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CONTROLLER

Total Donated

$7,491,629

Contributions

38,663

Unique Donors

1,734

Donors who entered CONTROLLER as occupation account for $7,491,629 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 38,663 contributions from 1,734 donor records. Controller here is the finance-office word as typed, not a certified-controller roster. In compact millions the occupation total is $7.5 million.

Key figures

  • CONTROLLER occupation itemizations sum to $7,491,629 from 38,663 contributions and 1,734 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $194 per contribution and about $4,320 per donor record.
  • The one-word rank is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified corporate-office roster.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

High-volume finance rank, a $194 mean

$7,491,629, 38,663 itemizations, and 1,734 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $194. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,320. Repeat giving is about 22 itemizations per donor record.

38,663 lines from 1,734 records is a high-repeat finance-rank stack. The $194 per-line mean sits near BOOKKEEPER and below TREASURER on a per-itemization basis. The packet has no CPA field and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain smaller.

1,734 donor records on 38,663 lines is a high-repeat finance-rank pool: about 22 itemizations per record. The $194 per-line mean is close to PROPERTY MANAGER and well below TREASURER. The packet has no CPA field, no public-versus-private split, and no party flag, so $7,491,629 cannot be read as a sitting-controller census.

CONTROLLER is not CFO and not BOOKKEEPER

The FEC record does not verify that the donor is a sitting corporate controller. Nonprofit finance staff, plant controllers, and retirees can all type CONTROLLER. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled accounting vocabulary.

This page cites only $7,491,629, 38,663 contributions, and 1,734 donors. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TREASURER, and BOOKKEEPER remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them. Combining those strings without naming each source total changes the unit from one FEC occupation to a homemade cluster.

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Questions

How much have controller-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The CONTROLLER occupation string is attached to $7,491,629 across 38,663 contributions and 1,734 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of sitting controllers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does CONTROLLER include comptroller and CFO?
Only if those donors typed CONTROLLER. COMPTROLLER and CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER are separate keys unless the extract merged them. This page covers CONTROLLER: $7,491,629, 38,663 contributions, and 1,734 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average controller contribution?
Dividing $7,491,629 by 38,663 itemizations yields about $194 per contribution. Dividing by 1,734 donors yields about $4,320 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 22 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing controller prove a corporate finance office?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify corporate form. Quote 38,663 contributions and 1,734 donor records with the $7,491,629 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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