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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

Total Donated

$9,995,077

Contributions

12,698

Unique Donors

1,027

Donors who entered COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER as occupation account for $9,995,077 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 12,698 contributions from 1,027 donor records. The two-word status phrase is stored separately from VOLUNTEER if that shorter key did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $10.0 million.

Key figures

  • COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER occupation itemizations sum to $9,995,077 from 12,698 contributions and 1,027 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $787 per contribution and about $9,732 per donor record.
  • The two-word phrase is stored separately from VOLUNTEER unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Fewer lines than VOLUNTEER, a larger mean gift

$9,995,077, 12,698 itemizations, and 1,027 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $787. Mean dollars per donor record are about $9,732. Repeat giving is about 12 itemizations per donor record.

12,698 lines from 1,027 records is a more concentrated status stack than the one-word VOLUNTEER key. The $787 per-line mean is arithmetic, not a typical volunteer stipend redirected to politics.

The packet has no hours-served field, no nonprofit roster, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can dominate the average.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER is not VOLUNTEER

The FEC record does not verify unpaid community work. Retirees, homemakers, and people using VOLUNTEER alone sit on other keys unless the extract merged them. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.

This page cites only $9,995,077, 12,698 contributions, and 1,027 donors. VOLUNTEER, RETIRED, and HOMEMAKER remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

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Questions

How much have community-volunteer occupation donors given in FEC data?
The COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER occupation string is attached to $9,995,077 across 12,698 contributions and 1,027 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of unpaid community workers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER include the shorter VOLUNTEER key?
Only if the bulk extract normalized VOLUNTEER to this phrase. Otherwise VOLUNTEER is a separate key. This page covers COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER: $9,995,077, 12,698 contributions, and 1,027 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average community-volunteer contribution?
Dividing $9,995,077 by 12,698 itemizations yields about $787 per contribution. Dividing by 1,027 donors yields about $9,732 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 12 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing community volunteer prove unpaid community work?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify hours or organization. Quote 12,698 contributions and 1,027 donor records with the $9,995,077 total. 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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