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Mr. Martin said he had found that major donors were unhappy across the Democratic ecosystem after last year’s defeats. He has commissioned a significant postmortem review of the 2024 race, which is being overseen by Paul Rivera, a longtime Democratic strategist, and is set to entail as many as 200 interviews. A final report is expected by the end of the summer.

“People invested more money than they ever had before, they dug deeper than they ever had, and they are quite frustrated by the result,” Mr. Martin said of big donors. “They want answers. I don’t take it personally. I wasn’t in charge.”

One recent New York event with Ms. Harris did not bring in as much money as some had hoped, raising roughly $300,000, according to people briefed on the matter who insisted on anonymity to protect relationships. The sum was a fraction of the $1 million price for a single top-end ticket to a New York fund-raiser headlined by Ms. Harris last fall, when she was the nominee.

Even as the party faces a financial crunch, the D.N.C. increased Mr. Martin’s salary this year, federal records show and the party confirmed. His annual salary is now $350,000, up from $300,000.

Mr. Martin said in the interview that his salary had been set by a compensation committee within the party.

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