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IBM

Total Donated

$10,520,465

Contributions

64,416

Unique Donors

1,877

Top Employer

IBM

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

IBM political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$9,100139
1982$9,737129
1984$20,1252519
1986$47,1805622
1988$38,5204132
1990$42,2003927
1992$144,2459460
1994$51,9238247
1996$65,80111069
1998$89,32013464
2000$201,007289127
2002$84,60518862
2004$375,242657318
2006$232,538423188
2008$717,2281,371539
2010$346,500550229
2012$793,2471,253471
2014$333,490535225

Top Donors

Top IBM donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1BOYD, JOHN$247,6452,276WASHINGTON, DC1986–2022
2DONOFRIO, NICHOLAS$246,114253RIDGEFIELD, CT1998–2022
3SHOCH, JOHN F$209,05065STANFORD, CA1980–2022
4BRANSCOMB, LEWIS M$186,606545ARMONK, NY1984–2022
5BURNS, THOMAS$159,427817SPOKANE, WA1980–2022
6WILKES, LESLIE$136,800117BINGHAMTON, NY1996–2022
7SCHUH, JUSTIN$117,760131CHICAGO, ILRESEARCHER2008–2020
8STRAIT, GARY$115,090483POUGHKEEPSIE, NYENGINEER2008–2022
9NORBERG, DEBORAH$114,909408SAN JOSE, CAMGR/SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT2004–2022
10ARMSTRONG, C MICHAEL MR$109,60011DARIEN, CT1986–2016
11WATSON, THOMAS J$107,00015ARMONK, NY1982–2008
12COCHRAN, JILL$83,161374DUNBAR, WVTECH TRAINER2006–2022
13FORLENZA, RANDY$74,6211,060AUSTIN, TXPROGRAMMER2012–2022
14JORDAN, HAROLD P MR.$64,5109CHARLOTTE, NCSALES2010–2016
15NICHOLLS, ROYSTON$62,110143FOXBORO, MASUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANT2016–2022
16GOLDBERG, VICTOR$62,050120SCARSDALE, NY1992–2022
17PROW, CHARLES$57,35168DELAPLANE, VAEXECUTIVE2008–2022
18BOSTICK, THOMAS$52,985927WHITTIER, CACONSULTANT/PROGRAMMER2004–2022
19BARTIK, JANE$51,292241POUGHKEEPSIE, NY1998–2022
20YEH, JAMES$49,00020KATONAH, NY1988–2022
21GWIN, BONNIE$48,25857CANTON, OH1994–2022
22KELLEHER, DAVID P MR$47,75034FALLS CHURCH, VA1992–2022
23EVERHART, CRAIG$46,607444CHAPEL HILL, NCPROGRAMMER2004–2022
24CLOUGH, PETER$46,574365POUND RIDGE, NYSOFTWARE SALES EXEC2004–2022
25MATTESON, JAMES$46,0991,543MILLIS, MAPROGRAMMER2004–2022
26ROADHOUSE, JEANINE$45,801404AUSTIN, TXSOFTWARE MANAGER2012–2022
27ALLEN, ANGELA$43,745197VIENNA, VAVP2012–2022
28HAAS, NORMAN$42,643514MOUNT KISCO, NYRETIRED2016–2022
29ADLER, SHARON$42,347399EAST GREENWICH, RISENIOR MANAGER OF RESEARCH2004–2022
30BROWN, LAUREN$41,705221DENVER, CO1998–2022
31KNUDSEN, MARK$41,686343MORGAN HILL, CA2000–2022
32SWEET, JON$41,68356LAGRANGEVILLE, NYMANAGER2008–2022
33TEARTE, CURTIS$35,30259STAMFORD, CTGM2008–2022
34SCHLOSS, ROBERT J$34,950114ELMSFORD, NYCOMPUTER SCIENTIST2004–2022
35PARRIS, COLIN J.$34,74855BROOKFIELD, CTVP OF SYSTEMS RESEARCH2014–2022
36CAINE, CHRISTOPHER$34,71557BETHESDA, MD1996–2020
37BRANSCOMB, LEWIS$34,66085ARMONK, NY1984–2022
38MITCHELL, JOAN$34,634631LONGMONT, CO2000–2022
39KOHN, MARTIN$34,237304ROSLYN HEIGHTS, NYCONSULTANT2008–2022
40MUTZ, ANDREW$33,15020OAK PARK, CARESEARCH INTERN2004–2020
41BAIRD, PAMELA$31,185210TUCSON, AZCOMPUTER PROGRAMMER2008–2022
42BANKS, KEITH$30,20036DERBY, KS2000–2022
43SCHANKER, DAVID$29,660124SKILLMAN, NJSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT2012–2020
44COMBE, DANIELA$29,445186BIG INDIAN, NYATTORNEY2012–2022
45CRAMER, ANN$29,249126ATLANTA, GA2002–2022
46WESTFALL, DONALD$28,492502CROSS RIVER, NY2000–2022
47SAHNI, HARLEEN$28,437117ARLINGTON, VASOFTWARE DEVELOPER2006–2022
48BOYD, RYAN$28,374381KANSAS CITY, MOSOFTWARE ENGINEER2008–2022
49FAIRBANKS, ANDREW$27,550121BETHESDA, MDCONSULTANT2008–2022
50GUTHRIDGE, D SCOTT$27,340153BRONX, NYSOFTWARE ENGINEER2008–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received IBM donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$2,250,47454,722
2OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$402,74821,195
3FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$395,62136,190
4DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$364,53424,762
5DSCCC00042366$333,31025,169
6WINREDC00694323$296,62014,894
7DCCCC00000935$288,26926,894
8HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$196,34221,826
9HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$158,03615,339
10OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$138,8066,106
11REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$128,2908,302
12HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$93,10212,140
13TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$92,0939,186
14EMILYS LISTC00193433$91,3394,752
15MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100$88,4938,577
16RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$84,30049
17JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$83,1655,760
18BOEHNER FOR SPEAKERC00478354$70,80011
19JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$70,57418,271
20NRSCC00027466$68,9237,073
21WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$67,00618,529
22OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$65,7514,678
23HAL JORDAN FOR CONGRESSC00468751$63,7609
24BERNIE 2020C00696948$62,9088,518
25ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$58,7302,897