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Media Fund
"527" Political Organization
Contributions, Expenses, & Filing Information


Organization Info

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Group NameMedia Fund
Stated PurposeTo communicate with the public on issues that relate to the election of cnadidates for federal, state or local office or the legislative process in a manner that does not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a particular candidate.
Email Addressgruvergary@hotmail.com
Established Date11/05/2003
Contact PersonGary Gruver
Contact Address1101 Vermont Avenue, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC  20005
Mailing Address1101 Vermont Avenue, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC  20005
Contributions Received
(since 11/05/2003)
$60,139,183
Expenditures Made
(since 11/05/2003)
$60,158,448

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Media Fund
"527" Contribution List

ContributorEmpoyer/Occupation$ Contribution AmountDate
Abe Pollin
Washington, DC  20004
Washington Sports & Entertainment/CEO $100,00010/22/2004
AFL-CIO
Washington, DC  20006
$250,00007/12/2004
AFLCIO
Washington, DC  20006
NA/NA $525,73802/01/2004-
04/22/2004
AFSCME
Washington, DC  20036
NA/NA $2,100,00004/01/2004-
07/22/2004
Alma O Cohen
Philadelphia, PA  19103
NA/Homemaker $1,00004/28/2004
Amer Fed of State, County, Muni Employees
Washington, DC  20036
$50,00010/05/2005
American Federation of Gov't Employees
Washington, DC  20001
$75,00008/24/2004
American Federation of Teachers
Washington, DC  20001
$250,00009/01/2004
American Federation of Teachers COPE
Washington, DC  20001
NA/NA $750,00003/01/2004-
03/05/2004
American Postal Workers Union
Washington, DC  20005
$500,00008/17/2004
Andre Gregory
New York, NY  10014
SelfEmployed/Artist $5,00005/19/2004
Annette P Cumming
Jackson, WY  83001
Cumming Foundation/Executive Director/VP $2,50007/26/2004
Anthony T Dean
Long Grove, IL  60047
Village of Long Grove/President $25,00009/21/2004
Axelrod & Associates, Inc
Chicago, IL  60610
$29,53509/21/2004
Barry J Peek
North Haven, NY  11963
Meyer Suozzi English Klein/Attorney $50005/25/2004
BCTGM International Union
Kensington, MD  20895
$50,00008/30/2004
Ben Heller
Sharon, CT  06069
NA/Retired $12,50006/01/2004
Bernard Rapoport
Waco, TX  76702
American Income Life Insurance/Chairman Emeritus $25,00007/29/2004
Bruce Fields
Chicago, IL  60622
Self/Trader $1,00010/22/2004
Business Loan Express
New York, NY  10022
NA/NA $12,50006/29/2004
Christine L Mattso
Austin, TX  78746
Self/Homemaker $1,200,00009/22/2004
Committee to Defeat George Bush
BRookdale, CA  95007
$5,00007/26/2004
Communication Workers of America
Washington, DC  20001
NA/NA $500,00005/21/2004-
08/30/2004
Craig Kaplan
New York, NY  10003
Selfemployed/Attorney $10,00003/31/2004
David Bender
Woodbridge, CT  06525
Bender Plumbing Supplies, Inc./Owner $12,50010/22/2004
Deleware County Consulting Inc
Gladwyne, PA  19035
$10,00012/16/2004
Democratic Governors Association
Washington, DC  20001
$125,00010/14/2005-
11/30/2005
Elizabeth Sloss
Seattle, WA  98112
Self/Psychotherapist $1,00010/22/2004
Environment 2004 Action Fund
Washington, DC  20005
$30,00010/18/2004
Frank Brunckhorst
Sarasota, FL  34231
Boars Head/Chairman of the Board $100,00005/17/2004
Fred Eychaner
Chicago, IL  60614
Newsweb Corp./President $500,00002/19/2004
Galloway Group
Boulder, CO  80302
$75,00009/29/2004
IBEW Educational Committee
Washington, DC  20005
$200,00009/29/2004
IBEW Educational Committee Education Fund
Washington, DC  20005
NA/NA $10,00004/20/2004
Int'l Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Washington, DC  20006
$30,00007/30/2004
IUPAT
Washington, DC  20006
$250,00007/26/2004
James H Clark
Dallas, TX  75219
Self/Investment $1,000,00007/27/2004
James Lamb
Arlington, VA  22205
Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht & MacKinnon/Attorney $50009/29/2004
James Probst
Marion, IA  52302
Nuclear management Co./Engineer $2,00011/10/2004
Jonathan McHale
Austin, TX  78746
Self/Investor $1,800,00008/27/2004-
09/22/2004
Joseph Field
Bala Cynwyd, PA  19004
Entercom/Executive $1,375,00010/07/2004-
10/25/2004
Joseph M Field
Bal Cynwyd, PA  19004
Entercom Communications/Executive $100,00009/17/2004
Joseph M Field
Bala Cynwyd, PA  19004
Entercom Communications Corp/Chairman $100,00006/08/2004
Laborers Political League
Washington, DC  20006
NA/NA $500,00005/07/2004-
05/19/2004
Leonard Lieberman
Newark, NJ  07102
SelfEmployed/Consultant $25,00005/24/2004
Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia & Robbins LLP
San Diego, CA  92101
$75,00009/21/2004
MACPAC-PA
Philadelphia, PA  19101
$15,00011/10/2004
Marcy Garriott
Austin, TX  78732
NCSoft/CEO $10,00011/15/2004
Metro Management, Inc
Edina, MN  55439
NA/NA $10,00004/28/2004
MoveOnorg
Greenbrae, CA  94904
$29,53508/24/2004
Murray D Peek
Boynton Beach, FL  33437
NA/Retired $25004/08/2004
National Education Association
Washington, DC  20036
$10,00011/15/2004
Norman Bender
New Haven, CT  06530
Bender Plumbing Supplies, Inc./CEO $25,00010/22/2004
Paul Goldenberg
Irvine, CA  92612
Paul's TV & Video/President $20,00011/10/2004
Peggy Cafritz
Washington, DC  20016
Retired $5,00010/07/2004
Richard Garriott
Austin, TX  78730
NCSoft/Vice President $10,00011/15/2004
Rosenfeld Bernstein Tannehauser
New York, NY  10022
NA/NA $12,50006/29/2004
Ruth C Kolbe
Needham, MA  02492
NA/Volunteer $2,50004/28/2004
S Davis Carniglia
Muir Beach, CA  94965
Information Requested $62509/29/2004
SEIU Local 1199
New York, NY  10036
NA/NA $1,000,00003/10/2004
September Fund
Washington, DC  20036
$300,00010/26/2006
Service Employees Int'l Union
Washington, DC  20005
$250,00009/16/2005
Sharon Bender
Woodbridge, CT  06525
Homemaker $12,50010/22/2004
Sheet Metal Workers Intl Assn Political Ed League
Washington, DC  20006
NA/NA $100,00005/19/2004
Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Assn
Washington, DC  20006
$100,00009/24/2004
Stronger America
Washington, DC  20044
$100,00010/27/2004
Tranportation Communications Intl Union
Rockville, MD  20850
NA/NA $100,00006/25/2004
UA Political Education Committee
Washington, DC  20001
NA/NA $250,00005/17/2004
UFCW
Washington, DC  20006
$200,00007/30/2004
UNITE
New York, NY  10001
NA/NA $100,00005/24/2004-
08/17/2004
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh, PA  15222
$200,00007/01/2004
Victory Campaign 2004
Washington, DC  20036
NA/NA $44,475,00012/31/2003-
10/27/2004


Media Fund "527" Expenses

Vendor$ Expense AmountPurposeDate
FUSE
1409 Washington Ave 5th Floor
St. Louis, MO  63103
$50,000 Media Creative Fee10/27/2004
FUSE
1409 Washington Avenue
5th Floor
St. Louis, MO  63103
$102,477 Media Creative Fees09/10/2004-
09/13/2004
FUSE
1409 Washington Avenue
5th Floor
St. Louis, MO  63103
$180,427 Media Production09/20/2004-
11/15/2004
Gary Gruver
1101 Vermont Avenue, NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC  20005
$250 Accounting Services10/30/2006
Gary Gruver
1314 R Street NW
Washington, DC  20009
$250 Accounting / Compliance Services02/06/2007
Gary Gruver
1314 R Street NW
Washington, DC  20009
$550 Accounting Services11/30/2006-
07/31/2007
Gary Gruver
1314 R Street NW
Washington, DC  20009
$7,602 Salary09/29/2005-
12/15/2005
Gary Gruver
1314 R Street NW
Washington, DC  20009
$300 Security11/10/2005
Getty Images
601 N. 34th Street
Seattle, WA  98103
$20,485 Media Production03/29/2004
Gilbert & Wolfand
2201 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC  20007
$1,301 Accounting / Tax Services10/03/2007
Gilbert & Wolfand
2201 Wisconson Ave NW
Ste 320
Washington, DC  20007
$8,263 Accounting Services08/03/2005-
11/21/2006
Gilbert & Wolfand PC
2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20007
$2,000 Accounting Services08/09/2006-
09/08/2006
Gorilla Flix, Inc
37 E 28th Street #600
New York, NY  10016
$1,025 Media Production11/22/2004
Grace Garcia
5005 N Fresco Dr
Austin, TX  78731
$20,079 Media Buy10/29/2004
Grassroots Campaigns, Inc
1800 Glenarm Pl #300
Denver, CO  80202
$14,008 Administrative Services11/15/2005
Grassroots Democrats
1275 K Street, NW
6th Floor
Washington, DC  20005
$200,000 Contribution06/01/2004-
07/13/2004
Grassroots Solutions
2929 University Ave SE #100
Minneapolis, MN  55414
$67,311 Organizing Services09/30/2005-
12/21/2005
Grassroots Solutions
2929 University Ave SE #100
Minneapolis, MN  55414
$318 Travel10/11/2005
Grassroots Solutions
2929 University Ave SE #100
Minneapolis, MN  55414
$10,005 Van Rental09/26/2005-
10/27/2005
Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research
10 G Street NE #400
Washington, DC  20002
$98,081 Media Research10/18/2004-
10/28/2004
Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research
10 G Street, NE
#400
Washington, DC  20002
$67,648 Polling09/02/2004
GRS Consulting
2929 University Ave SE #100
Minneapolis, MN  55414
$23,000 Administrative Services11/03/2005-
11/07/2005
Hamilton Beattie & Staff
4201 Connecticut Ave NW #212
Washington, DC  20008
$21,005 Media Research10/26/2004
Haris Lithographics
8516 Rainswood Drive
Landover, MD  20785
$180 Office Supplies07/08/2004
Harold Ickes
1300 Connecticut Ave NW
6th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
$3,113 Reimbursement of travel expenses11/30/2006
Harold Ickes
1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW
#600
Washington, DC  20036
$1,207 Travel Meeting Expense08/20/2004
Harold IckesJanice Enright
1300 Connecticut Ave NW 600
Washington, DC  20036
$6,444 Travel Meeting Expenses01/10/2004-
03/01/2004
Harvest Films
134 Spring Street 602
New York, NY  10012
$80,000 Media Production04/01/2004
Ickes & Enright
1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036
$238,500 Consulting Fees07/13/2004
Indoff Incorporated
11816 Lackland Ave.
St. Louis, MO  63146
$2,104 Computer Equipment05/13/2004
Interface Media Group
PO Box 57138
Washington, DC  20036
$15,363 Media Production05/11/2004-
09/03/2004
Interface Media Group
1233 20th Street NW
Washington, DC  20036
$-2,551 Refund of Overpayment02/07/2005
Jacob Conarck
1530 Rhode Island Ave NE #202
Washington, DC  20018
$2,429 Salary10/14/2005-
11/08/2005
Jacob Kaskey
535 W Cornelia Ave #803
Chicago, IL  60657
$1,546 Salary10/31/2005-
11/10/2005
James Rhine
P.O. Box 12074
Alexandria, VA  22219
$1,793 Salary10/14/2005-
10/31/2005
James Rhine
P.O. Box 12074
Arlington, VA  22219
$448 Salary11/08/2005
Janice Enright or Harold Ickes
1300 Connecticut Ave NW 600
Washington, DC  20036
$115,000 Consulting Fees04/07/2004-
05/21/2004
Janice Enright or Harold Ickes
1300 Connecticut Ave NW 600
Washington, DC  20036
$749 Travel Meeting Expenses04/07/2004
Jeff Montero
1510 18th Street #8
Sacramento, CA  95814
$3,216 Salary09/29/2005-
11/08/2005
John Melville
950 24th Street NW
Washington, DC  20052
$793 Salary10/14/2005-
11/08/2005
Jonathan Kohn
222 Union Street
Hamburg, NY  14075
$3,322 Salary10/14/2005-
11/08/2005
Jordan Karp
39 Hickory Lane
Rosalyn Heights, NY  11577
$3,187 Salary09/29/2005
Jordan Karp
39 Hickory Lane
Roslyn Heights, NY  11577
$9,439 Salary09/29/2005-
11/15/2005
Josh McNeil
2101 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC  20009
$3,850 Office Supplies/Copying12/16/2004
Josh McNeil
2101 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC  20009
$650 Video Copying01/12/2005
Joshua McNeil
888 16th Street NW 7th Fl.
Washington, DC  20006
$7,205 Salary02/20/2004-
05/28/2004
Julie Brown
1729 Sylvan Rd SE
Atlanta, GA  30310
$808 Salary10/31/2005-
11/08/2005
Kamelia Ghazvini
7015 Williamsburg Rd
Arlington, VA  22213
$833 Salary10/31/2005-
11/08/2005
Kansas City Star
1729 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO  64108
$10,101 Advertisement06/11/2004
Keith Goodman
770 5th Street NW 1110
Washington, DC  20001
$5,400 Data Services10/31/2005
Lake, Snell, Perry & Assoc
1726 M Street NW #500
Washington, DC  20036
$35,614 Media Research10/28/2004-
11/17/2004
Lee Diamond
2311 Pimmitt Dr #1103E
Falls Church, VA  22043
$689 Salary10/31/2005-
11/08/2005
Lindsey Ellerbach
888 16th Street NW
Washington, DC  20006
$1,425 Salary11/15/2005
LSG Voter Contact Services
2120 L Street, NW
#305
Washington, DC  20037
$19,250 Direct Mail09/23/2004-
10/06/2004
LSG Voter Contact Services
2120 L Street NW #305
Washington, DC  20037
$12,740 Telemarketing10/11/2005-
11/10/2005
LSG Voter Services
2120 L Street NW #305
Washington, DC  20037
$9,238 Telemarketing12/13/2005
Mack Crounse Group, LLC
308 North View Terrace
Alexandria, VA  22301
$13,333 Mail Design and Production09/19/2005
MacWilliams Robinson & Associates
1600 L Street, NW
Washington, DC  20036
$4,262 Media Production08/31/2004
MacWilliams Robinson Partners
1660 L St., NW 301
Washington, DC  20036
$127,645 Media Production04/14/2004-
06/07/2004
Malchow, Schlackman, Hoppey & Cooper
1101 4th Street NW
Washington, DC  20001
$8,333 Mail Design09/19/2005
Mark Evans
1808 Elk Springs St
Loveland, CO  80538
$669 Office Supplies11/10/2005
Marsh USA, Inc.
PO Box 371750
Pittsburgh, PA  15215
$23,573 Insurance06/23/2004
Matt Levy
206 Oblong St
Williamsburg, MA  01267
$85 Salary10/14/2005
Matt Levy
206 Oblong Rd
Williamstown, MA  01267
$634 Salary09/29/2005
McMahon, Squier & Assoc
1029 N Mt. Royal Street #35o
Alexandria, VA  22314
$75,389 Media Consulting10/28/2004
McMahon, Squier & Assoc
1029 N Mt. Royal St #350
Alexandria, VA  22314
$3,085 Media Expenses10/29/2004
McMahon, Squier & Assoc
1029 N Royal Street #350
Alexandria, VA  22314
$166,253 Media Production10/18/2004-
11/15/2004
McMahon, Squier & Associates
1029 N Royal Street #350
Alexandria, VA  22314
$50,000 Media Consulting10/18/2004
McMahon, Squier & Associates
1029 N Royal Street #350
Alexandria, VA  22314
$138,537 Media Production10/15/2004-
10/21/2004
McMahon, Squier & Associates, Inc.
1029 N. Royal Street
#350
Alexandria, VA  22314
$100,000 Media Creative Fees09/24/2004
McMahon, Squier & Associates, Inc.
1029 N. Royal Street
#350
Alexandria, VA  22314
$289,530 Media Production09/21/2004-
10/04/2004
Media Strategies
1580 Lincoln Street #510
Denver, CO  80203
$-381,503 Refund of overpayment02/02/2005-
03/30/2005
Media Strategies & Research
1580 Lincoln Street #510
Suite 510
Denver, CO  80203
$17,102,047 Media Buy07/01/2004-
10/26/2004
Media Strategies & Research
1580 Lincoln Street
Suite 510
Denver, CO  80203
$60,000 Media Production09/24/2004
Media Strategies & Research
1580 Lincoln Street #510
Denver, CO  80203
$3,000,000 Media Research & Polling10/12/2004
Media Strategies Research
1580 Lincoln Street 510
Denver, CO  80203
$22,505,054 Media03/08/2004-
06/24/2004
Message & Media, Inc.
65 Church Street
New Brunswick, NJ  08901
$8,333 Mail Design09/19/2005
Mount Vernon Printing
3229 Hubbard Rd
Landover, MD  20785
$16,920 Literature10/17/2005-
11/03/2005
Mount Vernon Printing Company
3229 Hubbard Rd
Landover, MD  20785
$3,000 Literature09/26/2005
Mount Vernon Printing Company
3229 Hubbard Rd
Landover, MD  20785
$27,805 Mail Printing09/23/2005
Nesbitt Research Group
2120 L Street #305
Washington, DC  20005
$5,000 Research Services09/30/2005-
10/31/2005
NetPolitics Group
1660 L Street NW #301
Washington, DC  20036
$1,208 General Consulting11/10/2005
NetPolitics Group
1660 L Street NW #301
Washington, DC  20036
$10,177 Voter File Management10/11/2005
New Democrat Network
777 North Capitol St., NE 41
Washington, DC  20002
$1,500,000 Contribution04/07/2004-
06/10/2004
New Democrat Network
730 15th Street NW 4th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
$40,000 Contribution10/27/2004
NGP Software
5505 Connecticut Avenue, NW
PMB 277
Washington, DC  20015
$1,000 Consulting Fees08/20/2004
NSRC
5350 Transportation Boulevard
#19
Cleveland, OH  44125
$1,440 Media Research09/03/2004
Paychex
3060 Williams Dr
Alexandria, VA  22301
$717 Payroll Processing11/10/2005
Paychex
3060 Williams Dr. #200
Fairfax, VA  22031
$129 Payroll Expense11/10/2004
Paychex
3060 Williams Rd
#200
Fairfax, VA  22031
$725 Payroll Fees07/12/2004-
12/10/2004
Paychex
3060 Williams Dr
Fairfax, VA  22031
$122 Payroll Processing11/15/2005
Paychex
3060 Williams Drive 300
Fairfax, VA  22031
$540 Payroll Service03/10/2004-
06/10/2004
Paychex
3060 Williams Dr #200
Fairfax, VA  22031
$8,770 Payroll Tax10/15/2004-
12/08/2005
Paychex
3060 Williams Drive 300
#200
Fairfax, VA  22031
$112,464 Payroll Taxes02/20/2004-
12/15/2005
Paychex Inc
3060 Williams Dr
Fairfax, VA  22031
$6,687 Payroll Taxes10/31/2005
Paychex, Inc
3060 Williams Dr
Fairfax, VA  22031
$551 Payroll Processing01/25/2006-
02/21/2006
Paychex, Inc
3060 Williams Dr
Fairfax, VA  22031
$9,184 Payroll Taxes10/15/2005
Philadelphia Inquirer
400 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA  19130
$14,319 Advertisement06/23/2004
Platinum Imaging
2828 Routh St #600
Dallas, TX  75201
$575 Media Expenses11/15/2004
Polimetrix
364 University Ave
Palo Alto, CA  94301
$50,000 Voter Research11/17/2005

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