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PHILA, PA

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city PHILA, PA sum to $31,839,653 across 66,485 contributions. PHILA is the abbreviated city string as filers typed it, not a merge with the full spelling PHILADELPHIA. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • PHILA’s federal itemized city book is $31,839,653 across 66,485 contributions.
  • PHILA is an abbreviated city string, not a merge with PHILADELPHIA.
  • Cite contributor city, dollars, and line count together.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

The city string is PHILA, not Philadelphia

Sixty-six thousand four hundred eighty-five lines produce $31,839,653. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $479. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts. FEC.gov does not publish a median on this city aggregate.

Filers who typed PHILADELPHIA land on a different city key. This hub is only the abbreviation. $31,839,653 does not include receipts that used the full spelling unless the filer also typed PHILA on that row.

Abbreviation as an FEC key

LobbyVault indexes the city field as stored. PHILA plus PA is a literal match. Treating it as a typo for Philadelphia and folding the two keys would be a recode. This packet publishes PHILA, PA only: $31,839,653 and 66,485 lines.

State PA on the key is required in the citation. Recheck both facts on the live hub if a later extract lands.

Full analysis: PHILA, PA: $31.8M on 66,485 FEC receipts

Questions

What is PHILA’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?
Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city PHILA, PA total $31,839,653 across 66,485 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows for the abbreviation as typed, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Philadelphia residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.
Is PHILA the same as Philadelphia on FEC.gov?
No. LobbyVault indexes the city field as stored. PHILA and PHILADELPHIA are different keys when filers typed them differently. This hub’s $31,839,653 and 66,485 lines are the PHILA, PA match only. Folding the two strings would be a recode.
How should I read PHILA’s 66,485 contributions?
LobbyVault counts 66,485 itemized lines for PHILA, PA. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding donors. This packet publishes no unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $31,839,653.
Where do the PHILA facts come from?
Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $31,839,653 and 66,485 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Pennsylvania non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $479 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.

City is the contributor city on FEC itemizations. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents.

City ties

All data ties →

Total Donations

$31,839,653

Contributions

66,485

Top Industry

CONSULTANT

Top Industries

CONSULTANT
$8K
ATTORNEY
$4K
FLETCHER & SONS
$3K
RESTAURANT OWNER
$2K
HOMEMAKER
$2K
PHILA STOCK EXCHANGE
$2K
REALTOR
$2K
ROHM AND HAAS CO
$2K
BOARD OF EDUCATION
$1K
IMPERIAL TOWERS
$1K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$69K
1982
$60K
1984
$52K
1986
$59K
1988
$52K
1990
$43K
1992
$80K
1994
$73K
1996
$187K
1998
$1.0M
2000
$1.2M
2002
$887K
2004
$132K
2006
$190K
2008
$168K
2010
$94K
2012
$170K
2014
$221K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in PHILA, PA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1DOGOLE, S HARRISON$22,800161980
2BUTTENWIESER, PETER L$7,50012CONSULTANT1980
3FLETCHER, HERBERT$2,8005FLETCHER & SONS1980
4BERARDO, MICHAEL$2,0002RESTAURANT OWNER1980
5GREGORY, V L$1,5002ROHM AND HAAS CO1980
6DEBOTTON, CLAUDE$1,50021980
7MARKS, JOYCE E$1,0502REALTOR1980
8FRANKLIN, DAVID A$1,0001PEPPER, HAMILTON & SCHEETZ1980
9BROWN, EILEEN$1,0001HOUSE WIFE1980
10CRAMER, HAROLD$1,0002MESIROU/GELMAN/JAFFE/CRAMER ET AL1980
11FIELD, SANDER$1,0001IMPERIAL TOWERS1980
12FEINBERG, JACK E$1,0001ATTORNEY1980
13GOLDBERG, ETHEL K$1,0001BOARD OF EDUCATION1980
14GOLDMAN, ELLIOT L$1,0001AMERICAN HEALTH PROGRAMS INC1980
15GOLDMAN, MURIEL$1,0001HOMEMAKER1980
16JORDAN, THOMAS F$1,0001JACOBSON CO INC1980
17LEVY, STEPHEN X$1,0001DILWORTH PAXSON KALISH & LEVY1980
18MCALLISTER, MICHAEL T$1,0001ATTORNEY1980
19BLOOM, JIM$1,0002PHILA STOCK EXCHANGE1980
20AVELLINO, ROBERT J$1,0001ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR1980
21BALLARD, ERNESTA D$8003ADMINISTRATOR1980
22KAISERMAN, RONALD L$7502LAWYER1980
23BALLARD, AUGUSTUS S$75021980
24HARVEY, GREGORY$7502MORGAN LEWIS & BACKIUS1980
25LOURIDAS, MICHAEL C$6501LOURIDAS STUDIOS1980
26KELSBY, HERBERT F$6001ATTORNEY1980
27ARNAO, CHARLES$5001AUTO DEALER1980
28GROSS, JACK P$5001INSINGER MACHINE CO1980
29HARRISON, DOGOLE S$5001GLOBE SECURITY1980
30AMOROSO, LEONARD JR$5001AMOROSO BROTHERS1980
31FAIR, DONALD$5001PRESS AGENT1980
32BUTCHER, MADELEINE K$50011980
33HELLER, MARTIN ESQ$5001ATTORNEY1980
34HUDSON, SAMUEL T$5001J E BRENNEMAN CO1980
35EGAN, JOHN$5001PHILA STOCK EXCHANGE1980
36DIROCCO, JOSEPH$5001REITRED1980
37BURGHER, HAROLD$5001JACOBY TRANSPORT1980
38JAMIESON, D DONALD$50011980
39BRUDEL, THOS A$50011980
40KASIERMAN, RONALD L$5001KEVON CONSTRUCTION1980
41KATZ, IRENE BERNARD$5001HOMEMAKER1980
42KATZ, SAMUEL P$5002PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT1980
43BIDDLE, LIVINGSTON$5001FIELD CONSTOUST ASSOC1980
44FUHS, JOSEPH (IK)$5001RICHARD SEIB'S1980
45LUNDY, MARVIN$5002MANCHEL, LUNDY, LESSIN & BUSACCA1980
46CALVANHESE, CARMEN J$5001CALVANESE REALTY1980
47ANAPOL, PAUL R$5001ANAPOL SCHWARTZ GERSI & WEISS1980
48JACKSON, LAWRENCE$4892REALTOR1980
49ANELLO, JOHN$4001METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL1980
50HAMADA, WILLIAM$33911980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from PHILA, PA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOCC60001245$1,182,500
2DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254$829,000
3DSCC NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALSC60000601$230,000
4DNC NON-FEDERAL UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTC60000692$215,000
5DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #7C60001518$187,500
6DSCCC00042366$171,353
7ACTBLUEC00401224$77,811
8DNC-NONFEDERAL-CORPORATEC60000262$76,000
9DCCCE NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5C60000288$58,500
10DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$53,857
11DNC - NON FEDERAL REDISTRICTINGC60001823$50,000
12KIDSPACC00147975$43,500
13WINREDC00694323$38,750
14DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5C60001492$37,500
15BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INCC00431056$35,975