ENTREPRENEUR
2012 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$857,229
Contributions
381
Unique Donors
194
Filers who wrote Entrepreneur in the employer or occupation rollup reported $981,585 in itemized individual contributions during the 2012 election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 430 contributions from 217 donors. Entrepreneur here is a self-described title bucket, not a census of incorporated businesses and not a chamber PAC. This page joins that occupation-style key to 2012 so it is not confused with named-company keys or with the 2014 Philanthropist cell. Two hundred seventeen entrepreneur-title donors are not Greylock’s two-person cell and are not a startup census. Leave named venture keys and the Builder 2012 cell uncombined with these 217 title-string donors.
Key figures
- Entrepreneur × 2012 is $981,585 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 430 contributions from 217 donors.
- 2012 is about 6.6% of the grouping’s $14,889,561 all-cycle total.
- The key is a self-described title, not a company.
- FEC gifts and federal small-business awards remain separate datasets.
Why Entrepreneur and 2012 are joined
LobbyVault’s industry keys include occupation-like strings that appear often enough to form buckets. Entrepreneur is one of those buckets. Crossing it with 2012 keeps every other occupation and every other cycle out of the dollar total. The result is $981,585 — a cell, not a verdict on founders as a class. Named-company keys are stored separately even when a filer might also be an entrepreneur there.
The same grouping, added across all stored cycles, is $14,889,561. The 2012 slice is about 6.6% of that stack. A presidential-year cell that is roughly one-fifteenth of a title bucket usually means the label is used in many other windows. It does not mean 2012 was quiet; the cycle hub holds that wider view without the Entrepreneur filter.
What the Entrepreneur string captures
Donors type titles. Some write entrepreneur, some write founder, some write a company name. Those strings do not collapse into one official taxonomy. People who listed a firm name land in employer groupings, not here. Mixing this page with Greylock Partners or KPCB Associates would mix a title bucket with partnership keys.
217 donors are contributor identities whose matched text fell in this grouping, not a sample of one metro’s startups. Interestingly, Builder 2012 also has 217 donors; that coincidence is two separate cells, not a combined construction-and-startup roster.
Treat $14,889,561 as the denominator for the 6.6% share. Neighboring self-description keys such as Philanthropist keep their own facts. This page does not rank them.
Full analysis: Entrepreneur filings and the 2012 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Entrepreneur-labeled donors give in 2012?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $981,585 in itemized individual contributions for the Entrepreneur grouping in the 2012 cycle, across 430 contributions and 217 donors. The label is a self-reported title bucket, not a company PAC.
- Are these 217 donors at one startup?
- No. Entrepreneur is an occupation-style grouping built from FEC text. The 217 donors are contributor identities that matched that string, not a headcount at a single firm. Builder 2012 also happens to list 217 donors in a different key.
- What share of the Entrepreneur total is 2012?
- The grouping’s all-cycle sum is $14,889,561. $981,585 divided by that figure is about 6.6%. Other cycles make up the remainder.
- Where is the overlay for this join?
- Open Entrepreneur 2012 for the table, Entrepreneur for the grouping hub, and the 2012 election cycle for the year without this title filter. All FEC ties collects other two-dimension pages.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2012
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIZDAREVIC, SEAD | $80,000 | 3 | FAR HILLS, NJ | — |
| 2 | JOHNSON, JOHN S | $80,000 | 4 | WILTON, CT | — |
| 3 | SWORD, GAVIN | $61,025 | 6 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 4 | YING, CHARLENE MS. | $50,000 | 1 | RENO, NV | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 5 | ANSEL, JEROME | $48,300 | 5 | BOCA RATON, FL | — |
| 6 | LEADER, LENNERT MR. | $47,500 | 1 | OAKTON, VA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 7 | ABELSON, STUART | $36,000 | 3 | CHICAGO, IL | — |
| 8 | SCHAEFFER, HAROLD | $20,000 | 2 | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA | — |
| 9 | STEINMAN, BEVERLY S. MS. | $20,000 | 2 | LANCASTER, PA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 10 | DUBRUL, NICHOLAS MR. | $15,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 11 | NATOLI, ROBERT MR. | $12,500 | 2 | OSWEGO, NY | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 12 | DALIO, CARL L. MR. | $10,000 | 1 | HOUSTON, TX | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 13 | WILSON, WINSTON MR. | $10,000 | 1 | MONTGOMERY, AL | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 14 | RICE, KEVIN D. MR. | $10,000 | 3 | EVANSVILLE, IN | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 15 | ANDERSON, CARL G. MR. JR. | $10,000 | 1 | READING, PA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 16 | DANGEL, JUSTIN EDWARD | $8,100 | 6 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 17 | ERLBAUM, AMY B. MS. | $7,500 | 3 | BRYN MAWR, PA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 18 | ALLEN, MARCI MRS. | $7,500 | 2 | DAHLGREN, IL | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 19 | KILKENNY, PATRICK J. MR. | $7,500 | 2 | DEL MAR, CA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 20 | SUKUP, STEVE E | $7,500 | 2 | DOUGHERTY, IA | — |
| 21 | BURTON, MITCHELL D. MR. | $6,000 | 1 | OREM, UT | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 22 | PATEL, SUNIL | $5,115 | 6 | TOMS RIVER, NJ | — |
| 23 | SWEENEY, PEYTON F. MR. JR. | $5,003 | 2 | LAGO VISTA, TX | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 24 | MABEE, VAN MRS. | $5,000 | 2 | MIDLAND, TX | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 25 | GORHAM, FRANK DEVORE MR. III | $5,000 | 3 | WILMINGTON, NC | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 26 | BRADY, WILLIAM J. B. | $5,000 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 27 | LARSON, CHRISTIAN C. MR. | $5,000 | 2 | SOLVANG, CA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 28 | RIVETT, RONALD S. MR. | $5,000 | 1 | ABERDEEN, SD | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 29 | RUSSELL, H. S. MR. | $5,000 | 2 | WILSON, WY | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 30 | SWARZMAN, STEVEN | $5,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 31 | VALDEZ, BRANDY MS. | $5,000 | 2 | CORONA DEL MAR, CA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 32 | CARNEVALE, TODD A. MR. | $5,000 | 1 | ESSEX FELLS, NJ | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 33 | ALBERT, BETTE ANN MRS. | $4,500 | 3 | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 34 | KAMEROW, MARA L. MS. | $4,330 | 6 | WASHINGTON, DC | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 35 | TAYLOR, WILLIAM HENRY MR. | $4,000 | 2 | DANVILLE, CA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 36 | HOFFER, NORMAN K. MR. | $4,000 | 4 | HARRISBURG, PA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 37 | LINCOLN, DAVID C. MR. | $4,000 | 4 | PARADISE VALLEY, AZ | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 38 | BECK, CHARLES L. MR. | $3,750 | 2 | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 39 | CLEMENT, DAVID | $3,200 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 40 | COX, BOBBY DAN | $3,000 | 1 | FT WORTH, TX | — |
| 41 | TYSON, JONT EDWARD MR. | $3,000 | 2 | MIDLAND, TX | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 42 | WHITE, BETSY J. MRS. | $3,000 | 3 | OREGON CITY, OR | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 43 | NIXON, SHARI L. MS. | $3,000 | 3 | CHEHALIS, WA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 44 | AUGUST, CARL MR. | $2,500 | 1 | NEW LIBERTY, IA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 45 | BURGESS, LEE ANN MS. | $2,500 | 1 | NORMAN, OK | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 46 | GLAWSON, WILLIAM C. MR. JR. | $2,500 | 1 | MACON, GA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 47 | DANKEY, JEFFREY MR. | $2,500 | 1 | WAYZATA, MN | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 48 | DEBENEDETTO, RICHARD N. MR. | $2,500 | 1 | CHOWCHILLA, CA | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 49 | MATTHAEI, FREDERIC C. MR. JR. | $2,500 | 1 | BIRMINGHAM, MI | ENTREPRENEUR |
| 50 | DIAMOND, DON | $2,500 | 1 | TUCSON, AZ | — |
Top Recipients in 2012
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431171 | $236,220 | 221 |
| 2 | C00518282 | $231,203 | 68 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $191,075 | 20 |
| 4 | C00495077 | $80,000 | 3 |
| 5 | C00494294 | $36,000 | 3 |
| 6 | C00432096 | $20,000 | 2 |
| 7 | C00500843 | $8,100 | 6 |
| 8 | C00503417 | $7,500 | 2 |
| 9 | C00494740 | $5,500 | 2 |
| 10 | C00336743 | $5,115 | 6 |
| 11 | C00346312 | $5,000 | 2 |
| 12 | C00387464 | $3,000 | 1 |
| 13 | C00505602 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 14 | C00509794 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 15 | C00434563 | $2,500 | 2 |
| 16 | C00467233 | $2,500 | 3 |
| 17 | C00411330 | $2,250 | 5 |
| 18 | C00413096 | $1,750 | 4 |
| 19 | C00075820 | $1,457 | 3 |
| 20 | C00349217 | $1,400 | 2 |
| 21 | C00343475 | $1,250 | 4 |
| 22 | C00003418 | $1,100 | 2 |
| 23 | C00508242 | $1,059 | 1 |
| 24 | C00500462 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 25 | C00498634 | $1,000 | 2 |