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FACEBOOK

2014 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$290,082

Contributions

85

Unique Donors

33

FEC.gov records $297,995 for the string FACEBOOK inside the 2014 election cycle. That cell is 97 itemized contributions and 39 unique donors. Across all cycles the grouping stores $6,467,120, which means 2014 is about 4.6% of the running sum. This page is a join: Facebook on one axis, 2014 on the other — not a Facebook PAC, META as a later sibling string, or a social-media NAICS rollup.

Key figures

  • FACEBOOK in 2014 totals $297,995 on FEC.gov itemized individual receipts.
  • 97 contributions and 39 unique donors produced the cell.
  • About 4.6% of $6,467,120 stored for this string sits in 2014 ($6,169,125 remains).
  • Facebook is technology employer text as stored in 2014, not NAICS and not a donor list.
  • Do not treat campaign gifts as USAspending awards.

Why Facebook and 2014 share a page

Facebook pages without a year mix every even-year window. 2014 pages without this string mix every employer and occupation. The reason this file exists is the overlap: $297,995 from FEC.gov itemized individual receipts tagged FACEBOOK in 2014. 97 contributions and 39 donors are the volume counts. Recipients are not in this packet.

The stored employer label is technology employer text as stored in 2014. The Commission does not certify that each filer worked there, held that title, or used a legal entity name. 2014 predates later Meta branding on many forms. META and FACEBOOK INC are other keys. This cell is the stored employer FACEBOOK. Neighboring stored labels include FACEBOOK INC, META, META PLATFORMS, FB, and INSTAGRAM. LobbyVault does not merge those strings into $297,995. A Facebook PAC, META as a later sibling string, or a social-media NAICS rollup would be a different dataset or a different string.

Keep $6,467,120 on the industry hub and keep the 2014 cycle hub for the year without this filter. The overlap — and only the overlap — is $297,995.

2014 as a slice of $6,467,120

$6,467,120 is the all-cycle total stored for FACEBOOK. Subtract $297,995 and $6,169,125 remains in other cycles (95.4%). 2014 therefore accounts for about 4.6% of the grouping. That percentage is arithmetic on two packet facts, not a ranking against other employers.

Do not read 4.6% as intensity, influence, or a planned 2014 campaign. It is $297,995 divided by $6,467,120. The industry hub is where the other windows live. The 4.6% ratio is $297,995 divided by $6,467,120. Other even-year joins for FACEBOOK are not listed in this packet; they collectively hold $6,169,125. Citing 2014 as if it were the Facebook lifetime total would overstate this cell by $6,169,125.

Full analysis: Facebook political money — 2014 cycle

Questions

How much did Facebook donors give in 2014?
The Facebook × 2014 cell is $297,995. FEC.gov counted 97 itemized individual contributions from 39 unique donors. That is the join, not the $6,467,120 lifetime grouping total and not a committee disbursement. FEC.gov is the source for $297,995, 97 contributions, and 39 donors in the Facebook × 2014 cell.
What share of Facebook FEC money is 2014?
About 4.6%. $297,995 divided by $6,467,120 is the 2014 share for this exact string. $6,169,125 (95.4%) sits in other cycles. No national 2014 denominator is in the packet. FEC.gov is the source for $297,995, 97 contributions, and 39 donors in the Facebook × 2014 cell.
Does this include only Facebook employees?
No. 39 unique donors matched FACEBOOK in 2014. Retirees, household members, and former workers can reuse the string. Neighboring spellings are other keys. The total remains $297,995. FEC.gov is the source for $297,995, 97 contributions, and 39 donors in the Facebook × 2014 cell.
Where is the overlay for the Facebook 2014 join?
The overlay path is the Facebook 2014 link. The industry hub drops the year. The 2014 election cycle drops the string. All FEC ties is the directory of joins. Dollars: $297,995. FEC.gov is the source for $297,995, 97 contributions, and 39 donors in the Facebook × 2014 cell.

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

Related ties

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Top Donors in 2014

Top FACEBOOK donors in the 2014 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1SEGO, MICHAEL$94,6001MENLO PARK, CADIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
2ZUCKERBERG, MARK$49,20018MENLO PARK, CAPRESIDENT & CEO
3BEARD, ETHAN$36,4005SAN FRANCISCO, CATRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER
4LESSIN, SAMUEL$15,4004MENLO PARK, CADIRECTOR OF PRODUCT
5STEINBERG, ARIEH$10,0002SEATTLE, WASOFTWARE ENGINEER
6KEYANI, PEDRAM$10,0001SAN CARLOS, CAENGINEER
7GLEIT, NAOMI$7,8002SAN FRANCISCO, CADIRECTOR
8OSOFSKY, JUSTIN$5,5002MENLO PARK, CADIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
9AVALOS, ARNOLDO$5,2508PLEASANTON, CAHUMAN RESOURCES
10ULLYOT, TED$5,2002MENLO PARK, CAVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
11GOLER, LORI$5,0001MENLO PARK, CAVP, HUMAN RESOURCES
12PARIKH, JAY$5,0001REDWOOD CITY, CAENGINEER
13VERNAL, MICHAEL$5,0001SAN FRANCISCO, CADIRECTOR, ENGINEERING
14LEVINE, MAME L$5,0001WASHINGTON, DCVP, GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY
15MAURER, GREG M. MR.$5,0001ARLINGTON, VA
16GLOUNER, GARY$4,0004SEATTLE, WASOFTWARE
17MAURER, GREGORY M$3,1002ARLINGTON, VADIRECTOR, US PUBLIC POLICY
18LESSIN, SAM$2,6001WEST MENLO PARK, CAPRODUCT MANAGER
19JORDAN, MYRIAH$2,0005ARLINGTON, VAPUBLIC POLICY
20MOSSERI, ADAM$2,0001SAN FRANCISCO, CAPRODUCT DESIGNER
21BARKETT, ANDREW$1,8321REDWOOD CITY, CAENGINEERING MANAGER
22TERRELL, LOUISA$1,5003WASHINGTON, DCDIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY
23SCHOPFLIN HALL, JAIME$1,2501EMERALD HILLS, CACORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
24CONNER, ADAM$1,2505WASHINGTON, DCMANAGER
25HALL, JAIME SCHOPFLIN$1,2501EMERALD HILLS, CACORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
26AVALOS, ARNALDO$1,0001PLEASANTON, CACOMPENSATION MANAGER
27CROW, DWIGHT$1,0001SAN FRANCISCO, CAPIXEL CLEANER
28BLACKWOOD, ANN$7503SACRAMENTO, CAMANAGER
29PIANTINO, SERKAN$5001NEW YORK, NYDIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
30MAURER, GREGORY MR$5001ARLINGTON, VADIRECTOR US PUBLIC POLICY
31HERNANDEZ, ISRAEL MR$5001SAN FRANCISCO, CACOMMUNICATIONS
32BAUMAN, TIMOTHY$4502SAN FRANCISCO, CASOFTWARE ENGINEER
33HARBATH, KATIE$2501WASHINGTON, DCASSOCIATE MANAGER, PRIVACY & PUBLIC PO

Top Recipients in 2014

Top committees that received FACEBOOK donations in 2014.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00401224$106,6007
2C00237198$49,20018
3C00566778$36,4005
4C00502906$20,5005
5C00541227$18,65010
6C00010603$11,4504
7C00540500$10,4003
8C00042366$6,5004
9C00498873$5,2508
10C00551093$5,2002
11C00492454$5,1007
12C00075820$5,0001
13C00543033$4,0004
14C00499988$1,8321
15C00502088$1,2501
16C00550301$1,0001
17C00555722$5001
18C00494229$5001
19C00167320$5001
20C00547893$2501
FACEBOOK — $290,082 in 2014 FEC Donations