Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Charter Schools Now PAC

GPAC · ACTIVE
Filer ID: 00080619 · Austin · TX
67 reports · First filing 05/13/2016 · Latest filing 07/15/2026
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
ACTIVE
Filer Type
GPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Austin · TX · 78704
First Filing
05/13/2016
Latest Filing
07/15/2026
Latest Reporting Period
05/17/2026 – 06/30/2026
Reports
67

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$7,735,453.39
Expenditures
$6,778,576.39
Transactions
3,433
Largest Contribution
$1,000,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$141,294.00
COH as of 06/30/2026
$1,381,577.31
Average Contribution
$8,335.62
Average Expenditure
$2,706.02
First Contribution
01/21/2016
Last Contribution
06/30/2026
First Expenditure
04/13/2016
Last Expenditure
06/29/2026

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
292
Reported Payee Entities
534
Top Contributor
Alice Walton
Top Reported Payee
Arena LLC

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
289
994 contributions · $7,909,024.63
Vendor Relationships
465
2,616 payments · $7,467,547.68
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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 spentCharter Schools Now PACFocal filer / committeeAlice WaltonAlice Walton$1,110,000.00 · 8 giftsCampaign for Great Public Schools Political FundCampaign for Great Public Schools Pol…$1,000,000.00 · 1 giftsReed HastingsReed Hastings$850,000.00 · 1 giftsEducational Equity PACEducational Equity PAC$820,000.00 · 4 giftsJim WaltonJim Walton$600,000.00 · 2 giftsArena LLCArena LLC$692,331.15 · 122 paymentsCharter Schools NowCharter Schools Now$515,920.34 · 41 paymentsImpact Advertising, LLCImpact Advertising, LLC$369,850.00 · 79 paymentsCarr Marketing, IncCarr Marketing, Inc$266,013.71 · 245 paymentsPeople Who ThinkPeople Who Think$242,242.89 · 3 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
Contributions99.5th#39 of 7,401
Expenditures99.4th#43 of 7,401
Total Financial Activity99.5th#41 of 7,401
Transaction Volume96.3th#274 of 7,401

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions79.1%
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures38.6%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Alice Walton $1,110,000.008
2Campaign for Great Public Schools Political Fund $1,000,000.001
3Reed Hastings $850,000.001
4Educational Equity PAC $820,000.004
5Jim Walton $600,000.002
6Jim C. Walton $450,000.001
7EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PAC $376,400.004
8Carla Knobloch $201,557.945
9Good Government Fund $132,500.003
10DICK WEEKLEY $110,000.002

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Arena LLC $692,331.15122
2Charter Schools Now $515,920.3441
3Impact Advertising, LLC $369,850.0079
4Carr Marketing, Inc $266,013.71245
5People Who Think $242,242.893
6GO BIG MEDIA $201,942.008
7Thomas Graphics, Inc. $152,583.0333
8Verraton Media LLC $136,317.5617
9RightSide Compliance LLC $131,960.3771
10Carr Marketing, Inc. $103,220.5852

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2026$1,429,592.43 $566,622.90
2025$86,971.97 $71,230.23
2024$937,191.57 $1,653,428.93
2023$1,099,890.52 $119,693.20
2022$1,442,143.68 $1,875,771.84
2021$461,750.32 $286,154.43
2020$1,528,316.94 $1,746,118.78
2019$445,560.96 $122,091.08
2018$211,035.00 $227,682.34
2017$0.00 $5,000.00
2016$93,000.00 $104,782.66

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/30/2026Butler-Cohen LLC $7,500.00
06/30/2026Steve C. Lewis $2,500.00 Jefferson Bank · Senior Leadership
06/25/2026TechnologyLab, LLC $5,000.00
06/25/2026Julia Wright $26.27 MeyerPark · Superintendent
06/24/2026Shawn Kanning $10.73 Texas Public Charter Schools Association · Controller
06/22/2026Richard Weekley $25,000.00 Weekley Properties · Developer
06/22/2026Renelle Bedell $5.52 Texas Public Charter Schools Association · Nonprofit Operations
06/22/2026Amy Miller $1.00 Texas Public Charter Schools Association · Director of Grassroots Engagement
06/16/2026J. William Boyar $20,000.00 BoyarMiller · Attorey
06/09/2026Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer & Adelstein, LLP $5,000.00
06/07/2026Brent Wilson $52.40 Life School · Superintendent
06/07/2026Faith Ay $26.35 Harmony Public Schools · CEO
06/06/2026Nadia Luna $52.40 Texas Public Charter Schools Association · VP of Member Engagement
06/04/2026John B. Kleinheinz $50,000.00 Kleinheinz Capital Partners · President
06/04/2026Brian C. Colona $20,000.00 Colona Heavy Industries · President & CEO
06/04/2026Allison Thacker $5,000.00 Rice University · Finance
06/04/2026Jessica Shopoff $15.94 Texas Public Charter Schools Association · VP of Policy & Research
05/28/2026Lesa Nickelson French $1,000.00 Savills Houston · Corporate Managing Director
05/27/2026Mark E. Gregg $20,000.00 Kiwi Energy · Founder and CEO
05/27/2026Douglas L. Foshee $10,000.00 Sallyport Investments · CEO

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/29/2026Anedot, Inc. $1.35Credit Card Merchant Fees
06/29/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.73Credit Card Merchant Fees
06/26/2026Education Reform Now Advocacy, Inc. $2,000.00Survey
06/25/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.52Credit Card Merchant Fees
06/25/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.34Credit Card Merchant Fees
06/10/2026Anedot, Inc. $6.15Credit Card Merchant Fees
06/09/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.94Credit Card Merchant Fees
06/05/2026Charter Schools Now $250.00Staff Time Reimbursement
06/03/2026RightSide Compliance LLC $3,840.00Compliance Consulting
06/03/2026Lex Politica, PLLC $768.75Legal Consulting Services
06/01/2026Anedot, Inc. $80.60Credit Card Merchant Fees
05/28/2026Anedot, Inc. $1.35Credit Card Merchant Fees
05/28/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.73Credit Card Merchant Fees
05/27/2026Regions Commercial Bankcard $3,934.53Payment of Credit Card Bill for Credit Card Expenditures
05/27/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.52Credit Card Merchant Fees
05/27/2026Anedot, Inc. $0.34Credit Card Merchant Fees
05/26/2026Charter Schools Now $43,291.54Staff Time Reimbursement
05/20/2026Malcolm Martin Strategies $3,414.00Canvassing: In-kind to Staci Childs Campaign
05/20/2026Anedot, Inc. $200.30Credit Card Merchant Fees
05/18/2026CallHub $7,125.00Texting Services Pre-Payment
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 368 ms.