CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMY
Electioneering Communication
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · FEC ID: C30001580
Total Receipts
$0
Total Disbursements
$0
Cash on Hand
$0
Connected Org
None
12 itemized contribution lines tagged UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA and received by CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMY (C30001580) total $500,000, about $41,667 per line. Sparse line counts still sum from itemized individuals; the packet does not name those filers. The University of California grouping across committees is $10,056,583 (5.0% here).
Key figures
- Californians for a Balanced Budget received $500,000 from University of California-coded individual contributions across 12 itemized gifts.
- The University of California grouping totals $10,056,583, so this committee accounts for about 5.0% of that labeled money.
- 12 lines average about $41,667 each; that mean is arithmetic on the packet, not a typical gift.
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA is FEC stored text (a university-employer string, not a campus appropriation), not a unique-donor census.
- Figures are FEC itemized individual contributions, not independent expenditures or USAspending awards.
A 12-line cell totaling $500,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA is a university-employer string, not a campus appropriation. CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMY is C30001580. The overlap is $500,000 from 12 itemized individual contributions. Do not invent donor names to fill a short list. The cell is not a UC system budget line or a student-aid USAspending award.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA is filer-entered employer text covering whatever campuses and units filers typed. CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMY is C30001580. Twelve itemized lines totaling $500,000 is a sparse, high-mean cell. The packet does not name the twelve filers or the campuses they listed.
12 lines at about $41,667 each is $500,000 divided by 12. That mean is arithmetic, not a typical gift, not a contribution limit, and not a unique-donor census. Unitemized gifts never enter $500,000.
Californians for a Balanced Budget is not the leftover $9,556,583
About 5.0% of $10,056,583 is this cell. The leftover $9,556,583 sits on other committees under the same UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA grouping, or outside this recipient filter.
Open /industries/university-of-california/ for other University of California committees and /committees/C30001580/ for other employers at Californians for a Balanced Budget. /industries/ lists industry hubs. /ties/ lists other FEC ties.
Questions
- Who gave the 12 University of California gifts to Californians for a Balanced Budget?
- The packet does not name them. FEC.gov records 12 itemized individual contribution lines totaling $500,000 from the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA grouping into CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMY (C30001580). Do not invent donor names. The grouping total is $10,056,583.
- Is $500,000 one contribution?
- No. It is the sum of 12 itemized lines, about $41,667 each as arithmetic. A high mean on a short list is still an aggregate. Unitemized gifts are not included. FEC.gov is the source for $500,000, 12 contributions, and committee C30001580.
- What share of University of California FEC money is this?
- About 5.0%: $500,000 of $10,056,583. $9,556,583 is on other committees. That split is two packet facts, not a statement that University of California as an organization chose Californians for a Balanced Budget. FEC.gov is the source for $500,000, 12 contributions, and committee C30001580.
- Does this include independent expenditures?
- No. $500,000 is itemized individual contributions only. Independent expenditures by CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMY, if any, are a different FEC table. The source note says so. USAspending awards are also outside this join. FEC.gov is the source for $500,000, 12 contributions, and committee C30001580.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,103,045 | $750,000 | $0 |
| 2012 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2016 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Location | Employer | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEECE, DAVID J | $500,000 | 8 | BERKELEY, CA | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 1996–2010 |
| 2 | JOHNSON, PITCH | $253,045 | 1 | PALO ALTO, CA | — | 2010 |
| 3 | Siebel, Thomas | $150,000 | 18 | Woodside, CA | Siebel Systems Inc./Chairman and Ch | 2002–2012 |
| 4 | RIORDAN, RICHARD | $50,000 | 58 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1982–2014 |
| 5 | JONES, G BRADFORD | $50,000 | 94 | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | BRENTWOOD ASSOCIATES | 1990–2014 |
| 6 | O'DONNELL, ROBERT | $25,000 | 61 | RICHARDSON, TX | ATTORNEY | 1984–2014 |
| 7 | HUME, GEORGE | $25,000 | 63 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | BASIC AMERICAN FOODS | 1988–2014 |
| 8 | CRONK, WILLIAM F | $25,000 | 25 | MORAGA, CA | DREYERS GRAND ICE CREAM | 1982–2010 |
| 9 | HERRICK, STEPHEN | $15,000 | 12 | ATHERTON, CA | SBH CORPORATION | 1988–2010 |
| 10 | PETERS, SUSAN | $10,000 | 103 | SACRAMENTO, CA | COMMERCE SAVINGS BANK | 1986–2014 |