GOLDMAN SACHS
2014 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$2,372,370
Contributions
1,267
Unique Donors
392
Itemized individual contributions grouped to Goldman Sachs sum to $2,935,417 in the 2014 FEC cycle. Those receipts sit on 1,460 contribution lines from 466 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $44,049,682, so the midterm window is 6.7% of the running roll. This is the same employer key as the 2012 Goldman Sachs join, cut to a congressional cycle with its own counts.
Key figures
- $2,935,417 tagged Goldman Sachs in the 2014 FEC cycle.
- 1,460 contributions from 466 donors; about $2,011 per contribution.
- 2014 is 6.7% of the grouping’s $44,049,682 all-cycle total.
- Midterm cut of a named-bank key, not PAC spending.
- Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.
A midterm on a wide bank-name key
Four hundred sixty-six donors is a broad employee-style pattern, unlike one-donor holding-company keys. 1,460 lines imply about 3.1 receipts per donor. Average line size is about $2,011. Average per donor is about $6,299. Those 2014 ratios describe itemized midterm activity among people who listed this employer string, not the firm’s bonus pool.
The 2012 Goldman Sachs tie is a separate file with separate cycle dollars and counts. Both pages share the $44,049,682 industry total. This page’s numeric claims stop at $2,935,417, 1,460, and 466.
Bank-name keys in midterms still show employee-style breadth. Goldman Sachs in 2014 has 466 donors and 1,460 lines totaling $2,935,417, 6.7% of $44,049,682. That is not the 2012 presidential cell, which lives on another URL with its own 671 donors and $4,126,251. This file’s official numbers are 2014 only, plus the shared industry total. Average line size about $2,011 describes itemized midterm gifts among people who listed this employer string, not the firm’s bonus pool and not a PAC.
6.7% of the Goldman Sachs roll
Two million nine hundred thirty-five thousand four hundred seventeen dollars is 6.7% of $44,049,682. A midterm taking a smaller share than a presidential slice of the same key is consistent with FEC volume, but this file does not restate 2012’s cycle total as a fact. The share versus the all-cycle roll is the comparison that belongs here.
The industry hub links years. This tie exists so 2014 is not treated as a rounding error after a presidential overlay.
Full analysis: Goldman Sachs political money in the 2014 election cycle →
Questions
- How much FEC money is tagged Goldman Sachs in 2014?
- The join records $2,935,417 in itemized individual contributions for Goldman Sachs in 2014, from 1,460 contributions and 466 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $44,049,682.
- Is this the same as the 2012 Goldman Sachs page?
- Same industry key and same $44,049,682 all-cycle total; different cycle cell. 2014 facts are $2,935,417, 1,460 lines, and 466 donors only.
- What share of the grouping is 2014?
- 6.7%: $2,935,417 of $44,049,682. Other cycles hold the rest. Use the industry hub to move between years.
- Does this include Goldman Sachs PAC spending?
- No. The $2,935,417 cell is individual receipts. PAC disbursements and independent expenditures are separate FEC schedules.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2014
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIMMELMAN, DOUGLAS MR. | $90,000 | 5 | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | MANAGING DIRECTOR |
| 2 | ATKINSON, EUGENE D MR | $67,300 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 3 | YOUNG, PAUL DR. | $64,800 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | BANKER |
| 4 | ARONSON, BERNARD | $54,400 | 12 | TAKOMA PARK, MD | — |
| 5 | PAULSON JR., HENRY THE HONORA | $52,600 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 6 | KRAUS, PETER | $47,510 | 29 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 7 | STEINHARDT, MICHAEL H | $45,400 | 8 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 8 | BRIGER, PETER | $42,400 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 9 | MCNIFF, AUDREY | $36,150 | 16 | GREENWICH, CT | — |
| 10 | FLOWERS, J CHRISTOPHER MR | $35,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 11 | SCIALLA, PAUL | $32,400 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | MANAGING DIRECTOR |
| 12 | SUNDARAM, RAM | $32,400 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | BANKER |
| 13 | Avanessians, Armen Mr. | $32,400 | 1 | New York, NY | — |
| 14 | SCARAMUCCI, ANTHONY | $30,600 | 7 | TARRYTOWN, NY | — |
| 15 | DEES, DAN | $30,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 16 | MULE, EDWARD | $28,400 | 11 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 17 | VOLPERT, BARRY | $26,900 | 11 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 18 | MANAS, JEAN | $24,400 | 10 | NEW YORK, NY | BANKER |
| 19 | GMELICH, JUSTIN | $22,700 | 6 | RUMSON, NJ | FINANCE |
| 20 | CONNELL, LIAM | $22,360 | 9 | CHICAGO, IL | — |
| 21 | SPILKER, MARC | $20,600 | 8 | — | — |
| 22 | KAZA, AVINASH | $18,700 | 10 | NEW YORK, NY | FINANCE |
| 23 | Sykes, Gene T. Mr. | $17,375 | 2 | Los Angeles, CA | — |
| 24 | MEHRA, SANJEEV | $17,300 | 13 | GREENWICH, CT | — |
| 25 | RUBIN, JAMI | $16,485 | 18 | NEW YORK, NY | EXECUTIVE |
| 26 | BARG, STEVEN | $15,400 | 8 | CHAPPAQUA, NY | INVESTMENT BANKING |
| 27 | GILL, MICHELLE | $15,200 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | BANKER |
| 28 | SHEMILT, HEATHER MRS. | $15,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | BANKER |
| 29 | STEIN, LAURENCE | $14,244 | 16 | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | EXECUTIVE |
| 30 | ROSS, IVAN | $13,500 | 13 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 31 | TENENBAUM, JAY | $13,000 | 9 | REDWOOD CITY, CA | — |
| 32 | DONOVAN, JAMES H | $13,000 | 5 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 33 | HUCHRO, PAUL J | $12,600 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 34 | WILLIAN, JOHN S | $11,908 | 16 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 35 | BARRY, STEVEN M | $11,000 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 36 | Richard, Andrew | $10,400 | 4 | New York, NY | — |
| 37 | CORZINE, JON | $10,400 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 38 | AVANESSIANS, ARMEN | $10,400 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 39 | JEFFERY, REUBEN III | $10,400 | 4 | RYE, NY | — |
| 40 | Lane, Eric S. | $10,000 | 2 | New York, NY | — |
| 41 | COLEMAN III, DENIS P | $10,000 | 2 | — | EXECUTIVE |
| 42 | SARSFIELD III, LUKE A III | $10,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 43 | SCHROEDER, JEFFREY W | $10,000 | 2 | SUMMIT, NJ | BANKING |
| 44 | NEARY, UNA MARY | $10,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | EXECUTIVE |
| 45 | O'CONNOR, GAVIN G | $10,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 46 | COQUILLETTE, KENNETH W | $10,000 | 2 | CHICAGO, IL | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 47 | DYAL, GORDON E | $10,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 48 | FASCITELLI, ELIZABETH C | $10,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 49 | LEBOVITZ, SCOTT L | $10,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | INVESTMENT BANKER |
| 50 | HORAN, ERICKA T | $10,000 | 9 | NEW YORK, NY | EXECUTIVE |
Top Recipients in 2014
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00350744 | $688,107 | 505 |
| 2 | C00003418 | $157,300 | 11 |
| 3 | C00401224 | $116,910 | 73 |
| 4 | C00010603 | $113,900 | 13 |
| 5 | C00027466 | $83,300 | 8 |
| 6 | C00547414 | $60,500 | 19 |
| 7 | C00434191 | $58,600 | 30 |
| 8 | C00478354 | $52,600 | 1 |
| 9 | C00551440 | $47,510 | 29 |
| 10 | C00497131 | $45,400 | 8 |
| 11 | C00549527 | $40,150 | 25 |
| 12 | C00540500 | $38,500 | 33 |
| 13 | C00042366 | $36,620 | 10 |
| 14 | C00369033 | $35,000 | 2 |
| 15 | C00075820 | $32,400 | 1 |
| 16 | C00390476 | $31,900 | 13 |
| 17 | C00551093 | $31,650 | 25 |
| 18 | C00541011 | $30,600 | 7 |
| 19 | C00237198 | $28,400 | 11 |
| 20 | C00438713 | $23,844 | 27 |
| 21 | C00346312 | $23,300 | 11 |
| 22 | C00477984 | $22,685 | 21 |
| 23 | C00304758 | $21,800 | 9 |
| 24 | C00193342 | $19,200 | 15 |
| 25 | C00355461 | $18,375 | 3 |