DESIGNER
Total Donated
$8,482,309
Contributions
14,757
Unique Donors
350
Top Employer
DESIGNER
Contributors who listed DESIGNER on federal itemized receipts account for $8,482,309, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 14,757 contributions from 350 donors. DESIGNER is an ambiguous craft title placed in the employer box — fashion, graphic, interior, or product as typed, not a NAICS design-services total, and not a guild PAC. MUSICIAN, PHOTOGRAPHER, ARCHITECT, and WRITER are sibling craft-title rows. Packet facts for this page are $8,482,309, 14,757 contributions, and 350 donors, with top employer DESIGNER. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not ARCHITECT or PHOTOGRAPHER and not NAICS specialized design services. ARCHITECT and PHOTOGRAPHER remain separate craft-title keys on LobbyVault.
Key figures
- DESIGNER as FEC employer text totals $8,482,309 from 350 donors.
- 14,757 contribution lines sit under that one-word craft title.
- ARCHITECT, PHOTOGRAPHER, and MUSICIAN are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS design-services sector.
One word covering several crafts
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Filers type DESIGNER for fashion houses, studios, software product roles, and interiors. The $8,482,309 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not a NAICS 5414 specialized-design-services rollup, not a fashion-week ledger, and not an association PAC.
People who typed ARCHITECT, PHOTOGRAPHER, a named studio, ENGINEER, or SELF-EMPLOYED without this word sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into DESIGNER. The FEC field records stored text, not a license roster. The title does not tell you which craft.
350 donors and 14,757 lines
350 unique donors produced 14,757 DESIGNER contribution lines totaling $8,482,309. That is on the order of 42 itemized receipts per donor. Unique-donor count is smaller than several clinical-title rows in this dollar band, still as a separate stored string. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and association PAC filings are outside the $8,482,309 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 14,757 lines are expected.
Full analysis: DESIGNER as FEC employer text: $8.5 million →
Questions
- How much have DESIGNER-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $8,482,309 to the DESIGNER employer string, from 14,757 contributions and 350 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a guild PAC and not a NAICS design-services total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Does DESIGNER mean fashion, graphic, or product?
- The FEC string does not say. Filers typed DESIGNER as stored. ARCHITECT, PHOTOGRAPHER, ENGINEER, and named studios are other keys. The $8,482,309 total is only this one-word grouping. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Does this include architects and photographers?
- No. ARCHITECT and PHOTOGRAPHER are separate employer strings. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text DESIGNER. Named agencies sit in other keys when typed. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed DESIGNER?
- The rollup counts 350 donors and 14,757 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count — on the order of 42 itemized receipts per donor. This is not a license headcount. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. 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 | $12,200 | 15 | 13 |
| 1982 | $6,450 | 8 | 4 |
| 1984 | $7,550 | 9 | 5 |
| 1986 | $6,000 | 7 | 4 |
| 1988 | $3,850 | 5 | 3 |
| 1990 | $6,250 | 5 | 3 |
| 1992 | $10,750 | 14 | 5 |
| 1994 | $8,450 | 11 | 5 |
| 1996 | $7,750 | 13 | 5 |
| 1998 | $5,750 | 7 | 6 |
| 2000 | $18,950 | 12 | 4 |
| 2002 | $3,900 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | $7,000 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | $7,500 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | $11,150 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010 | $25,450 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | $10,700 | 7 | 4 |
| 2014 | $5,300 | 3 | 2 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLASS, BILL | $1,500 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 2 | CASSINI, OLEG | $1,500 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 3 | ALTER, JOAN M | $1,000 | 1 | FORT LEE, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 4 | MANCEBO, ZUZEL MS | $1,000 | 1 | MIAMI, FL | — | 1980 |
| 5 | HOEFELD, JANET P MS | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HARCLEROAD, CAROLYN B MRS | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 7 | FURSTENBERG, DIANE VON | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 8 | DEAN, WAYNE | $1,000 | 1 | AMERICUS, GA | — | 1980 |
| 9 | DE LA RENTA, OSCAR | $1,000 | 1 | KENT, CT | — | 1980 |
| 10 | CHALKER, JOHN E | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 11 | LONGSTRETH, PATRICIA A MRS | $750 | 1 | PHOENIX, AZ | — | 1980 |
| 12 | LIVINGSTON, MOLLIE P | $500 | 1 | NYC, NY | — | 1980 |
| 13 | LIVINGSTON, MOLLIE PARNIS | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 14 | AKIYAMA, KANAE | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 15 | GOLDSMITH, WILLIAM M | $250 | 1 | NORTHBROOK, IL | — | 1980 |
| 16 | KANZLER, ERNEST C JR | $250 | 1 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | LEUCHTER, HOPE F | $250 | 1 | GREENWICH, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 18 | BROOKS, DONALD | $200 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WINREDC00694323 | $35,516 | 1 |
| 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $25,300 | 2 |
| 3 | NRSCC00027466 | $22,214 | 3 |
| 4 | NEW YORK SENATE 2000C00347948 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 5 | NRCCC00075820 | $8,410 | 1 |
| 6 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $8,290 | 3 |
| 7 | HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569 | $7,400 | 2 |
| 8 | MOYNIHAN COMMITTEE INCC00078295 | $6,700 | 5 |
| 9 | FRIENDS OF GIULIANI EXPLORATORY COMMITTEEC00335521 | $6,000 | 2 |
| 10 | CARTER/MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCC00108407 | $6,000 | 6 |
| 11 | ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESSC00518365 | $5,100 | 1 |
| 12 | ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 13 | HILL PACC00363994 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 14 | FRIENDS OF HILLARYC00358895 | $4,000 | 1 |
| 15 | FUND FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITYC00140376 | $4,000 | 2 |
| 16 | CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR GILMAN FOR CONGRESSC00007682 | $3,900 | 2 |
| 17 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931 | $3,400 | 5 |
| 18 | KENNEDY FOR SENATE (1994)C00174862 | $3,000 | 2 |
| 19 | PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1989 REPUBLICAN SENATE/HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00235887 | $3,000 | 2 |
| 20 | PEOPLE POWERED ACTIONC00699090 | $2,800 | 1 |
| 21 | JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00145607 | $2,700 | 3 |
| 22 | COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT SENATOR KENNEDYC00140202 | $2,500 | 3 |
| 23 | STEVE ROTHMAN FOR NEW JERSEY, INC.C00313494 | $2,400 | 2 |
| 24 | MARJORIE 2014C00545301 | $2,400 | 1 |
| 25 | PEOPLE FOR MRAZEK SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00154179 | $2,000 | 2 |