ARCHITECT

A licensed-sounding word with no license check

FEC.gov does not verify professional licenses. The Architect grouping is whatever filers typed. Intersecting that grouping with 2012 produces $3,516,199, 994 lines, and 302 donor keys. Named architecture firms sit in other industry rows if the legal name was used instead of the occupation word.

Three hundred two donors is a smaller base than Lawyer or Consultant occupation keys in the same cycle, and the dollars per donor run higher: about $11,643 ($3,516,199 ÷ 302). Average line size is about $3,537. Lines per donor average about 3.3. Those ratios describe this string in 2012, not billings at architecture practices.

AIA membership, state licensure, and studio billings do not feed this aggregate. The Architect grouping is a typed occupation/employer word. In 2012 it carried $3,516,199 on 994 lines from 302 donors, 12.2% of $28,735,315. That 12.2% year share is heavier than many occupation keys in this batch, which often sit in the mid-single digits. Heavier share is not a ranking of civic engagement. It is $3,516,199 divided by $28,735,315. Firm-named architecture studios remain other rows if the LLC name was used.

12.2% is a heavier year share than many occupation keys

Compared with occupation strings that show mid-single-digit year shares, 12.2% ($3,516,199 of $28,735,315) means 2012 is a larger piece of this grouping’s recorded history. The packet still lacks other years’ amounts, so “larger piece” is a share statement, not a ranked list of peak years.

Presidential solicitation volume can lift itemized counts. 994 lines is still far below occupation keys that clear 3,000 receipts. The Architect × 2012 cell is mid-scale: hundreds of donors, millions of dollars, not a one-person stack.

Questions

How much did Architect-tagged donors give in 2012?

The join records $3,516,199 in itemized individual contributions for Architect in 2012, from 994 contributions and 302 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $28,735,315.

Does this include architecture-firm employees who listed a company name?

Usually not. Named firms are other industry keys. This cell is the grouped Architect occupation/employer string. Mixing keys would blur the 302-donor count.

What share of the Architect grouping is 2012?

12.2%: $3,516,199 of $28,735,315. That is a larger year share than some occupation keys, but other years’ amounts are not in this packet.

Are these licensed architects?

Unknown. FEC filings do not verify licenses. The 302 donor keys are people whose receipts grouped to Architect in 2012, totaling $3,516,199.