2019 · while on Council
CEO · $78,740
Thomas Small is listed as Culver City Forward CEO, 40 hours per week: $77,724 reportable compensation plus $1,016 estimated other compensation.
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Thomas Aujero Small
Former Culver City councilmember and mayor; former Culver City Forward CEO
$300,865 paid by Culver City Forward, 2019–2021. IRS filings show Thomas Small serving as the nonprofit's paid CEO/President while he was still a Culver City councilmember, then as a director after leaving office. The same filings place real-estate investor Michael Hackman in senior governance roles and identify The Culver Studios, where Culver City Forward says Hackman had a business interest, as a contributor.
$61,565raised in 2026
$26,671.55Schedule E payments in the records
121itemized contributors
Raised: Form 460 through Sept 19, 2026, plus later contributions through Oct 15, 2026. Form 460 #217514373 ↗
How Thomas Aujero Small is connected
129 direct ties in the records on this site, 10 drawn below. Each line reads giver first. Money amounts are the largest reported figure for each tie. Select a name to open that page; a dashed circle has no page on this site yet.
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Jobs, businesses and organizations: 2Received money from Thomas Aujero Small: 2Gave money to Thomas Aujero Small: 125
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List view: all 129 connections
- Aaron Lieberman gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Abundant Housing LA PAC gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Alex Fisch gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Bryan “Bubba” Fish gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Daniel Rosenfield gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- David Abel gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- David Haake gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Disa Lindgren gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- E Randol Schoenberg gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Haifaa Moammar gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jeff Schwartz gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Judit Fekete Pali gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Karen Molleson gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Kelly Sutherlin McLeod gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Meghan Sahli-Wells gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Nancy Geshke gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Nicholas Josefowitz gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Peter Kerndt gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Richard Wood gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Sonia Brody gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Todd Wexman gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Westside Young Democrats gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Whitney Sander gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Why Architecture Workshop Inc gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Yuval Bar Zemer gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Zoltan Pali gave $1,160 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Patrick Meighan gave $1,050 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Barok Shahery gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Cliff Einstein gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jeffrey Brody gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- John T. Friedman gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Julie Brody gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Rosa Brody gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Shahram Gabayzadeh gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Shandy Gabbay gave $1,000 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Dale Smith gave $800 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Leah Pressman gave $775 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gerdo Aquino gave $550 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Abby Sher gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Benjamin Tran gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Christopher Skeens gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gerhard Mayer gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gregory Gavin gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Heidi Duckler gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jennifer Caspar gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jonathan Parfrey gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Kelly Kent gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Maria Benel Se gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michelle Weiner gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Renee Dake Wilson gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Robert Hertzberg gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Robert Lempert gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Russell Scott Johnson gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Scott A. Dunn gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Sebastian Hernandez gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Tighe Architecture gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- William Anawalt gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- William Fain gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gregory Maron gave $450 → Thomas Aujero Small
- James Lamm gave $400 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michael Ainslie gave $400 → Thomas Aujero Small
- David P. Coles gave $300 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Johanna Gullick gave $300 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Travis Morgan gave $300 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Andrew Leist gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Caitlin Reed gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Donald Samuel gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jeff Morrical gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Julienne Bernard gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Lisa Marie Parker gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Margaret Peters gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Martin Leitner gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Mary Daval gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michael Royce gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Patricia Bijvoet gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Patricia Rhee gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Philip Olson gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Shane Henson gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Steven Ehrlich gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Susana Reyes gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Woodie Tescher gave $250 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Andre Bueno gave $200 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Darlene KorfConte gave $200 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Diana Hauptman gave $200 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Elizabeth Sharma gave $200 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Frank Gruber gave $200 → Thomas Aujero Small
- MarieAimee Brajeux gave $200 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jeanne Black gave $150 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michael Eichner gave $150 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michael Gutperle gave $150 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Andrea Moraga gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Andy Katz gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Bronwyn Jamrok gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Cecilia Estolano gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Chris Paine gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Clare De Briere gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Daniel Young gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- David Metzler gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Erik Mar gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gary D. Guthman gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gary Schneider gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Gleam Davis gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Hilary Norton gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Inna Faliks gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jason Mccauley gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jeffrey Fullerton gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jennifer Hontz gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jon Barton gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Jonatahn Frank gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Katherine Stone gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Marty Borko gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Matthew Shewfelt gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michael Monagan gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Michael Zucker gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Nuriel Moghavem gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Paul Danna gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Ricardo Galiano gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Rob Kadota gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Scott Sullivan gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Thomas Riebs gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Tim Mcdonald gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Todd Johnson gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Veronika Krausas gave $100 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Thomas Aujero Small is named in Puza, Small, Streets For All and Measure HLA network
- Thomas Aujero Small is named in Working Families Party and regional political relationships
- Freddy Puza gave $500 → Thomas Aujero Small
- Thomas Aujero Small gave $1,160 → Freddy Puza
- Thomas Aujero Small gave $250 → Triston Ezidore
Who gave to Thomas Aujero Small
Itemized 2026 contributions, July 7, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026, by contributor type.
Organizations and committees $4,980Individuals $54,705
Top contributors
The 25 largest of 121 itemized contributors, $59,685.00 in all. Select a column to sort.
| Who gave | Amount |
|---|---|
| Aaron Lieberman gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Abundant Housing LA PAC gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Bryan “Bubba” Fish gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Daniel Rosenfield gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| David Abel gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| David Haake gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Disa Lindgren gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| E Randol Schoenberg gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Haifaa Moammar gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Alex Fisch gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Jeff Schwartz gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Judit Fekete Pali gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Karen Molleson gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Kelly Sutherlin McLeod gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Meghan Sahli-Wells gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Nancy Geshke gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Nicholas Josefowitz gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Peter Kerndt gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small | $1,160.00 |
| Richard Wood gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Sonia Brody gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small | $1,160.00 |
| Todd Wexman gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Westside Young Democrats gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Whitney Sander gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Why Architecture Workshop Inc gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| Yuval Bar Zemer gave $1,160.00 → Thomas Aujero Small ● on this site | $1,160.00 |
| 96 other itemized contributors gave $30,685.00 → Thomas Aujero Small | $30,685.00 |
How the $61,565.00 raised adds up
The headline is the Form 460 calendar-year total through Sept 19, 2026, plus contributions reported after that. These rows add up to it exactly.
The 25 largest contributors listed above$29,000.00
96 other itemized contributors$30,685.00
Unitemized contributions under $100 (Form 460 summary)$1,880.00
Of the itemized rows, $10,620.00 came in after Sept 19, 2026 on Form 497 late-contribution reports and is added to the Form 460 total of $50,945.00.
Where Thomas Aujero Small's money went
$1,410.00 in reported contributions to campaigns and committees this site follows. Years: 2026.
Thomas Aujero Small gave $1,160.00 → Freddy Puza (PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026 · Aug 5, 2026)
Thomas Aujero Small gave $250.00 → Triston Ezidore (Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026 · Aug 12, 2026)
Timeline
- undefined 2019CCE's reviewed Culver City Forward IRS filings list Small in compensated leadership roles across 2019-2021.
- June 30, 2024ULI Los Angeles's FY24 Impact Report lists Thomas Small — Culver City Forward on the ULI Los Angeles Advisory Board as of June 30, 2024. ULI Los Angeles
- As of 2026Jacaranda Music's public roster lists Thomas Aujero Small as Advisory Council Chair alongside other named council members including Michael Webb and Peter Sellars. Jacaranda Music
- 2026Thomas Aujero Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page publishes a campaign-declared endorsement list spanning six organizations, 31 people listed under 'Leaders,' and 50 residents, artists, community members, and business owners. Small for Culver City
- 2026Small co-authored Music and Architecture in Harmony: Opera Houses and Concert Halls of Europe, 1672–2022 with architecture writer Michael Webb; current bibliographic listings identify ORO Editions as publisher. Google Books
- Aug 5, 2026Puza campaign filing 217181504 reports a $1,160 contribution from Thomas Aujero Small to PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026. NetFile Culver City campaign…
- Aug 12, 2026Ezidore filing 217508803 reports a $250 contribution from Thomas Small, verified by CCE to Thomas Aujero Small, to Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026. NetFile Los Angeles County…
- Aug 12, 2026A separate campaign-committee record reports $250 from Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026 to Loredo for Culver City Unified School Board 2026. NetFile Los Angeles County…
Full record
Everything on file for Thomas Aujero Small, with its sources, grouped by topic.
Paid nonprofit leadership while holding public office
Follow the money
Paid nonprofit leadership while holding public office.
The filings document Thomas Small's compensation, board roles, a developer-linked contributor disclosure and a later personal loan from Thomas Small to the nonprofit. They raise questions readers can examine through the linked records; they do not by themselves establish wrongdoing.
Thomas Small's three-year compensation
$300,865
2019: $78,740 combined compensation · 2020: $182,292 reportable compensation · 2021: $39,833 reportable compensation.
2020 · while on Council
CEO / President · $182,292
Michael Hackman is Chairman; Kelly Kent is Secretary; Yolanda Gorman and Justinian Jampol are board members.
2021 · after Council
Director · $39,833
Thomas Small and Michael Hackman are directors; Kelly Kent remains Secretary; Yolanda Gorman is Co-Chair. Schedule L also reports a $10,000 loan from Thomas Small to Culver City Forward.
Hackman + Culver Studios
Governance + contributor link
Culver City Forward's 2020 Schedule O states that Michael Hackman had a business interest in The Culver Studios, a contributor to Culver City Forward.
2021 loan
Thomas Small → Culver City Forward · $10,000
Schedule L lists the loan to the organization; its supplemental statement says Thomas Small loaned Culver City Forward $10,000 in 2021.
Thomas Small + Kelly Kent
Recurring Culver City Forward governance
Kelly Kent appears beside Thomas Small in successive Culver City Forward IRS filings. In 2020, Thomas Small is CEO/President and Kelly Kent is Secretary while Michael Hackman is Chairman. In 2021, Thomas Small becomes a Director and Kelly Kent remains Secretary while Michael Hackman is also a Director and Yolanda Gorman is Co-Chair.
What the record shows
documented Culver City public record
Thomas Aujero Small
Former Culver City councilmember and mayor; former Culver City Forward CEO
Public-record profile of Thomas Aujero Small: Culver City Council service, MOVE Culver City role, Culver City Forward compensation, regional transportation roles and 2026 campaign connections.
What the record shows
- Served on the Culver City Council from 2016 through 2020 and as mayor in 2018–19.
- Was on the council that unanimously moved the MOVE Culver City quick-build pilot forward in 2020.
- Public tax filings identify him as Culver City Forward's compensated executive; a contemporary interview identified the organization as Michael Hackman's brainchild.
- VerdeXchange listed regional transportation-policy roles and recorded his tactical-urbanism panels.
- The supplied 2016 campaign filings reconcile to $27,587.30 in monetary and $2,335 in nonmonetary contributions; the two classes remain separate.
Primary and contemporaneous sources
Contribution dates
Contribution dates.
- Aug 12, 2026 · Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026$250.00
- Aug 5, 2026 · PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026$1,160.00
How Thomas Aujero Small appears in the Culver City political record
More than $1,000 in reported contributions
Person record
How Thomas Aujero Small appears in the Culver City political record.
Former councilmember and 2026 candidate; MOVE Culver City, broader network records, and newly ingested Aug. 2026 campaign-finance records.
Thomas Aujero Small appears in the CCE record through Elected office, Campaigns, Policy work, Organizations, and campaign contributions.
Campaign-finance records also show $1,410.00 in reported contributions from Thomas Aujero Small to people and committees followed by Culver City Election across 2026. The recipient ledger below shows where those reported contributions went.
The dated record below separates public office, campaign activity, endorsements, organizations, money, and other documented relationships so readers can follow each connection back to its source.
The accounting base is verified Form 460 filing 217514373 through 2026-09-19. CCE then adds $10,620.00 in verified monetary contributions dated after that filing period, bringing coverage through 2026-10-15. The current components represented are $61,565.00 monetary contributions. The itemized ledger below provides Schedule A and later transaction detail while the filed summary remains the control for its covered period. The filing identifies Yolanda Miranda as treasurer. Independent expenditures are separate and are not included here.
Organization, PAC, union, business, trust, and committee contributions
$4,980.00 in the itemized records represented here.
- Abundant Housing LA PAC$1,160.00
- Westside Young Democrats$1,160.00
- Why Architecture Workshop Inc$1,160.00
- Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters$1,000.00
- Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County$500.00
All 121 contributors in the itemized 2026 receipt ledger represented here
- Aaron Lieberman$1,160.00
- Abundant Housing LA PAC$1,160.00
- Bryan Fish$1,160.00
- Daniel Rosenfield$1,160.00
- David Abel$1,160.00
- David Haake$1,160.00
- Disa Lindgren$1,160.00
- E Randol Schoenberg$1,160.00
- Haifaa Moammar$1,160.00
- Harden Fisch$1,160.00
- Jeff Schwartz$1,160.00
- Judit Fekete Pali$1,160.00
- Karen Molleson$1,160.00
- Kelly Sutherlin McLeod$1,160.00
- Meghan Sahli-Wells$1,160.00
- Nancy Geshke$1,160.00
- Nicholas Josefowitz$1,160.00
- Peter Kerndt$1,160.00
- Richard Wood$1,160.00
- Sonia Brody$1,160.00
- Todd Wexman$1,160.00
- Westside Young Democrats$1,160.00
- Whitney Sander$1,160.00
- Why Architecture Workshop Inc$1,160.00
- Yuval Bar Zemer$1,160.00
- Zoltan Pali$1,160.00
- Patrick Meighan$1,050.00
- Cliff Einstein$1,000.00
- John T. Friedman$1,000.00
- Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters$1,000.00
- Rosa Brody$1,000.00
- Dale Smith$800.00
- Leah Pressman$775.00
- Gerdo Aquino$550.00
- Abby Sher$500.00
- Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County$500.00
- Benjamin Tran$500.00
- Christopher Skeens$500.00
- Freddy Puza$500.00
- Gerhard Mayer$500.00
- Gregory Gavin$500.00
- Heidi Duckler$500.00
- Jennifer Caspar$500.00
- Jonathan Parfrey$500.00
- Kelly Kent$500.00
- Maria Benel Se$500.00
- Michelle Weiner$500.00
- Renee Dake Wilson$500.00
- Robert Hertzberg$500.00
- Robert Lempert$500.00
- Russell Scott Johnson$500.00
- Scott A. Dunn$500.00
- Sebastian Hernandez$500.00
- Tighe Architecture$500.00
- William Anawalt$500.00
- William Fain$500.00
- Gregory Maron$450.00
- James Lamm$400.00
- Michael Ainslie$400.00
- David P. Coles$300.00
- Johanna Gullick$300.00
- Travis Morgan$300.00
- Andrew Leist$250.00
- Caitlin Reed$250.00
- Donald Samuel$250.00
- Jeff Morrical$250.00
- Julienne Bernard$250.00
- Lisa Marie Parker$250.00
- Margaret Peters$250.00
- Martin Leitner$250.00
- Mary Daval$250.00
- Michael Royce$250.00
- Patricia Bijvoet$250.00
- Patricia Rhee$250.00
- Philip Olson$250.00
- Shane Henson$250.00
- Steven Ehrlich$250.00
- Susana Reyes$250.00
- Woodie Tescher$250.00
- Andre Bueno$200.00
- Darlene KorfConte$200.00
- Diana Hauptman$200.00
- Elizabeth Sharma$200.00
- Frank Gruber$200.00
- MarieAimee Brajeux$200.00
- Jeanne Black$150.00
- Michael Eichner$150.00
- Michael Gutperle$150.00
- Andrea Moraga$100.00
- Andy Katz$100.00
- Bronwyn Jamrok$100.00
- Cecilia Estolano$100.00
- Chris Paine$100.00
- Clare De Briere$100.00
- Daniel Young$100.00
- David Metzler$100.00
- Erik Mar$100.00
- Gary D. Guthman$100.00
- Gary Schneider$100.00
- Gleam Davis$100.00
- Hilary Norton$100.00
- Inna Faliks$100.00
- Jason Mccauley$100.00
- Jeffrey Fullerton$100.00
- Jennifer Hontz$100.00
- Jon Barton$100.00
- Jonatahn Frank$100.00
- Katherine Stone$100.00
- Marty Borko$100.00
- Matthew Shewfelt$100.00
- Michael Monagan$100.00
- Michael Zucker$100.00
- Nuriel Moghavem$100.00
- Paul Danna$100.00
- Ricardo Galiano$100.00
- Rob Kadota$100.00
- Scott Sullivan$100.00
- Thomas Riebs$100.00
- Tim Mcdonald$100.00
- Todd Johnson$100.00
- Veronika Krausas$100.00
Coverage through 2026-10-15.
Direct Schedule E payments are kept separate from incoming contributions. The latest Schedule F filing in the records reports $10,600.00 in unpaid obligations. Schedule G agent/subvendor detail is preserved below but is not added again to the expenditure total.
Largest direct payments
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-09-02 · CNS$3,000.00
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-08-13 · CNS$3,000.00
- Olga Lexell · 2026-09-08$2,708.24
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-09-17$2,000.00
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-08-25 · CNS$2,000.00
- Steven Haahr · 2026-09-08 · CNS$1,500.00
- Matthew Bright · 2026-09-04 · WEB$1,500.00
- Steven Haahr · 2026-08-10 · CNS$1,500.00
- Steven Haahr · 2026-07-31 · CNS$1,460.00
- Blitz Display · 2026-09-09 · LIT$1,200.08
- Yolanda Miranda & Assoc Inc. · 2026-09-11 · PRO$600.00
- Yolanda Miranda & Assoc Inc. · 2026-08-19 · PRO$600.00
All 66 direct Schedule E payments
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-09-02 · CNS$3,000.00
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-08-13 · CNS$3,000.00
- Olga Lexell · 2026-09-08$2,708.24
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-09-17$2,000.00
- Monkey Pie Media Inc. · 2026-08-25 · CNS$2,000.00
- Steven Haahr · 2026-09-08 · CNS$1,500.00
- Matthew Bright · 2026-09-04 · WEB$1,500.00
- Steven Haahr · 2026-08-10 · CNS$1,500.00
- Steven Haahr · 2026-07-31 · CNS$1,460.00
- Blitz Display · 2026-09-09 · LIT$1,200.08
- Yolanda Miranda & Assoc Inc. · 2026-09-11 · PRO$600.00
- Yolanda Miranda & Assoc Inc. · 2026-08-19 · PRO$600.00
- Yolanda Miranda & Assoc Inc. · 2026-08-01 · PRO$600.00
- West LA Rutts Catering · 2026-08-20 · MTG$566.32
- Stanley's Wet Goods · 2026-08-21 · OFC$376.43
- Steven Haahr · 2026-08-19$373.15
- Yolanda Miranda & Assoc Inc. · 2026-08-01 · PRO$350.00
- Triston Ezidore for Culver City School Board · 2026-08-13$250.00
- Loredo for Culver City School Board2026 · 2026-08-13 · CTB$250.00
- Olga Lexell · 2026-09-09$223.85
- Wix.com · 2026-08-06 · OFC$204.00
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-25 · OFC$180.40
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-14 · OFC$158.10
- Peter Herschko · 2026-08-17 · OFC$139.36
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-08 · OFC$121.20
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-14 · OFC$110.40
- Working Families Party National Party · 2026-07-27 · CTB$103.30
- Randall Winston for LACCDBoard 2026 · 2026-09-08$100.00
- Marissa Roy for Los Angeles City Attorney 2026-General · 2026-07-31 · CTB$100.00
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-11 · OFC$98.70
- Olga Lexell · 2026-08-21 · OFC$95.00
- Olga Lexell · 2026-09-15$86.70
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-11 · OFC$86.50
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-07-27 · OFC$80.70
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-22 · OFC$73.50
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-01 · OFC$70.86
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-26 · OFC$61.85
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-14 · OFC$60.00
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-11 · OFC$58.75
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-07-10 · OFC$53.65
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-03 · OFC$52.70
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-16 · OFC$52.63
- Olga Lexell · 2026-09-16 · TRS$50.00
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-09 · OFC$43.01
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-07 · OFC$43.00
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-07-30 · OFC$40.97
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-18 · OFC$34.23
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-12 · OFC$30.85
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-09-17 · OFC$27.88
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-08 · OFC$25.75
- Efundraising Solutions · 2026-08-06 · OFC$21.98
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Unpaid obligations in the latest Schedule F filing represented
- Integrated Political Strategies · 2026-09-19 · CNS$10,000.00
- Steven Fraizier · 2026-09-19$600.00
Schedule G agent/subvendor detail — non-additive
$3,197.00 appears in Schedule G detail. These rows are preserved for transparency but are not added to the direct Schedule E payment total.
These 3 itemized Schedule G rows add up to $3,197.00, the Schedule G total printed on the filing.
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- Green House Sign/Sign Banner, Poster Printing · 2026-08-19 · CMP$373.15
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Record coverage: 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-20.
These totals show where the contributions covered by this page went.
Years shown: 2026
Where the money went
- PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026$1,160.00
- Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026$250.00
- 2026-08-12 — $250.00 to Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026
- 2026-08-05 — $1,160.00 to PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026
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No organization is listed here unless a public source supports the connection.
Roles, campaign activity, organizations, and public actions over time
Detailed record
Roles, campaign activity, organizations, and public actions over time.
Each item below is tied to a date or time period and the source that supports it.
Public office and regional policy roles
Public records place Small on LA Metro's Sustainability Council across multiple dated roles: member and elected chair beginning in 2018, documented chair in later records, vice chair in a December 2025 Metro Board public-comment packet, and current Metro roster service as the primary representative for small cities / Culver City.
ULI Los Angeles's FY24 Impact Report lists Thomas Small — Culver City Forward on the ULI Los Angeles Advisory Board as of June 30, 2024.
Culver City Forward and nonprofit governance
CCE's reviewed Culver City Forward IRS filings list Small in compensated leadership roles across 2019-2021. The amounts shown in those returns total $300,865 across the three years, while his role titles changed from CEO/CEO-President to Director.
Culver City Forward's 2021 Schedule L records a $10,000 loan from Thomas Small to Culver City Forward, with the supplemental explanation identifying Small as the lender.
Cultural, architecture and institutional records
Small co-authored Music and Architecture in Harmony: Opera Houses and Concert Halls of Europe, 1672–2022 with architecture writer Michael Webb; current bibliographic listings identify ORO Editions as publisher.
Jacaranda Music's public roster lists Thomas Aujero Small as Advisory Council Chair alongside other named council members including Michael Webb and Peter Sellars.
Thomas Mann House governing-body records list Small on its U.S. Advisory Board; a 2022 Culver City event page identifies him as moderator of a Thomas Mann House / Village Well program and as President/CEO of Culver City Forward.
Campaign finance and 2026 candidate record
Puza campaign filing 217181504 reports a $1,160 contribution from Thomas Aujero Small to PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026.
Ezidore filing 217508803 reports a $250 contribution from Thomas Small, verified by CCE to Thomas Aujero Small, to Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026.
A separate campaign-committee record reports $250 from Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026 to Loredo for Culver City Unified School Board 2026. CCE keeps this committee contribution separate from Small's personal donor total.
Campaign endorsements and public support
Thomas Aujero Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page publishes a campaign-declared endorsement list spanning six organizations, 31 people listed under 'Leaders,' and 50 residents, artists, community members, and business owners. CCE preserves each listed endorsement relationship as that campaign-defined relationship type and does not infer coordination, membership, shared ideology, or campaign operations from the listing alone.
Documented associations
Relationships
Documented associations.
documented organizations, endorsements, events, funding relationships and other connections involving this person.
2026 Recipient From HLA Major Funders / Scheduled Streets For All Forum Participant
Puza / Small / Streets For All / HLA
Small's Form 497 reports $1,160 received on Aug. 13, 2026 from Todd Wexman and $1,160 from Yuval Bar Zemer. The Yes on HLA campaign separately names Wexman and Bar-Zemer as major funding sources. Streets For All lists Small for its Oct. 1, 2026 Culver City mobility debate.
Open shared record →Participant
WFP convening and regional political relationships
Relationship: Participant. Project records connect Bryan “Bubba” Fish to California Working Families Party activity and document a Fish social-media post identifying Fish, Stephanie Loredo, Thomas Small, Chelsea Byers and a Zohran Mamdani cardboard cutout in the same political/social context.
Open shared record →Documented organization connections
Organizations
Documented organization connections.
Organization records involving this person, including documented roles, campaign relationships and reporting relationships.
Political Action Committee
Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
A recurring committee contributor connected by the supplied 2016 filings to the Sahli-Wells and Small campaigns.
Open organization record →Transportation Advocacy And Political Action Organization
Streets For All
A Los Angeles transportation-advocacy organization and political-action network with documented Measure HLA campaign operations, Culver City candidate support, donor/director relationships, and campaign-finance activity. Each tie is shown the way its record describes it.
Open organization record →Political contribution network
Campaign-finance relationships
Political contribution network.
Reported contribution links between this person and other political figures in the public records.
- Received from Alex Fisch — $1,160.00 Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026
- Received from Meghan Sahli-Wells — $1,160.00 Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026
- Gave to Freddy Puza — $1,160.00 PUZA FOR CITY COUNCIL 2026
- Received from Bryan “Bubba” Fish — $660.00 Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026
- Received from Freddy Puza — $500.00 Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026
- Received from Kelly Kent — $500.00 Thomas Aujero Small for Culver City Council 2026
- Gave to Triston Ezidore — $250.00 Triston Ezidore For Culver City School Board 2026
2019 Mayors Innovation Project roster
Documented event crossover
2019 Mayors Innovation Project roster
The Winter 2019 Policy Meeting roster lists Thomas Small and Kate Stewart, who separately appears in the Vote16 Research Network directory. This establishes co-presence on the meeting roster only.
A documented overlap among political, architecture, cultural and civic institutions
Cultural + architecture network
A documented overlap among political, architecture, cultural and civic institutions.
These relationships predate the 2026 campaign in many cases. Each link below states the relationship actually documented by the source.
Michael Webb
2016 endorsement → Jacaranda colleague → 2026 book co-author.
Jacaranda Music
Long-running Small leadership role connecting a substantial music/cultural advisory network.
Peter Sellars
Jacaranda Advisory Council + separately documented 2026 Small endorsement.
Whitney Sander
Architect of Small’s Residence for a Briard + named in 2016 architecture-community list.
Thomas Mann House
U.S. Advisory Board + Culver City event + democracy-programming trail.
2026 book
Music and Architecture in Harmony, co-authored with Webb and published by ORO Editions.
Regional planning, mobility and civic organizations
Institutional roles
Regional planning, mobility and civic organizations
Culver City Forward
Public Thomas Mann House biography identifies Small as CEO of Culver City Forward.
LA Metro Sustainability Council
The same biography identifies Small as chair.
Urban Land Institute Los Angeles
The biography identifies Small as a member of ULI Los Angeles's Mobility Committee.
Source: Thomas Mann House governing-bodies biography. Culver City's mayoral title is a rotating City Council role, not a separately elected mayoral office.
Metro, ULI-LA and regional urban-policy connections
Institutional + development network
Metro, ULI-LA and regional urban-policy connections
Small's public record links Culver City elected office and Culver City Forward to regional transportation, sustainability, land-use, real-estate and development institutions. The links below distinguish formal roles from event participation and policy statements.
LA Metro
Sustainability Council
2018: member and elected Chair.
2019–2021: documented Chair.
2025: documented Vice Chair.
Current roster: primary representative for Other (Small Cities), organization listed as Culver City.
Urban Land Institute
ULI Los Angeles
Public biographies identify Small as a Mobility Committee member. ULI-LA's FY24 Impact Report later lists Thomas Small — Culver City Forward on its Advisory Board as of June 30, 2024.
Development policy
TOD + public-private partnerships
Small's own 2018–19 remarks connect his Metro role to first/last-mile mobility, Hayden Tract businesses, Ivy Station, transit-oriented development, density, the General Plan and public-private partnerships.
Follow the connections
Regional institutional trail
Thomas Small → Metro Sustainability Council → Culver City mobility/TOD → ULI-LA Mobility Committee → ULI Futurebuild / VerdeXchange → ULI-LA Advisory Board → regional real-estate, development, public-agency and university network.
Ballona Creek trail
Thomas Small → Culver City Forward → Ballona Creek → Streets For All / Michael Schneider → LA Metro → LADOT / LA Public Works → Caltrans.
This path comes from Small's own 2021 description of the partnership and agencies involved.
ULI Futurebuild, 2022
Small moderated Rapid Urban Prototyping with James T. Butts, Jenna Hornstock (SCAG), Alex Fisch and Vince Bertoni (Los Angeles City Planning). He also appeared on a climate/urban-planning panel with Bertoni and Rick Cole, with Eli Lipmen of MoveLA responding and former ULI-LA executive director Gail Goldberg moderating.
A documented 2016 network-to-donor connection
Campaign finance + architecture crossover
A documented 2016 network-to-donor connection
The reconciled 2016 campaign-finance record connects one person named in the published 2016 architecture-community list for Small to his campaign finance.
February 24, 2016
Zoltan Pali → Small
$1,000 monetary contribution to the Committee to Elect Thomas Small for Culver City Council 2016.
Architecture network
Zoltan Pali
Pali was separately named in the published 2016 architecture-community list for Small. The contribution occurred on the date of Small's architecture/development-themed fundraiser.
Evidence type
Support + contribution
This is stronger than event or professional adjacency: separate records document both architecture-community political support and a campaign contribution.
Political, development, mobility and institutional connections
Documented network
Political, development, mobility and institutional connections.
documented records connect Thomas Small's campaign money, public roles, nonprofit work and institutional relationships across multiple years.
Campaign money
Architecture-network donor crossover
Architect Zoltan Pali, separately named in the published 2016 architecture-community list for Thomas Small, contributed $1,000 to Thomas Small's council campaign on February 24, 2016.
Development + land use
ULI, TOD and public-private partnerships
Thomas Small's own public remarks connect his Metro and ULI roles to transit-oriented development, Ivy Station, density, Hayden Tract businesses, General Plan policy and public-private mobility partnerships.
Mobility advocacy
Regional transportation network
Thomas Small's Culver City Forward work connects Ballona Creek advocacy with Streets For All, Metro, LADOT, Los Angeles Public Works and Caltrans. His Metro Sustainability Council role spans multiple years and changing leadership titles.
Recurring connections
Campaign support and money connect with architecture and design; those records connect with ULI and regional development institutions; Thomas Small's public record includes mobility, TOD, density and public-private partnerships; and his post-Council nonprofit work continues through many of the same regional policy institutions.
Small's campaign publishes its own endorsement list
2026 campaign-declared endorsement network
Small's campaign publishes its own endorsement list.
The campaign page lists 6 organizations, 31 leaders, and 50 residents, artists, community members, and business owners. CCE treats each entry as an endorsement relationship reported by Small's campaign—nothing stronger unless another source separately establishes it.
Campaign-listed organization
Culver City Democratic Club
Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page lists this organization as an endorser.
Open related record →Campaign-listed organization
Westside Young Democrats
Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page lists this organization as an endorser.
Campaign-listed organization
Working Families Party
Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page lists this organization as an endorser.
Open related record →Campaign-listed organization
Our Culver
Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page lists this organization as an endorser.
Open related record →Campaign-listed organization
Los Angeles County Young Democrats
Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page lists this organization as an endorser.
Campaign-listed organization
Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County
Small's 2026 campaign endorsements page lists this organization as an endorser.
Leaders listed by the campaign
- Freddy Puza →Culver City Mayor · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Bubba Fish →Culver City Vice Mayor · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Yasmine-Imani McMorrin →Culver City Councilmember, Culver City Mayor (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- David HauptmanCulver City Mayor (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Gary Silbiger →Culver City Mayor (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Dr. Kelly Kent →Culver City School Board President (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Barbara HonigCulver City School Board President (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Paula AmezolaCulver City School Boardmember (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Stephen SchwartzCulver City School Boardmember (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Lindsey HorvathLos Angeles County Supervisor · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Eric GarcettiLos Angeles Mayor (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Rick TuttleLos Angeles City Controller (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Caroline TorosisSanta Monica Mayor · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Pam O'ConnorSanta Monica Mayor (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Gleam DavisSanta Monica Mayor (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Igor TregubBerkeley City Councilmember · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Shona GuptaCultural Affairs Commissioner · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Jeanne BlackPlanning Commissioner · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Maggie PetersParks Recreation and Community Services Commissioner · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Rebecca RonaEquity & Human Relations Advisory Committee · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Haifaa MoammarEquity & Human Relations Advisory Committee · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Andrew LeistBicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Chair (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Travis MorganBicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Greg Maron →Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Michelle Weiner →Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Shane HensonAdvisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Megan Oddsen-GoodwinCCUSD District Advisory Committee for Special Education · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Gary GuthmanMeasure E CCUSD Bond Oversight Committee · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Johanna GullickHousing Element Technical Committee (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- Jeff Schwartz →General Plan Advisory Committee (Former), Culver City Democratic Club President (Fmr) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
- John FlynnPresident, Culver City Downtown Neighborhood Association (Former) · listed by Small's campaign as an endorser
Residents and others listed by the campaign
- Aaron Liebermanlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Adrian Killigrewlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Adriel Marlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Allen Lululisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Ann Trelevenlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Art Nomuralisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Caitlin Reedlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Cass Gualvez →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Chris Painelisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Cris Libanlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Dan Rosenfeld →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Daniel Younglisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Darlene Contelisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Deborah Weinrauchlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Dennis Trelevenlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Diana Hauptmanlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Disa Lindgren →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Dorien Davieslisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Eric Christy Manchesterlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Erik Paesellisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Hector Marinlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Jim Lamm →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Jon Barton →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Joanna Brodylisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Jocelyne Francislisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Kenny Stevensonlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Leah Pressman →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Lien Phamlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Maggie Meinscheinlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Maria Ramaslisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Mary Daval →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Massimo Avincolalisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Michael Ainslielisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Michael Gutperlelisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Michael Monaganlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Michael Zuckerlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Nicolas Gonzalezlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Norm Palleylisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Patrick Meighan →listed by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Peter Sellarslisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Risa Flynnlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Sameen Ahmadnialisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Sandra Avincolalisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Sandy Schwartzlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Stephen Schallerlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Susan Collinslisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Todd Johnsonlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Vijay Iyerlisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Wendy Taharalisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
- Zoenda Parkslisted by Small's campaign under residents, artists, community members, and business owners
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