CONCERNED AMERICAN VOTERS
PAC with Non-Contribution Account — Qualified
FAIRFAX, VA · FEC ID: C00525899 · Treasurer: KING, EDWARD
Total Receipts
$7,456
Total Disbursements
$221,681
Cash on Hand
$0
Connected Org
None
$726,029 in itemized individual gifts grouped to THE MORNING STAR CO landed at CONCERNED AMERICAN VOTERS (C00525899). FEC.gov counted 174 contribution lines. Across all committees the same string stores $4,180,706; the leftover $3,454,677 (82.6%) is not this recipient. This file does not name donors.
Key figures
- Concerned American Voters received $726,029 from The Morning Star Co-coded individual contributions across 174 itemized gifts.
- The Morning Star Co grouping totals $4,180,706, so this committee accounts for about 17.4% of that labeled money.
- 174 lines average about $4,173 each; that mean is arithmetic on the packet, not a typical gift.
- THE MORNING STAR CO is FEC stored text, not a unique-donor census or a USAspending vendor list.
- Figures are FEC itemized individual contributions, not independent expenditures or federal awards.
Two keys: THE MORNING STAR CO and C00525899
FEC.gov itemized-individual aggregates produced $726,029 when the employer/industry grouping THE MORNING STAR CO was crossed with recipient C00525899. That is the headline number for this ties page, not a restatement of $4,180,706.
The string THE MORNING STAR CO is grouped employer text, not a corporate-treasury schedule. Neighboring legal names are other pages. This file does not invent donor names, extra dollar amounts, or a unique-donor count — that count is not in the packet.
174 contributions averaging about $4,173 ($726,029 ÷ 174) describe a compact line list with a $4,173 mean. The packet does not name the 174 filers or say whether they are one household repeating. A line count is a filing pattern, not a unique-donor census.
Filer wording versus a corporate family
THE MORNING STAR CO is stored employer text. Morningstar the data firm, if stored under a different string, is a different key. A payroll file would list current workers. This aggregate lists itemized contribution lines whose employer or occupation field grouped to THE MORNING STAR CO. Retirees and household members can reuse the string. 174 lines are not an employee headcount.
The packet supplies no unique-donor count for this industry-pac cell. Do not invent one. Cite 174 contributions and $726,029 instead. The 17.4% ratio is $726,029 divided by $4,180,706. Other committee joins for THE MORNING STAR CO are not listed in this packet; they collectively hold $3,454,677. Citing Concerned American Voters as if it were the Morning Star Co lifetime total would overstate this cell by $3,454,677.
Full analysis: The Morning Star Co contributions received by CONCERNED AMERICAN VOTERS →
Questions
- What is the Morning Star Co × Concerned American Voters dollar total?
- The Morning Star Co × Concerned American Voters cell is $726,029. FEC.gov counted 174 itemized individual contributions into C00525899. That is the join, not the $4,180,706 all-committee grouping total and not a corporate treasury gift. FEC.gov is the source for $726,029, 174 contributions, and committee C00525899.
- Are these 174 unique donors to Concerned American Voters?
- No. THE MORNING STAR CO is stored employer text. Morningstar the data firm, if stored under a different string, is a different key. The packet counts 174 itemized lines totaling $726,029, not unique people. CONCERNED AMERICAN VOTERS (C00525899) is the recipient filter. Neighboring spellings are other keys. This page is only that overlap.
- What share of The Morning Star Co FEC money went to Concerned American Voters?
- About 17.4%. $726,029 divided by $4,180,706 is the Concerned American Voters share for this exact string. $3,454,677 (82.6%) sits on other committees. No all-employer C00525899 denominator is in the packet. The percentage describes overlap of two FEC groupings, not a finding that The Morning Star Co as an entity directed the gifts.
- What does the 174 contribution count mean?
- The packet lists 174 itemized contribution lines totaling $726,029, about $4,173 per line. That is a receipt count, not a unique-donor count. Unitemized gifts and independent expenditures are not in this join. Use the C00525899 hub for other receipt types.
FEC.gov aggregates of itemized individual contributions grouped by employer/industry and recipient committee. Not independent expenditures.
Committee ties
Cycle History
| Cycle | Receipts | Disbursements | Cash on Hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $76,650 | $72,010 | $4,640 |
| 2014 | $71,158 | $71,518 | $4,279 |
| 2016 | $5,475,119 | $4,531,406 | $947,992 |
| 2018 | $0 | $4,299 | $943,694 |
| 2020 | $0 | $562,902 | $380,792 |
| 2022 | $0 | $170,447 | $210,345 |
| 2026 | $7,456 | $221,681 | $0 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Location | Employer | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANISTER, SCOTT | $2,000,000 | 127 | MENLO PARK, CA | IDEALAB | 2000–2014 |
| 2 | RUFER, CHRIS | $726,029 | 41 | WOODLAND, CA | THE MORNING STAR CO | 1996–2014 |
| 3 | MACRICOSTAS, GEORGE | $500,000 | 4 | DANBURY, CT | — | 1990–2012 |
| 4 | JOST, PAUL | $425,852 | 82 | WASHINGTON, DC | EUROPEAN AUTOCARS INC | 1984–2014 |
| 5 | YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY INC | $297,647 | 11 | ARLINGTON, VA | — | 2012–2014 |
| 6 | YASS, JEFFREY | $250,000 | 21 | VILLANOVA, PA | SUSQUEHANNA | 1994–2010 |
| 7 | MACKEY, JOHN | $232,068 | 35 | TEMPLE, TX | TEMPLE SAVINGS ASSN | 1980–2014 |
| 8 | BOWMAN, MARGARET | $200,000 | 25 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | RANCHER | 1994–2014 |
| 9 | SMITH, BURR | $134,203 | 124 | MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO | — | 2004–2014 |
| 10 | BEAL, ANDREW | $100,000 | 38 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1984–2012 |
| 11 | AMERICA'S LIBERTY PAC | $100,000 | 2 | WARRENTON, VA | — | 2016 |
| 12 | LEVIN, FRAYDA | $75,000 | 231 | HACKENSACK, NJ | BUSINESS OWNER | 1994–2014 |
| 13 | KING, EDWARD | $26,535 | 65 | SUMMERSVILLE, WV | KCC INC | 1986–2014 |
| 14 | Welsh, Kerry | $25,000 | 8 | Torrance, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 15 | ARNOTT, ROBERT | $25,000 | 191 | PASADENA, CA | — | 1998–2016 |
| 16 | MAGARO, ALEX | $20,000 | 2 | NEW CANAAN, CT | SELF | 2010–2012 |
| 17 | Trammell, Joel | $10,000 | 16 | Austin, TX | NetQoS/CEO | 2000–2014 |
| 18 | KING, MICHAEL | $10,000 | 434 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1990–2014 |
| 19 | MARTINO, PAUL | $5,000 | 31 | SELDEN, NY | COUNTRY VIEW PROPERTIES | 2000–2014 |
| 20 | GELFOND, ROBERT | $2,500 | 112 | NEW YORK, NY | MILLENNIUM PARTNERS | 1996–2014 |
| 21 | SULLIVAN, ADAM | $1,506 | 9 | RAMONA, CA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 22 | LEAHY, ROGER | $350 | 38 | FAIRFIELD, IA | OVERLAND SHEEPSKIN | 1992–2014 |
| 23 | ZUPAN, DAVID | $250 | 8 | AVON LAKE, OH | — | 2004–2012 |
| 24 | MARSHALL, LAWRENCE | $100 | 51 | HEMPSTEAD, TX | L MARSHALL CHEV-OLDS INC | 1982–2014 |
| 25 | JAEGER, THOMAS | $100 | 3 | STEWARTSVILLE, NJ | — | 1996–2012 |
| 26 | AVILA, MARTIN | $60 | 7 | WASHINGTON, DC | TERRA ECLIPSE | 2014–2016 |
| 27 | NEWMAN, LANCE | $50 | 9 | HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO | ROSEMONT COPPER CO | 2010–2012 |
| 28 | TIERNEY, THOMAS | $25 | 52 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1990–2014 |
| 29 | LANGER, LARRY | $25 | 1 | FINDLAY, OH | BEL ETAGE CORP | 2000 |
| 30 | NELSON, ROBERT | $20 | 331 | POWELL, WY | FIRST NAT'L BANK OF POWELL | 1982–2014 |