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PRIVATE INVESTOR

Total Donated

$10,334,178

Contributions

7,639

Unique Donors

954

Donors who entered PRIVATE INVESTOR as occupation account for $10,334,178 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 7,639 contributions from 954 donor records. Private investor here is a two-word status phrase, stored separately from INVESTOR if that shorter key did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $10.3 million.

Key figures

  • PRIVATE INVESTOR occupation itemizations sum to $10,334,178 from 7,639 contributions and 954 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $1,353 per contribution and about $10,833 per donor record.
  • The two-word phrase is stored separately from INVESTOR unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Concentrated status phrase, four-figure mean gift

$10,334,178, 7,639 itemizations, and 954 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $1,353. Mean dollars per donor record are about $10,833. Repeat giving is about 8 itemizations per donor record.

7,639 lines from 954 records is a concentrated status stack: fewer schedules than high-volume job titles at similar dollars. The $1,353 per-line mean sits with other investor-style phrases, not with high-repeat status keys that post many small gifts.

The packet has no AUM field, no accredited-investor flag, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can dominate the average.

PRIVATE INVESTOR is not INVESTOR

The FEC record does not verify that the donor invests privately or holds a securities license. Retirees, family-office staff, and people using INVESTOR alone sit on other keys unless the extract merged them. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.

This page cites only $10,334,178, 7,639 contributions, and 954 donors. INVESTOR, PRIVATE EQUITY, and INVESTMENTS remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

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

Questions

How much have private-investor occupation donors given in FEC data?
The PRIVATE INVESTOR occupation string is attached to $10,334,178 across 7,639 contributions and 954 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of accredited investors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does PRIVATE INVESTOR include the shorter INVESTOR key?
Only if the bulk extract normalized INVESTOR to this phrase. Otherwise INVESTOR is a separate key. This page covers PRIVATE INVESTOR: $10,334,178, 7,639 contributions, and 954 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average private-investor contribution?
Dividing $10,334,178 by 7,639 itemizations yields about $1,353 per contribution. Dividing by 954 donors yields about $10,833 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 8 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing private investor prove the donor manages a family office?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify assets or entity form. Quote 7,639 contributions and 954 donor records with the $10,334,178 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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