PRIVATE INVESTOR
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$457,925
Contributions
303
Unique Donors
82
$1,238,810 in itemized individual contributions is the 2008-cycle join for the occupation grouping Private Investor. FEC.gov aggregates count 367 contributions from 101 donors. The same string totals $9,456,931 across every cycle in this table, so the cell is about 13.1% of the lifetime bucket — a self-reported title meeting a two-year window, not a securities NAICS total and not an investor PAC.
Key figures
- Private Investor × 2008 is $1,238,810 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 367 contributions from 101 donors.
- 2008 is about 13.1% of the grouping’s $9,456,931 all-cycle total.
- The label is filer-entered form text, not a securities NAICS total and not an investor PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Private Investor as stored text, 2008 as cycle
Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Private Investor and 2008 — sum to $1,238,810. 367 itemized contributions and 101 unique donors produced it. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables.
Neither the Private Investor hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Private Investor is a self-reported title, not a Form ADV roster. One hundred one donors and 367 lines in 2008 matched those two words. The shorter INVESTOR key is a different grouping. Named funds typed as employer sit on firm pages. INVESTOR, INVESTORS, RETIRED, SELF-EMPLOYED INVESTOR, and named funds are other keys. This page is the two-word Private Investor string.
13.1% of the Private Investor roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $9,456,931 ($9.46 million). The 2008 slice of $1,238,810 is about 13.1% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 86.9% ($8,218,121). Treating 2008 as the Private Investor FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $9,456,931 as the denominator for the 13.1% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2008 from being folded silently into $9,456,931.
Full analysis: Private Investor political money — 2008 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Private Investor donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $1,238,810 in itemized individual contributions for the Private Investor grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 367 contributions and 101 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $9,456,931 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Private Investor FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $9,456,931. The 2008 cell of $1,238,810 is about 13.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 86.9% ($8,218,121) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Private Investor hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Does this include only licensed or currently employed Private Investor donors?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string Private Investor. The FEC does not verify licenses or current jobs. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2008 only, totaling $1,238,810 from 101 donors.
- Where is the overlay for the Private Investor 2008 join?
- Open Private Investor 2008 for the cycle overlay, Private Investor for the grouping hub, and the 2008 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVERY, JUDITH | $111,200 | 111 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — |
| 2 | STROUM, CYNTHIA | $80,150 | 18 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 3 | PERRY, F NOEL | $30,800 | 2 | WOODSIDE, CA | — |
| 4 | MORGAN, CHERI R MS. | $30,800 | 1 | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | PRIVATE INVESTOR |
| 5 | CROW, STUART M MR | $28,500 | 1 | DALLAS, TX | — |
| 6 | HILLMAN, ELSIE | $23,800 | 19 | PITTSBURG, PA | — |
| 7 | SANDS, MARILYN | $7,150 | 4 | CANANDAIGUA, NY | — |
| 8 | BROOKS, JONATHAN | $6,900 | 3 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — |
| 9 | CHRISTENSEN, JEFFREY | $6,608 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 10 | DONNELL, WILLIAM | $6,300 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 11 | ALVORD, RICHARD W | $5,600 | 4 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 12 | HOFFMAN, ROGER S | $5,400 | 7 | MADISON, WI | — |
| 13 | MICHELS, BARBARA | $5,300 | 3 | OCONOMOWOC, WI | — |
| 14 | DRISCOLL, RUDOLPH | $5,000 | 1 | ATHERTON, CA | — |
| 15 | KALKSTEIN, SHAWN | $5,000 | 1 | STAMFORD, CT | — |
| 16 | SOFRO, VICTORIA ANN | $4,800 | 2 | GLENDALE, CA | PRIVATE INVESTOR |
| 17 | MORRISON, CARLOS | $4,600 | 2 | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | — |
| 18 | GARCIA, ADRIA | $4,319 | 2 | MIAMI, FL | — |
| 19 | BLOUNT, WILLIAM | $3,800 | 4 | PORTLAND, OR | — |
| 20 | STOWELL, KERRY | $3,550 | 3 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 21 | DURST, MICHAELENE | $3,250 | 5 | CROSS RIVER, NY | — |
| 22 | JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER M | $3,050 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 23 | ELLIOT, JUDITH | $3,000 | 2 | WESTERLY, RI | — |
| 24 | SNYDER-FALKINHAM, GEORGIA ANNE | $3,000 | 2 | BLACKSBURG, VA | — |
| 25 | JUDELSON, CAROL M | $2,700 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 26 | HART, BARBARA | $2,550 | 2 | DALLAS, TX | — |
| 27 | KRISER, GREGORY | $2,500 | 2 | SADDLE RIVER, NJ | — |
| 28 | CRAIGMYLE, ROBERT | $2,500 | 4 | LOS GATOS, CA | — |
| 29 | WELLIN, KEITH | $2,500 | 2 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 30 | TEJA, ZUBIN | $2,300 | 1 | CORAL SPRINGS, FL | PRIVATE INVESTOR |
| 31 | RUBENSTEIN, ROBERT S | $2,300 | 1 | ATHERTON, CA | — |
| 32 | SWEAT, WILLIAM | $2,300 | 1 | BOSTON, MA | PRIVATE INVESTOR |
| 33 | TORRANCE, SUSAN SUMMERS | $2,300 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 34 | LONG, DONNA | $2,300 | 7 | PALM BEACH, FL | — |
| 35 | GITTES, ENRIQUE | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 36 | BRADLEY, GUY | $2,300 | 1 | LINCOLN, MA | — |
| 37 | FLEISHHACKER, MORTIMER | $2,300 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 38 | BERDY, ANN | $2,250 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 39 | ANDREWS, LUCIUS | $2,000 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | — |
| 40 | ARGYROPOULOS, JAMES | $2,000 | 1 | MONTECITO, CA | — |
| 41 | GILBERT, STEVEN | $1,558 | 3 | NEW CANAAN, CT | — |
| 42 | Phares, Edward W. Mr. | $1,501 | 3 | Athens, GA | — |
| 43 | CONOVER, PHILIP | $1,500 | 1 | SARASOTA, FL | — |
| 44 | DUNCAN, JOHN H | $1,500 | 2 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 45 | GARDNER, LORAINE | $1,350 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 46 | BOLTON, CHARLES P | $1,000 | 1 | MENTOR, OH | — |
| 47 | BLAKE, KATHERINE | $1,000 | 2 | LAKE CHARLES, LA | — |
| 48 | JACOBS, ELI MR | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 49 | DEL VALLE, CLARA | $1,000 | 1 | KEY BISCAYNE, FL | — |
| 50 | SIMONI, CARLO | $1,000 | 1 | POTTERSVILLE, NJ | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00419978 | $111,200 | 111 |
| 2 | C00368829 | $80,150 | 18 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $66,968 | 36 |
| 4 | C00451393 | $43,379 | 6 |
| 5 | C00027466 | $29,050 | 3 |
| 6 | C00283606 | $23,800 | 19 |
| 7 | C00431569 | $7,150 | 10 |
| 8 | C00431379 | $6,900 | 3 |
| 9 | C00193342 | $6,300 | 5 |
| 10 | C00440420 | $5,600 | 4 |
| 11 | C00396044 | $5,400 | 7 |
| 12 | C00411124 | $5,300 | 3 |
| 13 | C00041608 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 14 | C00410522 | $4,600 | 2 |
| 15 | C00430512 | $4,319 | 2 |
| 16 | C00431205 | $3,808 | 5 |
| 17 | C00347872 | $3,800 | 4 |
| 18 | C00439075 | $3,050 | 3 |
| 19 | C00438713 | $3,000 | 2 |
| 20 | C00409136 | $3,000 | 2 |
| 21 | C00358895 | $2,700 | 4 |
| 22 | C00140590 | $2,500 | 4 |
| 23 | C00444224 | $2,500 | 2 |
| 24 | C00440701 | $2,500 | 2 |
| 25 | C00369033 | $2,100 | 4 |