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CPA

Total Donated

$44,519,078

Contributions

167,600

Unique Donors

10,766

Donors who entered CPA as occupation account for $44,519,078 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 167,600 contributions from 10,766 donor records. CPA here is three letters in the occupation field, stored separately from ACCOUNTANT and from longer phrases such as certified public accountant if those did not normalize to CPA. In compact form the occupation total is $44.5 million.

Key figures

  • CPA occupation itemizations sum to $44,519,078 from 167,600 contributions and 10,766 donors.
  • ACCOUNTANT is a separate FEC occupation bucket and is not inside this total.
  • Mean amounts are about $266 per contribution and about $4,135 per donor record.
  • The three letters are donor-typed text on Form 3/3X schedules, not a verified CPA registry.

High line volume under a $44.5 million headline

$44,519,078 is the occupation-level dollar total. 167,600 is the itemization count. 10,766 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $266. Mean dollars per donor record is about $4,135. Those means sit toward the modest side among professional-title strings in this extract.

The repeat rate is about 16 itemizations per donor record. That pattern fits a large pool of itemized gifts rather than a handful of outsized checks. Frequency and dollar size are different dimensions; this bucket is heavier on line count than on dollars per line.

These means are not typical-check estimates. A small number of large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain smaller. The packet does not include a distribution.

CPA is not ACCOUNTANT and not a state board list

ACCOUNTANT is a different occupation page with its own facts. Donors who write the credential abbreviation land here; donors who write the job noun land there. Combining CPA and ACCOUNTANT without showing both source totals would mix keys the FEC file kept apart. This guide cites only the CPA facts: $44,519,078, 167,600 contributions, and 10,766 donors.

The FEC record does not verify that the donor holds an active certified public accountant license. Retired CPAs, firm partners, and people using the letters loosely can all appear. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary. LobbyVault indexes the text that arrived in the bulk download.

Full analysis: What CPA donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have CPA-occupation donors given in FEC data?
The CPA occupation string is attached to $44,519,078 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, across 167,600 contributions and 10,766 donor records. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of licensed certified public accountants. Occupation is self-reported free text on Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
Is ACCOUNTANT included in the CPA total?
No. ACCOUNTANT is a separate occupation string with its own dollar, contribution, and donor facts. This page covers the CPA key only: $44,519,078, 167,600 contributions, and 10,766 donors. Combining the two without naming both keys changes the unit from one FEC string to a homemade cluster.
What is the average CPA contribution in this file?
Dividing $44,519,078 by 167,600 itemizations yields about $266 per contribution. Dividing by 10,766 donors yields about $4,135 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing CPA prove the donor is a licensed accountant?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify a state board license. Private-firm staff, retirees, and people using the abbreviation loosely can all appear under CPA. Quote 167,600 contributions and 10,766 donor records with the $44,519,078 total.

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

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