Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Citizens for School Readiness (DISSOLVED)

GPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00069298 · Houston · TX
4 reports · First filing 07/15/2013 · Latest filing 12/09/2014
Political Action Committee · General Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Houston · TX · 77253
First Filing
07/15/2013
Latest Filing
12/09/2014
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2014 – 12/08/2014
Reports
4

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$474,000.00
Expenditures
$480,745.25
Transactions
74
Largest Contribution
$80,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$50,950.00
COH as of 12/08/2014
$0.00
Average Contribution
$17,555.56
Average Expenditure
$10,228.62
First Contribution
06/07/2013
Last Contribution
09/04/2013
First Expenditure
06/06/2013
Last Expenditure
10/21/2014

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
18
Reported Payee Entities
11
Top Contributor
Collaborative For Children
Top Reported Payee
Elite Change, Inc.

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
18
27 contributions · $474,000.00
Vendor Relationships
9
27 payments · $311,503.36
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentCitizens for School Readiness (DISS…Focal filer / committeeCollaborative For ChildrenCollaborative For Children$330,000.00 · 6 giftsLawrence KellnerLawrence Kellner$20,000.00 · 2 giftsRichard MithoffRichard Mithoff$20,000.00 · 2 giftsStephen KaufmanStephen Kaufman$20,000.00 · 2 giftsJ. Victor SamuelsJ. Victor Samuels$15,000.00 · 2 giftsElite Change, Inc.Elite Change, Inc.$245,878.71 · 11 paymentsChavez CharlesChavez Charles$165,498.89 · 18 paymentsOutreach StragegiesOutreach Stragegies$22,809.35 · 3 paymentsTexans TogetherTexans Together$17,669.39 · 2 paymentsKelly GraphicsKelly Graphics$17,545.44 · 4 payments
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Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
General Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
7,401

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions63.2th#2,723 of 7,401
Expenditures61.5th#2,854 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity59.8th#2,978 of 7,401
Transaction Volume59.7th#2,981 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Collaborative For Children $330,000.006
2Lawrence Kellner $20,000.002
3Richard Mithoff $20,000.002
4Stephen Kaufman $20,000.002
5J. Victor Samuels $15,000.002
6Wells Fargo, N.A. $10,000.001
7James Calaway $10,000.001
8James Postl $10,000.001
9Jonathan Day $10,000.001
10Nancy Powell $10,000.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Elite Change, Inc. $245,878.7111
2Chavez Charles $165,498.8918
3Outreach Stragegies $22,809.353
4Texans Together $17,669.392
5Kelly Graphics $17,545.444
6Agency Design $6,000.003
7Linda Curtis $3,743.002
8Aspen Imaging LLC $1,074.531
9Capitol Services $265.001
10Collaborative For Children $256.811

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2014$0.00 $521.81
2013$474,000.00 $480,223.44

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
09/04/2013James Postl $10,000.00 Retired
08/29/2013J. Victor Samuels $5,000.00 Victory Packaging · Chairman
08/21/2013Andrea White $500.00 Self-Employed · Author
08/15/2013Jonathan Day $10,000.00 Retired
08/08/2013Richard Mithoff $10,000.00 Mithoff Law Firm · Lawyer
08/07/2013Stephen Kaufman $10,000.00 Fulcrum Partners, LLC · Executive Benefits Consultant
08/07/2013Lawrence Kellner $10,000.00 Emerald Creek Group · Chairman and CEO
08/07/2013Wells Fargo, N.A. $10,000.00
08/02/2013Collaborative For Children $30,000.00
07/24/2013Collaborative For Children $50,000.00
07/19/2013Collaborative For Children $70,000.00
07/17/2013Dorothy Ables $5,000.00 Spectra Energy · Chief Administrative Officer
07/17/2013Irving Pozmantier $1,000.00 Pozmantier Williams, LLC · Partner
07/12/2013Collaborative For Children $80,000.00
07/12/2013Julie Hempel $1,000.00 Community Volunteer
06/27/2013Collaborative For Children $50,000.00
06/26/2013Richard Mithoff $10,000.00 Mithoff Law Firm · Lawyer
06/24/2013Collaborative For Children $50,000.00
06/24/2013Carol Shattuck $1,000.00 Collaborative For Children · President and CEO
06/12/2013Nancy Powell $10,000.00 N/A · Philanthropist

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
10/21/2014Collaborative For Children $256.81Contribution in support of entity.
07/10/2014Capitol Services $265.00Dissolution of entity with Texas Secretary of State
12/17/2013Andrews Kurth LLP $4.13Telephone expense for confenrence call.
10/12/2013Agency Design $1,500.00Printing of materials
09/11/2013Outreach Stragegies $7,500.00Consulting services
09/04/2013Texans Together $9,726.00Canvassing services
08/16/2013Elite Change, Inc. $487.69Canvassing services
08/15/2013Texans Together $7,943.39Canvassing services
08/14/2013Chavez Charles $13,539.50Canvassing services
08/14/2013Elite Change, Inc. $5,560.00Canvassing services
08/14/2013Chavez Charles $5,223.00Canvassing services
08/14/2013Chavez Charles $2,436.69Canvassing services
08/07/2013Chavez Charles $9,539.20Canvassing services
08/07/2013Elite Change, Inc. $6,200.00Canvassing services
08/05/2013Linda Curtis $2,209.00Consulting services
08/02/2013Outreach Stragegies $7,809.35Consulting services
08/02/2013Outreach Stragegies $7,500.00Consulting services
08/02/2013Kelly Graphics $3,571.86Printing of materials
08/02/2013Kelly Graphics $1,886.27Printing of materials
07/31/2013Chavez Charles $8,981.00Canvassing services
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 34 ms.