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PUBLIC RELATIONS

Total Donated

$8,958,749

Contributions

33,552

Unique Donors

1,549

Donors who entered PUBLIC RELATIONS as occupation account for $8,958,749 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 33,552 contributions from 1,549 donor records. Public relations here is a field phrase, stored separately from MARKETING if that neighboring key did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $9.0 million.

Key figures

  • PUBLIC RELATIONS occupation itemizations sum to $8,958,749 from 33,552 contributions and 1,549 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $267 per contribution and about $5,783 per donor record.
  • The field phrase is stored separately from MARKETING unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

High-repeat communications field, a $267 mean

$8,958,749, 33,552 itemizations, and 1,549 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $267. Mean dollars per donor record are about $5,783. Repeat giving is about 22 itemizations per donor record.

33,552 lines from 1,549 records is a high-repeat communications-field stack. The $267 per-line mean is arithmetic on that volume, not a typical retainer redirected to politics.

The packet has no agency-versus-in-house split, no client field, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average.

PUBLIC RELATIONS is not MARKETING

The FEC record does not verify a PR job. Communications staff, consultants, and people who typed MARKETING sit on other keys unless the extract merged them. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.

This page cites only $8,958,749, 33,552 contributions, and 1,549 donors. MARKETING and GOVERNMENT RELATIONS remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

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Questions

How much have public-relations occupation donors given in FEC data?
The PUBLIC RELATIONS occupation string is attached to $8,958,749 across 33,552 contributions and 1,549 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of PR firms. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does PUBLIC RELATIONS include marketing filings?
Only if the bulk extract normalized MARKETING to this phrase. Otherwise MARKETING is a separate key. This page covers PUBLIC RELATIONS: $8,958,749, 33,552 contributions, and 1,549 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average public-relations contribution?
Dividing $8,958,749 by 33,552 itemizations yields about $267 per contribution. Dividing by 1,549 donors yields about $5,783 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 22 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing public relations prove the donor works at a PR agency?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify employer or client list. Quote 33,552 contributions and 1,549 donor records with the $8,958,749 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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