How much have UPS-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $3,361,241 to the UPS employer string, from 22,699 contributions and 682 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not the company’s PAC and not a NAICS couriers total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

Is UNITED PARCEL SERVICE included?

Only if those receipts grouped to the three-letter UPS key. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE and UPS INC are separate grouped keys if filers used them. The $3.4M total is receipts whose employer text grouped to UPS. LobbyVault does not merge those variants into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted.

Does this include FEDERAL EXPRESS employees?

No. FEDERAL EXPRESS is a separate employer string. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text UPS. Staff who typed only DRIVER are in that title row instead. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

How many unique donors listed UPS?

The rollup counts 682 donors and 22,699 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an employee headcount from the company. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

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UPS

Total Donated

$3,361,241

Contributions

22,699

Unique Donors

682

Top Employer

UPS

Filers who listed UPS on federal campaign reports account for $3.4M ($3,361,241) in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. The cluster holds 22,699 contributions and 682 donors. UPS is the three-letter parcel brand as typed, not a NAICS couriers-and-express-delivery total, not UPS’s PAC, and not UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, UPS INC, or FEDERAL EXPRESS as sibling carrier strings.

Key figures

UPS as FEC employer text totals $3.4M ($3,361,241) from 682 donors.
22,699 contribution lines sit under that three-letter parcel brand.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE and FEDERAL EXPRESS are separate FEC keys.
The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or company PAC total.

Three-letter brand, not a parcel-sector recode

Six hundred eighty-two unique donors produced 22,699 contributions totaling $3,361,241. About 33 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $148 describe the arithmetic. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE spelled out, UPS INC, UPS GROUND, and FEDERAL EXPRESS can exist as other keys. They are not inside $3,361,241 unless they grouped to UPS.

Top employer matches UPS. The FEC field records what was typed, not a securities-filing legal name. LobbyVault does not recode UNITED PARCEL SERVICE into this three-letter brand. Researchers who want a combined UPS family must recode after export. The 22,699-line count is consistent with repeat payroll-style itemizations under a short carrier stamp.

682 donors and 22,699 lines

22,699 lines from 682 people is a thick receipt pattern. Mean per donor is about $4,928. Repeat payroll deductions can inflate contribution counts without raising unique donors. The packet does not publish a driver-versus-hub split or a cycle year.

Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and the company’s committee PAC filings are outside the $3,361,241 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.

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Questions

How much have UPS-listed donors given federally?: LobbyVault attributes $3,361,241 to the UPS employer string, from 22,699 contributions and 682 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not the company’s PAC and not a NAICS couriers total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
Is UNITED PARCEL SERVICE included?: Only if those receipts grouped to the three-letter UPS key. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE and UPS INC are separate grouped keys if filers used them. The $3.4M total is receipts whose employer text grouped to UPS. LobbyVault does not merge those variants into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted.
Does this include FEDERAL EXPRESS employees?: No. FEDERAL EXPRESS is a separate employer string. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text UPS. Staff who typed only DRIVER are in that title row instead. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
How many unique donors listed UPS?: The rollup counts 682 donors and 22,699 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an employee headcount from the company. 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.

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

2016 · $174,435 2008 · $160,038 2004 · $146,723 2012 · $128,746 1992 · $120,885 1994 · $114,300 2014 · $105,597 2018 · $104,096 2010 · $90,802 1990 · $87,439

UPS political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1986	$5,500	11	11
1988	$16,650	32	22
1990	$87,439	259	149
1992	$120,885	300	165
1994	$114,300	247	150
1996	$86,799	202	109
1998	$52,190	123	76
2000	$84,015	166	89
2002	$35,599	53	40
2004	$146,723	143	79
2006	$86,877	133	76
2008	$160,038	219	96
2010	$90,802	107	70
2012	$128,746	195	87
2014	$105,597	158	59
2016	$174,435	1,421	76
2018	$104,096	1,028	62

Top Donors

Top UPS donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	KELLY, JAMES P	$76,322	56	NAPERVILLE, IL	—	1986–2014
2	NELSON, KENT	$48,950	49	STAMFORD, CT	—	1986–2014
3	LAYDEN, DONALD W	$47,055	31	STAMFORD, CT	—	1986–2004
4	CARRANZA, JOVITA	$40,818	28	SAN ANTONIO, TX	—	1990–2014
5	BENNETT, JON	$30,800	22	SPARKS, NV	DRIVER	2004–2014
6	BLANCHARD, JOSEPH R	$24,500	22	CORAL SPRINGS, FL	—	1990–2014
7	HERNANDEZ, LUIS A	$23,800	21	SAN RAMON, CA	—	1990–2014
8	MODEROW, JOSEPH R	$23,550	33	STAMFORD, CT	—	1988–2014
9	ASTOR, CRAIG	$19,840	76	HODGENVILLE, KY	AIRCRAFT MECHANIC	2008–2016
10	SINGH, SUNIL	$19,550	5	LINWOOD, NJ	—	2002–2012
11	RHODES, WALTER D	$16,750	24	CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY	—	1994–2014
12	CASTILLO, JAMES E JR	$15,900	21	OMAHA, NE	—	1988–2014
13	GARTON, JAN	$15,274	11	MANHATTAN, KS	UPS PRELOADER	2004–2008
14	STEWART, CALVIN K	$14,712	25	GREENWICH, CT	—	1990–2010
15	DOBRANSKY, JOSEPH W	$14,700	15	DALLAS, TX	—	1988–2012
16	DARDEN, CALVIN	$14,400	13	HACKETTSTOWN, NJ	—	1990–2010
17	HATFIELD, ANGELA	$14,188	16	WHEELING, WV	MANAGEMENT	2006–2012
18	MAURER, GREGORY M. MR.	$13,500	19	ARLINGTON, VA	PUBLIC AFFAIRS	2010–2014
19	HARRIS, ERNIE	$11,850	26	PROSPECT, KY	—	1996–2014
20	SMITH, RAYMOND L	$11,175	24	CLIFTON, VA	—	1990–2008
21	WEAVER, CHARLES E	$10,950	24	EAST NORWALK, CT	—	1990–2014
22	SCHROEDER, EDWARD L	$9,950	14	BRENTWOOD, TN	—	1990–2014
23	DISMUKES, JEANNIE	$9,500	5	NEWBURY, NH	PILOT	2008–2010
24	ROSS, JAMES E	$9,352	24	WESTERVILLE, OH	—	1990–2014
25	THACKER, JAMES L	$9,300	19	SAN JUAN CAPISTRAN, CA	—	1986–2006
26	WADE, JOHN E	$9,150	18	SANDY, UT	—	1990–2012
27	SCHAFFER, CHARLES L	$8,800	14	WILTON, CT	—	1990–2006
28	KELLEY, JOHN J	$8,743	18	OMAHA, NE	—	1986–2012
29	COHAN, JAMES	$8,610	8	LANCASTER, NY	DRIVER	2004–2010
30	WALLACE, RONALD G	$8,500	17	LAKE OSWEGO, OR	—	1990–2014
31	KUEHN, KURT	$8,421	17	MARIETTA, GA	MANAGER	2008–2014
32	JOHNSON, RICHARD J	$8,200	20	OMAHA, NE	—	1992–2014
33	LEMING, ANDREW	$8,150	23	MUSKEGO, WI	DRIVER SERVICE PROVIDER	2006–2012
34	GRIZZLE, LARRY V	$8,100	14	NORCROSS, GA	—	1990–2006
35	KAMIENSKI, MICHAEL J	$7,828	15	CROSSLANES, WV	—	1990–2004
36	WINESTOCK, JIM	$7,600	6	ATLANTA, GA	SENIOR VP	2006–2014
37	DUFFY, JOHN A	$7,425	21	MUTTONTOWN, NY	—	1990–2014
38	JOHNSON, DEBBIE K MS.	$7,350	4	GILBERT, SC	RETIRED	2006–2010
39	HEMKO, FRANK	$7,275	19	PROSPECT, KY	MANAGER	2004–2012
40	JOHNSON, LISA A	$7,200	7	ATLANTA, GA	MANAGER	2004–2012
41	PARKS, KENNETH	$7,051	19	PLANO, TX	—	1990–2014
42	YORK, RAY	$7,000	6	LEXINGTON, KY	—	1996–2012
43	ALDEN, JOHN W JR	$6,900	12	WESTON, CT	—	1988–2000
44	DARDZINSKI, STEVE	$6,900	3	FAIRPORT, NY	FLEET MECHANIC	2008
45	WARRICK, JOHN D	$6,800	15	GREENWICH, CT	—	1990–2006
46	BUCHALSKI, RICHARD	$6,800	9	MOUNT POCONO, PA	—	1998–2006
47	MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER D	$6,700	12	—	—	1990–2008
48	GALLAGHER, WILLIAM J	$6,675	12	NEW BERLIN, WI	—	1990–2014
49	ELIZONDO, ROBERT L	$6,600	13	FAIR OAKS, CA	—	1990–2006
50	LEKITES, ROBERT L	$6,593	9	PROSPECT, KY	—	2000–2010

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received UPS donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)C00064766	$542,704	1,811
2	ACTBLUEC00401224	$163,491	670
3	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$66,543	333
4	DSCCC00042366	$62,130	256
5	WINREDC00694323	$52,220	234
6	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$45,589	341
7	NRSCC00027466	$41,058	350
8	MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEEC00193342	$35,612	238
9	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00118943	$33,500	21
10	KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00257337	$31,550	22
11	TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371	$29,461	187
12	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN FEDERALC00019331	$25,245	52
13	OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740	$24,250	115
14	BERNIE 2016C00577130	$20,934	271
15	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$19,033	264
16	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100	$18,637	91
17	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$18,001	210
18	NRCCC00075820	$17,700	93
19	THINK BIG AMERICA PACC00573519	$15,918	64
20	DCCCC00000935	$15,180	253
21	VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC)C00332395	$14,400	19
22	FRIENDS OF JACK KINGSTONC00261958	$13,700	46
23	CHAMBLISS FOR SENATEC00266932	$13,250	80
24	VIAGRAN FOR CONGRESSC00796193	$12,600	1
25	MCSALLY FOR CONGRESSC00512236	$12,200	20