CAPITAL GROUP
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$316,620
Contributions
99
Unique Donors
44
The 2008 cycle cell for Capital Group is $351,170 in itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov. 110 lines from 47 donors sit in that window. Across stored cycles the same grouping totals $6,135,889 ($6.1 million). 2008 is a presidential even-year tag; that calendar word does not explain the dollars.
Key figures
- Capital Group × 2008 is $351,170 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 110 contributions from 47 donors.
- 2008 is about 5.7% of the grouping’s $6,135,889 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text (CAPITAL GROUP), not a PAC disbursement and not a NAICS total.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
The join, not the Capital Group hub
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Capital Group (CAPITAL GROUP) and 2008 — sum to $351,170. 110 itemized contributions and 47 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 Capital Group hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. CAPITAL GROUP is the stored employer string. CAPITAL GROUP COS, THE CAPITAL GROUP, CAPITAL RESEARCH, and CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL are other keys if they exist. Forty-seven unique donors produced a cell near the Sales 2008 dollar size with far fewer lines. The packet does not name those donors. LobbyVault does not merge neighboring spellings into $351,170. This URL exists because the two dimensions meet.
2008 as a slice of $6.1 million
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $6,135,889 ($6.1 million). The 2008 slice of $351,170 is about 5.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 94.3% ($5,784,719). Treating 2008 as the Capital Group FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $6,135,889 as the denominator for the 5.7% 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 2008 from being folded silently into $6,135,889.
Full analysis: Capital Group political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much itemized money sits at CAPITAL GROUP in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $351,170 in itemized individual contributions for the Capital Group grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 110 contributions and 47 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $6,135,889 all-cycle figure. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.
- How much of the $6.1 million Capital Group book is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $6,135,889. The 2008 cell of $351,170 is about 5.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 94.3% ($5,784,719) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Capital Group hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Are these Capital Group PAC transfers in 2008?
- No. $351,170 is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to Capital Group (CAPITAL GROUP) in the 2008 cycle. It is not committee disbursements, not independent expenditures, and not a verified employee census. 110 contributions came from 47 donors. Do not invent those names from the grouping label.
- Which hub drops the 2008 filter?
- Open Capital Group 2008 for the cycle overlay, Capital Group for the grouping hub, and the 2008 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. If a later extract disagrees, FEC.gov controls.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONROY, ROBERTA | $51,520 | 13 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 2 | HUNTINGTON, CLAUDIA MRS. | $49,000 | 8 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT |
| 3 | WENDT, GREGORY | $45,800 | 6 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 4 | WENDT, GREGORY W | $20,200 | 8 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 5 | FISHER, DAVID I | $19,400 | 4 | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | — |
| 6 | MULALLY, JAMES MR. | $14,600 | 3 | SANTA MONICA, CA | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT |
| 7 | Wendt, Gregory W. Mr. | $11,900 | 4 | San Francisco, CA | — |
| 8 | BARTH, ANDREW MR. | $9,200 | 3 | SAN MARINO, CA | CEO |
| 9 | BELESON, RICHARD M | $9,200 | 6 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 10 | KAWAJA, CARL | $6,900 | 3 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | INVESTMENTS |
| 11 | YOST, WILIAM R. MR. | $4,600 | 1 | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | SALES |
| 12 | HUNTINGTON, CLAUDIA MS. | $4,600 | 1 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | INVESTMENTS |
| 13 | FEINSTEIN, WAYNE | $4,600 | 2 | SAN MATEO, CA | INVESTMENT CAPITAL |
| 14 | RYAN, GREGORY P. MR. | $4,600 | 2 | HILLSBOROUGH, CA | INVESTMENT MANAGER |
| 15 | BUCHBINDER, CHRIS MR. | $4,600 | 1 | MILL VALLEY, CA | ANALYST |
| 16 | KOHN, VICTOR MR. | $3,300 | 2 | ENCINO, CA | FINANCIAL ADVISOR |
| 17 | PRETLOW, PAULA B | $2,700 | 3 | ORINDA, CA | INVESTMENT MGR |
| 18 | BUCHBINDER, CHRISTOPHER | $2,500 | 1 | MILL VALLEY, CA | INVESTMENT ANALYST |
| 19 | ROMO, MARTIN MR. | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | FINANCE |
| 20 | ROBBINS, WILLIAM L. MR. | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | FINANCE |
| 21 | MILLER, CLAUDIA MRS. | $2,300 | 1 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | PRESIDENT |
| 22 | TOLSON, SUSAN MS. | $2,300 | 1 | SANTA MONICA, CA | SR. VICE PRESIDENT |
| 23 | MAHONEY, BRENDAN T. MR. | $2,300 | 1 | SUDBURY, MA | SALES |
| 24 | KAWAJA, CARL M. MR. | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | FINANCE |
| 25 | BELESON, RICHARD | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 26 | Beleson, Richard Mark Mr. | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | FINANCE |
| 27 | BRAHMA, MAUSUMI | $2,300 | 1 | IRVINE, CA | IT MANAGER |
| 28 | HIGDON, JOSEPH R | $2,300 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 29 | DALZELL, MARK HOUSTON MR. | $2,300 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | INVESTMENT MANAGER |
| 30 | ELLERIN, BRENDA S | $2,300 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | PARTNER |
| 31 | Englander, Nancy Ms. | $2,300 | 1 | Los Angeles, CA | — |
| 32 | LOVELL, MCKENZIE MS. | $2,300 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | ANALYST |
| 33 | ROLFE, DONALD | $2,100 | 1 | SOUTH PASADENA, CA | ATTORNEY |
| 34 | RINGEL, JANE MS. | $2,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT |
| 35 | PETERSON, ANNE MARIE MS. | $2,000 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | INVESTMENT ANALYST |
| 36 | MEADE, ANDRE MR. | $2,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | INVESTMENT ANALYST |
| 37 | MEADE, ANDRE | $2,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | ANALYST |
| 38 | INSCHO, JANIS | $2,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT MANAGER |
| 39 | WEIMER, GREG | $1,000 | 1 | VENETIA, PA | SALES |
| 40 | GORMAN, NANCY | $800 | 2 | COSTA MESA, CA | — |
| 41 | SINKS, TIM | $500 | 1 | NASHVILLE, TN | GENERAL AGENT |
| 42 | HERNANDEZ, JACINTO | $300 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | ANALYST |
| 43 | FRANK, CHERYL | $250 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | ANALYST |
| 44 | BRAY, JAMES MR. | $250 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | INVESTMENT ANALYST |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00430470 | $84,150 | 23 |
| 2 | C00440370 | $51,520 | 13 |
| 3 | C00366401 | $45,800 | 6 |
| 4 | C00431445 | $30,300 | 18 |
| 5 | C00328245 | $21,700 | 5 |
| 6 | C00238907 | $20,200 | 8 |
| 7 | C00448985 | $14,600 | 3 |
| 8 | C00413245 | $11,900 | 4 |
| 9 | C00446815 | $9,200 | 3 |
| 10 | C00430512 | $6,900 | 3 |
| 11 | C00438507 | $4,600 | 1 |
| 12 | C00453738 | $3,300 | 2 |
| 13 | C00360388 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 14 | C00386458 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 15 | C00431569 | $2,250 | 2 |
| 16 | C00314575 | $2,100 | 1 |
| 17 | C00451393 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 18 | C00010603 | $800 | 2 |
| 19 | C00383745 | $500 | 1 |