ZIP Code 60605
CHICAGO, IL
Total Donations
$14,840,347
Contributions
43,101
Unique Donors
0
$14.8M in FEC.gov itemized receipts list contributor ZIP 60605. The exact sum is $14,840,347 across 43,101 contributions. 60605 is a South Loop / Museum Campus-adjacent Chicago mail key on the Schedule A ZIP field. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that files 60605 can sit in the same total as a high-rise address.
Key figures
- ZIP 60605 FEC itemizations total $14,840,347 ($14.8M) across 43,101 contributions.
- The mean line is about $344; South Loop is not the whole Loop.
- This packet does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
South Loop is not the Loop and not Uptown
$14,840,347 divided by 43,101 is about $344 per itemized line. Chicago’s 60601–60606 cluster is easy to mash together. 60605 is one key, not 60601, not 60604, and not 60640. The packet has a dollar total and a contribution count. It does not have a unique-donor count.
Forty-three thousand one hundred one contributions is a working list. Condos, offices south of the Loop, and any committee that prints 60605 all add rows. Do not treat 43,101 as a census of the South Loop. LobbyVault does not treat $14,840,347 as a downtown civic score.
High-rises and committee suites share a ZIP field
A Michigan Avenue-south office and a Roosevelt-area residence can share 60605 when that is what the filer typed. $14,840,347 follows the form. Open the ZIP 60605 FEC page for named receipts. This guide will not split the 43,101 rows into household and office piles. Illinois state-office filings are a different dataset. Keep 60605 isolated unless you document a cluster of other downtown Chicago codes.
Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 60605: $14.8M →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 60605?
- FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 60605 total $14,840,347 across 43,101 contributions. The compact headline is $14.8M. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of the South Loop. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
- How many FEC contributions are tagged to ZIP 60605?
- LobbyVault counts 43,101 itemized contributions for ZIP 60605. 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 $14,840,347. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear. This packet still does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Does ZIP 60605 cover downtown Chicago?
- No. 60605 is one South Loop mail key. Other Loop and Near South ZIPs are separate roll-ups. Committees and office addresses that file 60605 can be part of $14,840,347. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a downtown or citywide book.
- Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 60605 totals?
- The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,840,347 and 43,101 lines for ZIP 60605. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and Illinois 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 | EYCHANER, FRED | $25,089,396 | 492 | WPWR-TV | — | 1984–2014 |
| 2 | ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, NATIONAL | $24,576,662 | 47 | CORPORATION | N/A | 2010–2016 |
| 3 | EYCHANER, FRED MR | $5,688,700 | 27 | NEWSWEB COMPANY | — | 1988–2012 |
| 4 | GRIFFIN, KENNETH C | $4,054,962 | 80 | WELLINGTON ASSOC | — | 1996–2014 |
| 5 | EYCHANER, FRED HORWICH | $3,000,000 | 2 | NEWSWEB CORPORATION | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS | 2012 |
| 6 | UNITED AIRLINES | $1,436,644 | 130 | — | — | 1992–2012 |
| 7 | ZELL, SAMUEL | $1,104,100 | 273 | REAL ESTATE | — | 1980–2014 |
| 8 | AT & T | $1,089,001 | 40 | — | — | 1992–2002 |
| 9 | HERRO, DAVID | $1,065,950 | 135 | HARRIS ASSOCIATES LP | — | 1994–2014 |
| 10 | RICKETTS, LAURA | $1,028,800 | 119 | ECOTRAVEL LLC | WEB SITE MANAGER | 2004–2014 |
| 11 | HERRO, DAVID G | $1,021,300 | 79 | HARRIS ASSOC LP | — | 1996–2014 |
| 12 | SACKS, MICHAEL J | $772,331 | 116 | — | — | 1990–2014 |
| 13 | AMOCO CORPORATION | $763,056 | 43 | — | — | 1992–2000 |
| 14 | CROWN, LESTER | $719,130 | 454 | MATERIAL SERVICE CORP | — | 1980–2014 |
| 15 | MEYER, NANCY | $703,117 | 361 | STUDENT | — | 1982–2014 |
| 16 | KEISER, MICHAEL | $702,600 | 358 | RECYDED PAPER PRODUT | — | 1984–2014 |
| 17 | GOTTLIEB, HOWARD L | $685,000 | 118 | SELF-EMPLOYED | — | 1984–2014 |
| 18 | HULL, M BLAIR | $632,412 | 145 | CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE | — | 1988–2014 |
| 19 | WILSON, WILLIAM | $614,700 | 506 | — | — | 1980–2014 |
| 20 | AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC | $613,237 | 93 | — | — | 1992–2014 |
| 21 | ILLINOIS STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IMPAC) | $599,810 | 76 | — | — | 1988–1996 |
| 22 | SILVERMAN, JEFFREY | $591,783 | 134 | PACIFIC COMMODITIES | — | 1980–2014 |
| 23 | HARRIS, IRVING B | $590,250 | 179 | STANDARD SHARES INC | — | 1980–2004 |
| 24 | KEISER, MICHAEL L | $580,750 | 333 | RECYCLED PAPER PRODUCTS | — | 1982–2014 |
| 25 | MANILOW, LEWIS | $579,506 | 273 | DEVOE SHADUR & KRUPP | — | 1980–2014 |