How much have Viacom-labeled filers given federally?

The VIACOM industry cluster totals $4,344,777 in itemized FEC contributions, from 8,849 contributions and 296 donors. Filers listed VIACOM as employer or occupation. Successor names such as Paramount, if stored as other keys, are not included in this sum. 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 this include ViacomCBS or Paramount spellings?

Only if those spellings were ingested as VIACOM. Other holding-company names stored separately are other slugs. This page’s $4,344,777 is the VIACOM key only. 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 donors are in this cluster?

LobbyVault counts 296 donors and 8,849 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a historical headcount of the company. 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.

Is this NAICS for broadcasting?

No. FEC individual files do not include NAICS. LobbyVault groups employer/occupation self-reports. VIACOM is the typed employer name. 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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Viacom money in federal elections

Filers who listed VIACOM as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,344,777 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. The cluster holds 8,849 contributions and 296 donors. Mean gift size is about $491; mean per donor is about $14,678. The name is a historical media-employer string as typed on FEC forms. Successor or sibling brand spellings are not merged here, and the label is not a NAICS broadcasting code.

Key figures

VIACOM FEC strings sum to $4,344,777.
8,849 contributions came from 296 donors.
About $491 per gift and $14,678 per donor on a simple mean.
Paramount and other successor spellings may be other keys.
The label is FEC free text, not NAICS.

296 donors and $4,344,777

Two hundred ninety-six unique people produced 8,849 contributions, about 30 itemized gifts per donor. $4,344,777 ÷ 296 ≈ $14,678 per person. Media holding-company names change; FEC text does not automatically follow rebrands. People who listed ViacomCBS, Paramount, or a cable-network name sit in other keys if ingest kept those strings separate. This page is VIACOM only.

Top employer matches VIACOM. The bucket is that spelling, not a coded entertainment-sector total.

Holding-company text across cycles

Aggregates that span many cycles retain whatever employer the filer wrote at the time. $4,344,777 can therefore mix years when VIACOM was the current letterhead with later gifts that still used the old name. The packet has no year breakout, so this guide does not assign the dollars to a merger date.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Occupation breakdowns help for producer, executive, and related titles that co-occur with this employer string.

What 8,849 contributions omit

No network, no party, no cycle year. Recipients are on FEC.gov and on the VIACOM donor table.

Unique-donor count (296) is matching text, not a census of everyone who ever worked at a Viacom entity.

Boundaries

The table does not measure carriage fees or assign motive. $4,344,777 is itemized federal receipts tagged to VIACOM from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

All industries lists other media-employer strings. Occupation breakdowns list titles.

Source

Industry VIACOM; $4,344,777; 8,849 contributions; 296 donors; top employer VIACOM. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

The VIACOM donor table lists 296 unique donors, 8,849 itemized contributions, and $4,344,777. Unitemized gifts are omitted. ViacomCBS, Paramount, and cable-network names can be other keys. Aggregates that span many cycles retain whatever employer the filer wrote at the time, so this total can mix years of different letterheads without a year breakout in the packet. Occupation breakdowns list producer, executive, and related titles. All industries lists other media-employer strings. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $14,678 follow from those counts. Mean gift size about $491 uses total divided by contribution count. This page does not measure carriage fees or assign motive. The 296 unique donors are matching text, not a historical headcount. Paramount and other successor spellings are not assumed to be inside this sum. Cite the VIACOM string as filed on FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Historical media letterhead versus successor spellings

VIACOM keyed $4,344,777 from 8,849 contributions and 296 donors. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a per-donor mean near $14,678 follow from those counts. Mean gift size about $491 uses total divided by contribution count. Unitemized gifts are omitted. ViacomCBS, Paramount, and cable-network names can be other keys. Aggregates that span many cycles retain whatever employer the filer wrote at the time, so $4,344,777 can mix years of different letterheads without a year breakout in the packet. The 296 unique donors are matching text, not a historical headcount. Broadcasting NAICS codes are not applied. Top employer matches VIACOM. State filings and lobbying reports are omitted.

Open the VIACOM donor table for names and committees. All industries lists other media-employer strings, including successor names if stored separately. Occupation breakdowns list producer, executive, and related titles. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not measure carriage fees or assign motive. The packet has no cycle year. Amendments can revise historical amounts. The four facts stay $4,344,777, 8,849 contributions, 296 donors, and top employer VIACOM. Paramount and other successor spellings are not assumed to be inside this sum. Cite the string as filed on FEC.gov. Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $4,344,777, 8,849 contributions, 296 donors, top employer VIACOM. Unitemized gifts remain omitted. The donor table, all industries, and occupation breakdowns are the only internal links this packet authorizes. Successor spellings stay on other slugs if stored separately.

Questions

How much have Viacom-labeled filers given federally?: The VIACOM industry cluster totals $4,344,777 in itemized FEC contributions, from 8,849 contributions and 296 donors. Filers listed VIACOM as employer or occupation. Successor names such as Paramount, if stored as other keys, are not included in this sum. 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 this include ViacomCBS or Paramount spellings?: Only if those spellings were ingested as VIACOM. Other holding-company names stored separately are other slugs. This page’s $4,344,777 is the VIACOM key only. 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 donors are in this cluster?: LobbyVault counts 296 donors and 8,849 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a historical headcount of the company. 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.
Is this NAICS for broadcasting?: No. FEC individual files do not include NAICS. LobbyVault groups employer/occupation self-reports. VIACOM is the typed employer name. 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.