2025 · Campaign Finance
Santa Monica
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Money in / money out
The main transaction classes reported for 2025. Loans stay separate from contributions. Refunds are shown with contributions rather than as their own headline category.
Money in
Cash contributions
$85,115
Refunds / returns: $4,000
Money in
Nonmonetary contributions
$142,583
Reported in-kind / noncash contribution value.
Financing
Loans
$12,900
Reported loan transactions. Reported financing.
Money out
Reported expenditures
$279,228
Form 496 independent expenditures included: $0.
Reconciliation queue: Schedule I / miscellaneous increases: $103,562 · Form 496 / 497 reported activity: $3,400. 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
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
$80,665
1 reported expenditure record(s)
#2 campaign spending
Committee for the 2024 Santa Monica School Bond - Yes on QS
$41,543
6 reported expenditure record(s)
#3 campaign spending
Safe Santa Monica
$30,300
5 reported expenditure record(s)
#4 campaign spending
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
$24,673
583 reported expenditure record(s)
#5 campaign spending
Manju Gandhi Raman for City Council 2024
$22,453
12 reported expenditure record(s)
#6 campaign spending
Yes on Measure MM
$15,057
4 reported expenditure record(s)
Top donors
Ranked by net reported contributions.
#1 donor
RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP
$58,571
3 reported transaction(s)
#2 donor
PCI CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED
$47,004
1 reported transaction(s)
#3 donor
ENGLANDER KNABE ALLEN & ASSOCIATES
$30,000
2 reported transaction(s)
#4 donor
SANTA MONICA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
$21,600
12 reported transaction(s)
#5 donor
THE MONACO GROUP
$3,296
1 reported transaction(s)
#6 donor
UNITE HERE Local 11
$2,995
2 reported transaction(s)
Recent filings
| Filed | Filer | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | Torosis for City Council 2026 | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Torosis for City Council 2026 | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights | E | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Derrick Townsend for Santa Monica City Council 2026 | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Santa Monica Police Officers Association for a Better Community | A | View filing PDF ↗ |
More rankings: payees and employers
Top payees
5W, LLC
$30,000
Gould & Orellana, LLC
$14,168