MICROSOFT

Microsoft × 2014 as a distinct key

The Microsoft grouping and the 2014 cycle meet in this cell. Every itemized individual contribution in that window whose employer field rolled up to Microsoft sums to $1,158,258. The total is not a treasury line and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers are not included.

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $30,011,546 — much larger than the Microsoft Corporation key’s all-cycle figure on a different page. The 2014 slice is about 3.9% of that $30,011,546 stack. A midterm cell that is a small fraction of a large short-name bucket usually means the label appears in many other windows. It does not mean 2014 was quiet; the cycle hub holds that wider view.

Short name versus legal name

Filers who wrote Microsoft land here. Filers who wrote Microsoft Corporation land on that other grouping. This join does not merge them. Mixing $1,158,258 with the 2012 Microsoft Corporation total would invent a combined figure neither packet publishes as a join.

272 donors and 1,236 contributions describe a relatively broad cell for a named-tech key. Self-reported employer text can include retirees, contractors, and household members. The Commission does not certify that every row is a current employee.

Treat $30,011,546 as the denominator for the 3.9% share. It is not a market cap and not proof of a corporate political program. Neighboring keys keep their own denominators.

Questions

How much did Microsoft donors give in the 2014 FEC cycle?

FEC.gov aggregates show $1,158,258 in itemized individual contributions for the Microsoft grouping in 2014, across 1,236 contributions and 272 donors. That sum is not a company PAC total.

Is this the same as Microsoft Corporation in 2012?

No. This page is the Microsoft employer key in 2014. Microsoft Corporation is a different grouping, and 2012 is a different cycle. Combining those cells would invent a total neither packet publishes as a join.

What share of Microsoft FEC money is 2014?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $30,011,546. The 2014 cell of $1,158,258 is about 3.9% of that figure. Other cycles make up the rest.

Where is the overlay for this join?

Open Microsoft 2014 for the cycle overlay, Microsoft for the grouping hub, and the 2014 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages.