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BAUPOST GROUP INC

2014 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$1,336,200

Contributions

55

Unique Donors

2

The Baupost Group Inc employer grouping shows $3,144,700 in FEC itemized individual contributions for 2014. Seventy-five contribution lines from two donors make up that midterm cell. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $25,784,037, so 2014 is 12.2% of the fund key. This is a named investment employer, not the generic Investor or Investments occupation strings.

Key figures

  • $3,144,700 tagged Baupost Group Inc in the 2014 FEC cycle.
  • 75 contributions from 2 donors; about $41,929 per contribution.
  • 2014 is 12.2% of the grouping’s $25,784,037 all-cycle total.
  • Named fund key, not the generic Investor occupation string.
  • Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.

Two donor keys, 75 lines

Seventy-five receipts on two people-keys is a high lines-per-donor ratio: 37.5 on average. Dollars per line average about $41,929. Dollars per donor average about $1,572,350. That shape often appears when a small number of people give to many committees or when joint-fundraising and Super PAC receipts multiply Schedule A rows. The facts count the rows. They do not name the committees.

The $3,144,700 cell is still individual money tagged to this employer string. It is not the fund’s AUM, not a 13F, and not a PAC. Employees or principals who listed a different legal name sit in other keys.

Seventy-five Schedule A lines on two donor keys is a filing pattern that often puzzles first-time readers. Joint fundraising splits, contributions to many committees, and Super PAC receipts all multiply rows without multiplying people. The facts for 2014 are $3,144,700, 75 lines, 2 donors, 12.2% of $25,784,037. Dollars per line about $41,929 and dollars per donor about $1,572,350 are that arithmetic. They are not AUM and not a 13F position list.

12.2% of the Baupost Group Inc roll

Twenty-five million seven hundred eighty-four thousand thirty-seven dollars is the grouping across all cycles. $3,144,700 is 12.2% of that. A midterm taking about one-eighth of a named-fund key is a meaningful slice without being the lifetime figure. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 87.8%.

The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2014 from being folded silently into $25,784,037.

Full analysis: Baupost Group Inc political money in the 2014 election cycle

Questions

How much FEC money is tagged Baupost Group Inc in 2014?
The join records $3,144,700 in itemized individual contributions for Baupost Group Inc in 2014, from 75 contributions and 2 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $25,784,037.
Why are there so many contributions for two donors?
75 lines on 2 keys average 37.5 receipts per donor. Multiple committees and report types each create Schedule A rows. The $3,144,700 is the sum of those rows.
Is this the same as the Investor occupation page?
No. Baupost Group Inc is a named employer key. Investor and Investments are different strings with different totals. Do not add them together.
What share of this grouping is 2014?
12.2%: $3,144,700 of $25,784,037. Other cycles hold the rest. See the industry hub for the all-years roll.

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

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Top Donors in 2014

Top BAUPOST GROUP INC donors in the 2014 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1KLARMAN, SETH$1,222,40030LEXINGTON, MA
2KLARMAN, SETH A$113,80025LEXINGTON, MA

Top Recipients in 2014

Top committees that received BAUPOST GROUP INC donations in 2014.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00506170$1,222,40030
2C00546788$113,80025