2023 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2023. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$325,065
Refunds / returns: $24,420
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$5,490
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$450
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$346,151
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $2,310 · Form 496 / 497 reported activity: $15,350. 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
PROTECT OUR SANTA MONICA SIDEWALKS
$111,386
5 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
PROTECT OUR SANTA MONICA SIDEWALKS, A COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY IKE SMART CITY
$63,750
6 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
Opposing IKE's misleading referendum, sponsored by BIG Outdoor Opco, LLC
$58,142
8 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
$45,202
572 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Santa Monica Police Officers' Association for a Better Community
$14,017
10 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
Safe Santa Monica
$11,726
10 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
IKE Smart City
$173,613
4 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
Big Outdoor Opco LLC(Kiley Kmiec)
$58,142
2 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
$10,560
6 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
Stacy Rouse
$6,592
6 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
Santa Monicans For Change, to support Negrete and Melkonians for CityCouncil 2022
$6,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
Michael E. Soloff
$5,390
3 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2023 | Phil Brock for City Council 2020 | C | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 6, 2023 | ANASTASIA FOSTER FOR RENT CONTROL BOARD 2020 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Vazquez Legal Defense Fund 2018 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 4, 2023 | TOROSIS FOR CITY COUNCIL 2022 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 3, 2023 | SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
More rankings: payees and employers
Top payees
Carolyn Ostic
$152,303
California Field Campaigns
$21,126
Method Campaign Services
$20,836
Celestial Strategies
$20,000
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
$18,225
Top reported employers
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