CheckbookVendor
What has the City paid Matthew Bender & Co Inc?
$336K in City payments across 187 checks, from July 11, 2017 to September 8, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: MATTHEW BENDER & CO INC
$336KTotal paid
187Payments
$1,796Average payment
FY2018-19Peak full year · $81K
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$50K
FY2018-19
$81K
FY2019-20
$69K
FY2020-21
$58K
FY2021-22
$50K
FY2022-23
$4K
FY2023-24
$9K
FY2024-25
$6K
FY2025-26
$9K
FY2026-27 *
$458
Who pays them
What for
Office and Administrative$314K
133 payments
49 payments
3 payments
Litigation$624
2 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $458 so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $4K.
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | N0514; CDTFA ($44.62) | $458 |
| June 17, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M2038; CDTFA ($28.79) | $295 |
| April 16, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001/WORKERS COMP LAWS 2026 | $2,022 |
| April 16, 2026 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001/CA FISH & GAME CODE HANDBK 2026 | $190 |
| January 28, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1230; CDTFA ($57.08) | $585 |
| January 28, 2026 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M1251; CDTFA ($56.22) | $577 |
| October 23, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M0758; CDTFA ($24.87) | $255 |
| September 22, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M0548; CDTFA($39.45) | $405 |
| August 11, 2025 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001 WORKERS COMP LAW OF CA 2025E -EXECUTABLE FILE | $3,696 |
| July 24, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M0010;CDTFA ($28.79) | $295 |
| July 17, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | M0004; CDTFA ($31.62) | $324 |
| March 7, 2025 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 009736630/SANCTION RENEWAL 07/24-06/25 | $4,390 |
| February 20, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L1411;CDTFA ($23.09) | $243 |
| January 28, 2025 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L1368; CDTFA (72.08) | $759 |
| December 11, 2024 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L1090; CDTFA ($26.13) | $275 |
| July 30, 2024 | Library MaterialsLibrary | L0314;CDTFA ($31.98) | $337 |
| June 10, 2024 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001 FISH & GAME/CRM DISCOVERY/LA CITY ATTY | $1,383 |
| April 4, 2024 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001 WORKERS COMP LAW OF CA 2024E | $2,743 |
| March 27, 2024 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001/CA DEER DESKTOP CIVIL 23 HB | $260 |
| March 21, 2024 | Office and AdministrativeCity Attorney | ACCT# 6197450001/WORKERS COMP LAW OF CA 2023E | $2,489 |
| March 6, 2024 | Library MaterialsLibrary | K1144 CDTFA $42.19 | $444 |
| March 6, 2024 | Library MaterialsLibrary | K1208; CDTFA ($39.74) | $418 |
| October 17, 2023 | Library MaterialsLibrary | K0431; CDTFA ($53.17) | $560 |
| September 11, 2023 | Library MaterialsLibrary | K0278; CDTFA ($22.83) | $240 |
| March 9, 2023 | Library MaterialsLibrary | J 0001, CDTFA ($20.15) | $212 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.