How much have producer-labeled filers given federally?

The PRODUCER industry cluster totals $4,667,681 in itemized FEC contributions, from 11,331 contributions and 309 donors. Filers wrote PRODUCER in employer or occupation. The FEC does not say whether each row is entertainment, agriculture, or another trade. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Does PRODUCER mean Hollywood?

Not necessarily. FEC employer/occupation fields are free text. PRODUCER can mean film, television, music, or other industries. This page’s $4,667,681 is the string match only, not a NAICS motion-picture total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

How many unique producer-labeled donors are there?

LobbyVault counts 309 donors and 11,331 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a union roster or a census of producers. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Are executive producers included?

Only if the industry key is the word PRODUCER. Longer titles stored as other keys are other slugs. This total does not automatically absorb “executive producer.” Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

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Producer money in federal elections

Filers who wrote PRODUCER as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,667,681 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 11,331 contributions and 309 donors. Mean gift size is about $412; mean per donor is about $15,106. The word is ambiguous on an FEC form—film, television, music, or even agricultural “producer”—and the Commission does not recode it into NAICS.

Key figures

PRODUCER FEC strings sum to $4,667,681.
11,331 contributions came from 309 donors.
About $412 per gift and $15,106 per donor on a simple mean.
The word is uncoded FEC text, not a NAICS sector.
Studio or farm employer names are separate slugs.

One word, $4,667,681, no sector code

Three hundred nine unique donors produced 11,331 contributions, about 37 itemized gifts per person. $4,667,681 ÷ 309 ≈ $15,106 per donor. That per-person mean is high relative to many employer-name clusters with similar headline dollars, because the unique-person count is modest. The packet does not identify whether the largest gifts came from entertainment or another sense of “producer.”

Top employer is PRODUCER, so many filers placed the title in the employer box (self-employed producers often do). Studio names, record labels, and farm names are other industry keys if typed instead.

Ambiguity baked into FEC free text

Individual contribution files store occupation as uncoded language. PRODUCER collides several trades. LobbyVault does not split the string by entertainment versus agriculture versus energy. This industry page reports the string as filed: $4,667,681, 11,331 contributions, 309 donors.

Occupation breakdowns may still help if neighboring titles (executive producer, film producer) exist as separate keys. This packet is the bare word PRODUCER.

What the 11,331 rows omit

No project names, no union locals, no party, no cycle year. Recipients live on FEC.gov and on the PRODUCER donor table.

People who wrote “executive producer” or a company name are not assumed to be inside this total.

Boundaries

The table is not a studio PAC, not MPAA lobbying, and not a farm-bill score. It is itemized federal receipts tagged to PRODUCER on FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

All industries lists studio and agribusiness employer names. Occupation breakdowns list related titles.

Source

Industry PRODUCER; $4,667,681; 11,331 contributions; 309 donors; top employer PRODUCER. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

The PRODUCER donor table lists 309 unique donors, 11,331 itemized contributions, and $4,667,681. Unitemized gifts are omitted. The FEC does not recode PRODUCER into entertainment versus agriculture versus another trade. Executive producer and studio-name employers are other keys if stored separately. Occupation breakdowns list related titles. All industries lists studio and agribusiness employer names. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 37 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $15,106 follow from a modest unique-person count. Mean gift size about $412 is total divided by 11,331 rows. This page does not treat $4,667,681 as a studio PAC or as MPAA lobbying. The packet has no cycle year. The 309-donor count is matching text, not a union roster. Do not invent a motion-picture NAICS total from this one word. Amendments can revise historical amounts. Cite the bare word PRODUCER as stored on FEC.gov.

Ambiguous title text and omitted studio keys

PRODUCER keyed $4,667,681 from 11,331 contributions and 309 donors. About 37 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $15,106 follow from a modest unique-person count. Unitemized gifts are omitted. The FEC does not recode PRODUCER into entertainment versus agriculture versus another trade. Executive producer and studio-name employers are other keys if stored separately. The 309 unique donors are matching text, not a union roster. Top employer matches PRODUCER because many self-employed filers put the title in the employer box.

Open the PRODUCER donor table for names and committees. All industries lists studio and agribusiness employer names. Occupation breakdowns list related titles. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not treat $4,667,681 as a studio PAC or as MPAA lobbying. The packet has no cycle year. Amendments can revise historical amounts. The four facts remain $4,667,681, 11,331 contributions, 309 donors, and top employer PRODUCER. Do not invent a motion-picture NAICS total from this one word. Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $4,667,681, 11,331 contributions, 309 donors, top employer PRODUCER. Unitemized gifts remain omitted. The donor table, all industries, and occupation breakdowns are the only internal links this packet authorizes. Studio names typed as employer remain other keys. Mean gift size about $412 remains total divided by 11,331 contributions. Top employer matches PRODUCER on FEC.gov via LobbyVault. Per-donor mean about $15,106 uses 309 unique donors.

Questions

How much have producer-labeled filers given federally?: The PRODUCER industry cluster totals $4,667,681 in itemized FEC contributions, from 11,331 contributions and 309 donors. Filers wrote PRODUCER in employer or occupation. The FEC does not say whether each row is entertainment, agriculture, or another trade. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Does PRODUCER mean Hollywood?: Not necessarily. FEC employer/occupation fields are free text. PRODUCER can mean film, television, music, or other industries. This page’s $4,667,681 is the string match only, not a NAICS motion-picture total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
How many unique producer-labeled donors are there?: LobbyVault counts 309 donors and 11,331 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a union roster or a census of producers. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Are executive producers included?: Only if the industry key is the word PRODUCER. Longer titles stored as other keys are other slugs. This total does not automatically absorb “executive producer.” Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.