Where California's money goes

State vendor payments — the checkbook. Every figure below is a real payment recorded in Open FI$Cal, aggregated from the raw transaction files. Fiscal period: FY2025-26.

$60.41B

Total state vendor payments

FY2025-26 · periods P01-P11

$3.37B · 5.6%

To protected / "CONFIDENTIAL" payees

employees + legally protected payees are masked in the source

37,904

Named vendors

distinct payees you can see

96,141

Payment lines

aggregated department→vendor edges

Data as of 2026-08-30 · Source: Open FI$Cal (raw, unaudited).

Top vendors

The largest named payees. Masked "CONFIDENTIAL" payees are excluded from this ranking.

#	Vendor	Amount	Lines
1	TREASURER OF LOS ANGELES CNTY	$2.24B	82
2	FDN FOR CA COMMUNITY COLLEGES	$1.65B	38
3	DEPT OF GENERAL SERVICES	$1.49B	374
4	PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO	$1.00B	95
5	CALSTART INC	$727.8M	8
6	DEPT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING & RECOVERY	$702.1M	7
7	SOCALGAS	$564.2M	39
8	COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES	$517.0M	68
9	CALIFORNIA DEPT OF TRANS	$510.9M	27
10	TREASURER COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO	$510.4M	82
11	ORANGE COUNTY TREASURER	$456.3M	70
12	TUTOR PERINI ZACHRY PARSONS	$453.4M	2
13	TREASURER OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY	$451.0M	83
14	DRAGADOS FLATIRON JV	$450.2M	2
15	TREASURER OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY	$447.8M	74
16	LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCH DIST	$443.3M	30
17	DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY	$436.1M	177
18	EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPT	$433.2M	157
19	FRESNO COUNTY TREASURER	$422.1M	79
20	CITY OF LOS ANGELES	$418.6M	85
21	COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO	$410.2M	163
22	DOI SINGLE PAY	$378.3M	2
23	PRIME THERAPEUTICS MGMT LLC	$349.4M	3
24	CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO	$346.7M	121
25	ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN POTENTIAL	$344.7M	6
26	COUNTY OF VENTURA	$330.3M	163
27	KERN COUNTY TREASURER	$327.0M	81
28	CONTRA COSTA COUNTY	$315.7M	146
29	DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP	$263.5M	20
30	SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MGMT DIST	$239.4M	29
31	TREASURER OF COUNTY OF ALAMEDA	$235.2M	72
32	TREASURER OF SANTA CLARA CNTY	$222.8M	65
33	DIGNITY HEALTH	$219.6M	4
34	LOS ANGELES COUNTY	$209.7M	42
35	DEPT OF WATER RESOURCES	$209.3M	69
36	FIDUCIARY TRUST INTERNATL CA	$208.9M	1
37	COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO	$205.9M	87
38	REGENTS OF UNIV OF CA DAVIS	$205.1M	171
39	CA STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION	$199.8M	5
40	COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA	$199.2M	72
41	RANCHO SANTIAGO COMM COLLEGE	$197.6M	20
42	SIERRA HLTH FDN-CENTER FOR	$194.6M	11
43	POOL ADMINISTRATORS INC	$194.1M	1
44	TREASURER OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY	$193.3M	83
45	TREASURER OF TULARE COUNTY	$189.3M	81
46	ONCORE CONSULTING LLC	$187.7M	12
47	COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA	$180.7M	121
48	DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH	$178.9M	51
49	TRANSPORTATION	$175.6M	7
50	COMM HOUSING DEV CORP OF	$171.2M	4

By department

The paying department (its agency shown alongside).

#	Department	Agency	Amount	Lines
1	Department of Education	Education	$13.62B	6,095
2	Housing & Community Developmnt	Bus., Consumer Srvcs & Housing	$4.12B	1,238
3	Office of Emergency Services	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$3.93B	4,133
4	Resources Recycling & Recovery	Environmental Protection	$3.50B	2,395
5	Department of Social Services	Health and Human Services	$3.08B	4,810
6	Department of Public Health	Health and Human Services	$2.68B	3,292
7	Public Utilities Commission	General Government	$2.35B	1,001
8	CAL FIRE	Natural Resources	$1.80B	7,667
9	State Dept Hlth Care Services	Health and Human Services	$1.63B	1,614
10	State Air Resources Board	Environmental Protection	$1.62B	1,120
11	High Speed Rail Authority	Transportation	$1.54B	478
12	Department of General Services	Government Operations	$1.32B	2,079
13	Judicial Branch	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$1.32B	2,555
14	State Water Resources Control	Environmental Protection	$1.29B	1,514
15	Department of Technology	Government Operations	$937.1M	361
16	Department of State Hospitals	Health and Human Services	$915.3M	2,657
17	Employment Development Dept	Labor & Workforce Development	$910.4M	1,023
18	Sec Transportation Agency	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$874.8M	567
19	Energy Resources Conservation	Natural Resources	$666.2M	1,075
20	Dept of Developmental Services	Health and Human Services	$664.4M	1,227
21	Dept of Parks & Recreation	Natural Resources	$645.6M	3,025
22	Community Colleges-Bd of Gov	Education	$617.0M	516
23	Dept of Food & Agriculture	General Government	$577.4M	2,496
24	Department of Insurance	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$546.1M	450
25	First 5 California	Health and Human Services	$534.8M	264
26	Office of Systems Integration	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$505.9M	163
27	Dept of the CA Highway Patrol	Transportation	$473.2M	3,673
28	Business & Economic Developmnt	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$447.5M	781
29	Sec Natural Resources	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$443.2M	554
30	State & Community Corrections	Corrections and Rehabilitation	$423.4M	676
31	Dept of Industrial Relations	Labor & Workforce Development	$423.4M	1,350
32	Health Care Access and Informa	Health and Human Services	$367.8M	2,479
33	California Department of Aging	Health and Human Services	$349.3M	780
34	Franchise Tax Board	Government Operations	$335.2M	453
35	Department of Fish & Wildlife	Natural Resources	$303.2M	2,623
36	Community Srvcs & Development	Health and Human Services	$293.7M	303
37	Office of Planning & Research	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$227.0M	393
38	Dept Toxic Substances Control	Environmental Protection	$225.9M	575
39	School Facilities Aid Program	Education	$215.2M	56
40	Teacher Credentialing Comm	Education	$200.1M	444
41	CA State Lottery Commission	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$199.7M	2
42	Department of Consumer Affairs	Bus., Consumer Srvcs & Housing	$182.8M	5,186
43	CA Health Benefit Exchange	Health and Human Services	$170.8M	322
44	CA Workforce Investment Board	Labor & Workforce Development	$163.7M	150
45	State Controller	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$163.7M	554
46	CA School Finance Authority	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$158.2M	480
47	CA State Library	Education	$147.7M	475
48	State Coastal Conservancy	Natural Resources	$146.1M	548
49	Wildlife Conservation Board	Natural Resources	$134.5M	292
50	CA Gambling Control Commission	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$131.9M	55

By agency

Rolled up to the cabinet-level agency.

#	Agency	Amount	Lines
1	Education	$14.90B	9,020
2	Health and Human Services	$11.00B	19,352
3	Legislative, Judicial, & Exec	$9.18B	12,772
4	Environmental Protection	$6.75B	7,162
5	Bus., Consumer Srvcs & Housing	$4.47B	8,339
6	Natural Resources	$4.09B	19,510
7	General Government	$3.32B	8,238
8	Government Operations	$2.76B	4,021
9	Transportation	$2.02B	4,277
10	Labor & Workforce Development	$1.50B	2,774
11	Corrections and Rehabilitation	$423.4M	676

By fund

Which fund the money was paid out of.

#	Fund	Amount	Lines
1	General Fund	$23.69B	45,240
2	Federal Trust Fund	$13.86B	8,766
3	Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund	$2.78B	2,889
4	California Beverage Container	$2.67B	698
5	Gas Consumption Surcharge Fund	$1.53B	6
6	Architecture Revolving Fund	$800.0M	341
7	AIDS Drug Assistance Program R	$559.0M	160
8	High-Speed Pass Train Bnd Fd	$538.5M	155
9	Motor Vehicle Account, Stf	$529.3M	4,137
10	California Health And Human Se	$505.6M	160
11	Universal Lifeline Telephone S	$454.1M	51
12	No Place Like Home Fund	$434.9M	36
13	Public Buildings Constr Fund	$430.8M	123
14	Counties Children & Families A	$421.9M	59
15	Wtr Pollution Cntrl Rev Fd, St	$411.7M	81
16	Consolidated Work Program Fund	$396.2M	4
17	Unemployment Administration Fu	$388.7M	956
18	Technology Services Revolving	$386.1M	240
19	Securities Cash Deposit	$378.3M	1
20	Workers' Comp Administration R	$280.4M	557
21	Trial Court Trust Fund	$270.1M	378
22	Glass Processing Fee Account	$261.8M	1
23	Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fu	$249.2M	22
24	Service Revolving Fund	$249.1M	1,377
25	DWSRF P84 State Match Account	$246.7M	83
26	Building Homes and Jobs Trust	$241.9M	217
27	Drought Wtr Prk Clmt Cstl Otdr	$240.4M	676
28	Pet Processing Fee Acct, Bev C	$239.1M	1
29	Ca Small Business Expansion Fu	$209.9M	34
30	Court Facilities Trust Fund	$207.3M	363
31	State Lottery Fund	$199.7M	2
32	Dept of Ag Acct, Dept F& Ag Fd	$182.0M	68
33	Air Pollution Control Fund	$179.9M	258
34	Electronic Waste Recovery & Re	$174.1M	46
35	Emergency Telephone Number Acc	$171.4M	274
36	California Health Trust Fund	$170.8M	322
37	Insurance Fund	$167.8M	449
38	State Parks And Recreation Fun	$167.4M	1,722
39	Comm Coll Cal Otly Bd, 2016 CA	$164.7M	22
40	Court Facilities Construction	$143.7M	163
41	Behavioral Health Services Fd	$141.6M	269
42	Electric Program Investment Ch	$132.0M	155
43	Public Bldgs Const Fd Subacct	$126.3M	12
44	State Dept Of Public Health Li	$123.5M	108
45	Genetic Disease Testing Fund	$121.0M	151
46	Department Of Pesticide Regula	$108.7M	1,045
47	CA Pre-K Full-Day Kindergarten	$108.7M	24
48	Underground Storage Tank Clean	$107.0M	584
49	Public Transportation Account,	$92.5M	27
50	Cannabis Hlth Care Srvcs Alloc	$91.2M	202