CAMBRIDGE, MA
Cambridge, MA is the contributor city on $147,227,540 in federal receipts across 388,185 FEC itemizations. LobbyVault groups those lines from FEC.gov by the city and state on each record. University-adjacent offices, company suites, and household streets can share that city string. Cambridge is not rolled into Boston. The total is tagged activity, not a headcount of Cambridge residents who donated. Those two FEC.gov facts—$147,227,540 and 388,185 itemizations—are the entire numeric claim this Cambridge guide makes.
Key figures
- Cambridge, MA contributor-city receipts total $147,227,540.
- Those dollars sit on 388,185 FEC itemizations.
- Boston and other nearby city strings are not merged into this hub.
- PAC and joint-fundraising addresses can appear in the city field.
- ZIP pages split the same federal filings by postal code.
What the Cambridge city field actually sums
The $147,227,540 figure is the sum of federal contribution itemizations stored as Cambridge, MA. Three hundred eighty-eight thousand one hundred eighty-five lines feed that total. LobbyVault does not drop headquarters-looking addresses. If the committee typed Cambridge, the receipt stays in this hub. That mechanical rule is what makes the table checkable against the public file.
Boston, Newton Centre, and other nearby labels are stored as their own city strings. They are not inside the Cambridge number. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents. Quoting $147,227,540 as what Cantabrigians gave describes the city field, not a residency test. The 388,185 lines are disclosed receipts, not unique persons.
Nothing on this page estimates how Cambridge voted, which candidates the receipts supported, or whether a listed street is a home. Occupation and recipient committee live on other FEC fields. The supported path is the Cambridge city table, then ZIP pages, then the cities index. The two facts to carry are $147,227,540 and 388,185 itemizations.
Itemization volume next to the dollar total
A count of 388,185 lines means the Cambridge aggregate is a substantial file. Many records will be ordinary individual contributions. Others will be committee receipts that list a Cambridge address. The FEC city column does not mark which is which. This page keeps both so the dollar total and the line count stay faithful to what committees filed.
Free-text city names split Greater Boston. A suburb or a Boston neighborhood that residents treat as part of the same labor market may be stored under its own municipal name. This hub holds only the 388,185 records labeled CAMBRIDGE. A combined metro research question requires adding those other hubs by design. This guide does not invent that merge.
Massachusetts state campaign accounts are not inside $147,227,540. This hub is federal itemizations labeled Cambridge, MA: 388,185 records. A Greater Boston briefing that blends Boston is a different object unless that label is added on purpose. Keep this page’s two facts unchanged when you cite it.
Full analysis: Federal contributions listing Cambridge, MA →
Questions
- How much in federal contributions lists Cambridge, MA?
- FEC itemizations with contributor city Cambridge, MA total $147,227,540 across 388,185 records. The sum is a federal city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a survey of Cambridge residents.
- Does the Cambridge total include PAC addresses?
- Yes, if the itemization lists Cambridge, MA. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses share the city field with individuals. The $147,227,540 figure and 388,185 lines should not be read as resident-only giving.
- Is Boston included in the Cambridge city total?
- No. Boston is a separate FEC city string. This hub is only the 388,185 itemizations labeled Cambridge, MA, totaling $147,227,540. Use the cities index for other Massachusetts labels.
- Where do the Cambridge FEC numbers come from?
- Federal Election Commission filings on FEC.gov, grouped by contributor city on LobbyVault. Headline facts are $147,227,540 and 388,185 contributions.
City is the contributor city on FEC itemizations. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents.
City ties
- Cambridge, MA political money — 2008 cycle
- Cambridge, MA political money — 2010 cycle
- Cambridge, MA political money — 2012 cycle
- Cambridge, MA political money — 2014 cycle
- Physician political contributions from Cambridge, MA
- Self Employed political contributions from Cambridge, MA
- Cambridge, MA itemized contributions to DSCC
Total Donations
$147,227,540
Contributions
388,185
Top Industry
SELF EMPLOYED
Top Industries
Donation Trend by Cycle
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Employer | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FERRY, SANDRA | $27,550 | 37 | SELF EMPLOYED | 1980 |
| 2 | CHASIN, RICHARD | $12,000 | 16 | PHYSICIAN | 1980 |
| 3 | COOK, SHEILA G | $6,500 | 4 | SELF-EMPLOYED | 1980 |
| 4 | CHASIN, LAURA | $6,000 | 8 | RICHARD CHASIN | 1980 |
| 5 | CAMPBELL, JOHN | $4,265 | 8 | CHARLESBANK TRUST CO | 1980 |
| 6 | CHASIN, LAURA R | $4,250 | 7 | SOCIAL WORKER | 1980 |
| 7 | FERRY, SANDRA MS | $4,000 | 1 | ARTIST | 1980 |
| 8 | HALL, HENRY S JR MR | $3,500 | 3 | RETIRED | 1980 |
| 9 | COOLIDGE, WILLIAM A | $3,450 | 6 | RETIRED | 1980 |
| 10 | BIRD, DAVID | $3,000 | 3 | BISON ASSOC | 1980 |
| 11 | LADD, HELEN P | $2,885 | 3 | SOCIAL WORKER | 1980 |
| 12 | BRIGHT, HORACE O | $2,600 | 3 | STOCK BROKER | 1980 |
| 13 | LAZARUS, MAURICE | $2,500 | 6 | PRES | 1980 |
| 14 | DUDLEY, RICHARD M | $2,200 | 3 | — | 1980 |
| 15 | FERRY, SANDRA MISS | $2,100 | 5 | ARTIST | 1980 |
| 16 | MORGANTHAU, HENRY | $2,000 | 2 | PROFESSOR | 1980 |
| 17 | MORSE, ALFRED L MR | $2,000 | 2 | — | 1980 |
| 18 | GILLESPIE, LEE D MRS | $1,500 | 3 | HOMEMAKER | 1980 |
| 19 | GAMBLE, RICHARD B. | $1,500 | 4 | PLANNED PARENTHOOD CAMBRIDGE | 1980 |
| 20 | KNIGHT, CHARLES | $1,500 | 2 | WORKING PAPERS | 1980 |
| 21 | DUDLEY, RICHARD MR | $1,440 | 2 | PROFESSOR | 1980 |
| 22 | MCMILLAN, PRISCILLA J | $1,400 | 2 | WRITER | 1980 |
| 23 | DOERING, SARAH C | $1,400 | 3 | — | 1980 |
| 24 | GALBRAITH, J K MR | $1,250 | 2 | HARVARD UNIV | 1980 |
| 25 | MURRAY, JOSEPHINE DR | $1,250 | 4 | JUDGE BAKER CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER | 1980 |
| 26 | GRIESINGER, HARRIET MS | $1,000 | 1 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | 1980 |
| 27 | HELLMUTH, P F | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 28 | HOBLITZELLE, HARRISON | $1,000 | 1 | THERAPIST | 1980 |
| 29 | LEHAR, FRANCIS P MRS | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 30 | HARRIS, HERBERT | $1,000 | 1 | DOCTOR | 1980 |
| 31 | KAISER, NEVA R | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 32 | KENDALL, ANN | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 33 | DERHAM, ELIZABETH E | $1,000 | 2 | HOME MAKER | 1980 |
| 34 | MCMILLAN, PRISCILLA | $1,000 | 3 | SELF-EMPLOYED | 1980 |
| 35 | GIFFORD, K DUN | $1,000 | 1 | RESTAURANT & REAL ESTATE MGMT | 1980 |
| 36 | KENDALL, ANN MS | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 37 | ALMY, E G | $1,000 | 1 | HOUSE-WIFE | 1980 |
| 38 | LEE, JULIE T L MRS | $1,000 | 1 | RESTAURANT OWNER | 1980 |
| 39 | MCGRATH, DAVID J JR MRS | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 40 | GOLDMAN, GUIDO | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 41 | HARRIS, HERBERT I | $1,000 | 1 | PHYSICIAN | 1980 |
| 42 | BARDIGE, BETTY S | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 43 | BARRETT, DAVID MR | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 44 | GIFFORD, GLADYS C P MS | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 45 | GALBRAITH, CAHTERINE A | $1,000 | 1 | HOMEMAKER | 1980 |
| 46 | HALL, LYDIA L | $1,000 | 1 | RETIRED | 1980 |
| 47 | DOERING, WILLIAM MRS | $1,000 | 1 | HOUSE WIFE | 1980 |
| 48 | MCGRATH, DAVID J JR | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
| 49 | MC GRAIL, STEPHEN J | $1,000 | 1 | . | 1980 |
| 50 | KEUDALL, ANN | $1,000 | 1 | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total Received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSCCC00042366 | $422,789 |
| 2 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $382,171 |
| 3 | DSCC NON-FEDERAL BUILDING FUNDC60000023 | $300,000 |
| 4 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $205,493 |
| 5 | COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLDC00029165 | $191,507 |
| 6 | DCCCC00000935 | $141,905 |
| 7 | COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD CANDIDATE FUNDC00387555 | $109,600 |
| 8 | DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254 | $104,000 |
| 9 | WINREDC00694323 | $96,249 |
| 10 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUNDC00252940 | $79,700 |
| 11 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $65,229 |
| 12 | COMMITTEE FOR CHANGEC00452706 | $49,000 |
| 13 | SCOTT BROWN VICTORY COMMITTEEC00494294 | $46,600 |
| 14 | NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSC00003558 | $44,810 |
| 15 | GILLIBRAND FOR SENATEC00413914 | $44,030 |