Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers.
US Army | $24,503 |
US Air Force | $23,335 |
US Navy | $17,432 |
Mason Capital Management | $14,000 |
Microsoft Corp | $13,398 |
Boeing Co | $10,620 |
Google Inc | $10,390 |
Overland Sheepskin | $10,350 |
IBM Corp | $8,294 |
US Government | $7,756 |
DUNN Capital Management | $7,500 |
Corriente Advisors | $7,500 |
Greenstreet Co | $7,500 |
Northrop Grumman | $7,272 |
Lockheed Martin | $7,208 |
Intel Corp | $6,855 |
US Dept of Defense | $6,524 |
United Technologies | $6,316 |
Federal Express Corp | $6,255 |
Entergy Corp | $5,950 |
Coded | $3,161,194 | (65%) | |
Uncoded | $1,711,511 | (35%) | |
Total | $4,872,705 |
Why (and How) We Use Donors' Employer/Occupation Information
Methodology
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2012 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, December 05, 2011.
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