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SMALL BUSINESS OWNER

Total Donated

$10,278,471

Contributions

46,721

Unique Donors

2,267

Donors who entered SMALL BUSINESS OWNER as occupation account for $10,278,471 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 46,721 contributions from 2,267 donor records. The three-word phrase is stored separately from BUSINESS OWNER if that shorter key did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $10.3 million.

Key figures

  • SMALL BUSINESS OWNER occupation itemizations sum to $10,278,471 from 46,721 contributions and 2,267 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $220 per contribution and about $4,534 per donor record.
  • The three-word phrase is stored separately from BUSINESS OWNER unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

High-repeat owner phrase, a $220 mean

$10,278,471, 46,721 itemizations, and 2,267 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $220. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,534. Repeat giving is about 21 itemizations per donor record.

46,721 lines from 2,267 records is a high-repeat owner-title stack. The $220 per-line mean is arithmetic on that volume, not a typical small-firm profit redirected to politics.

The packet has no employee-count field, no NAICS code, and no median gift. A few large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain smaller.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER is not BUSINESS OWNER

The FEC record does not verify firm size, ownership share, or legal form. People who typed OWNER or BUSINESS OWNER sit on other keys unless the extract merged them. Best-efforts rules do not force a controlled vocabulary.

This page cites only $10,278,471, 46,721 contributions, and 2,267 donors. BUSINESS OWNER, OWNER, and ENTREPRENEUR remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

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Questions

How much have small-business-owner donors given in FEC data?
The SMALL BUSINESS OWNER occupation string is attached to $10,278,471 across 46,721 contributions and 2,267 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of SBA-defined small firms. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does SMALL BUSINESS OWNER include BUSINESS OWNER filings?
Only if the bulk extract normalized that phrase here. Otherwise BUSINESS OWNER is a separate key. This page covers SMALL BUSINESS OWNER: $10,278,471, 46,721 contributions, and 2,267 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average small-business-owner contribution?
Dividing $10,278,471 by 46,721 itemizations yields about $220 per contribution. Dividing by 2,267 donors yields about $4,534 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 21 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing small business owner prove firm size?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify employee count or revenue. Quote 46,721 contributions and 2,267 donor records with the $10,278,471 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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