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PRIVATE EQUITY

Total Donated

$12,573,762

Contributions

6,643

Unique Donors

990

Donors who entered PRIVATE EQUITY as occupation account for $12,573,762 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 6,643 contributions from 990 donor records. Private equity here is an industry-as-occupation phrase, not a licensed-advisor roster. In compact millions the occupation total is $12.6 million.

Key figures

  • PRIVATE EQUITY occupation itemizations sum to $12,573,762 from 6,643 contributions and 990 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $1,893 per contribution and about $12,701 per donor record.
  • The phrase is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified private-equity roster.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Few lines, large mean gift

$12,573,762, 6,643 itemizations, and 990 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $1,893. Mean dollars per donor record are about $12,701. Repeat giving is about 7 itemizations per donor record.

6,643 lines from 990 records is a concentrated pattern: fewer schedules than high-volume job titles that post similar headline dollars. The per-line mean of about $1,893 sits well above status labels that stack many small itemizations.

The packet has no fund-size, carry, or firm-name field. Means are not medians. A few large itemizations can dominate the average.

The phrase is not a PE-firm census

The FEC record does not verify that the donor is a partner, associate, or operations staffer at a private-equity firm. Consultants, retirees, and people describing an investment style can all type PRIVATE EQUITY. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.

This page cites only $12,573,762, 6,643 contributions, and 990 donors. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, GENERAL PARTNER, and VENTURE CAPITAL remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

Full analysis: What private-equity occupation donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have private-equity occupation donors given in FEC data?
The PRIVATE EQUITY occupation string is attached to $12,573,762 across 6,643 contributions and 990 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of private-equity firms. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does PRIVATE EQUITY include venture capital filings?
Only if the bulk extract normalized that phrase to PRIVATE EQUITY. Otherwise VENTURE CAPITAL is a separate key. This page covers PRIVATE EQUITY: $12,573,762, 6,643 contributions, and 990 donors. Check the occupations index for neighboring finance strings. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average private-equity occupation contribution?
Dividing $12,573,762 by 6,643 itemizations yields about $1,893 per contribution. Dividing by 990 donors yields about $12,701 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 7 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing private equity prove the donor works at a PE firm?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify firm, title, or assets under management. Quote 6,643 contributions and 990 donor records with the $12,573,762 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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