US GOVERNMENT
Total Donated
$9,651,418
Contributions
27,855
Unique Donors
932
Top Employer
US GOVERNMENT
Contributors who listed US GOVERNMENT on federal itemized receipts account for $9,651,418, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 27,855 contributions from 932 donors. US GOVERNMENT is a generic federal-employer phrase as typed, not a NAICS public-administration total, and not a federal PAC. USPS and FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION are more specific agency spellings with their own pages. Packet facts for this page are $9,651,418, 27,855 contributions, and 932 donors, with top employer US GOVERNMENT. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not OPM headcount and not NAICS public administration.
Key figures
- US GOVERNMENT as FEC employer text totals $9,651,418 from 932 donors.
- 27,855 contribution lines sit under that generic federal phrase.
- USPS and named agencies are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS public-administration sector.
A catch-all federal phrase on Schedule A
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Filers who do not name a department often type US GOVERNMENT. The $9,651,418 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not the federal budget, not a NAICS 92 rollup, and not a cabinet-agency PAC. Hatch Act limits on some federal employees are outside this page’s facts; the table still records disclosed itemized gifts.
People who typed USPS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, or STATE OF OHIO sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those agency names into US GOVERNMENT. The FEC field is not an OPM headcount.
932 donors and 27,855 lines
932 unique donors produced 27,855 US GOVERNMENT contribution lines totaling $9,651,418. That is on the order of 30 itemized receipts per donor. Line volume sits below named-agency payroll clusters such as USPS in this ranking and above thinner state-employer rows. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and agency PAC filings are outside the $9,651,418 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 27,855 lines are expected.
Full analysis: US GOVERNMENT as FEC employer text: $9.7 million →
Questions
- How much have US GOVERNMENT-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $9,651,418 to the US GOVERNMENT employer string, from 27,855 contributions and 932 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not an agency PAC and not a NAICS public-administration total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure.
- Does this include USPS employees?
- Only if the receipt grouped to US GOVERNMENT. USPS is a separate employer string with its own page and a much higher contribution count. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION is another named-agency key. Figures here are limited to the generic FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is this federal corporate or treasury spending?
- No. The $9,651,418 total is individual contributions whose employer text grouped to US GOVERNMENT. Agency PAC filings and appropriated spending are other categories. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.
- How many unique donors listed US GOVERNMENT?
- The rollup counts 932 donors and 27,855 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count — on the order of 30 itemized receipts per donor. This is not an OPM employee census. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer 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
- US Government political money — 2008 cycle
- US Government and the 2010 FEC election cycle
- US Government political money — 2012 cycle
- US Government political money in the 2014 FEC cycle
- US Government contributions received by KENNEDY FOR MASSACHUSETTS
- US Government contributions received by the McConnell Senate Committee
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIVILETTI, BENJAMIN R MR | $1,000 | 1 | BALTIMORE, MD | — | 1980 |
| 2 | KIRSCHENBAUM, BRUCE | $1,000 | 1 | RESTON, VA | — | 1980 |
| 3 | MANDELL, MICHELLE | $600 | 2 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1980 |
| 4 | CUTLER, M R MR | $500 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1980 |
| 5 | DEMET, JMAES | $500 | 1 | HOPEWELL, VA | — | 1980 |
| 6 | LYKINS, BILLIE | $500 | 1 | VERSAILLES, KY | — | 1980 |
| 7 | MCCARTY, VIRGINIA DILL | $500 | 1 | INDPLS, IN | — | 1980 |
| 8 | CASSIDY, LEE M | $250 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1980 |
| 9 | CHAU, FLORENCE MS | $250 | 1 | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL | — | 1980 |
| 10 | FRENZEL, BILL HON | $250 | 1 | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $11,000 | 1 |
| 2 | KERRY VICTORY 2004C00398198 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 3 | CARTER/MONDALE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INCC00108407 | $1,250 | 2 |
| 4 | DSCCC00042366 | $1,050 | 2 |
| 5 | HOYER FOR CONGRESSC00140715 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 6 | AMERICAN VICTORY COMMITTEEC00272153 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 7 | HELEN DELICH BENTLEY FOR CONGRESSC00122267 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 8 | DAVID HOBBS FOR CONGRESSC00257220 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 9 | JILL LONG THOMPSON COMMITTEEC00365940 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 10 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ENVIRONMENTAL VOTER INCC00094870 | $600 | 2 |
| 11 | MIKULSKI FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00199273 | $500 | 1 |
| 12 | FRIENDS OF JOHN GLENNC00164855 | $500 | 1 |
| 13 | CARTER FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00416446 | $500 | 1 |
| 14 | LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATEC00384529 | $500 | 2 |
| 15 | BIRCH BAYH FOR SENATOR COMMITTEEC00027094 | $500 | 1 |
| 16 | CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT INCC00253690 | $500 | 1 |
| 17 | JULIA CARSON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00311969 | $500 | 1 |
| 18 | GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENTC00106922 | $250 | 1 |
| 19 | CHET EDWARDS FOR CONGRESSC00240465 | $250 | 2 |