2015 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2015. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$417,605
Refunds / returns: $100
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$7,927
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$33,800
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$202,238
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $5,781. 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 Renters' Rights
$103,822
245 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
Frank Gruber for City Council 2014
$20,000
1 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
Residocracy Land Use Voter Empowerment (LUVE) Initiative
$12,789
3 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
McKinnon for City Council 2014
$12,434
15 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Re-Elect Laurie Lieberman for School Board 2014
$11,951
2 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein for School Board 2014
$10,000
7 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
Santa Monica College Foundation
$100,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
Michael Feinstein
$81,098
10 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
Richard McKinnon
$71,843
7 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
Frank Gruber
$36,555
3 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
Committee for Advancement of Public Education
$11,947
1 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
Coalition of Santa Monica City Employees
$7,302
3 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2015 | Sunset Park Anti-Airport, Inc. | I | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 30, 2015 | SMCLC-PAC Santa Monica Coalition For A Livable City Political Action Committee Sponsored By: Santa Monica Coalition For A Livable City | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights | G | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Residocracy Land Use Voter Empowerment (LUVE) Initiative | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 19, 2015 | SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES | E | View filing PDF ↗ |