ART DEALER
Total Donated
$4,710,570
Contributions
12,388
Unique Donors
534
Contributors who listed ART DEALER as occupation posted $4.7M in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. The exact occupation total is $4,710,570 on 12,388 contributions from 534 donor records. ART DEALER is a compact gallery-commerce title, distinct from ARTIST, GALLERIST, and DEALER. Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X.
Key figures
- ART DEALER itemizations sum to $4,710,570 ($4.7M) from 12,388 contributions and 534 donors.
- Mean amounts are about $380 per contribution and about $8,821 per donor record.
- ARTIST and DEALER are separate occupation keys unless normalized here.
- Occupation is donor-supplied Form 3/3X text, not a gallery roster.
A small dealer pool under $4.7M
$4,710,570 is the occupation-level dollar total. 12,388 is the itemization count. 534 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $380. Mean dollars per donor record are about $8,821. Repeat giving is about 23 itemizations per donor record.
534 donor records is a narrower pool than many professional-title strings with similar dollars. The per-donor mean of about $8,821 sits above typical support-staff keys in this harvest band. The line count of 12,388 still shows substantial repeat itemizing.
These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of gallery revenue allocated to politics. The packet has no gift-size distribution, no gallery-versus-private-sale flag, and no party split.
Art dealer is not artist and not dealer
ARTIST, GALLERIST, and DEALER — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to ART DEALER. This page cites only $4,710,570, 12,388 contributions, and 534 donors.
The FEC does not verify gallery licenses, auction-house employment, or art-fair credentials. Private dealers, gallery owners who typed ART DEALER, and people using the phrase as a catch-all can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s word on that line, published as reported on FEC.gov.
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Questions
- How much have art dealer donors given in FEC records?
- Itemizations that list ART DEALER sum to $4,710,570, or $4.7M, across 12,388 contributions and 534 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a count of working dealers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
- Are artists included in the art dealer total?
- No. ARTIST is a separate occupation string. This page covers ART DEALER only: $4,710,570, 12,388 contributions, and 534 donors. Mixing them would invent a combined art total the packet does not contain. Occupation is donor-typed on Form 3 and Form 3X. LobbyVault indexes exact strings from FEC.gov bulk data.
- Does listing ART DEALER prove a gallery license?
- No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify a gallery filing. Quote 12,388 contributions and 534 donor records with the dollars. Source: FEC.gov Form 3/3X itemizations indexed on LobbyVault. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
- Where can I see individual art dealer contributions?
- The ART DEALER occupation page lists indexed itemizations. Verify amounts on FEC.gov. The occupation total is $4,710,570. Confirm surprising amounts on the committee report. Occupation matching is exact-string only. Industry pages group employers, not this occupation string. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.