ACTOR
Total Donated
$15,661,611
Contributions
21,819
Unique Donors
382
Top Employer
ACTOR
Contributors who listed ACTOR on federal itemized receipts account for $15,661,611, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 21,819 contributions from 382 donors — a small unique-person count beside a large dollar total. ACTOR is a self-reported occupation-style word stored in the employer grouping, not a NAICS motion-picture or performing-arts total, and not a Screen Actors Guild membership file.
Key figures
- ACTOR as FEC employer text totals $15,661,611 from 382 donors.
- 21,819 contribution lines sit under that job-title string.
- ARTIST, WRITER, and studio legal names are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS entertainment industry.
A performing-arts word, not a studio census
FEC forms store whatever filers type in the employer box. ACTOR is that word. The $15,661,611 total is itemized individual gifts whose grouped employer text matches it. It is not box-office revenue, not a studio PAC, and not every performer who donated while listing a production company instead of the job title.
People who typed ARTIST, WRITER, ENTERTAINER, SELF-EMPLOYED, or a studio legal name sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into ACTOR.
382 donors, 21,819 lines, $15.7 million
382 unique donors produced 21,819 ACTOR contribution lines totaling $15,661,611. Dollars per unique person run high compared with wide payroll names that spread similar dollars across thousands of donors. Receipts per donor also run high — on the order of 57 itemized lines per person. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Unitemized gifts never appear. Independent expenditures by groups that do not carry this individual-employer string are outside the $15,661,611.
Full analysis: ACTOR as FEC employer text: $15.7 million →
Questions
- How much have ACTOR-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $15,661,611 to the ACTOR employer string, from 21,819 contributions and 382 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a NAICS entertainment-sector total and not a guild PAC. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Does this include every entertainer who donated?
- No. Only receipts whose grouped employer text is ACTOR are in the $15,661,611. People who wrote ARTIST, WRITER, SELF-EMPLOYED, or a studio name are in those other rows. The 382 donor count is unique contributors in this string, not a SAG-AFTRA headcount.
- Why so few donors for $15.7 million?
- The rollup counts 382 unique people and 21,819 lines. Dollars are concentrated across a small unique-person set compared with wide payroll names. Repeat itemized gifts still raise the line count. The packet does not publish a mean gift. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Is ACTOR the same as ARTIST in FEC data?
- No. ARTIST is a separate grouped string with its own page. A receipt stamped ACTOR is counted only here. LobbyVault does not merge performing-arts words into one entertainment industry. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $27,900 | 37 | 21 |
| 1982 | $13,584 | 19 | 8 |
| 1984 | $9,300 | 7 | 6 |
| 1986 | $17,350 | 8 | 4 |
| 1988 | $16,777 | 18 | 8 |
| 1990 | $10,250 | 16 | 3 |
| 1992 | $11,750 | 16 | 3 |
| 1994 | $18,900 | 21 | 4 |
| 1996 | $41,550 | 28 | 6 |
| 1998 | $60,700 | 31 | 4 |
| 2000 | $199,300 | 37 | 7 |
| 2002 | $76,300 | 39 | 6 |
| 2004 | $74,289 | 23 | 5 |
| 2006 | $51,750 | 15 | 3 |
| 2008 | $56,251 | 35 | 4 |
| 2010 | $38,640 | 16 | 5 |
| 2012 | $41,699 | 19 | 5 |
| 2014 | $92,100 | 23 | 5 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUGLAS, MICHAEL | $7,500 | 9 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | ALBERTSON, JACK | $3,400 | 3 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 3 | LANCASTER, BURT | $2,000 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 4 | FARRELL, MIKE | $1,500 | 4 | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 5 | MACLEOD, GAVIN | $1,250 | 3 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HIGGINS, JOE | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | GRANT, CARY | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 8 | FONDA, HENRY J MR | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 9 | MATTHAU, WALTER | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 10 | CAMPBELL, GLEN | $1,000 | 1 | FAIR OAKS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 11 | CAGNEY, JAMES F | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | BURNS, GEORGE N | $1,000 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 13 | MCCARTHY, KEVIN J | $1,000 | 1 | NY | — | 1980 |
| 14 | MEREDITH, BURGESS | $1,000 | 1 | MALIBU, CA | — | 1980 |
| 15 | HAYNES, LAWRENCE G | $750 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 16 | MARTIN, DEAN | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | MONELL, E C JR MR | $500 | 1 | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | MORRIS, GREG | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 19 | KAYE, DANNY | $500 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 20 | GRAY, GORDON SR | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 21 | GOCHMAN, LEONARD MR | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 22 | GABEL, MARTIN MR | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 23 | EDWARDS. RALPH MR, | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 24 | BOTTOMS, SAM | $500 | 1 | PACIFIC GROVE, CA | — | 1980 |
| 25 | ASNER, ED | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 26 | ASNER, M E | $350 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 27 | KLUGMAN, JACK | $250 | 1 | MALIBU, CA | — | 1980 |
| 28 | BEATTY, NED | $250 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCCCC00000935 | $126,309 | 14 |
| 2 | DSCCC00042366 | $105,800 | 17 |
| 3 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $100,860 | 9 |
| 4 | DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5C60001492 | $75,000 | 9 |
| 5 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $60,497 | 17 |
| 6 | DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOCC60001245 | $60,000 | 9 |
| 7 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $57,336 | 11 |
| 8 | DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #7C60001518 | $50,000 | 9 |
| 9 | RED TO BLUE VICTORY FUNDC00686535 | $33,900 | 9 |
| 10 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $32,800 | 15 |
| 11 | SMPC00484642 | $25,000 | 9 |
| 12 | DCCCE NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5C60000288 | $20,000 | 9 |
| 13 | THE MARKEY COMMITTEEC00196774 | $18,950 | 9 |
| 14 | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONC00162818 | $17,381 | 1 |
| 15 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $11,851 | 14 |
| 16 | FRIENDS OF SCHUMERC00346312 | $11,600 | 9 |
| 17 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $11,500 | 13 |
| 18 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $10,857 | 16 |
| 19 | WIN THE ERA PACC00697441 | $10,254 | 9 |
| 20 | PROGRESSIVES UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00279901 | $10,050 | 13 |
| 21 | READY PACC00540997 | $10,000 | 9 |
| 22 | VOICES FOR CHANGEC00210088 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 23 | DEMOCRATIC LEADER'S VICTORY FUND 2000C00343582 | $10,000 | 9 |
| 24 | ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIPC00607895 | $10,000 | 9 |
| 25 | HMPC00495028 | $10,000 | 9 |