NOVELL
2014 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$274,643
Contributions
33
Unique Donors
2
Two dimensions meet here: the employer string Novell and the 2014 election cycle. The meeting is $274,643, built from 33 contributions and 2 donors on FEC.gov. Lifetime Novell storage is $8,685,857 (3.2% in this window). The page does not restate a hub; it explains the join — software-employer form text still stored after later acquisitions, not a Novell PAC, a software NAICS rollup, or the firm as a corporate treasury.
Key figures
- Itemized individual total $274,643 at Novell × 2014.
- 33 lines / 2 identities (mean $8,323 per line).
- $8,685,857 is all cycles; $274,643 is 2014 only (3.2%).
- Grouping type: software-employer form text still stored after later acquisitions.
- Campaign contributions are not federal awards.
Novell is one axis; 2014 is the other
An industry-cycle page is not a restatement of Novell and not a restatement of 2014. It is the cell where they meet: $274,643, 33 contributions, 2 donors. FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle are the source note.
On the employer side, Novell is software-employer form text still stored after later acquisitions. On the cycle side, 2014 is a two-year FEC window, not a single Election Day. Gifts dated in either year of that window sit in $274,643.
Leaving either axis off the citation misstates the record. $8,685,857 is the lifetime Novell bucket. The 2014 hub is every grouping that year. The join is $274,643.
2014 is not the whole Novell story
Novell across all cycles is $8,685,857. Novell in 2014 is $274,643 — about 3.2%. The gap is $8,411,214. Closing that gap would require other cycle joins, which this packet does not list.
A reader who only opens the 2014 overlay still sees $274,643 for this string, not $8,685,857. A reader who only opens the industry hub still needs the year filter to recover $274,643. 2014 holds $274,643 of $8,685,857 for this string — about 3.2%. Other cycles hold $8,411,214 (96.8%). Folding those other cycles into a 2014 citation would misstate the record by $8,411,214.
Full analysis: Novell and the 2014 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Novell donors give in 2014?
- $274,643 is the itemized-individual total for NOVELL in 2014. Volume: 33 contributions, 2 donors. Source FEC.gov. PAC spending and unitemized gifts are outside the cell. FEC.gov is the source for $274,643, 33 contributions, and 2 donors in the Novell × 2014 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $8,685,857.
- What share of Novell FEC money is 2014?
- 2014 holds $274,643 of the $8,685,857 stored for Novell, roughly 3.2%. The leftover $8,411,214 is other windows on the Novell hub, not this join. FEC.gov is the source for $274,643, 33 contributions, and 2 donors in the Novell × 2014 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $8,685,857.
- Does this page name the two 2014 donors?
- Donor names are not in the packet. The aggregate is 2 unique donors, 33 itemized contributions, $274,643 in 2014 for NOVELL. Use the overlay, not this prose, for row-level identity. FEC.gov is the source for $274,643, 33 contributions, and 2 donors in the Novell × 2014 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $8,685,857.
- Where is the overlay for the Novell 2014 join?
- Use the four packet hrefs: Novell 2014, Novell, 2014 election cycle, and All FEC ties. Live overlay rows sit on the first of those. This file explains $274,643 as the join. FEC.gov is the source for $274,643, 33 contributions, and 2 donors in the Novell × 2014 cell. The lifetime grouping total stored for this string is $8,685,857.
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 | SCHMIDT, ERIC | $274,635 | 32 | ATHERTON, CA | — |
| 2 | RANEY, DENNIS | $8 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
Top Recipients in 2014
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00493924 | $274,635 | 32 |
| 2 | C00042366 | $8 | 1 |