2024 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2024. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$2,305,153
Refunds / returns: $6,156
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$22,120
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$190,945
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$3,709,614
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $6,548 · Form 496 / 497 reported activity: $2,467,914. 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 A REAL POSITIVE FUTURE SUPPORTING BROCK, DE LA TORRE, ROKNIAN, AND PUTNAM FOR COUNCIL 2024
$1,345,609
165 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
Committee for the 2024 Santa Monica School Bond - Yes on QS
$372,427
85 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
Renters and Workers for Santa Monica in support of Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Against Brock for City Council 2024, Sponsored by UNITE HERE Local 11
$178,450
17 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
$143,216
725 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Santa Monicans For Change in support of Brock, Putnam, Roknian & De La Torre for City Council 2024
$137,697
119 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
ABUNDANT SANTA MONICA, SPONSORED BY ABUNDANCE NETWORKS, SUPPORTING DAN HALL, BARRY SNELL, NATALYA ZERNITSKAYA, AND ELLIS RASKIN FOR CITY COUNCIL 2024
$112,593
14 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
UNITE HERE TIP State & Local Fund
$150,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
DOUGLAS EMMETT PROPERTIES, LP AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES
$112,000
2 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
JERRY A. GREENBERG
$112,000
2 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
THE EDWARD THOMAS HOSPITALITY CORP.
$112,000
2 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
DTRS SANTA MONICA LLC(ANDRE ZOTOFF)
$100,000
1 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
UNITE HERE Local 11 PAC
$50,000
1 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | Phil Brock for City Council 2024 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Ellis Raskin for Santa Monica City Council 2024 | B1 | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Renters and Workers for Santa Monica in support of Hall, Raskin, Snell, Zernitskaya, and Against Brock for City Council 2024, Sponsored by UNITE HERE Local 11 | C | View filing PDF ↗ |