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20TH CENTURY FOX

2012 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$604,612

Contributions

248

Unique Donors

55

Donors listing 20th Century Fox reported $681,662 in itemized individual contributions during the 2012 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 257 contributions from 58 donors. The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $8,709,671; the 2012 slice is about 7.8% of that running sum. The key is not a motion-picture NAICS total and not a studio PAC.

Key figures

  • 20th Century Fox × 2012 is $681,662 in itemized individual contributions.
  • The cell includes 257 contributions from 58 donors.
  • 2012 is about 7.8% of the grouping’s $8,709,671 all-cycle total.
  • The label is self-reported form text, not a motion-picture NAICS total and not a studio PAC.
  • FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

20th Century Fox crossed with 2012

Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — 20th Century Fox and 2012 — sum to $681,662. 257 itemized contributions and 58 unique donors produced it. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables.

Neither the 20th Century Fox hub nor the 2012 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Fifty-eight donors and 257 lines in 2012 sit under the 20th Century Fox stored spelling. Twentieth spelled out is a neighbor if filers used it. Later Disney-era labels do not recode this 2012 cell. Box-office figures are not this table. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, FOX, NEWS CORP, and generic ENTERTAINMENT occupation strings are other keys if stored separately.

7.8% of the 20th Century Fox roll

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $8,709,671 ($8.7 million). The 2012 slice of $681,662 is about 7.8% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 92.2%. Treating 2012 as the 20th Century Fox FEC story would ignore that remainder.

Treat $8,709,671 as the denominator for the 7.8% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2012 from being folded silently into $8,709,671.

Full analysis: 20th Century Fox and the 2012 FEC election cycle →

Questions

How much did 20th Century Fox donors give in 2012?
FEC.gov aggregates show $681,662 in itemized individual contributions for the 20th Century Fox grouping in the 2012 cycle, across 257 contributions and 58 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $8,709,671 all-cycle figure.
What share of 20th Century Fox FEC money is 2012?
The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,709,671. The 2012 cell of $681,662 is about 7.8% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.2% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the 20th Century Fox hub holds other cycles; the 2012 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
Is this 20th Century Fox’s PAC or an official account?
No. $681,662 is itemized individual receipts whose employer or occupation text grouped to 20th Century Fox. Committee PAC filings and official organization accounts sit outside this rollup unless an individual receipt itself carries the string. The key is not a motion-picture NAICS total and not a studio PAC.
Where is the overlay for the 20th Century Fox 2012 join?
Open 20th Century Fox 2012 for the cycle overlay, 20th Century Fox for the grouping hub, and the 2012 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.

Related ties

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Top Donors in 2012

Top 20TH CENTURY FOX donors in the 2012 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1CHERNIN, PETER$131,10019ENCINO, CA—
2WHEDON, JOSS HILL$81,4445LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
3SMITH, YEARDLEY$80,8005BEVERLY HILLS, CAACTRESS
4MACFARLANE, SETH W$45,8002LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER/PRODUCER
5BOCHCO, STEVEN$44,30029LOS ANGELES, CA—
6GIANOPULOS, JAMES$40,50012BEVERLY HILLS, CA—
7GAGLIANO, THEODORE$24,00012LOS ANGELES, CA—
8ALDA, ALAN$17,5004ENGLEWOOD, NJ—
9MURDOCH, K RUPERT MR$12,0001BEVERLY HILLS, CA—
10ZELNICK, STRAUSS$11,00012BEVERLY HILLS, CA—
11GELFAN, GREGORY$10,0004LOS ANGELES, CA—
12PASDAR, ADRIAN$9,37522LA, CAACTOR
13LOPEZ, HERNAN$8,7504LOS ANGELES, CASALES
14BAILEY, ELIZABETH$7,7506VENICE, CA—
15WATTS, EMMA ANNE$6,0002LOS ANGELES, CAPRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION
16GRANT, DAVID$5,60011LOS ANGELES, CA—
17DOLGEN, JONATHAN$5,0003TARZANA, CA—
18TUCKER, MICHAEL$4,55012LOS ANGELES, CA—
19MAXTONE-GRAHAM, IAN$4,5002LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
20HIGGINBOTHAM, ABRAHAM$3,6003LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER/PRODUCER
21JONES, CHERRY$3,05012NEW YORK, NYACTRESS
22HARTWICK, JOSEPH$3,0003LOS ANGELES, CAPRESIDENT OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTION
23CELOTTA, JENNIFER$2,9818PASADENA, CASITCOM WRITER
24RUDIN, SCOTT$2,6002LOS ANGELES, CA—
25PHUNG, QUAN$2,5001LOS ANGELES, CATELEVISION EXECUTIVE
26PLUM, IV, STEPHEN$2,5001LOS ANGELES, CAATTORNEY
27GRAHAM, IAN MAXTONE$2,5001LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
28WARD, BUMBLE$2,5001LOS ANGELES, CAPUBLICITY
29KANG, PETER$2,2503LOS ANGELES, CAVP
30SNYDER, BRUCE M$2,0001LOS ANGELES, CA—
31KANER, MARK$2,0002LOS ANGELES, CA—
32ORTIZ, SANDRA$2,0001WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA—
33PANITCH, STANFORD$2,0002SANTA MONICA, CAFILM EXECUTIVE
34RAKE, JEFF$1,6002LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
35BRESLOW, DEBRA$1,3003LOS ANGELES, CAATTORNEY
36FRANKLIN, PAUL$1,3002MANHATTAN BEACH, CA—
37HACKEN, CARLA$1,2502BEVERLY HILLS, CAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
38BRENNAN, IAN C.$1,2003LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
39BAILEY, ELIZABETH B$1,0002VENICE, CA—
40APPEL, RICHARD J$1,0001VENICE, CATELEVISION WRITER
41RHONHEIMER, JAMIE$1,0001LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
42MEIGHAN, PATRICK$1,0001CULVER CITY, CAWRITER
43MAXWELL, M.S. CHRIS$1,0001LOS ANGELES, CAATTORNEY
44ELLER, ZACHARY$1,0004LOS ANGELES, CAMARKETING
45WINSTON, HILARY$1,0002LOS ANGELES, CATV WRITER
46FERRELL, RODNEY$8503LOS ANGELES, CASENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
47WAXMAN, JANE$7501LOS ANGELES, CAEXECUTIVE
48ODENKIRK, WILLIAM$7502LOS ANGELES, CAWRITER
49HIGGINS, COLIN$7502BEVERLY HILLS, CA—
50FAIN, SARAH$7503LOS ANGELES, CATELEVISION WRITER

Top Recipients in 2012

Top committees that received 20TH CENTURY FOX donations in 2012.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00344051$131,10019
2C00494740$101,97536
3C00165688$81,4445
4C00042366$57,80016
5C00401224$50,10038
6C00417816$44,30029
7C00431445$38,23136
8C00506022$24,00012
9C00330019$13,0007
10C00027466$12,0001
11C00000935$11,7505
12C00104471$8,7504
13C00492249$7,5509
14C00255752$5,60011
15C00515122$5,0003
16C00500843$4,5002
17C00455394$1,7503
18C00413914$1,2502
19C00518860$1,0001
20C00493585$1,0001
21C00476564$8503
22C00468975$7502
23C00493023$5001
24C00518282$2501
25C00108209$1621