FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Total Donated
$3,970,312
Contributions
21,232
Unique Donors
817
Top Employer
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Filers who listed FEDERAL GOVERNMENT as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4.0M ($3,970,312) in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. The cluster holds 21,232 contributions and 817 donors. The label is generic government text as typed, not a NAICS public-administration code and not a U.S. Treasury account.
Key figures
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT as FEC employer text totals $4.0M ($3,970,312) from 817 donors.
- 21,232 contribution lines sit under that generic government string.
- U S GOVERNMENT and named agencies are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or agency PAC total.
Generic government text, not an agency budget
Eight hundred seventeen unique donors produced 21,232 contributions totaling $3,970,312. About 26 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $187 describe the arithmetic. Official agency funds are not the payor in this rollup. FEC individual itemizations record what the contributor listed as employer. These rows are the self-reported FEDERAL GOVERNMENT string plus itemized amounts.
Top employer matches FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. U S GOVERNMENT, US GOVERNMENT, and named agencies (US ARMY, US House of Representatives) can exist as other keys. They are not inside $3,970,312 unless they matched this exact label. LobbyVault does not recode agency names into this generic phrase.
Who can appear among 817 donors
Civil servants, contractors who wrote the generic phrase, retirees who still use it, and spouses using the same shorthand can all land in the cluster. The FEC does not certify current federal payroll. Unique-donor count is matching text, not OPM headcount.
Occupation fields such as analyst, attorney, or civil servant are a separate cut. Use occupation breakdowns for titles. This page stays on the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT industry key. Mean per donor is about $4,860 from $3,970,312 divided by 817 people.
Full analysis: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have FEDERAL GOVERNMENT-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $3,970,312 to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT employer string, from 21,232 contributions and 817 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not agency official funds and not a NAICS public-administration total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is this the same as U S GOVERNMENT?
- No. U S GOVERNMENT is a separate grouped string with its own page. The $4.0M total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. LobbyVault does not merge spaced U S variants into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
- Does this include US Army or House staff?
- Only if those receipts grouped to FEDERAL GOVERNMENT rather than the named-agency string. US ARMY and US House of Representatives are separate keys. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
- The rollup counts 817 donors and 21,232 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an OPM headcount. Figures are limited to the FEC 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
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBERS, WILLIAM E | $1,000 | 1 | WASHINGON, DC | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVAN BAYH COMMITTEEC00306860 | $3,000 | 1 |
| 2 | PRICE FOR CONGRESSC00195628 | $3,000 | 1 |
| 3 | DOOLEY FOR THE VALLEYC00236711 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 4 | CARNAHAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00341537 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 5 | HOWELL FOR SENATEC00356881 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 6 | MORAN FOR CONGRESSC00241349 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 7 | GEPHARDT IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00052076 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 8 | HERRERA FOR CONGRESSC00367086 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 9 | CLINTON/GORE '92 GENERAL ELECTION COMPLIANCE FUNDC00268722 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 10 | CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCC00253690 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 11 | HARVEY GANTT FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00242156 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 12 | THE REED COMMITTEEC00238907 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 13 | GEPHARDT COMMITTEEC00228049 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 14 | GEPHARDT FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INCC00212365 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 15 | SULLIVAN FOR SENATEC00293654 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 16 | LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC)C00165753 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 17 | MIKE ROSS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00345710 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 18 | SHAHEEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00368506 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 19 | 1980 DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VA CAMPAIGN COMM STATE/FEDERAL ACCOUNTC00136291 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 20 | CONDIT FOR CONGRESSC00236844 | $500 | 1 |
| 21 | PHELPS FOR CONGRESSC00327932 | $500 | 1 |
| 22 | HARDAWAY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00260844 | $500 | 1 |
| 23 | HAMILTON JORDAN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00202465 | $500 | 1 |
| 24 | EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEC00190876 | $500 | 1 |
| 25 | MICHAEL A ANDREWS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00115378 | $500 | 1 |