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PITTSBURGH, PA

Pittsburgh, PA appears as the contributor city on $176,816,217 in federal receipts across 461,267 FEC itemizations. Those figures come from FEC.gov filings grouped on LobbyVault by city and state. Downtown offices, university-adjacent addresses, and household streets can share that city string. The total is tagged activity, not a roster of Pittsburgh residents who donated. Those two FEC.gov factsβ€”$176,816,217 and 461,267 itemizationsβ€”are the entire numeric claim this Pittsburgh guide makes. No other dollar figure is used. Public federal contribution filings only.

Key figures

  • Pittsburgh, PA contributor-city receipts total $176,816,217.
  • Those dollars sit on 461,267 FEC itemizations.
  • Other Pennsylvania city strings are not silently 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 $177 million on the Pittsburgh city field covers

The $176,816,217 sum is every loaded federal itemization whose contributor city is Pittsburgh and whose state is PA. Four hundred sixty-one thousand two hundred sixty-seven lines feed that total. LobbyVault does not test whether an address is a company PAC, a foundation office, or a residential street. If the committee typed Pittsburgh, PA, the receipt stays here. That mechanical rule keeps the hub aligned with the public file.

Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania labels are stored as their own city strings. They are not silently folded into this hub. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents. Quoting $176,816,217 as what Pittsburghers gave describes the city field, not a residency screen. The 461,267 lines are disclosed receipts, not unique persons.

Nothing on this page estimates how Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh city table, then ZIP pages, then the cities index. The two facts to carry are $176,816,217 and 461,267 itemizations.

Reading the 461,267 itemizations

A count of 461,267 lines means the Pittsburgh aggregate is a substantial file, not a handful of oversized transfers. Individual receipts and committee receipts share the same city column. This page does not strip one type. It reports the combined dollars and the combined line count so both facts stay visible.

Free-text spelling still splits Allegheny County. A committee that typed a borough name would not land in this PITTSBURGH bucket. The 461,267 records are the literal match. A combined metro research question requires adding other city hubs by design. This guide does not invent that merge or extra dollar amounts.

Pennsylvania state campaign accounts are not inside $176,816,217. This hub is federal itemizations labeled Pittsburgh, PA: 461,267 records. An Allegheny County briefing that blends boroughs is a different object unless those labels are added on purpose. Keep this page’s two facts unchanged when you cite it.

Full analysis: Federal contributions listing Pittsburgh, PA β†’

Questions

How much in federal contributions lists Pittsburgh, PA?
FEC itemizations with contributor city Pittsburgh, PA total $176,816,217 across 461,267 records. The sum is a federal city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a survey of Pittsburgh residents.
Do PAC addresses count in the Pittsburgh total?
Yes, if the itemization lists Pittsburgh, PA. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses share the city field with individuals. The $176,816,217 figure should not be read as resident-only giving.
Is Philadelphia included in this hub?
No. Philadelphia is a separate city string. This page is the 461,267 itemizations labeled Pittsburgh, PA, totaling $176,816,217. Use the cities index for other Pennsylvania labels.
Where do the Pittsburgh FEC numbers come from?
Federal Election Commission filings on FEC.gov, grouped by contributor city on LobbyVault. Headline facts are $176,816,217 and 461,267 contributions.

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

City ties

All data ties β†’

Total Donations

$176,816,217

Contributions

461,267

Top Industry

REQUESTED

Top Industries

REQUESTED
$39K
NONE
$22K
THE HILLMAN COMPANY
$21K
HOMEMAKER
$17K
ATTORNEY
$12K
RETIRED
$12K
CONSOLIDATION COAL CO
$11K
CROWN COAL & COKE COMPANY
$10K
HOUSE WIFE
$10K
INVESTMENT ADVISER
$9K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$475K
1982
$229K
1984
$268K
1986
$263K
1988
$370K
1990
$303K
1992
$580K
1994
$292K
1996
$358K
1998
$280K
2000
$515K
2002
$204K
2004
$367K
2006
$355K
2008
$552K
2010
$330K
2012
$657K
2014
$354K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in PITTSBURGH, PA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1FRICK, HELEN CLAY$28,0004REQUESTED1980
2FRICK, HELEN C MISS$20,0001NONE1980
3HILLMAN, HENRY L$19,2509THE HILLMAN COMPANY1980
4FISHER, BENJAMIN R$12,2307β€”1980
5LOVE, GEORGE H$11,0004CONSOLIDATION COAL CO1980
6MUSE, ALBERT C$10,2504CROWN COAL & COKE COMPANY1980
7BENEDUM, PAUL MRS$10,0001HOMEMAKER1980
8CALHOUN, ERNEST N MRS$6,0005β€”1980
9HILLMAN, HENRY L MRS$5,8007β€”1980
10HIGGINS, JAMES H$5,6256MELLON BANK N A1980
11FISHER, RICHARD B$4,4006INVESTMENT ADVISER1980
12HILLMAN, ELSIE H$4,0005β€”1980
13KATZ, JOSEPH M$4,0006PAPERCRAFT CORPORATION1980
14BERGER, MEYER$3,9507β€”1980
15DONAHUE, JOHN F$3,7007INVESTMENT ADVISER1980
16MINDLIN, SIDNEY I$3,2571BROKER1980
17KIRBY, R E$3,2502β€”1980
18CALTAGIRONE, SALVATORE J$3,0001WHEELABRATOR-FRYE INC1980
19BEALL, DONALD R$3,0003ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP1980
20FIDEL, ARTHUR G$3,0005ROGAL COMPANY1980
21AMPER, ALAN$3,0004STEELMET INC1980
22HANSEN, WILLIAM S$2,7504A STUCKI COMPANY1980
23BURNHAM, D C$2,6504WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP1980
24BENEDUM, WILLEEN L$2,5003β€”1980
25HARDY, JOSEPH A$2,5003β€”1980
26CLAYFRICK, HELEN$2,5001β€”1980
27CROWN, FRANK R$2,5003CROWN WRECKING CO1980
28MCCLINTIC, STEWART$2,5004RETIRED1980
29CLARKE, E V$2,2503MANAGEMENT1980
30BRYAN, ANTHONY J A$2,2503COPPERWELD CORP1980
31EAZOR, T A$2,2503EAZOR EXPRESS1980
32LEVINSON, AARON P$2,0705LEVINSON STEEL COMPANY1980
33COHEN, JESSE J MR$2,0002GEE BEE FURNITURE CENTER1980
34HILLMAN, HENRY L MR$2,0002THE HILLMAN COMPANY1980
35DEITCH, LARRY$2,0002DEITCH CO1980
36DOHERTY, JOHN$2,0002MANIFESTO, DOHERTY, LOVE AND ET AL1980
37MCAFEE, JERRY$2,0003GULF OIL CORP1980
38HECHT, ROBERT$2,0002TIRE COMPANY1980
39HANSEN, WILLIAM STUCKI$2,0001A STUCKI CO1980
40MASON, MARK$2,0002SHOPPING CENTER MGMT1980
41KATSELAS, TASSO G$2,0002ARCHITECT1980
42ANDERSON, ROBERT MR$2,0002ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL1980
43ANTON, RICHARD P$2,0002ATTORNEY1980
44MAY, CORDELIA S$2,0002INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT1980
45CACHOUN, E MRS$2,0002HOUSEWIFE1980
46DICK, DOUGLAS P$2,0002DICK CORPORATION1980
47KELLY, DAVID S$2,0002TRI-CITY ELECTRIC1980
48CANCELLIERE, M A$2,0002EQUIBANK NA1980
49FISHER, JAMES A$2,0003β€”1980
50FOLINO, ANTHONY D$2,0002SELF-EMPLOYED1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from PITTSBURGH, PA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1FINANCIAL SERVICES POLITICAL COMMITTEEC00162735$551,500
2ACTBLUEC00401224$391,452
3REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$388,957
4NRSCC00027466$351,240
5RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$332,977
6REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$288,550
7DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$223,760
8AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONC00687103$185,000
9REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIAC00044842$175,465
10BOEHNER FOR SPEAKERC00478354$148,400
11WINREDC00694323$140,574
12NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$137,935
13OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$115,300
14DSCCC00042366$106,000
15ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$98,580