INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS in 2014: $23.2 million from one donor
The employer string INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS accounts for $23,244,329 in the 2014 election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. That cycle slice is 60 contributions from 1 donor. The all-cycle total for the same string is $1,364,633,080. Cycle 2014 is 1.7% of that parent book — a mid-cycle slice of an unusually large employer grouping, not the headline total restated. This page joins the employer key to the 2014 clock. One donor and 60 lines is concentration, not a company census.
Key figures
- INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS in 2014 totals $23,244,329 from 1 donor and 60 contributions.
- The all-cycle total is $1,364,633,080; 2014 is 1.7% of that book.
- Sixty lines from one donor is repeat itemizing, not a headcount.
- The label is FEC employer text, not NAICS.
- Source: FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
One contributor, sixty 2014 lines, a $1.36 billion parent
A single unique donor produced 60 itemized receipts totaling $23.2 million in 2014 under this employer grouping. Repeat itemized gifts from one person are how contribution count can exceed donor count. The packet does not publish a mean line size as a finding; 60 into $23,244,329 is optional arithmetic, not a policy statistic.
The parent total of $1,364,633,080 is the striking industry-level fact. Most of that book lives outside 2014. Treating $23.2 million as if it were $1.36 billion would mis-cite the join. The Innovative Market Systems industry page holds the all-cycle roll-up; this page holds the 2014 cut.
INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS is grouped form text. It is not a NAICS code and not a proof of how many people worked at an entity with that name.
Why 2014 is the cycle key
FEC cycle 2014 is a midterm window. This join does not explain why one donor’s itemized activity landed in that window at $23.2 million. It reports the cycle total, the line count, and the donor count as filed. The 2014 election cycle hub places this string among other 2014 employer groupings.
Party, office, and recipient committees are on the Innovative Market Systems 2014 overlay. This prose does not invent those splits.
What the 1-donor count excludes
Anyone who typed a different employer string is in another industry key. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Independent expenditures and committee PAC filings are other FEC series unless the individual receipt itself carries this string.
State filings are outside FEC.gov. A 2014 gift of this size is still an itemized individual contribution as disclosed, not a characterization of a market or a product.
One donor and 60 lines totaling $23,244,329 is repeat itemizing in a midterm window. The Innovative Market Systems 2014 overlay lists recipient committees. This prose does not invent a party percentage or a mean line size as a packet field.
The parent $1,364,633,080 is large enough that 1.7% is still $23.2 million. Treat 1.7% as a share of the parent, not as a synonym for small dollars.
Citing 1.7% without inflating it
Use $23,244,329, 60 contributions, and 1 donor for 2014. Use $1,364,633,080 for the all-cycle employer grouping. The 1.7% share is cycleTotal divided by industryTotal. Do not add the two dollar fields. If the live overlay disagrees with this snapshot, the overlay and FEC.gov control.
The 2012 sibling join for this string shows $13,651,473 from 1 donor and 89 lines. More lines and fewer dollars in 2012 versus 2014 is a reminder that contribution count and dollars are independent. This page cites only 2014 fields as its own join.
Unitemized gifts, other employer spellings, committee PAC filings, and state filings sit outside the $23,244,329. Independent expenditures are another FEC series.
Related tables
Innovative Market Systems 2014 is the overlay. Innovative Market Systems is the parent industry page. The 2014 election cycle page is the cycle census. All FEC ties lists other industry-cycle joins.
Innovative Market Systems 2014 is the overlay. Innovative Market Systems is the parent. The 2014 election cycle page is the cycle census. All FEC ties lists other joins, including the 2012 sibling. Cite FEC.gov.
Amendments can move itemized rows. If the live overlay disagrees with $23,244,329, 60, or 1, the overlay and FEC.gov control.
One percent-scale share, still a $23 million midterm cut
A complete citation: INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS in FEC cycle 2014 totals $23,244,329 from 1 donor and 60 itemized contributions, 1.7% of the all-cycle total of $1,364,633,080. The label is employer form text, not NAICS and not a headcount.
Sixty lines from one person means the FEC field is transactional. It is not a once-per-person census and not a payroll. Quote the overlay for the disclosed recipients.
This join keeps the 2014 cut from being mistaken for the $1.36 billion parent. Adding 2012 and 2014 by hand would still miss other cycles already inside the parent total.
Sixty itemized lines from one donor in a midterm window is how contribution count can exceed donor count without implying a second person. The overlay remains the row-level table. If a rebuild splits the 1-donor count, quote the live Innovative Market Systems 2014 hub rather than this snapshot’s 1 and 60.
Questions
- How much did INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS donors give in 2014?
- LobbyVault attributes $23,244,329 to that employer string in 2014, from 60 contributions and 1 donor. These are itemized individual receipts, not a firm PAC total.
- Is $23.2 million the full INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS total?
- No. The all-cycle total is $1,364,633,080. The 2014 slice is $23,244,329, or 1.7% of that parent book.
- How can 60 contributions come from 1 donor?
- Each itemized gift is a line. Repeat donations from the same person produce 60 lines and a donor count of 1. The FEC field is transactional, not a once-per-person census.
- Does this include every employee of that firm?
- No. Only receipts grouped to INNOVATIVE MARKET SYSTEMS in 2014 are in the $23.2 million. Other spellings and unitemized gifts are outside this join.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.