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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total Donated

$31,486,128

Contributions

123,461

Unique Donors

6,540

Donors who wrote EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR on federal itemizations account for $31,486,128 in receipts indexed from FEC.gov bulk files. That total sits on 123,461 contributions tied to 6,540 donor records. The two-word title is common in nonprofits and associations, but on FEC forms it is still occupation text, stored apart from DIRECTOR and EXECUTIVE. In compact form the occupation total is $31.5 million.

Key figures

  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR itemizations sum to $31,486,128 from 123,461 contributions and 6,540 donors.
  • DIRECTOR and EXECUTIVE are separate FEC occupation buckets.
  • Mean amounts are about $255 per contribution and about $4,814 per donor record.
  • The two-word title is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a nonprofit-registry match.

Two words, 123,461 itemizations

$31,486,128, 123,461 itemizations, and 6,540 donor records describe this occupation filter. Mean contribution size is about $255. Mean dollars per donor record is about $4,814. Repeat giving is about 19 itemizations per donor record.

The per-line mean sits with other mid-volume professional titles. The packet has no median and no nonprofit-versus-corporate split.

6,540 donor records used this title on at least one matching line. That is not a count of sitting executive directors.

Executive director is not director and not CEO

DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE, and CEO are neighboring occupation keys. Donors who type the two-word nonprofit-style title land here. Combining those strings without naming each source total mixes rank labels the bulk file kept apart.

This page cites only $31,486,128, 123,461 contributions, and 6,540 donors. The FEC record does not verify that the donor leads a 501(c) organization.

Full analysis: What EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR donors given in FEC records?
Itemizations that list EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR sum to $31,486,128 across 123,461 contributions and 6,540 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a census of nonprofit chiefs. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is DIRECTOR included in this total?
No. DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE, and CEO are separate occupation strings. This page covers EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR only: $31,486,128, 123,461 contributions, and 6,540 donors. Name each key if you add them. 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR contribution?
Dividing $31,486,128 by 123,461 itemizations yields about $255 per contribution. Dividing by 6,540 donors yields about $4,814 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 19 lines per donor record. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR prove a nonprofit employer?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The same title can appear in associations, schools, and private firms. Industry pages are a different cut. Quote 123,461 contributions and 6,540 donor records with the dollars. 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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