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ADMINISTRATOR

Total Donated

$27,323,501

Contributions

143,643

Unique Donors

5,670

Donors who listed ADMINISTRATOR as occupation posted $27,323,501 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those receipts are 143,643 contributions from 5,670 donor records. ADMINISTRATOR is a vague English noun: it can mean school, hospital, systems, or office administration. On FEC forms it is still one occupation string. In compact form the occupation total is $27.3 million.

Key figures

  • ADMINISTRATOR itemizations sum to $27,323,501 from 143,643 contributions and 5,670 donors.
  • The noun is ambiguous self-reported text, not a sector census.
  • Mean amounts are about $190 per contribution and about $4,819 per donor record.
  • Quote the 143,643 contribution count with the dollars so the high line volume is visible.

High line volume under $27.3 million

Mean contribution size is about $190. Mean dollars per donor record is about $4,819. Repeat giving is about 25 itemizations per donor record. The shape is frequent small itemizations from a mid-size donor pool.

A citation that quotes only $27,323,501 hides 143,643 lines. Quote the contribution count with the dollars.

These means are arithmetic. The packet has no median and no sector split.

One noun, several workplaces

The FEC occupation column does not split school administrators from hospital administrators or systems administrators. Researchers who need one of those senses must use employer text or another field; this overlay does not invent that split.

This page cites only $27,323,501, 143,643 contributions, and 5,670 donors. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and MANAGER remain other keys.

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Questions

How much have ADMINISTRATOR donors given in FEC records?
Itemizations that list ADMINISTRATOR sum to $27,323,501 across 143,643 contributions and 5,670 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a census of school or hospital administrators. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does ADMINISTRATOR mean school administrator?
Not necessarily. Occupation is self-reported free text. The same string can cover school, hospital, systems, and office roles. This packet has no employer split. The matching facts remain $27,323,501, 143,643 contributions, and 5,670 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
What is the average ADMINISTRATOR contribution?
Dividing $27,323,501 by 143,643 itemizations yields about $190 per contribution. Dividing by 5,670 donors yields about $4,819 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 25 lines per donor record. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Can I add ADMINISTRATOR dollars to an education industry total?
Not without double-counting, and not as a substitute for a school-only filter. Industry pages group employers. Occupation ADMINISTRATOR is a contributor-title filter. Quote 143,643 contributions and 5,670 donor records with the dollars. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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