How much did ZIP 02238 show in FEC itemized totals?

Receipts listing 02238 total $12,697,533 across 5,879 contributions. Those figures are FEC disclosure aggregates for the five-digit contributor ZIP. They are not a unique-donor census of Cambridge and not Massachusetts OCPF campaign totals. The packet facts stop at $12,697,533 and 5,879 contributions; named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 02238 FEC page.

Does 5,879 contributions mean 5,879 people donated?

No. The figure counts itemized receipts. One person can appear many times. This packet does not include a distinct-donor total, so this page does not invent one. See names on the ZIP 02238 FEC page. Repeat gifts and memo entries add rows without adding new people. Open the ZIP 02238 FEC page for names behind the 5,879 lines.

Does ZIP 02238 include Massachusetts state races?

No. This extract is federal FEC itemizations. Massachusetts OCPF filings sit outside $12,697,533. Unitemized federal gifts are also out. Use the ZIP 02238 FEC page for the federal table. The packet facts stop at $12,697,533 and the contribution count. Named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 02238 FEC page, not in this summary.

Where can I see 02238 itemizations?

On the ZIP 02238 FEC page. Compare codes on the all-ZIP index and search names in the donor directory. Original filings are on FEC.gov. This guide quotes $12,697,533, 5,879 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP. This guide quotes only the harvested packet facts: $12,697,533, 5,879 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP on FEC.gov itemizations.

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ZIP Code 02238

CAMBRIDGE, MA

Total Donations

$12,697,533

Contributions

5,879

Unique Donors

$12.7M in itemized federal receipts list ZIP 02238 on FEC.gov contribution lines. The exact sum is $12,697,533 across 5,879 contributions. The grouping key is the five-digit contributor ZIP, not a Massachusetts OCPF local file. Fewer than six thousand rows at this dollar scale is a short Cambridge receipt file: fewer lines carrying a large disclosed total.

Key figures

ZIP 02238 FEC itemizations total $12,697,533 ($12.7M).
5,879 contributions list 02238 — a short receipt file at this dollar scale.
Cambridge’s 02238 tag is a filing key, not a Middlesex County headcount.
This packet has no unique-donor count.

Cambridge 02238’s $12,697,533

$12,697,533 is the disclosed federal total for lines that carried 02238 in the ZIP box. Committees in any state can be the payees. Massachusetts OCPF filings and Cambridge municipal races generally sit outside this extract. Unitemized federal gifts never enter the total. Quote $12.7M as ZIP-tagged federal disclosure, not as a census of what every household in Cambridge spent.

Five thousand eight hundred seventy-nine rows is a short file among ZIPs near $13 million. A short list at this dollar scale can still mix large committee transfers with small itemized gifts. This aggregate does not name that mix. Middlesex County geography on the form is not a party split. 02238 is a Cambridge mail key often associated with post-office box traffic; this packet does not break out box versus street addresses.

Nothing in the packet assigns $12,697,533 to a party, a cycle, or a unique-person roster. LobbyVault does not recode the ZIP field into a Harvard Square political score. Named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the hub. The supported facts stop at the dollar total, the contribution count, FEC as source, and the five-digit ZIP definition.

5,879 lines behind a large total

The extract lists 5,879 contributions for 02238. That is a receipt count, not a unique-person census. This packet does not include a distinct-donor total, so this guide does not invent how many people sit behind Cambridge 02238 filings. A short file at $12.7M is still a ZIP roll-up. Repeat gifts and memo entries still add rows.

A list of 5,879 rows is practical to scan by amount. If a few committee lines account for a visible share of $12,697,533, the committee column on the hub will show it. This page will not publish an average as if the FEC printed one. Keep 02238 as a geographic key on the contributor record, not as a unique-person roster.

Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 02238 →

Questions

How much did ZIP 02238 show in FEC itemized totals?: Receipts listing 02238 total $12,697,533 across 5,879 contributions. Those figures are FEC disclosure aggregates for the five-digit contributor ZIP. They are not a unique-donor census of Cambridge and not Massachusetts OCPF campaign totals. The packet facts stop at $12,697,533 and 5,879 contributions; named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 02238 FEC page.
Does 5,879 contributions mean 5,879 people donated?: No. The figure counts itemized receipts. One person can appear many times. This packet does not include a distinct-donor total, so this page does not invent one. See names on the ZIP 02238 FEC page. Repeat gifts and memo entries add rows without adding new people. Open the ZIP 02238 FEC page for names behind the 5,879 lines.
Does ZIP 02238 include Massachusetts state races?: No. This extract is federal FEC itemizations. Massachusetts OCPF filings sit outside $12,697,533. Unitemized federal gifts are also out. Use the ZIP 02238 FEC page for the federal table. The packet facts stop at $12,697,533 and the contribution count. Named payees, dates, and employer strings live on the ZIP 02238 FEC page, not in this summary.
Where can I see 02238 itemizations?: On the ZIP 02238 FEC page. Compare codes on the all-ZIP index and search names in the donor directory. Original filings are on FEC.gov. This guide quotes $12,697,533, 5,879 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP. This guide quotes only the harvested packet facts: $12,697,533, 5,879 contributions, and the five-digit contributor ZIP on FEC.gov itemizations.

ZIP is the 5-digit contributor ZIP on FEC itemizations. Totals can include joint fundraising and PAC addresses, not only residents.

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980

$214K

1982

$223K

1984

$495K

1986

$555K

1988

$962K

1990

$589K

1992

$1.3M

1994

$862K

1996

$1.6M

1998

$1.4M

2000

$2.8M

2002

$1.9M

2004

$4.9M

2006

$3.5M

2008

$7.8M

2010

$3.9M

2012

$9.2M

2014

$6.1M

2016

$9.3M

2018

$12.0M

Top Donors

Top individual donors in ZIP code 02238 (CAMBRIDGE, MA), ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	Employer	Occupation	Cycles
1	ACTBLUE	$2,483,677	3,675	CONDUIT TOTAL: 6244.23	CONDUIT TOTAL: 6,244.23	2006–2016
2	RAGON, PHILLIP T	$1,391,200	30	INTERSYSTEMS CORPORATION	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	2006–2014
3	RAGON, SUSAN M	$1,227,400	42	INTERSYSTEMS	EXECUTIVE	2006–2014
4	HARRIS, WILLIAM W	$965,244	309	SELF-EMPLOYED	—	1982–2014
5	FERRY, SANDRA	$926,000	465	SELF EMPLOYED	—	1980–2014
6	GILBERT, CELIA	$911,564	1,114	—	—	1984–2014
7	KIDSPAC	$800,650	408	—	—	1988–2014
8	HARRIS, ROBERTA H	$765,900	212	SELF-EMPLOYED	—	1982–2014
9	POSS, ELLEN M	$582,204	194	—	—	1984–2014
10	JOBIN-LEEDS, MARIA	$557,300	289	AIDS ACTION COMMITTEE	—	1994–2014
11	MAYDAY PAC	$554,610	4	—	—	2014
12	ACTBLUE PAC	$532,922	1,250	ACTBLUE PAC	CONDUIT TOTAL LISTED IN AGG. FIELD	2010–2016
13	GILBERT, WALTER	$493,693	463	BIOGEN	—	1984–2014
14	HARRIS, DAVID B	$487,915	153	STUDENT	—	1990–2014
15	ACTBLUE TECHNICAL SERVICES	$457,562	430	CONDUIT TOTAL LISTED IN AGG. FIELD	CONDUIT TOTAL LISTED IN AGG. FIELD	2010–2016
16	JOBIN-LEEDS, GREG	$448,750	231	—	—	1994–2014
17	CAMPBELL, JOHN	$407,727	537	CHARLESBANK TRUST CO	—	1980–2014
18	PERETZ, ANNE L	$392,600	143	—	—	1980–2014
19	HARRIS, ROBERT H	$390,050	197	SELF-EMPLOYED	—	1986–2014
20	CHASIN, RICHARD	$362,587	184	PHYSICIAN	—	1980–2014
21	HARRIS, BENJAMIN H	$355,800	108	STUDENT	—	1988–2014
22	PERETZ, ANNE	$353,792	188	HOUSE WIFE	—	1980–2014
23	GALBRAITH, JOHN	$330,035	277	HARVARD	—	1986–2014
24	HALPRIN, LEE	$291,250	159	—	—	1986–2014
25	BRUNER, SIMEON	$283,750	91	BRUNER COTT	—	1986–2014