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Cisco Systems political money in the 2012 FEC cycle

$371,325 is the Cisco Systems total inside cycle 2012 only. 306 Schedule A lines and 127 unique donors travel with that figure. The industry hub stores $5,443,189 across every cycle in the table. This /ties/ page is the join, not a restatement of either hub.

Key figures

  • CISCO SYSTEMS in 2012 totals $371,325 from 127 donors and 306 contributions.
  • That slice is 6.82% of the all-cycle total of $5,443,189.
  • Mean gift size is about $1,213; mean per donor is about $2,924.
  • The label is FEC employer/industry text, not a corporate contribution.
  • Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Reading Cisco Systems and 2012 together

Cycle splits inside 2012 are unpublished here beyond the cycle total, contribution count, and donor count. Recipient committees for this cell live on the overlay, not in these headline facts. Cisco Systems × 2012 holds $371,325 from 127 donors and 306 lines, 6.82% of the $5,443,189 parent. One hundred twenty-seven unique donors are not a headcount of Cisco employees in 2012.

306 itemized lines from 127 donors describe repeat activity inside the cycle, not a headcount of everyone who ever worked at an organization using this string.

$5,071,864 lives in other windows

$5,071,864 (93.2%) of the CISCO SYSTEMS parent sits outside 2012. That leftover is not itemized on this page. Open the Cisco Systems industry hub for the all-cycle book.

Campaign contributions grouped to CISCO SYSTEMS are not USAspending awards. This join does not claim that $371,325 funded contracts, grants, or research.

Other employer strings share 2012

FEC cycle 2012 is the two-year federal clock labeled 2012. Inside that clock, Cisco Systems is one employer/occupation grouping among many. The 2012 election cycle hub shows other strings in the same window. This page keeps Cisco Systems and 2012 named together so neither hub is mistaken for the join. 306 contributions and 127 donors are counts on itemized receipts grouped to CISCO SYSTEMS in that window, not a workforce census.

Cisco Systems × 2012 holds $371,325 from 127 donors and 306 lines, 6.82% of the $5,443,189 parent. One hundred twenty-seven unique donors are not a headcount of Cisco employees in 2012. The Cisco Systems 2012 overlay is the overlay. The Cisco Systems industry page is the parent grouping. The 2012 election cycle page is the cycle census. All FEC ties lists other joins.

Ratios are not a 10-K line

USAspending rows for the same calendar years are a different dataset. This join does not claim that $371,325 funded federal awards, or that federal awards funded the gifts. Campaign contributions are not federal awards. Geography or employer text on a contribution line does not convert the gift into an obligation.

Unitemized gifts and corporate treasury schedules are outside $371,325. LobbyVault does not treat 127 unique donors as a headcount of everyone associated with CISCO SYSTEMS in 2012. Mean gift size near $1,213 and mean per donor near $2,924 are ratios on this presidential-year cell. They are not a 10-K political-activity line. High line counts (306 on this cell) can reflect repeat itemized gifts from the same people. They are not a headcount.

Keeping both join sides in the citation

Internal links go to Cisco Systems 2012, the Cisco Systems industry hub, the 2012 election cycle, and All FEC ties. Use those four doors. The overlay lists disclosed names and recipient committees. The industry hub holds $5,443,189. The cycle hub holds other employer strings in 2012.

A complete citation: receipts grouped to CISCO SYSTEMS in FEC cycle 2012 total $371,325 from 127 donors and 306 itemized contributions, 6.82% of the all-cycle total of $5,443,189. The leftover outside 2012 is $5,071,864, or 93.2%. Cite FEC.gov. Live hubs override this snapshot. If the overlay disagrees, the overlay and FEC.gov control.

CISCO SYSTEMS is grouped employer text, not Cisco as a corporate treasury filer. CISCO, CISCO SYSTEMS INC, and business-unit spellings can be other keys.

Keep both join sides in every citation of the headline total. This /ties/ page is a snapshot of packet facts, not a substitute for live FEC.gov bulk files. Amended reports can move either side of the join; the newer extract controls. Internal links stay on the packet hrefs only. Unitemized activity and independent expenditures remain outside these totals.

Nothing in this join assigns motive, party preference, or a contracting relationship to the 127 donors.

Cisco Systems × 2012 is a join page. Quote $371,325 only with both sides named. The presidential-year window labeled 2012 is not interchangeable with adjacent even-year clocks. 306 itemized lines and 127 unique donors are extract counts. Sibling keys mentioned as possibilities are not totals on this page. FEC.gov bulk files remain the underlying source; LobbyVault publishes grouped aggregates. Cisco Systems × 2012 holds $371,325 from 127 donors and 306 lines, 6.82% of the $5,443,189 parent. One hundred twenty-seven unique donors are not a headcount of Cisco employees in 2012.

Questions

What is the Cisco Systems total for FEC cycle 2012?
LobbyVault attributes $371,325 to that employer/industry string in 2012, from 306 contributions and 127 donors. These are itemized individual receipts. The all-cycle grouping is $5,443,189. Cite FEC.gov for $371,325, 306 contributions, and 127 donors on the Cisco Systems × 2012 join.
What share of Cisco Systems itemized receipts sits in 2012?
No. $371,325 is 6.82% of the all-cycle total of $5,443,189. Other cycles hold $5,071,864, or 93.2%. This page publishes only the 2012 intersection. A share is not a preference finding. Cite FEC.gov for $371,325, 306 contributions, and 127 donors on the Cisco Systems × 2012 join.
Is $371,325 a Cisco Systems treasury contribution?
No. The total is itemized individual contributions whose employer or occupation field grouped to CISCO SYSTEMS. Mean gift size near $1,213 across 306 lines is a ratio, not a treasury gift. Cite FEC.gov for $371,325, 306 contributions, and 127 donors on the Cisco Systems × 2012 join.
Who are the 127 unique donors on this cell?
They are 127 unique donors on itemized receipts grouped to CISCO SYSTEMS in 2012. Alumni, spouses, and other spellings may sit here or on other keys. LobbyVault does not verify payroll and does not invent names in this file. Cite FEC.gov for $371,325, 306 contributions, and 127 donors on the Cisco Systems × 2012 join.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.