ZIP Code 48226
DETROIT, MI
Total Donations
$14,600,185
Contributions
18,009
Unique Donors
0
Contributor ZIP 48226 accounts for $14.6M on FEC.gov itemized receipts. The exact aggregate is $14,600,185 across 18,009 contributions. 48226 is downtown Detroit’s mail key — a shorter list and a higher mean than many $14.6M peers. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that files 48226 can sit in the same total as a Woodward address.
Key figures
- ZIP 48226 FEC itemizations total $14,600,185 ($14.6M) across 18,009 contributions.
- The mean line is about $811; shorter downtown list, higher mean.
- This packet does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
Eighteen thousand downtown lines
$14,600,185 divided by 18,009 is about $811 per itemized line. Eighteen thousand nine rows is a shorter list than intown ZIPs with 70,000 contributions. The mean is correspondingly higher. That is arithmetic, not a median and not a typical household gift.
The packet has a dollar total and a contribution count. It does not have a unique-donor count. Do not treat 18,009 as a census of downtown Detroit. Office towers, arena-adjacent suites, and any committee that prints 48226 all add rows. LobbyVault does not treat $14,600,185 as a ranking of Detroit civic mood.
Downtown is not 48201 and not the whole city
Midtown 48201 and other 482xx codes are different roll-ups. A downtown firm and a committee mailbox can share 48226. $14,600,185 follows the form. Open the ZIP 48226 FEC page for named receipts. This guide will not split the 18,009 rows into household and office piles.
Michigan state-office filings are a different dataset. Adding 48226 to other Detroit ZIPs and calling the sum a city FEC total is a recode you must document.
Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 48226: $14.6M →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 48226?
- FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 48226 total $14,600,185 across 18,009 contributions. The compact headline is $14.6M. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of downtown Detroit. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
- How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 48226?
- LobbyVault counts 18,009 itemized contributions for ZIP 48226. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts can add rows. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $14,600,185. The mean of about $811 is dollars divided by lines.
- Does ZIP 48226 cover all of Detroit?
- No. 48226 is the downtown mail key. Other Detroit ZIPs are separate roll-ups. Committees and office addresses that file 48226 can be part of $14,600,185. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a citywide or residential-only book. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear. This packet still does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 48226 totals?
- The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,600,185 and 18,009 lines for ZIP 48226. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and Michigan state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.
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
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Employer | Occupation | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAW EDUCATION FUND | $3,080,000 | 13 | — | — | 2012–2014 |
| 2 | SMITH, MICHAEL | $989,408 | 1,229 | RENNAISANCE PRINTS | — | 1980–2014 |
| 3 | FISHER, MAX M | $627,414 | 226 | — | — | 1980–2004 |
| 4 | UAW COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT | $500,000 | 1 | — | — | 2002 |
| 5 | NICHOLSON, JAMES B | $431,300 | 107 | PVS CHEMICALS INC | — | 1988–2014 |
| 6 | UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) | $414,000 | 15 | — | — | 2004–2014 |
| 7 | UNISYS CORPORATION | $355,000 | 19 | — | — | 1992–2002 |
| 8 | EVANS, ROBERT | $348,702 | 387 | EVANS INDUSTRIES INC | — | 1980–2014 |
| 9 | LEVY, EDWARD C JR | $312,525 | 232 | EDW C LEVY CO | — | 1980–2014 |
| 10 | SEIU COMMUNITY ALLIANCE - MI | $300,000 | 2 | — | — | 2014 |
| 11 | UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA INTERNATIONAL UNION EDUCATION FUND | $300,000 | 2 | — | — | 2014 |
| 12 | FISHER, MAX M THE HONORABLE | $289,355 | 6 | PRIVATE INVESTOR | — | 1988–2004 |
| 13 | SCHWARTZ, ALAN | $272,430 | 297 | HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN | — | 1980–2014 |
| 14 | ARONOFF, ARNOLD Y | $266,300 | 44 | EDWARD J LEVY CO | — | 1980–2006 |
| 15 | UAW CMTE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT PAC | $265,000 | 4 | — | — | 2000–2002 |
| 16 | P V S CHEMICALS INC | $250,000 | 11 | — | — | 1996–2002 |
| 17 | SOAVE, ANTHONY L MR | $239,000 | 19 | CITY MANAGEMENT CORPORAT | — | 1988–2012 |
| 18 | ILITCH, MARIAN | $228,542 | 81 | OLYMPIA ARENA'S | — | 1990–2014 |
| 19 | SOAVE, ANTHONY | $227,326 | 79 | — | — | 1984–2014 |
| 20 | NATIONAL UAW COMMUNITY ACTION | $210,000 | 17 | — | — | 1992–1996 |
| 21 | NATIONAL UAW COMMUNITY ACTION COMM | $206,000 | 16 | — | — | 1994–1996 |
| 22 | PAPAS, DIMITRIOS | $204,615 | 30 | MARQUETTE BUILDING COMPANY | — | 1988–2014 |
| 23 | HOFFMAN, JOHN | $203,233 | 275 | RENNAISANCE PRINTS | — | 1980–2014 |
| 24 | NATIONAL UAW PAC | $200,000 | 3 | — | — | 2002 |
| 25 | FISHER, MAX M HONORABLE | $191,655 | 7 | SELF EMPLOYED | — | 1994–2000 |