CheckbookVendor

What has the City paid The Rand Corporation?

$2.5M in City payments across 173 checks, from March 19, 2018 to August 3, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: THE RAND CORPORATION

$2.5MTotal paid
173Payments
$14,177Average payment
FY2021-22Peak full year · $378K

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$15K
FY2018-19
$272K
FY2019-20
$207K
FY2020-21
$284K
FY2021-22
$378K
FY2022-23
$376K
FY2023-24
$269K
FY2024-25
$369K
FY2025-26
$283K
FY2026-27 *
$378

Who pays them

Mayor$1.4M
City Attorney$1.0M

What for

Contractual$1.4M

68 payments

Prop 47 Grant Program$1.0M

105 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $378 so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $114K.

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.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
August 3, 2026Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 (1/26/26-2/22/26)$378
May 20, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 FEBRUARY 2026 INVOICE$17,313
May 20, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 JANUARY 2026 INVOICE$16,153
May 20, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 DECEMBER 2025 INVOICE$10,434
May 20, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 NOVEMBER 2025 INVOICE$5,286
May 5, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 SEPTEMBER 2025 INVOICE$41,757
May 5, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 JULY 2025 INVOICE$5,135
May 5, 2026ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 AUGUST 2025 INVOICE$2,044
April 29, 2026Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 120125-012526$1,140
February 23, 2026Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - NOV 2025$28,010
February 23, 2026Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - OCT 2025$6,714
February 23, 2026Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - SEPT 2025$5,053
November 17, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - AUG 2025$183
October 23, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - AUG 2025$24,311
September 25, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - JUNE 2025$3,059
September 25, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - MAY- 2025$2,344
September 4, 2025ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 APRIL 2025 INVOICE$20,279
September 4, 2025ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 JUNE 2025 INVOICE$19,542
September 4, 2025ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 FEBRUARY 2025 INVOICE$12,991
September 4, 2025ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 JANUARY 2025 INVOICE$11,271
September 4, 2025ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 MAY 2025 INVOICE$7,523
September 4, 2025ContractualMayorRAND PROP 47 MARCH 2025 INVOICE$3,184
July 17, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - FEB 2025$13,109
July 17, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - APR 2025$10,522
July 17, 2025Prop 47 Grant ProgramCity AttorneyLA DOOR COHORT 3 - MAY 2025$9,278

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.