Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Search/Friends of the Pleasant Grove Education Foundation (DISSOLVED)
Filer / Committee

Friends of the Pleasant Grove Education Foundation (DISSOLVED)

SPAC · TERMINATED
Filer ID: 00082728 · Texarkana · TX
3 reports · First filing 04/04/2018 · Latest filing 05/08/2018
Political Action Committee · Specific Purpose · PAC

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Political Action Committee
Subclass
Specific Purpose
Market Segment
PAC
Status
TERMINATED
Filer Type
SPAC
Office
—
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
Texarkana · TX · 75503
First Filing
04/04/2018
Latest Filing
05/08/2018
Latest Reporting Period
04/28/2018 – 05/08/2018
Reports
3

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$13,250.00
Expenditures
$23,441.07
Transactions
48
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$5,460.48
COH as of 05/08/2018
$7,614.94
Average Contribution
$401.52
Average Expenditure
$1,562.74
First Contribution
02/22/2018
Last Contribution
04/25/2018
First Expenditure
04/04/2018
Last Expenditure
05/08/2018

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
33
Reported Payee Entities
13
Top Contributor
Chad Patterson
Top Reported Payee
Texarkana Gazette

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
33
33 contributions · $13,250.00
Vendor Relationships
8
10 payments · $22,020.82
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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 spentFriends of the Pleasant Grove Educa…Focal filer / committeeChad PattersonChad Patterson$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJoe NicholasJoe Nicholas$1,000.00 · 1 giftsSteve LedwellSteve Ledwell$1,000.00 · 1 giftsTEC Inc.TEC Inc.$500.00 · 1 giftsDean BarryDean Barry$500.00 · 1 giftsTexarkana GazetteTexarkana Gazette$5,942.87 · 3 paymentsCigaineroCigainero$5,460.48 · 1 paymentsPleasant Grove Education FoundationPleasant Grove Education Foundation$4,959.11 · 1 paymentsTexarkana Digital ExpenseTexarkana Digital Expense$2,448.11 · 1 paymentsTXK TodayTXK Today$1,500.00 · 1 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
Specific 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
1Chad Patterson $5,000.001
2Joe Nicholas $1,000.001
3Steve Ledwell $1,000.001
4TEC Inc. $500.001
5Dean Barry $500.001
6Greg Flanagan $500.001
7Stephen Mayo $500.001
8Dave White $250.001
9Joan Carter $250.001
10Jonathan Sheppard $250.001

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1Texarkana Gazette $5,942.873
2Cigainero $5,460.481
3Pleasant Grove Education Foundation $4,959.111
4Texarkana Digital Expense $2,448.111
5TXK Today $1,500.001
6Painter Communications $1,200.001
7Jefferey Harris $503.781
8Bain Videography $400.001
9Traci Pitman $300.001
10Jeff Harris $251.971

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2018$13,250.00 $23,441.07

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
04/25/2018Stephen Mayo $500.00 President
04/18/2018Allen Garner $100.00 Manager
04/18/2018James Russell $100.00 School President
04/17/2018Greg Flanagan $500.00 Financail Planner
04/17/2018Dave White $250.00 Banker
04/17/2018Amy Damron $200.00 Teacher
04/10/2018Mark Burgess $250.00 Attroney
04/10/2018Mike Cobb $100.00 Financial Planner
04/06/2018Lynlee Harvey at Home LLC $100.00
04/06/2018Jordan James $100.00 Homemaker
04/05/2018Dean Barry $500.00 retired
04/05/2018Robert Irwin $100.00 Banker
04/02/2018James Bramlet $100.00 Banker
03/30/2018Lorie Son $100.00 Preschool Director
03/19/2018Lacey Mccullough $100.00 Homemaker
03/16/2018Steve Ledwell $1,000.00 Ledwell and Sons · Owner
03/13/2018Troy Hornsby $100.00 self · Attroney
03/13/2018Kathleen Young $100.00 Homemaker
03/12/2018William Gooding $250.00 retired
03/12/2018Pamela Orr $250.00 homemaker

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
05/08/2018Pleasant Grove Education Foundation $4,959.11Donation made to the PG Education Foundation to close out PAC.
05/08/2018Jefferey Harris $503.78Boost expense to run ads & video on FaceBook
05/08/2018Texarkana Digital Express $110.25Build the add for the paper
05/03/2018Texarkana Gazette $1,020.90Ad in paper
05/03/2018Texarkana Gazette $1,020.90Ad in paper
04/25/2018Ashley Gibbs $114.50water & snacks for polling stations
04/19/2018Texarkana Gazette $3,901.07Full page newspaper ad
04/19/2018Bain Videography $400.00Video ads
04/19/2018Traci Pitman $300.00Design work for logos and FB feeds
04/19/2018Jeff Harris $251.97purchased T posts and cable ties
04/19/2018Barbara Lewis $250.00Design for full page news paper ad
04/04/2018Cigainero $5,460.48Large signs, yard signs, & stands
04/04/2018Texarkana Digital Expense $2,448.11Post card, design, & postage
04/04/2018TXK Today $1,500.00Electronic streaming media
04/04/2018Painter Communications $1,200.00robo call, prepare messages, landlines and cell lines
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 33 ms.