GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Total Donated
$5,360,774
Contributions
49,675
Unique Donors
1,003
Donors who entered GRAPHIC DESIGNER as occupation account for $5.4M in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. The exact occupation total is $5,360,774 on 49,675 contributions from 1,003 donor records. GRAPHIC DESIGNER is a high-volume creative-title key with a small mean line. Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X.
Key figures
- GRAPHIC DESIGNER itemizations sum to $5,360,774 ($5.4M) from 49,675 contributions and 1,003 donors.
- Repeat itemizing is about 50 contributions per donor record; mean line size is about $108.
- DESIGNER and ART DIRECTOR are separate occupation keys unless normalized here.
- Occupation is donor-supplied Form 3/3X text, not a studio roster.
Nearly fifty thousand lines, small mean check
$5,360,774 is the occupation-level dollar total. 49,675 is the itemization count. 1,003 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $108. Mean dollars per donor record are about $5,345. Repeat giving is about 50 itemizations per donor record.
49,675 lines from 1,003 records is a high-repeat pattern: a modest designer pool generating many schedules. The per-line mean of about $108 is among the smaller means in this harvest band, so the contribution count is the number that explains how $5.4M accumulated.
These means are not typical-check estimates. The packet has no freelance-versus-staff split, no gift-size distribution, and no portfolio field. A few large lines can still sit inside a low average.
Graphic designer is not designer and not art director
DESIGNER, ART DIRECTOR, and CREATIVE DIRECTOR — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to GRAPHIC DESIGNER. This page cites only $5,360,774, 49,675 contributions, and 1,003 donors.
The FEC does not verify AIGA membership, studio employment, or design-school credentials. Web designers who typed GRAPHIC DESIGNER, in-house brand staff, and people using the phrase loosely can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s word on that Schedule A line, published as reported on FEC.gov.
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Questions
- How much have graphic designer donors given in FEC records?
- Itemizations that list GRAPHIC DESIGNER sum to $5,360,774, or $5.4M, across 49,675 contributions and 1,003 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a count of working designers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
- Are generic DESIGNER rows included?
- Only if they typed GRAPHIC DESIGNER. DESIGNER is a separate occupation string unless the bulk extract normalized it here. This page covers GRAPHIC DESIGNER: $5,360,774, 49,675 contributions, and 1,003 donors. Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X. LobbyVault indexes exact strings from FEC.gov bulk data.
- Why are there so many graphic designer contributions?
- 49,675 itemizations from 1,003 donors implies about 50 contributions per donor record. Repeat itemizing raises the line count. Mean line size is about $108. The packet does not split causes. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
- Does listing GRAPHIC DESIGNER prove studio employment?
- No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify employment or design credentials. Quote 49,675 contributions and 1,003 donor records with the dollars. Source: FEC.gov Form 3/3X itemizations indexed on LobbyVault. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.