PUBLIC RESEARCH DOSSIER · ORGANIZATION
Contours Inc.
10 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-16
LIVING DOSSIER
About Contours Inc.
A primary Way Back PAC FEC Schedule B filed July 30, 2025 reports a $15,000 payment to Tavern Research on April 24, 2025 for 'Research Services - Non-Contribution Account.' Separately, Tavern Research's own 2026 published polling identifies Contours Inc. as the commissioner of likely-voter surveys in Montana and Nebraska; Contours' own Sept.
From Tavern Research is a recurring professional-services node across Way Back, Contours and the WFF-backed 1861 Initiative (2026-09-16). Recorded status: PRIMARY/FEC + DIRECT PUBLISHER VERIFIED: Way Back paid Tavern $15K for research in 2025; Contours commissioned Tavern polls in 2026; WFF-backed 1861 later reported a $450K Tavern IE. Shared vendor node verified; data-sharing/coordination not established. New published findings are added here as sourced excerpts.
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IRS-derived FY2024 grant records show Global Impact Social Welfare Foundation (GISWF) gave Contours Inc. $6.62 million for program support.
A September 4, 2025 Contours Inc. response to an IRS Form 1024-A information request includes the actual representative grant letter for Contours' April 2025 grant to Western Futures Fund.
GISWF separately gave Western Futures Fund $3.0 million across 2022–2023 and later funded Contours Inc. $6.62 million in FY2024, with Contours becoming a WFF funder in 2025.
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Organizations
Global Impact Social Welfare Foundation
Stated in published researchIRS-derived FY2024 grant records show Global Impact Social Welfare Foundation (GISWF) gave Contours Inc. $6.62 million for program support.
Read record and sources →Western Futures Fund
Stated in published researchContours' April 2025 grant letter confirms $350,000 in general support to Western Futures Fund, expressly without earmarking or direction of downstream transfers.
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People
- Jonah Meyers · 2 shared records
- Kelly Poduch · 2 shared records
- Jorge Badillo · 1 shared record
- Noah Taylor · 1 shared record
- Sarah Stremlau · 1 shared record
- Seth Bodnar · 1 shared record
- Thomas Cook · 1 shared record
PACs
SOURCED RECORD
Research & sources
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Connection research · 2026-09-16Contours president Sarah Stremlau previously led Arabella fiscal sponsorship, adding a second documented Arabella-experience node
Recorded status: PRIMARY + SELF-BIO VERIFIED: Contours president Sarah Stremlau previously led Arabella fiscal sponsorship. This establishes personnel/operational continuity, not current Arabella control, funding or coordination.
Sources
- Contours Inc. Sept. 4, 2025 IRS information-request response — pp. 1–4, signed response and political-campaign activity disclosures
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