ZIP Code 49546
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Total Donations
$14,578,747
Contributions
30,227
Unique Donors
0
FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 49546 total $14.6M. The exact aggregate is $14,578,747 across 30,227 contributions. 49546 is a southeast Grand Rapids / Cascade-adjacent mail key in Kent County, used as the five-digit field on Schedule A. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that files 49546 can sit in the same total as a 28th Street-area address.
Key figures
- ZIP 49546 FEC itemizations total $14,578,747 ($14.6M) across 30,227 contributions.
- The mean line is about $482; one Kent County ZIP, not the metro.
- This packet does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
Southeast Kent County mail, not downtown 49503
$14,578,747 divided by 30,227 is about $482 per itemized line. Grand Rapids uses many 495xx codes. 49546 is one southeast key, not downtown and not a metro roll-up. The packet has a dollar total and a contribution count. It does not have a unique-donor count.
Thirty thousand two hundred twenty-seven contributions is a mid-length list. Repeat gifts and any committee that prints 49546 add rows. Do not treat 30,227 as a census of Grand Rapids. LobbyVault does not treat $14,578,747 as a ranking of West Michigan civic mood.
Suburban-edge ZIP on a federal tape
A household, a commercial strip suite, and a committee mailbox can share 49546. $14,578,747 follows the form. Open the ZIP 49546 FEC page for named receipts. This guide will not guess which of the 30,227 rows are households. Michigan state-office filings are a different dataset.
49506, 49525, and 49512 are separate FEC keys. Adding them to 49546 and calling the sum a Grand Rapids FEC total is a recode you must document. This page reports $14,578,747 for 49546 only.
Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 49546: $14.6M →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 49546?
- FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 49546 total $14,578,747 across 30,227 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 southeast Grand Rapids. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
- How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 49546?
- LobbyVault counts 30,227 itemized contributions for ZIP 49546. 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 $14,578,747. The mean of about $482 is dollars divided by lines.
- Does ZIP 49546 cover all of Grand Rapids?
- No. 49546 is one southeast mail key. Other Kent County ZIPs are separate roll-ups. Committees that file 49546 can be part of $14,578,747. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a metro 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 49546 totals?
- The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,578,747 and 30,227 lines for ZIP 49546. 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 | DEVOS, RICHARD | $2,520,207 | 269 | AMWAY CORP | — | 1980–2014 |
| 2 | ANDEL, JAY VAN | $2,068,500 | 17 | AMWAY CORP | — | 1980–2004 |
| 3 | DE VOS, RICHARD M | $952,063 | 54 | AMWAY CORP | — | 1980–2004 |
| 4 | HUNTING, JOHN | $900,260 | 396 | INVESTOR | — | 1980–2014 |
| 5 | HIBMA, DANIEL | $763,319 | 37 | HOUSEWIFE | — | 1990–2014 |
| 6 | GABY, RICHARD D | $752,772 | 53 | A K RIKKS | — | 1990–2014 |
| 7 | HUNTING, JOHN R | $708,898 | 335 | DYER-IBES FOUNDATION | — | 1980–2014 |
| 8 | DEVOS, RICHARD M MR | $615,100 | 43 | AMWAY CORP | — | 1986–2014 |
| 9 | JANDERNOA, MICHAEL | $352,027 | 182 | PERRIGO | — | 1990–2014 |
| 10 | VAN ANDEL, JAY | $333,762 | 95 | AMWAY CORP | — | 1980–2004 |
| 11 | JANDERNOA, MICHAEL J | $331,192 | 59 | L PERRIGO CO | — | 1988–2014 |
| 12 | JANDERNOA, MICHAEL J MR | $330,950 | 36 | L PERRIGO CO | — | 1990–2014 |
| 13 | DEVOS, RICHARD M. MR. JR. | $328,400 | 20 | — | RETIRED | 2004–2014 |
| 14 | STUART, ALEXANDER | $311,750 | 90 | RETIRED | — | 1980–2014 |
| 15 | COOK, PETER C | $290,750 | 186 | IMPORT MOTORS INC | — | 1980–2010 |
| 16 | DE VOS, HELEN J | $288,000 | 13 | HOUSE WIFE | — | 1980–2000 |
| 17 | DEVOS, DANIEL G. MR. | $287,300 | 40 | — | — | 2002–2014 |
| 18 | CLARK, ROBERT G | $275,478 | 71 | CLARK FOOD BROKERS | — | 1980–2014 |
| 19 | DEVOS, DOUGLAS L MR. | $273,100 | 42 | AMWAY CORPORATION | EXECUTIVE | 2004–2014 |
| 20 | DEVOS, HELEN | $271,295 | 113 | HOUSE WIFE | — | 1980–2014 |
| 21 | CAMPBELL, WILLIAM | $252,055 | 297 | SELF-EMPLOYED | — | 1984–2014 |
| 22 | DEVOS, DOUG | $242,600 | 30 | AMWAY | — | 1990–2014 |
| 23 | DEVOS, HELEN J MRS | $238,550 | 32 | — | — | 1988–2014 |
| 24 | ELLIS, ROBERT | $237,801 | 387 | — | — | 1984–2014 |
| 25 | DEVOS, RICHARD M MR. SR. | $205,400 | 27 | RETIRED | RETIRED | 2004–2014 |