2012 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2012. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$866,045
Refunds / returns: $900
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$12,861
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$79,367
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$1,130,757
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $1,757 · Form 496 / 497 reported activity: $117,675. These source-reported amounts are preserved, but they are not added to the Money in / Money out cards until they are mapped and checked for duplicate reporting.
Campaign spending
Reported spending by campaigns and committees.
#1 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Responsible Growth, Major Funding by Playground Consulting, Inc.
$235,794
56 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
Committee for Better, Safer Schools - Yes on ES
$219,416
86 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
Santa Monica Police Officers' Association for a Better Community
$183,826
172 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
Frank J Gruber for City Council 2012
$91,761
100 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
$63,372
150 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
SMCLC-PAC Santa Monica Coalition For A Livable City Political Action Committee Sponsored By: Santa Monica Coalition For A Livable City
$62,139
73 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
Playground Consulting, Inc.
$50,000
2 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
$25,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
Santa Monica Hotel Management, Inc. - Huntley
$20,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
Stone & Youngberg
$20,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
Body Z Alive
$15,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
Roosevelt PTA
$15,000
2 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2012 | Shari Davis for City Council 2012 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 21, 2012 | Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights | I | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 21, 2012 | Committee for Better, Safer Schools - Yes on ES | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 19, 2012 | Santa Monica Police Officers Association for a Better Community | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 13, 2012 | Jose Escarce for School Board 2012 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
More rankings: payees and employers
Top payees
Top reported employers
Latest sync incomplete. Totals shown here reflect records successfully ingested so far and may increase as the remaining source record is processed.