How much have U S GOVERNMENT-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $3,913,536 to the U S GOVERNMENT employer string, from 5,811 contributions and 307 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not agency official funds and not a NAICS public-administration total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

Is this the same as FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

No. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is a separate grouped string with its own page. The $3.9M total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to U S GOVERNMENT, including the spaces. LobbyVault does not merge the two-word FEDERAL variant into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Does this include US Army staff?

Only if those receipts grouped to U S GOVERNMENT rather than the named-branch string. US ARMY is a separate key. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text U S GOVERNMENT. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

How many unique donors listed U S GOVERNMENT?

The rollup counts 307 donors and 5,811 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an OPM headcount. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

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U S GOVERNMENT

Total Donated

$3,913,536

Contributions

5,811

Unique Donors

307

Top Employer

U S GOVERNMENT

Filers who listed U S GOVERNMENT as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $3.9M ($3,913,536) in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. The cluster holds 5,811 contributions and 307 donors. The spaced U S spelling is generic government text as typed, not a NAICS public-administration code, not FEDERAL GOVERNMENT as two unbroken words, and not a U.S. Treasury account.

Key figures

U S GOVERNMENT as FEC employer text totals $3.9M ($3,913,536) from 307 donors.
5,811 contribution lines sit under that spaced generic string.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and named agencies are separate FEC keys.
The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or agency PAC total.

Spaced U S, not FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Three hundred seven unique donors produced 5,811 contributions totaling $3,913,536. About 19 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $673 describe the arithmetic. Official agency funds are not the payor. These rows are the self-reported U S GOVERNMENT string plus itemized amounts.

Top employer matches U S GOVERNMENT. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, US GOVERNMENT without spaces, US ARMY, and US House of Representatives can exist as other keys. They are not inside $3,913,536 unless they matched this exact spaced label. LobbyVault does not recode punctuation into one generic total.

Who can appear among 307 donors

Civil servants, contractors who wrote the spaced phrase, retirees who still use it, and spouses using the same shorthand can all land in the cluster. The FEC does not certify current federal payroll. Unique-donor count is matching text, not OPM headcount. Mean per donor is about $12,748 from $3,913,536 divided by 307 people.

Occupation fields such as analyst, attorney, or civil servant are a separate cut. Use occupation breakdowns for titles. This page stays on the U S GOVERNMENT industry key.

Full analysis: U S GOVERNMENT money in federal elections →

Questions

How much have U S GOVERNMENT-listed donors given federally?: LobbyVault attributes $3,913,536 to the U S GOVERNMENT employer string, from 5,811 contributions and 307 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not agency official funds and not a NAICS public-administration total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
Is this the same as FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?: No. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT is a separate grouped string with its own page. The $3.9M total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to U S GOVERNMENT, including the spaces. LobbyVault does not merge the two-word FEDERAL variant into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Does this include US Army staff?: Only if those receipts grouped to U S GOVERNMENT rather than the named-branch string. US ARMY is a separate key. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text U S GOVERNMENT. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
How many unique donors listed U S GOVERNMENT?: The rollup counts 307 donors and 5,811 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an OPM headcount. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Industry ties

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Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

2012 · $147,100 2014 · $72,250 2010 · $63,800 2008 · $42,127 1992 · $26,000 2006 · $18,380 1986 · $12,270 1980 · $11,600 2000 · $5,438 1990 · $5,420

U S GOVERNMENT political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$11,600	14	9
1984	$1,000	2	2
1986	$12,270	8	4
1988	$2,000	2	1
1990	$5,420	11	4
1992	$26,000	2	2
1994	$4,000	4	2
1996	$2,000	3	1
1998	$3,720	5	2
2000	$5,438	9	2
2002	$4,380	9	2
2004	$5,042	10	3
2006	$18,380	29	3
2008	$42,127	33	3
2010	$63,800	34	3
2012	$147,100	41	3
2014	$72,250	20	3

Top Donors

Top U S GOVERNMENT donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	KLUTZNICK, PHILIP M MR	$8,000	3	CHICAGEO, IL	—	1980
2	BENNETT, ROBERT MR	$750	2	GREAT FALLS, VA	—	1980
3	CLOTHIER, WILLIAM J	$750	3	VALLEY FORGE, PA	—	1980
4	FRAZIER, HENRY B III MR	$750	1	ALEXANDRIA, VA	—	1980
5	BUCHELE, JIM	$500	1	TOPEKA, KS	—	1980
6	EXON, J JAMES	$500	1	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1980
7	GEPHARDT, RICHARD A	$500	1	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1980
8	LIPTON, MAURICE MR	$410	2	VIENNA, VA	—	1980
9	BONIOR, DAVID E	$300	1	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1980
10	GOLDWATER, BARRY SENATOR	$300	1	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	—	1980
11	MURPHY, EDWARD MRS D	$300	1	ALEXANDRIA, VA	—	1980
12	FASCELL, DANTE B	$250	1	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1980
13	GRAVES, CHARLES E MR	$250	1	CHEYENNE, WY	—	1980
14	LEACH, CLAUDE MR	$250	1	LEESVILLE, LA	—	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received U S GOVERNMENT donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	DCCCC00000935	$289,900	5
2	DSCCC00042366	$58,900	2
3	ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282	$50,000	2
4	DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254	$25,000	3
5	GET STUFF DONEC00431304	$14,300	1
6	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$10,600	2
7	HOYER FOR CONGRESSC00140715	$9,400	1
8	BOB CASEY FOR SENATE INCC00431056	$7,200	1
9	GOVERN PACC00386847	$6,800	2
10	JOHN EDWARDS FOR PRESIDENTC00431205	$6,700	1
11	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$6,375	6
12	ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171	$5,050	2
13	DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)C00425470	$5,000	1
14	PETERS FOR MICHIGANC00437889	$5,000	1
15	RUSS CARNAHAN IN CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00386276	$4,600	1
16	HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569	$4,600	1
17	JOSH FOR JERSEYC00573949	$4,300	1
18	BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEEC00410225	$4,000	1
19	BILL NELSON FOR US SENATEC00344051	$3,500	1
20	NRCCC00075820	$3,325	2
21	BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00341818	$3,000	2
22	MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESSC00326363	$3,000	1
23	MISSOURIANS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND CHANGE (MACPAC)C00431122	$3,000	1
24	MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEC00031054	$2,900	1
25	DONALD NORCROSS FOR CONGRESSC00558320	$2,700	1