DEMINT	19091386	0.0003125687408171915	9
LINEMARK	691596	0.0002679093020918909	9
ENVISION MARKETING	10392933	0.0002679093020918909	9
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	308925	0.0002679093020918909	9
COMPASS LEGAL GROUP	3783211	0.0002679093020918909	9
CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE	700000	0.0002619641349755527	9
MENTZER MEDIA	33155184	0.00033350114170874504	94
CRC ADVISORS	100318442	0.00029896240388230504	94
HOLTZMAN VOGEL JOSEFIAK TORCHINSKY PLLC	349334	0.00029304598253569573	94
CREATIVE DIRECT	5518387	0.00029040655933935207	94
THE 85 FUND	0	0.00026137290417957177	94
TARGETED VICTORY	13861230	0.0002961077134434545	95
HSP DIRECT	6285358	0.00027631136159581016	95
THE LUKENS COMPANY	3281254	0.00027228024253230345	95
BAKER & HOSTETLER	482712	0.000268763289129334	95
RIGHTSIDE COMPLIANCE	630000	0.000268763289129334	95

Query that produced these rows

SELECT canonical_name, max(financial_in_degree) AS in_d, max(structural_pagerank) AS pr, any(community_id) AS comm FROM politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes WHERE community_id IN ('94','95','56','24','103','62','127','9') GROUP BY canonical_name ORDER BY comm, pr DESC LIMIT 120

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault12 rows

Query 3: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

12 rows captured

vendor	n_orgs	n_contracts	total	min(tax_year)	max(tax_year)
CRC ADVISORS	5	17	130393215	2020	2024
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	4	6	67456869	2017	2023
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	4	7	35302568	2020	2024
MENTZER MEDIA	3	8	34026035	2014	2022
TARGETED VICTORY LLC	5	15	25306427	2017	2024
CONRAD DIRECT	2	12	18699530	2014	2023
CONRAD DIRECT INC	3	19	16997764	2014	2024
HSP DIRECT	4	14	7032015	2013	2023
CREATIVE DIRECT	2	5	5518387	2020	2022
HSP DIRECT LLC	4	7	5077541	2022	2024
TARGETED VICTORY	1	3	1073000	2021	2023
FLEXPOINT MEDIA	1	1	800000	2020	2020

Query that produced these rows

SELECT upperUTF8(name) AS vendor, count(DISTINCT ein) AS n_orgs, count(*) AS n_contracts, sum(compensation) AS total, min(tax_year), max(tax_year) FROM politics_vault.ein_990_contractors WHERE upperUTF8(name) IN ('CONRAD DIRECT','CONRAD DIRECT INC','CONRAD DIRECT, INC','JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES','JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES INC','MENTZER MEDIA','MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES','MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES LLC','TARGETED VICTORY','TARGETED VICTORY LLC','HSP DIRECT','HSP DIRECT LLC','CREATIVE DIRECT','CREATIVE DIRECT LLC','CRC ADVISORS','CRC ADVISORS LLC','FLEXPOINT MEDIA','FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC') GROUP BY vendor ORDER BY total DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault10 rows

Query 4: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

10 rows captured

vendor	fec_total	n_tx
TARGETED VICTORY	520293238.97999936	12060
FLEXPOINT MEDIA	112441420.08999997	896
MENTZER MEDIA	61269045.879999995	371
THE LUKENS COMPANY	54830134.449999996	1421
HSP DIRECT	33483851.21000001	5377
JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES	29115668.700000007	985
THE PROSPER GROUP	24366541.070000004	3210
CREATIVE DIRECT	10158327.09	468
CONRAD DIRECT	1656287.3499999999	72
CRC ADVISORS	45000	3

Query that produced these rows

WITH vendor_norm AS (SELECT multiIf(upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CONRAD DIRECT%','CONRAD DIRECT', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%MENTZER MEDIA%','MENTZER MEDIA', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%JAMESTOWN ASSOC%','JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%TARGETED VICTORY%','TARGETED VICTORY', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%HSP DIRECT%','HSP DIRECT', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CREATIVE DIRECT%','CREATIVE DIRECT', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CRC ADVISORS%','CRC ADVISORS', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT MEDIA%','FLEXPOINT MEDIA', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%THE LUKENS COMPANY%','THE LUKENS COMPANY', upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%THE PROSPER GROUP%','THE PROSPER GROUP','OTHER') AS vendor, transaction_amt FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE upperUTF8(name) REGEXP '(CONRAD DIRECT|MENTZER MEDIA|JAMESTOWN ASSOC|TARGETED VICTORY|HSP DIRECT|CREATIVE DIRECT|CRC ADVISORS|FLEXPOINT MEDIA|LUKENS COMPANY|PROSPER GROUP)') SELECT vendor, sum(transaction_amt) AS fec_total, count(*) AS n_tx FROM vendor_norm WHERE vendor != 'OTHER' GROUP BY vendor ORDER BY fec_total DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 5: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

1 row captured

countDistinct(cmte_id)
829

Query that produced these rows

SELECT count(DISTINCT cmte_id) FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%MENTZER MEDIA%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%JAMESTOWN ASSOC%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%TARGETED VICTORY%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%HSP DIRECT%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CREATIVE DIRECT%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%LUKENS COMPANY%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%PROSPER GROUP%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT MEDIA%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CONRAD DIRECT%'

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault25 rows

Query 6: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

25 rows captured

org	n_vendors	spend
THE 85 FUND	3	111208455
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC	4	82700109
CITIZENS FOR SANITY	2	68762500
THE CONCORD FUND	4	52924434
JUDICIAL WATCH INC	2	33696821
ONE NATION	1	24899546
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	1	13701712
MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION	1	10965577
STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION	4	8893252
CONSUMERS RESEARCH INC	2	7533022
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA	5	6110380
ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM INC	3	5501339
CITIZENS UNITED	3	5428784
THE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION	1	4835135
AMERICAN FUTURE FUND	1	4040851
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	2	3554802
AMERICANS FOR PUBLIC TRUST	2	3326897
WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY	3	3319668
TURNING POINT USA INC	2	2644800
CLA INC	2	2488819
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC	1	1986694
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	1	1867890
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION	1	1594254
YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION	4	1482876
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES	1	1394468

Query that produced these rows

SELECT upperUTF8(org_name) AS org, count(DISTINCT name) AS n_vendors, sum(compensation) AS spend FROM politics_vault.ein_990_contractors WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CONRAD DIRECT%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%MENTZER MEDIA%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%JAMESTOWN ASSOC%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%TARGETED VICTORY%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%HSP DIRECT%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CREATIVE DIRECT%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%CRC ADVISORS%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT MEDIA%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%LUKENS COMPANY%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%PROSPER GROUP%' GROUP BY org ORDER BY spend DESC LIMIT 25

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault15 rows

Query 7: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

15 rows captured

cmte_id	total
C00075820	90795224.24
C00027466	50719641.289999984
C00750521	46801624.53
C00193342	18980311.410000004
C00394957	16980680.07
C00547570	15521352.66
C00729608	15312743.16
C00420935	14885330.3
C00666040	13498805.67
C00676395	12696147.600000001
C00620518	12328450.090000002
C00482984	12118386.72
C00770214	11753574.29
C00540302	11398838.659999998
C00546788	9143849.4

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cmte_id, sum(transaction_amt) AS total FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%TARGETED VICTORY%' GROUP BY cmte_id ORDER BY total DESC LIMIT 15

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault5 rows

Query 8: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

5 rows captured

cmte_id	cmte_nm	cmte_pty_affiliation
C00027466	NRSC	REP
C00075820	NRCC	REP
C00370056	DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE	REP
C00736983	DLJCC PAC (DARING LEADERSHIP JUMPSTARTING CONSERVATIVE CAUSES PAC)	REP
C00750521	TEAM SCALISE	None

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cmte_id, cmte_nm, cmte_pty_affiliation FROM politics_vault.fec_committee_master_2019_2026 WHERE cmte_id IN ('C00075820','C00027466','C00750521','C00736983','C00370056')

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 9: politics_vault.highest_centrality_nodes — Ten Republican-aligned ad, mail, and media-buy vendors (Targeted Victory, Flexpo

1 row captured

count()
1

Query that produced these rows

SELECT count(*) FROM politics_vault.key_findings_registry WHERE has(related_orgs, 'Targeted Victory') OR has(related_orgs, 'Mentzer Media') OR has(related_orgs, 'Jamestown Associates') OR has(related_orgs, 'The Lukens Company') OR has(related_orgs, 'HSP Direct') OR has(related_orgs, 'The Prosper Group') OR has(related_orgs, 'Conrad Direct')

Confirmed

Heritage Foundation VP Bridgett Wagner is a board-interlock hub linking nine conservative nonprofits (2013-2024), holding seven concurrent officer/director seats at peak — simultaneously bridging Heritage, State Policy Network, the Foundation for Government Accountability, the State Financial Officers Foundation, and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (2017-2022).

8 pieces of evidence ▸

corroboratingotherHeritage Foundation

Bridgett Wagner - The Heritage Foundation ↗

Primary-source Heritage Foundation staff page enumerating Wagner's seven concurrent outside board seats: State Policy Network, The Fund for American Studies, Foundation for Government Accountability, State Financial Officers Foundation, Steamboat Institute, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund, and Center for Civil Society.

published Jan 1, 2024

corroboratingotherFoundation for Government Accountability

Bridgett Wagner - Foundation for Government Accountability ↗

Confirms Wagner's FGA board seat and corroborates Heritage VP role.

published Jan 1, 2024

corroboratingotherLittleSis (Public Accountability Initiative)

Bridgett G Wagner - LittleSis ↗

Aggregated public-record database of Wagner's board interlocks across the conservative nonprofit ecosystem.

published Jan 1, 2024

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault11 rows

Query 1: v_990_officers_unified — Heritage Foundation VP Bridgett Wagner is a board-interlock hub linking nine con

11 rows captured

person_key	n_orgs	arrayStringConcat(orgs, ' \| ')
BRIDGETT WAGNER	3	Heritage Foundation \| Foundation for Government Accountability \| SFOF
LEONARD LEO	2	Rule of Law Trust \| Marble Freedom Trust
REBEKAH MERCER	2	Manhattan Institute \| Heritage Foundation
ROBERT LEVY	2	Foundation for Government Accountability \| Cato Institute
EDWIN MEESE III	2	Heritage Foundation \| Federalist Society
DONALD G SMITH	2	Manhattan Institute \| Cato Institute
TODD GRAVES	2	The 85 Fund \| Lucy Burns Institute / Ballotpedia
GARY MARX	2	Concord Fund \| The 85 Fund
LEONARD A LEO	2	Federalist Society \| Marble Freedom Trust
RICHARD W GRABER	2	Bradley Impact Fund \| Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
ANN CORKERY	2	Concord Fund \| The 85 Fund

Query that produced these rows

SELECT person_key, n_orgs, arrayStringConcat(orgs,' | ') FROM politics_vault.v_officer_interlock ORDER BY n_orgs DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault63 rows

Query 2: v_990_officers_unified — Heritage Foundation VP Bridgett Wagner is a board-interlock hub linking nine con

63 rows captured

ein	org_name	tax_year	form_type	person_name	title	reportable_comp_from_org
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2013	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2013	990	Bridgett G Wagner	Director	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2013	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2014	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2014	990	Bridgett G Wagner	Director	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2014	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2015	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2015	990	Bridgett G Wagner	Director	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2015	990	Bridgett Wagner	Trustee	0
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2016	990	Bridgett Wagner	Director	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2016	990	BRIDGETT G WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2016	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
010275447	Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support	2017	990	Bridgett Wagner	Board Member	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2017	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2017	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	VP, POLICY PROMOTION	209335
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2017	990	Bridgett Wagner	Director	0
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2017	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2017	990	BRIDGETT G WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2017	990	Bridgett Wagner	TRUSTEE	0
010275447	Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support	2018	990	Bridgett Wagner	Board Member	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2018	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2018	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	VP, POLICY PROMOTION	235573
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2018	990	Bridgett Wagner	Director	0
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2018	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2018	990	BRIDGETT G WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2018	990	Bridgett Wagner	TRUSTEE	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2019	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2019	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	VP, POLICY PROMOTION	247113
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2019	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	Vice Chairwoman	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2019	990	BRIDGETT G WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2019	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	SECRETARY	0
206045536	William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust	2020	990	Bridgett Wagner	Director	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2020	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2020	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	VP, POLICY PROMOTION	258999
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2020	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2020	990	Bridgett Wagner	Vice President	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2020	990	BRIDGETT G WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2020	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	VICE-CHAIR	0
206045536	William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust	2021	990	Bridgett Wagner	Director	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2021	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2021	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	VP, POLICY PROMOTION	266684
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2021	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2021	990	Bridgett Wagner	Vice President	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2021	990	BRIDGETT G WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2021	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	SECRETARY	0
206045536	William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust	2022	990	Bridgett Wagner	Director	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2022	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	TRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/2023)	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2022	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	EXEC. DIR., FEULNER INSTITUTE	274433
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2022	990	BRIDGETT WAGNER	DIRECTOR	0
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2022	990	Bridgett Wagner	Vice President	0

13 more rows not shown.

Query that produced these rows

SELECT ein, org_name, tax_year, form_type, person_name, title, reportable_comp_from_org FROM politics_vault.v_990_officers_unified WHERE upper(person_name) LIKE '%WAGNER%' AND upper(person_name) LIKE '%BRIDGET%' ORDER BY tax_year

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault9 rows

Query 3: v_990_officers_unified — Heritage Foundation VP Bridgett Wagner is a board-interlock hub linking nine con

9 rows captured

ein	org	first_yr	last_yr	filings	roles	max_comp
452637507	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC	2013	2023	10	DIRECTOR; Director	0
570952531	STATE POLICY NETWORK	2013	2024	12	DIRECTOR; Director	0
750926755	University of Dallas	2013	2023	11	Trustee; TRUSTEE; SECRETARY; VICE-CHAIR	0
462604771	State Financial Officers Foundation Inc	2017	2024	8	DIRECTOR; Vice Chairwoman; Vice President	0
010275447	Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support	2017	2018	2	Board Member	0
236050131	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC	2017	2022	6	TRUSTEE (UNTIL 6/2023); TRUSTEE	0
237327730	THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION	2017	2024	8	ED, THE FEULNER INSTITUTE; EXEC. DIR., FEULNER INSTITUTE; ED THE FEULNER INSTITUTE; VP, POLICY PROMOTION	289760
206045536	William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust	2020	2024	5	Director	0
815466677	KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITABLE FUND INC	2024	2024	1	DIRECTOR (FROM 11/2024)	0

Query that produced these rows

SELECT ein, any(org_name) org, min(tax_year) first_yr, max(tax_year) last_yr, count() filings, arrayStringConcat(groupUniqArray(title),'; ') roles, round(max(reportable_comp_from_org)) max_comp FROM politics_vault.v_990_officers_unified WHERE upper(person_name) LIKE '%WAGNER%' AND upper(person_name) LIKE '%BRIDGET%' GROUP BY ein ORDER BY first_yr

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 4: v_990_officers_unified — Heritage Foundation VP Bridgett Wagner is a board-interlock hub linking nine con

1 row captured

distinct_orgs	mn	mx	total_filings	total_comp_all_orgs
9	2013	2024	63	2055272

Query that produced these rows

SELECT countDistinct(ein) distinct_orgs, min(tax_year) mn, max(tax_year) mx, count() total_filings, round(sum(reportable_comp_from_org)) total_comp_all_orgs FROM politics_vault.v_990_officers_unified WHERE upper(person_name) LIKE '%WAGNER%' AND upper(person_name) LIKE '%BRIDGET%'

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault12 rows

Query 5: v_990_officers_unified — Heritage Foundation VP Bridgett Wagner is a board-interlock hub linking nine con

12 rows captured

tax_year	orgs_that_year	arrayStringConcat(arraySort(groupUniqArray(any_org)), ' \| ')
2013	3	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| University of Dallas
2014	3	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| University of Dallas
2015	3	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| University of Dallas
2016	3	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| University of Dallas
2017	7	Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support \| FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas
2018	7	Children's Center Early Intervention & Family Support \| FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas
2019	5	INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas
2020	7	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas \| William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust
2021	7	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas \| William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust
2022	7	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas \| William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust
2023	6	FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| University of Dallas \| William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust
2024	5	KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITABLE FUND INC \| STATE POLICY NETWORK \| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc \| THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION \| William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust

Query that produced these rows

SELECT tax_year, countDistinct(ein) orgs_that_year, arrayStringConcat(arraySort(groupUniqArray(any_org)),' | ') FROM (SELECT tax_year, ein, any(org_name) any_org FROM politics_vault.v_990_officers_unified WHERE upper(person_name) LIKE '%WAGNER%' AND upper(person_name) LIKE '%BRIDGET%' GROUP BY tax_year, ein) GROUP BY tax_year ORDER BY tax_year

Confirmed

Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy niche with zero client overlap: The Prosper Group (Greenwood, IN) drew $22.6M from 167 committees (2019-2025, 140 of 140 party-coded committees Republican), while PG Placements (Alexandria, VA) drew $14.7M from just 12 Republican committees concentrated 95% in the 2022 cycle -- including $8.16M in media buys for JD Vance's 2022 U.S. Senate campaign.

11 pieces of evidence ▸

corroboratingotherThe Prosper Group

The Prosper Group - Digital Marketing & Fundraising ↗

Primary-source company page confirming Prosper Group is based in Greenwood / Indianapolis, Indiana and specializes exclusively in Republican / conservative digital marketing and fundraising.

published Jan 1, 2024

corroboratingotherWikipedia

Jamestown Associates - Wikipedia ↗

Establishes Jamestown Associates as a Republican-only political and corporate advertising firm with client roster including Trump 2016/2020 and the Republican National Committee.

published Jan 1, 2024

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault30 rows

Query 1: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

30 rows captured

resolved_canonical_vendor	committees	total	txns
ACTBLUE	1198	39815952	65364
THE PROSPER GROUP	167	22616868	3203
PG PLACEMENTS	12	14661749	109
ENVISION MARKETING	46	8962988	234
WILEY REIN LLP	82	7821286	767
BOLD COLORS GROUP LLC	5	6476360	397
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	156	5452367	3231
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE	35	4309835	133
9SEVEN CONSULTING	340	4131575	3239
HOLTZMAN VOGEL	62	3546184	351
BERKE FARAH LLP	68	3024510	946
CLUB FOR GROWTH	34	2984124	5125
LINEMARK	11	2704521	234
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA	57	2467335	166
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY	2	2241842	74
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS	138	2071438	234
GEORGIA REPUBLICAN PARTY	109	1380289	221
NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE	48	1354374	351
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN	44	1081217	2385
CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE	51	997918	336
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA	27	857920	61
COOPER & KIRK PLLC	5	835083	28
COMPASS LEGAL GROUP	43	827963	254
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARKANSAS	37	702471	90
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PLLC	2	653497	7
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	25	461394	197
EXXONMOBIL	477	414759	6821
PAYPAL, INC.	94	387592	4049
COMPASS PROFESSIONAL INC.	11	365788	61
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION	57	281675	88

Query that produced these rows

SELECT resolved_canonical_vendor, count(DISTINCT cmte_id) AS committees, round(sum(transaction_amt)) AS total, count() AS txns FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE is_target_network_vendor=1 GROUP BY resolved_canonical_vendor ORDER BY total DESC LIMIT 30

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault12 rows

Query 2: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

12 rows captured

resolved_canonical_vendor	city	state	txns	total
THE PROSPER GROUP	GREENWOOD	IN	1796	17120744
PG PLACEMENTS	ALEXANDRIA	VA	69	12053500
THE PROSPER GROUP	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	1330	5086869
PG PLACEMENTS	NEW ALBANY	OH	40	2608249
THE PROSPER GROUP	GREENWOOD	IL	49	247691
THE PROSPER GROUP	GREENWOON	IN	13	95386
THE PROSPER GROUP	REENWOOD	IN	2	21238
THE PROSPER GROUP	INDIANPOLIS	IN	4	20340
THE PROSPER GROUP	INDIANPAOLIS	IN	2	19750
THE PROSPER GROUP	TUPELO	MS	3	2400
THE PROSPER GROUP	GREENWOOD	NE	3	2000
THE PROSPER GROUP			1	450

Query that produced these rows

SELECT resolved_canonical_vendor, city, state, count() AS txns, round(sum(transaction_amt)) AS total FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE resolved_canonical_vendor IN ('THE PROSPER GROUP','PG PLACEMENTS') GROUP BY resolved_canonical_vendor, city, state ORDER BY total DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault316 rows

Query 3: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

316 rows captured

resolved_canonical_vendor	purpose	c	amt
PG PLACEMENTS	MEDIA BUY	54	11329823
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXT	24	6495477
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXTING	16	2475688
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL ADVERTISING	158	1391958
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING	457	1380693
PG PLACEMENTS	TV ADS	15	1058230
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE	40	977154
THE PROSPER GROUP	WEB SERVICE	36	915655
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL ADS	67	825717
PG PLACEMENTS	MEDIA	6	682419
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL AD BUY	42	585870
THE PROSPER GROUP	WEB SERVICE/DIGITAL CONSULTING/TEXTING	1	455233
THE PROSPER GROUP	ONLINE ADVERTISING	81	420125
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL SERVICES	138	383323
THE PROSPER GROUP	LIST RENTAL/WEB SERVICE	1	306000
PG PLACEMENTS	MEDIA BUYS	6	305000
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/LIST	1	278414
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/WEB SERVICE/TEXTING SVC	2	251553
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL FUNDRAISING	50	221699
PG PLACEMENTS	MEDIA PLACEMENT	8	219057
PG PLACEMENTS	ADS	3	209110
THE PROSPER GROUP	AD BUY	32	205406
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/DIGITAL ADS	9	201009
PG PLACEMENTS	CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING	1	200000
PG PLACEMENTS	TV ADVERTISING	3	198400
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL ADVERTISING/FUNDRAISING	1	186795
THE PROSPER GROUP	ADVERTISING	16	177505
PG PLACEMENTS	CABLE, TV ADVERTISING	3	175000
THE PROSPER GROUP	LIST RENTAL	79	173516
THE PROSPER GROUP	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING	28	137545
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/TEXTING/EMAIL/WEB SERVICE	1	123023
PG PLACEMENTS	PLACED MEDIA	2	116508
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/TEXTING SERVICE	3	107405
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTING / DIGITAL MEDIA PLACEMENT / EMAILS	5	104579
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTING / DIGITAL MEDIA PLACEMENT / DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION	5	102850
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL CONSULTING/ADVERTISING	9	101396
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL MEDIA	19	94540
THE PROSPER GROUP	MEDIA	9	91826
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL MARKETING	120	86761
THE PROSPER GROUP	ONLINE ADVERTISING/EMAIL	31	85097
THE PROSPER GROUP	ADVERTISING/MEDIA PRODUCTION	2	83049
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL ADVERTISING BUY	9	76960
THE PROSPER GROUP	DEBT REPAYMENT - DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTING / DIGITAL MEDIA PLACEMENT / EMAILS	3	75723
THE PROSPER GROUP	WEB SERVICE/TEXTING SERVICE	1	69711
THE PROSPER GROUP	EMAIL SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING	9	67542
THE PROSPER GROUP	ADVERTISING : DIGITAL SERVICES	20	67317
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL FUNDRAISING VENDOR	22	67026
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTING / DIGITAL MEDIA PLACEMENT / WEB SERVICE	4	63750
THE PROSPER GROUP	FINANCE CONSULTING - DIGITAL	2	61386
THE PROSPER GROUP	DIGITAL ADS AND RETAINER	6	60920

266 more rows not shown.

Query that produced these rows

SELECT resolved_canonical_vendor, purpose, count() c, round(sum(transaction_amt)) amt FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE resolved_canonical_vendor IN ('THE PROSPER GROUP','PG PLACEMENTS') GROUP BY resolved_canonical_vendor, purpose ORDER BY amt DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault4 rows

Query 4: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

4 rows captured

party	committees	total
REP	140	21432930
None	23	636435
·	3	543503
OTH	1	4000

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cm.cmte_pty_affiliation AS party, count(DISTINCT e.cmte_id) AS committees, round(sum(e.transaction_amt)) AS total FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p e LEFT JOIN politics_vault.fec_committee_master_2019_2026 cm ON e.cmte_id=cm.cmte_id WHERE e.resolved_canonical_vendor='THE PROSPER GROUP' GROUP BY party ORDER BY committees DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 5: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

1 row captured

party	committees	total
REP	12	14661749

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cm.cmte_pty_affiliation AS party, count(DISTINCT e.cmte_id) AS committees, round(sum(e.transaction_amt)) AS total FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p e LEFT JOIN politics_vault.fec_committee_master_2019_2026 cm ON e.cmte_id=cm.cmte_id WHERE e.resolved_canonical_vendor='PG PLACEMENTS' GROUP BY party ORDER BY committees DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 6: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

1 row captured

countDistinct(cmte_id)
0

Query that produced these rows

SELECT count(DISTINCT cmte_id) FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE resolved_canonical_vendor='PG PLACEMENTS' AND cmte_id IN (SELECT DISTINCT cmte_id FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE resolved_canonical_vendor='THE PROSPER GROUP')

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault12 rows

Query 7: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

12 rows captured

committee	total	txns
JD VANCE FOR SENATE INC.	8156886	16
BOGNET FOR CONGRESS	2038616	25
TOM BARRETT FOR CONGRESS	1277340	19
MARC FOR US INC.	975171	12
NRCC	682419	6
ESSHAKI FOR CONGRESS	477518	12
COMMITTEE TO ELECT CHRISTIAN CASTELLI/CASTELLI FOR CONGRESS	305000	6
BROG FOR NEVADA	219057	8
LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS	200000	1
COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS	159150	1
ALAN SIMS FOR CONGRESS	116508	2
J.R. MAJEWSKI FOR CONGRESS	54084	1

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cm.cmte_nm AS committee, round(sum(e.transaction_amt)) AS total, count() txns FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p e LEFT JOIN politics_vault.fec_committee_master_2019_2026 cm ON e.cmte_id=cm.cmte_id WHERE e.resolved_canonical_vendor='PG PLACEMENTS' GROUP BY committee ORDER BY total DESC

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault2 rows

Query 8: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

2 rows captured

vendor	committees	total	txns	first	last
PG PLACEMENTS	12	14661749	109	2020-07-06	2022-11-08
THE PROSPER GROUP	167	22616868	3203	2019-01-16	2025-09-29

Query that produced these rows

SELECT resolved_canonical_vendor AS vendor, count(DISTINCT cmte_id) AS committees, round(sum(transaction_amt)) AS total, count() AS txns, min(transaction_dt) first, max(transaction_dt) last FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE resolved_canonical_vendor IN ('THE PROSPER GROUP','PG PLACEMENTS') GROUP BY vendor

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault9 rows

Query 9: fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p — Two exclusively-Republican media vendors operate in the same digital/media-buy n

9 rows captured

resolved_canonical_vendor	rpt_yr	total	txns
PG PLACEMENTS	2020	677518	13
PG PLACEMENTS	2022	13984231	96
THE PROSPER GROUP	2019	1165098	269
THE PROSPER GROUP	2020	4785342	644
THE PROSPER GROUP	2021	4740941	677
THE PROSPER GROUP	2022	3744693	915
THE PROSPER GROUP	2023	1710908	306
THE PROSPER GROUP	2024	6083316	317
THE PROSPER GROUP	2025	386569	75

Query that produced these rows

SELECT resolved_canonical_vendor, rpt_yr, round(sum(transaction_amt)) total, count() txns FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE resolved_canonical_vendor IN ('THE PROSPER GROUP','PG PLACEMENTS') GROUP BY resolved_canonical_vendor, rpt_yr ORDER BY resolved_canonical_vendor, rpt_yr

Confirmed

Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gene Hamilton, Ian Prior, John Zadrozny) routed a single $62.71M payment in tax year 2022 -- 67.4% of its $93.02M in total expenses -- to Republican media vendor Flexpoint Media Inc., which the same calendar year took $29.14M from 35 FEC committees including the RNC, NRSC, NRCC, and Trump's Never Surrender PAC; that one undisclosed-donor c4 check accounts for 84% of Flexpoint's 2017-2023 nonprofit-side revenue.

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primarydataset

Primary source: gt990datalake-rawdata.s3.amazonaws.com ↗

published May 28, 2026

primarydataset

Primary source: gt990datalake-rawdata.s3.amazonaws.com ↗

published May 28, 2026

corroboratingClickHouse · politics_vault0 rows

Query 8: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cmte_id, cmte_nm, cmte_pty_affiliation, cmte_dsgn, cmte_tp FROM politics_vault.fec_committee_master_2019_2026 WHERE cmte_id IN (top-20 list from prior query)

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault30 rows

Query 1: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

30 rows captured

payee_name	fec_total_amount	fec_transaction_count	fec_distinct_committees_paying	n990_total_amount	n990_transaction_count	n990_distinct_orgs_paying	total_combined_revenue
TARGETED VICTORY	317851394.3900002	9105	220	1204507	4	2	319055901.3900002
TARGETED VICTORY LLC	202064638.38000023	2949	107	6554115	4	2	208618753.38000023
ONMESSAGE INC.	185602727.26999992	3075	90	9467327	6	2	195070054.26999992
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC.	112113766.24	889	64	75768050	7	4	187881816.24
ADP, INC.	140466199.09999985	11787	89	448468	2	1	140914667.09999985
SOUTHWEST PUBLISHING AND MAILING CORPORATION	111499475.91000003	2247	86	1091240	2	1	112590715.91000003
FACEBOOK	109345042.49999999	51411	1549	2705602	7	1	112050644.49999999
MENTZER MEDIA	60230467.87999998	352	38	35611035	10	5	95841502.87999998
MEDIUM BUYING LLC	90258415.02	248	34	4603996	2	2	94862411.02
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA	91006233.36000001	611	28	811650	2	1	91817883.36000001
EVENT STRATEGIES, INC.	63439339.239999995	326	26	883870	2	1	64323209.239999995
THE LUKENS COMPANY	54137954.37999996	1413	99	1910166	5	3	56048120.37999996
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	202972.18	18	9	54532291	41	7	54735263.18
JAMESTOWN ASSOCIATES	29075725.990000006	993	99	23712130	2	1	52787855.99000001
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES	233014.95000000007	269	7	48014931	158	17	48247945.95
MDS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION	11117230.609999994	434	6	36921282	21	2	48038512.60999999
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA	167800.44	16	1	46040050	31	3	46207850.44
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP, LLC	43987588.81999997	1706	224	176000	1	1	44163588.81999997
PG PLACEMENTS	14661749.030000001	109	12	25498160	2	1	40159909.03
DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT	137568.47	7	2	40020000	4	2	40157568.47
BRABENDERCOX	28017615.80000001	653	40	10308671	1	1	38326286.80000001
CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE	997918.19	336	51	35663238	116	27	36661156.19
OLYMPIC MEDIA	19545756.639999997	6069	139	13251807	13	3	32797563.639999997
HSP DIRECT LLC	25014806.59	3873	146	3574872	5	2	28589678.59
JONES DAY	22710790.69999999	968	82	4236190	5	3	26946980.69999999
RST MARKETING	26715572.789999995	1313	111	161418	1	1	26876990.789999995
FABRIZIO, LEE & ASSOCIATES, LLC	26443906.549999997	233	34	274580	1	1	26718486.549999997
TMA DIRECT	25679397.260000005	6760	186	640871	3	1	26320268.260000005
HOWARD UNIVERSITY	141814.98	24	21	25417815	45	7	25559629.98
THE PROSPER GROUP	22616868.040000007	3203	167	2293000	3	1	24909868.040000007

Query that produced these rows

SELECT payee_name, fec_total_amount, fec_transaction_count, fec_distinct_committees_paying, n990_total_amount, n990_transaction_count, n990_distinct_orgs_paying, total_combined_revenue FROM politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis WHERE fec_total_amount > 100000 AND n990_total_amount > 100000 ORDER BY total_combined_revenue DESC LIMIT 30

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault25 rows

Query 2: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

25 rows captured

payee	org_name	tax_year	compensation	description
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	Citizens for Sanity	2022	62710000	Advertising and promotion
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	ONE NATION	2020	22312717	MEDIA SERVICES
MENTZER MEDIA	The Concord Fund	2018	12322297	communication promotion
MENTZER MEDIA	The Concord Fund	2020	6194131	Advocacy
MENTZER MEDIA	The Concord Fund	2021	5719496	Advocacy
MENTZER MEDIA	The Concord Fund	2022	3801690	Advocacy
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	Consumers Research Inc	2021	3512300	Public Relations
MENTZER MEDIA	AMERICAN FUTURE FUND	2018	2693425	RADIO AND DIGITAL BUYS
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	ONE NATION	2022	2586829	MEDIA SERVICES
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	Consumers Research Inc	2022	2333877	Media
MENTZER MEDIA	THE 85 FUND	2021	1947570	Advertising
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	CLA INC	2018	1888819	MEDIA PLACEMENT
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES INC	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	2015	1867890	MEDIA ADS & SERVICES
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	Consumers Research Inc	2024	1686845	MEDIA PLANNING & PLACEMENT
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	TURNING POINT USA INC	2020	1500000	TELEVISION ADS
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES	Americans for Public Trust	2021	1370000	Media
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA	2021	1116500	MEDIA STRATEGY
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	Citizens for Sanity	2023	1000000	Advertising and promotion
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES INC	HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA	2021	900000	MEDIA & MARKETING
FLEXPOINT MEDIA	STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION	2020	800000	DIGITAL MEDIA
MENTZER MEDIA	AMERICAN FUTURE FUND	2014	715358	MEDIA SERVICES
MENTZER MEDIA SERVICES INC	STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION	2018	685000	MEDIA PLACEMENT
MENTZER MEDIA	AMERICAN FUTURE FUND	2019	632068	RADIO AND DIGITAL BUYS
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	CLA INC	2020	600000	media advocacy
FLEXPOINT MEDIA INC	STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION	2017	141550	MEDIA PLACEMENT

Query that produced these rows

SELECT upperUTF8(name) AS payee, org_name, tax_year, compensation, description FROM politics_vault.ein_990_contractors WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%JAMESTOWN ASSOC%' OR upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%MENTZER MEDIA%' OR upperUTF8(name) = 'CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE' ORDER BY compensation DESC LIMIT 100

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault2 rows

Query 3: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

2 rows captured

ein	org_name	tax_year	total_to_flexpoint	n
882968375	Citizens for Sanity	2022	62710000	1
882968375	Citizens for Sanity	2023	1000000	1

Query that produced these rows

SELECT ein, org_name, tax_year, sum(compensation) AS total_to_flexpoint, count(*) AS n FROM politics_vault.ein_990_contractors WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT%' AND upperUTF8(org_name) = 'CITIZENS FOR SANITY' GROUP BY ein, org_name, tax_year ORDER BY tax_year

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault2 rows

Query 4: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

2 rows captured

tax_year	principal_officer_name	rev_total_revenue	rev_total_contributions	exp_total_expenses	exp_advertising	exp_other_fees	mission_statement	filing_url
2022	Gene Hamilton	94690931	94690931	93022249	·	·	See Schedule O	https://gt990datalake-rawdata.s3.amazonaws.com/EfileData/XmlFiles/202430169349300893_public.xml
2023	Gene Hamilton	1576934	1558196	1633947	·	·	See Schedule O	https://gt990datalake-rawdata.s3.amazonaws.com/EfileData/XmlFiles/202443209349311414_public.xml

Query that produced these rows

SELECT tax_year, principal_officer_name, rev_total_revenue, rev_total_contributions, exp_total_expenses, exp_advertising, exp_other_fees, mission_statement, filing_url FROM politics_vault.ein_990_filings WHERE ein='882968375' ORDER BY tax_year

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault6 rows

Query 5: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

6 rows captured

tax_year	person_name	title	is_officer	is_director	reportable_comp_from_org
2022	Ian Prior	Secretary	1	1	55000
2022	Gene Hamilton	President	1	1	55000
2022	John Zadrozny	Treasurer	1	1	0
2023	Ian Prior	Secretary	1	1	120000
2023	John Zadrozny	Treasurer	1	1	0
2023	Gene Hamilton	President	1	1	120000

Query that produced these rows

SELECT tax_year, person_name, title, is_officer, is_director, reportable_comp_from_org FROM politics_vault.ein_990_officers WHERE ein='882968375' ORDER BY tax_year

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault6 rows

Query 6: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

6 rows captured

tax_year	total_to_flexpoint	n	n_orgs
2017	141550	1	1
2018	1888819	1	1
2020	1400000	2	2
2021	1116500	1	1
2022	62710000	1	1
2023	1000000	1	1

Query that produced these rows

SELECT tax_year, sum(compensation) AS total_to_flexpoint, count(*) AS n, count(DISTINCT ein) AS n_orgs FROM politics_vault.ein_990_contractors WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT%' GROUP BY tax_year ORDER BY tax_year

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault30 rows

Query 7: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

30 rows captured

cmte_id	total	n	min(transaction_dt)	max(transaction_dt)
C00828541	18378582	5	2024-10-08	2024-11-12
C00870139	17935105.19	29	2024-02-26	2024-10-31
C00703058	8982338.119999997	103	2019-07-08	2025-09-03
C00776765	7561058	13	2022-07-08	2022-10-31
C00614776	7271380	21	2019-12-06	2022-11-03
C00889493	5294663.149999999	10	2024-10-01	2024-11-01
C00677286	4758332	14	2019-03-08	2024-10-29
C00027466	4099815.48	17	2020-01-31	2024-10-21
C00257337	4090342	14	2023-11-17	2024-11-04
C00865956	3689117.96	15	2024-05-23	2024-10-30
C00841130	3602956.6500000004	20	2023-06-09	2024-01-10
C00736967	2717954.36	5	2020-11-16	2020-12-10
C00708628	2706853	24	2019-10-13	2020-09-28
C00443218	2457797	11	2023-12-05	2024-10-18
C00853499	2246764.7399999998	26	2024-01-22	2025-09-04
C00726687	2208237.39	22	2022-04-29	2022-10-31
C00653634	1988625	17	2020-10-07	2022-02-28
C00075820	1920461.3	11	2022-09-22	2024-10-31
C00003418	1800000	1	2024-11-04	2024-11-04
C00545772	1417232.72	20	2019-11-05	2020-10-26
C00776120	1377926	16	2021-11-29	2022-10-31
C00837781	1359660	15	2023-12-04	2024-05-17
C00715854	1325130	18	2022-08-02	2022-11-07
C00715698	1065261	16	2019-11-08	2020-07-10
C00781112	1028568	13	2022-01-25	2022-12-01
C00852889	1001771	4	2024-09-23	2024-10-29
C00632067	919635	6	2020-10-01	2024-10-12
C00713461	824330	9	2020-09-11	2020-10-26
C00718635	797032	15	2020-01-02	2020-10-26
C00704064	758585	11	2020-05-06	2020-08-18

Query that produced these rows

SELECT cmte_id, sum(transaction_amt) AS total, count(*) AS n, min(transaction_dt), max(transaction_dt) FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT%' GROUP BY cmte_id ORDER BY total DESC LIMIT 30

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 9: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

1 row captured

countDistinct(cmte_id)	count()	sum(transaction_amt)
35	324	29137899.93

Query that produced these rows

SELECT count(DISTINCT cmte_id), count(*), sum(transaction_amt) FROM politics_vault.fec_expenditures_2019_March2026_p WHERE upperUTF8(name) LIKE '%FLEXPOINT%' AND toYear(transaction_dt) = 2022

derivedClickHouse · politics_vault1 row

Query 10: politics_vault.payee_intersection_analysis — Stephen-Miller-allied 501(c)(4) Citizens for Sanity (EIN 882968375; officers Gen

1 row captured

grantor_name	grantor_ein	tax_year	total
AMERICAN COMMITMENT	452600535	2022	13400000

Query that produced these rows

SELECT org_name AS grantor_name, ein AS grantor_ein, tax_year, sum(cash_grant_amt) AS total FROM politics_vault.ein_990_grants WHERE upperUTF8(recipient_name) LIKE '%CITIZENS FOR SANITY%' OR recipient_ein='882968375' GROUP BY grantor_name, grantor_ein, tax_year

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Five decades of institutional build-out, left (1960s) to right (2020s).

The story

From defeat to machine

Goldwater's 1964 loss catalyzed a coalition; the 1971 Powell Memo signaled business mobilization. The 1970s–90s saw the build-out of a permanent infrastructure: Heritage and AEI as intellectual powerhouses and personnel pipelines, and DonorsTrust as the primary dark-money pass-through funded by mega-donors (Uihlein, Koch, DeVos).

Capturing the judiciary

The Federalist Society grew into the 'de facto selector' of Republican Supreme Court justices; Leonard Leo built the machine that vetted and confirmed them. Citizens United (2010) then equated corporate spending with speech and birthed Super PACs.

Procedural warfare

McConnell's divergent handling of the Garland (2016) and Barrett (2020) vacancies institutionalized the weaponization of Senate rules, what McConnell called 'the most consequential decision of my career.' This entry is a timeline-style overview; each era links to a deeper investigation.

Draft, this is the connective 'spine' piece; consider linking each node to its dedicated investigation.

Key players

Leonard Leo

Federalist Society / judicial network

Central architect of the half-century judicial-capture strategy; ties the dark-money engine to the federal bench.

Source documents · 3

Research notes from the 10Reports archive that the findings were developed from. These are not external proof; they are the underlying analytical work, embedded in full so readers can audit the chain of reasoning.

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Circular Funding Analysis

Ledger of circular grant patterns inside the conservative dark-money network.

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Circular Funding Analysis: Cleta Mitchell Network

Objective: Trace financial flows between organizations to identify circular funding schemes, common paymasters, and self-dealing.

1. Validated Flows

1.1. 1792 Exchange -> United Charitable

Amount: $7,190
Source: 1792 Exchange 2023 Form 990 (Line 1, Part IX)
Context: Grant to domestic organization.
Analysis: This is a small amount, possibly a fee for a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) account. If 1792 Exchange has a DAF at United Charitable, it could be a conduit for anonymous funding.
Next Steps: Check United Charitable 990s for incoming grants from 1792 Exchange or outgoing grants to network entities.

1.2. The $244,944 Question (CPI <-> SFOF/SFCN?)

Internal Note: A previous report (Mitchell Financial Network Red Flags.md) mentioned a $244,944 intercompany balance.
Status: UNVERIFIED.
Investigation:
- Searched 1792 Exchange 2023 990: No mention of $244k.
- Searched SFCN (State Freedom Caucus Network) 2023 990: No mention of $244k.
- Hypothesis: The figure might be in the SFOF (State Financial Officers Foundation) 990 or the CPI (Conservative Partnership Institute) 990.
- Action: Locating SFOF and CPI 990 files in 14DocsandFiles.

2. Potential Schemes

2.1. Common Paymaster / Leased Employees (The "Compass" Hub)

Evidence:
- CPI Summary Findings: CPI provides shared resources including "discounted real estate, accounting (Compass Professional Group Inc.), legal representation (Compass Legal Group)."
- Key Personnel Overlap: Ed Corrigan (CPI, SFCN), Mark Meadows (CPI, SFCN), Paul Fitzpatrick (1792 Exchange).
Hypothesis: CPI uses the "Compass" entities to centralize expenses and staff, billing back independent 501(c)(3)s. This allows "independent" groups to operate with minimal dedicated staff while relying on CPI's infrastructure.
Risk: If these services are provided at below-market rates, it could be an impermissible private benefit or contribution. If above market, it's self-dealing.
Next Step: Search for payments to "Compass Professional Group" or "Compass Legal Group" in the expenses of 1792 Exchange, SFCN, and SFOF.

3. Organization Catalogue

1792 Exchange: Review complete.
State Freedom Caucus Network (SFCN): Review complete.
State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF): PENDING (File empty, searching for 990).
Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI): PENDING (Summary found, searching for detailed 990).
Compass Professional Group Inc: NEW TARGET.
Compass Legal Group: NEW TARGET.

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Network Analysis (Aggregate)

Aggregate node/edge analysis of the conservative grant + officer + vendor network, identifying centrality hubs like CRC Advisors.

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Research Analysis - Network Analysis

Analysis Date: 2025-10-27 10:10:04 Entity Type: Organizations

Certainly. Below is a detailed organizational and network analysis of the content titled "Sources" authored by Cody L Hall, focusing on the key aspects requested: structure, funding, political connections, network mapping, and influence operations — with a particular emphasis on financial flows, political ties, and relationships relevant to advancing Christian nationalist political objectives.

Organizational Analysis

1. Structure & Leadership

Key Figures Identified:
- Cleta Mitchell: Prominent conservative attorney involved in election-related legal efforts; connected to Bradley Foundation and Trump campaigns ([refs 16, 43, 94-95]).
- James Dobson: Founder of Focus on the Family, a major evangelical Christian organization with considerable influence in conservative Christian circles ([refs 3-8]).
- Charlie Kirk: Founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a youth-oriented conservative political group promoting MAGA and Christian nationalist themes ([refs 46, 48, 149-150]).
- Richard Uihlein: Billionaire donor who has contributed nearly $49 million to pro-Trump PACs and related entities ([refs 11-12, 52-54]).
- Heather Honey: Election conspiracy theorist appointed to DHS leadership position overseeing election security efforts ([refs 26,175-183]).
Organizational Hierarchy & Board Members:
- The Bradley Foundation is highlighted as a major funder with board documentation noted ([ref.40]), employing individuals like Cleta Mitchell.
- Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI), founded by Jim DeMint (former Senator), acts as an institutional hub for right-wing organizing ([refs18-19,25-26]).

2. Funding Sources

Major Donors & Grantmakers:
- The Bradley Foundation funnels tens of millions annually into right-wing litigation and policy groups ([refs40-42]).
- DonorsTrust serves as a "dark money ATM," channeling over $123 million in one year to conservative organizations; it acts as a donor-advised fund masking original donor identities ([refs17,18,22]).
  - Included are very large anonymous donations upwards of $425 million into dark money networks related to this ecosystem ([ref23]).
  - National Christian Foundation also functions as an influential donor-advised fund supporting such causes quietly ([ref4 in Ziklag Timeline]).
PACs & Political Committees:
- Restoration PAC is listed among political action committees receiving funding from billionaire donors like Uihlein ([ref39]).
Other Revenue Streams:
- Membership dues or contributions from affiliated religious or advocacy groups (e.g., Focus on the Family).
- Legal services fees via Compass Legal Group linked to CPI and America First Legal Foundation.
Financial Transparency Issues:
- Reliance on Donor Advised Funds creates significant opacity.
- Use of shell nonprofits (e.g., Ziklag) obscures direct money flow.
- Tax filings analyzed by ProPublica and EXPOSEDbyCMD reveal massive untraceable cash injections.

3. Political Connections

Government Contracts & Positions:
- Appointment of Heather Honey (an election conspiracy theorist) into DHS leadership role overseeing election security indicates direct government access/use of government resources for political ends ([refs26,175–183]).
- CPI has ties with former Senator Jim DeMint; reportedly influential within GOP policy circles.
Lobbying & Endorsements:
- Groups like Alliance Defending Freedom engage heavily in legal advocacy supporting conservative Christian causes including judicial nominations impacts [refs9–16].
- Trump-aligned organizations utilize these networks for electoral influence; e.g., Turning Point USA's rise under Trump’s endorsement [ref149].

##4. Network Mapping

The ecosystem comprises interconnected organizations acting across political advocacy, legal challenges, media messaging:

Organization / Entity	Type	Connections / Notes
Bradley Foundation	Major Funders/Foundation	Grants to litigation/media/policy groups
DonorsTrust	Donor-Advised Fund	Channeling dark money
Ziklag	Secretive Nonprofit	Ultra-conservative Christian network
Focus on the Family	Evangelical Org	Founded by James Dobson; social conservative base
Alliance Defending Freedom	Legal Advocacy	Litigation arm pushing religious/conservative agenda
[[Conservative Partnership Institute]] (CPI)	Policy/Advocacy Org	Founded by Jim DeMint
America First Legal	Legal Action Group	Linked to Stephen Miller; suits challenging voting rights
Turning Point USA	Youth Conservative Org.	Led by Charlie Kirk; pro-Trump activism
EagleAI Network	Voter data tool	Election integrity claims
Restoration PAC	Political Action Committee (PAC)	Receives billionaire donations

Connections are often reinforced through shared donors (Uihlein family), personnel movement between groups (Mitchell’s involvement), coordinated campaigns against voter registration tools like ERIC.

##5. Influence Operations

Media Presence: Gateway Pundit and other far-right outlets propagate narratives undermining ERIC voter database legitimacy [ref5].
Policy Advocacy: Aggressive campaigns against ERIC voter roll maintenance compact led several states (Louisiana [refs108–113], Ohio [refs123–127]) to withdraw from it following disinformation spread.
Electoral Activities: Coordinated mass voter challenges led by America First Legal and others aiming at suppressing or challenging votes ahead of elections [refs122–166].

Key Research Questions Analysis

What are the primary funding mechanisms?

Large-scale donations through anonymous or obscure channels such as:
- Donor Advised Funds including DonorsTrust (~$123M+ yearly funneling)
- Private foundations like the Bradley Foundation
Billionaire individual donors such as Richard Uihlein injecting tens of millions directly into PACs
Revenue from legal services provided via affiliated law firms/groups
PAC contributions funneled through Restoration PAC among others

Which political figures or government entities are connected?

Former Senator Jim DeMint — CPI founder
Cleta Mitchell — attorney closely tied to Trump campaign efforts
Heather Honey — appointed DHS official involved in election security under Trump administration
[[Stephen Miller]] — connected via America First Legal
Charlie Kirk — TPUSA founder with close linkage to Trump’s electoral strategies

How does this organization fit into the broader network?

It is embedded within a constellation often termed "The Right Wing Machine," tightly knit around:

Dark money networks funneling undisclosed funds
Evangelical-Christian leadership pushing Christian nationalist ideology
Strategic use of litigation organizations challenging voting rights/laws
Media outlets disseminating disinformation narratives aligned with MAGA politics

What are their stated vs actual political objectives?

Stated Objectives:
Promoting election integrity, safeguarding voter rolls from fraud.

Actual Objectives:
Suppress opposition votes through misinformation campaigns targeting voter databases like ERIC; advancing an ultra-conservative Christian nationalist agenda aiming at reshaping American democracy per “Seven Mountain Mandate” theology.

Network Analysis Priority Findings

Personal / Financial / Organizational Connections Mapping

Richard Uihlein → Major donor → Restoration PAC + multiple dark money orgs
Cleta Mitchell → Attorney → Bradley Foundation + America First Legal + [[Conservative Partnership Institute|CPI]] + EagleAI network
Charlie Kirk → TPUSA Founder → linked with [[Elon Musk]] coordination for outreach/dark money inflows
Heather Honey → DHS official ← former activist promoting discredited election conspiracy theories

Potential Conflicts of Interest

Heather Honey's appointment at DHS represents regulatory capture potential given her prior activist role against voting integrity institutions.

Donor advised funds obscure original sources creating lack of accountability.

Legal firms providing services while simultaneously lobbying/advocating create blurred lines between private gain and public interest.

Money Flows & Influence Pathways

Anonymous mega-donations enter through DonorsTrust/National Christian Foundation → cascade grants/payments toward litigation groups (Alliance Defending Freedom), advocacy institutes ([[Conservative Partnership Institute|CPI]]), media propagandists → culminating in coordinated voter suppression/election denial campaigns.

Billionaires inject cash directly into politically aligned PACs that fund grassroots mobilization efforts via TPUSA or similar groups promoting MAGA ideology fused with Christian nationalism.

Coordination Patterns & Shared Messaging

Consistent anti-voter-roll messaging targeting ERIC across multiple platforms:

Gateway Pundit articles sparking state withdrawals from ERIC
Coordinated mass challenge lawsuits using same legal playbooks distributed across states via America First Legal etc
Shared theme promoting distrust in electoral processes justified through religious-nationalist rhetoric ("Biblical America").

Messaging amplified by sympathetic media personalities aligned with Trump/MAGA movement.

Government Access Points & Regulatory Capture

Direct appointments within DHS elevating activists like Heather Honey create insider influence shaping federal election security policy toward partisan ends—undermining traditional bipartisan oversight mechanisms.

Use of charitable tax exemptions extended or ignored under Johnson Amendment enforcement relaxation allows churches/faith-based orgs direct explicit political endorsements without penalty per recent IRS settlements discussed [ref168].

Critical Research Questions Answered

How does this entity advance Christian nationalist political objectives?

Through funding secretive ultra-conservative nonprofit networks like Ziklag that explicitly seek "Biblical America" transformation using strategic control over elections:

Mobilizing evangelical leaders (James Dobson legacy, Lance Wallnau's Seven Mountain Mandate).
Coordinating voter suppression/legal challenges aligned with faith-based authoritarianism.
Amplifying religious-nationalist messaging in cultural/mass media spheres via TPUSA et al.
Utilizing faith communities’ tax statuses for overt political campaigning post-Johnson Amendment relaxation.

What government resources or access does this provide?

Access includes:

Placement inside DHS responsible for federal election oversight enabling selective enforcement or politicized security narratives.
Influence over state-level officials persuading withdrawal from ERIC compacts weakening standardized voter roll maintenance systems.
Ability to shape judicial nominations influencing long-term legal landscape defending their agenda.

How does this fit into the broader influence network?

As one node within a sprawling "Right Wing Machine" encompassing:

Dark money foundations obscuring true donors,
Policy institutes driving legislative/political strategy,
Litigation arms enforcing restrictive voting laws,
Media outlets amplifying disinformation,
Religious networks providing ideological justification,

All synchronized toward empowering authoritarian Christian nationalist governance models favoring Trump-style populism.

What are transparency and accountability gaps?

Significant gaps include:

Extensive use of donor-advised funds obscuring ultimate benefactors.
Lack of disclosure regarding coordination between nonprofits/for-profits/lobbyists/legal firms.
Appointments based on ideological loyalty rather than merit compromising impartial governance at federal agencies.
Media ecosystems spreading falsehoods shielded behind free speech claims without accountability mechanisms.

Summary Table: Key Entities & Attributes

Entity	Leadership/Key Figures	Funding Sources	Political Connections	Role/Function
Bradley Foundation	Board includes Cleta Mitchell?	Grants ($86M+ annually)	Supports right-wing litigation	Major grantmaker
DonorsTrust	Anonymous donors	Dark money conduit	Funds many right-wing orgs	Obscures donor identities
Ziklag	Secretive leadership	Grants from above	Linked to evangelicals/MAGA	Ultra-conservative nonprofit
Focus on the Family	James Dobson legacy	> Religious donations	> Evangelical leader	> Evangelical advocacy
Alliance Defending Freedom	> Multiple board members	> Large private donations	> Judicial nomination influence	> Litigation group
Conservative Partnership Inst.	Founder Jim DeMint	> Donations/grants	> GOP alignment	> Policy think tank
America First Legal	> Stephen Miller linked	> Donations	> Voter rights lawsuits	> Litigation/legal advocacy
Turning Point USA	> Charlie Kirk	> Major donors including Musk/Uihlein>	Pro-Trump youth mobilization	> Grassroots activism

Conclusion

This content reveals an extensive ecosystem funded primarily through opaque dark-money channels funneling billions into overlapping nonprofits and politically active entities united by an evangelical-Christian-nationalist ideology focused on reshaping American politics around biblical principles combined with pro-Trump loyalty.

The network leverages financial secrecy mechanisms alongside strategic placements within government agencies like DHS ensuring regulatory capture that facilitates undermining democratic electoral processes—especially targeting tools designed for accurate voter roll maintenance such as ERIC—and aggressively pushing mass legal challenges aimed at suppressing opposition votes ahead of critical elections.

Transparency gaps remain profound due to complex donor-advised fund structures masking source wealth while long-standing personal ties among elite donors/leaders enable seamless coordination across policy institutes, legal fronts, media platforms and grassroots organizing arms sustaining what amounts to a well-funded authoritarian influence operation disguised under patriotic/family-values rhetoric but deeply invested in advancing a Christian nationalist vision for governance.

Research Metadata & Tags

Entity Classification: #organizations Research Focus: #network-analysis Network Analysis: #political-networks #christian-nationalism #government-influence

*Analysis generated on 2025-10-27 10:10:04 using Political Research Batch Processor

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Officer Overlap Matrix

Matrix of officer/director seats shared across nine conservative nonprofits, anchoring the Bridgett Wagner board-interlock claim.

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Officer Overlap & Personnel Matrix

Analysis Date: 2026-02-16 Focus: Cleta Mitchell Network (CPI, 1792 Exchange, SFOF, Bradley Foundation)

Executive Summary

The Mitchell Network exhibits a "hub-and-spoke" personnel structure where Cleta Mitchell serves as the central node, holding governance roles (Board/Secretary) across multiple organizations while receiving compensation primarily from [[Conservative Partnership Institute]] (CPI).

A second tier of operatives (Ed Corrigan, Paul Fitzpatrick) manage the daily operations of spin-off entities (1792 Exchange, SFOF) while maintaining close ties to the CPI mothership.

1. The Cleta Mitchell Nexus

Organization	Role	Status	Compensation Note
CPI	Senior Legal Fellow	Employee	Primary income source ($300k+ est)
1792 Exchange	Secretary	Officer	Uncompensated? (Filed "Care of" her)
Bradley Fdn	Board Director	Director	Typical board fees ($30k-$50k range)
Elec. Integrity Net	Chair/Founder	Chair	Program under CPI umbrella
FAIR Elections Fund	Chair	Chair	New entity (2023)

Red Flag: Cleta Mitchell is the "Care-of" addressee for 1792 Exchange's tax filings, effectively controlling its mail and administration from her CPI office, despite independent leadership listed.

2. Key Operative Overlap

Ed Corrigan (The Operator)

CPI: President & CEO (Primary Exec)
1792 Exchange: No official role listed, but publicly leads coalition
SFOF: Organizer of "Anti-ESG" letter campaigns overlapping with SFOF mission

Paul Fitzpatrick (The Frontman)

1792 Exchange: President & CEO ($286,436)
SFOF: Frequent panelist/speaker (Unclear if compensated)
Previous: Chief of Staff for Mark Meadows (linking back to CPI)

Mark Meadows (The Heavyweight)

CPI: Senior Partner
SFOF: Keynote speaker
Connection: Former boss of Paul Fitzpatrick (1792 Exchange CEO)

3. "Leased Employee" & Common Paymaster Indicators

The network likely uses CPI as a "Common Paymaster" or PEO (Professional Employer Organization) for its spin-offs.

Evidence: 1792 Exchange has $5.8M revenue but only 14 employees and Cleta is the mailing contact.
Pattern: Staff might be legally employed by CPI but "leased" to 1792 Exchange or Election Integrity Network, allowing [[Conservative Partnership Institute|CPI]] to subsidize these operations without direct grants appearing on Schedule I.

4. Unresolved Questions (Phase 2 Focus)

Does SFOF pay any consulting fees to [[Conservative Partnership Institute|CPI]] or its officers?
Is United Charitable (1792's sole grant recipient) paying any Mitchell network operatives?
Are Mark Meadows' legal bills being paid by any of these entities?

Cite this

Hall, C. L. (n.d.). Conservative Influence in America. Cody Hall. https://codyhall.site/investigations/conservative-influence-in-america

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