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BUSINESS

Total Donated

$18,619,893

Contributions

38,349

Unique Donors

2,172

Donors who typed BUSINESS as occupation account for $18,619,893 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 38,349 contributions from 2,172 donor records. BUSINESS is a generic noun, not BUSINESS OWNER, BUSINESS EXECUTIVE, or BUSINESSMAN. In compact form the occupation total is $18.6 million.

Key figures

  • BUSINESS occupation itemizations sum to $18,619,893 from 38,349 contributions and 2,172 donors.
  • BUSINESS OWNER and BUSINESS EXECUTIVE are separate occupation keys.
  • Mean amounts are about $485 per contribution and about $8,573 per donor record.
  • The noun is self-reported free text, not an industry or firm census.

A vague label with a mid-size dollar stack

$18,619,893 is the occupation-level dollar total. 38,349 is the itemization count. 2,172 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $485. Mean dollars per donor record are about $8,573. Repeat giving is about 18 itemizations per donor record.

2,172 donor records is a modest pool for an $18.6 million headline, which is why the per-donor mean sits in the high four figures. The per-line mean of about $485 is larger than high-volume clinical strings and smaller than concentrated investor titles.

The packet does not say what kind of business. It only supplies the three BUSINESS facts.

BUSINESS is not owner, executive, or businessman

BUSINESS OWNER, BUSINESS EXECUTIVE, BUSINESSMAN, and ENTREPRENEUR are neighboring occupation keys. This page cites only BUSINESS: $18,619,893, 38,349 contributions, and 2,172 donors. Those other strings stay outside the total unless the bulk extract normalized them to BUSINESS.

Best-efforts collection records the donor’s word. Someone who runs a shop, sits on a board, or works in a family firm may all type BUSINESS. The FEC does not recode that noun into a standard occupational classification.

Full analysis: What BUSINESS donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have BUSINESS donors given in FEC records?
Occupation BUSINESS is attached to $18,619,893 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 38,349 contributions and 2,172 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not a small-business census. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does BUSINESS include business owners?
Only if they typed BUSINESS. BUSINESS OWNER is a separate occupation string unless the bulk extract normalized it to BUSINESS. This page covers BUSINESS: $18,619,893, 38,349 contributions, and 2,172 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 BUSINESS contribution?
Dividing $18,619,893 by 38,349 itemizations yields about $485 per contribution. Dividing by 2,172 donors yields about $8,573 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is BUSINESS an industry total?
No. Industry pages group employers. This page is the occupation string BUSINESS: $18,619,893, 38,349 contributions, and 2,172 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. The live hub may apply cycle filters.

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

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