Monday, February 17, 2014

WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?

Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014

Totals include reported contributions from PACs and individuals affiliated with Heavy Hitter organizations, which are defined as the top overall donors to candidates, parties, Leadership PACs and other committees. Contributions to outside groups like super PACs do not factor into an organization's designation as a Heavy Hitter, however the totals below do include contributions by Heavy Hitters to such groups, as well as contributions to candidates, parties, Leadership PACs and other committees. Furthermore, the totals do not include contributions to politically active nonprofits, which are not disclosed to the public. For a full list of top top overall donors by cycle, independent of Heavy Hitters status, go here.

Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% as money can be given to third party
candidates or outside spending groups and PACs not affiliated with either party.
RankOrganizationTotal '89-'12Dem %Repub %Tilt
1ActBlue$97,192,34099%0%  
2American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees$60,667,37981%1% 
3AT&T Inc$56,449,31741%57%
4National Education Assn$53,594,48861%4%
5National Assn of Realtors$51,207,90244%47%
6Goldman Sachs$44,847,95153%44%
7Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$44,478,78992%1%  
8United Auto Workers$41,667,85871%0% 
9Carpenters & Joiners Union$39,260,37174%9% 
10Service Employees International Union$38,395,69084%2% 
11Laborers Union$37,494,01085%7% 
12American Federation of Teachers$36,713,32589%0% 
13Communications Workers of America$36,188,13586%0% 
14Teamsters Union$36,123,20988%5% 
15JPMorgan Chase & Co$34,527,27748%51%
16United Food & Commercial Workers Union$33,756,55086%0% 
17United Parcel Service$32,214,12835%64%
18Citigroup Inc$32,198,12248%50%
19National Auto Dealers Assn$31,818,91031%68%
20Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union$31,313,09798%1%  
21EMILY's List$31,267,65498%0%  
22American Bankers Assn$31,135,20236%63%
23AFL-CIO$30,938,97761%3%
24American Medical Assn$29,990,87940%59%
25Microsoft Corp$29,245,01555%43%
26National Beer Wholesalers Assn$28,976,51035%64%
27Blue Cross/Blue Shield$28,491,67836%63%
28General Electric$27,741,62847%51%
29National Assn of Home Builders$27,509,88034%65%
30Lockheed Martin$27,246,17342%57%
31Bank of America$26,822,74941%57%
32National Assn of Letter Carriers$26,106,35984%9% 
33Morgan Stanley$26,074,77042%56%
34Verizon Communications$25,490,49940%59%
35Deloitte LLP$24,979,33335%63%
36Time Warner$24,463,92272%25% 
37Newsweb Corp$24,387,37141%0%
38Credit Union National Assn$24,056,15547%51%
39Plumbers & Pipefitters Union$23,886,24885%4% 
40Altria Group$23,750,29828%70% 
41Ernst & Young$23,114,24342%57%
42Operating Engineers Union$23,036,84882%14% 
43International Assn of Fire Fighters$22,963,26079%16% 
44American Hospital Assn$22,909,32652%46%
45PricewaterhouseCoopers$22,461,59635%64%
46Sheet Metal Workers Union$22,372,97895%2%  
47American Dental Assn$21,791,50844%54%
48Boeing Co$21,502,73746%52%
49UBS AG$21,354,74240%58%
50Comcast Corp$20,603,39057%42%
51AFLAC Inc$19,822,80943%56%
52National Rifle Assn$19,771,19117%82% 
53Pfizer Inc$19,699,86935%64%
54Northrop Grumman$19,633,96442%57%
55Union Pacific Corp$19,617,96827%72% 
56Air Line Pilots Assn$19,538,04783%16% 
57Honeywell International$19,447,55744%54%
58Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors$19,305,62441%58%
59Koch Industries$18,083,9488%90%  
60American Postal Workers Union$17,957,30886%2% 
61American Assn for Justice$17,581,35880%3% 
62FedEx Corp$17,506,08339%60%
63Ironworkers Union$17,386,34592%6%  
64Club for Growth$17,271,3520%95%  
65Credit Suisse Group$17,191,34041%57%
66United Transportation Union$17,096,75087%11% 
67New York Life Insurance$16,898,48749%50%
68Raytheon Co                             $16,864,28944%55%
69National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn$16,552,36347%52%
70General Dynamics$16,549,20246%53%
71Akin, Gump et al$16,463,51061%37%
72United Steelworkers$16,426,44499%0%  
73American Institute of CPAs$15,952,63541%58%
74National Air Traffic Controllers Assn$15,883,05077%20% 
75Chevron$15,826,86419%64%
76Anheuser-Busch$15,612,61348%51%
77Reynolds American$15,574,19822%77% 
78Exxon Mobil$15,220,53713%85% 
79KPMG LLP$15,112,32834%65%
80National Cable & Telecommunications Assn$15,048,56047%51%
81DLA Piper$14,902,11768%31%
82Merrill Lynch$14,865,21737%62%
83Wal-Mart Stores$14,851,00432%67%
84GlaxoSmithKline$14,625,49330%69%
85CSX Corp$14,118,66134%65%
86Walt Disney Co$14,104,10768%30%
87News Corp$13,917,08358%41%
88American Financial Group$13,910,35515%73% 
89Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America$13,731,20034%64%
90American Health Care Assn$13,727,85851%48%
91Wells Fargo$13,639,11636%61%
92Associated Builders & Contractors$13,577,0821%98%  
93Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance$13,565,55438%60%
94University of California$13,552,05689%9% 
95American Crystal Sugar$13,309,20961%37%
96WPP Group$13,257,19753%45%
97American Society of Anesthesiologists$13,166,53741%58%
98Prudential Financial$13,051,31649%50%
99Southern Co$12,973,43929%70% 
100National Restaurant Assn$12,605,18116%83% 
101Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn$12,438,24840%59%
102Human Rights Campaign$12,148,42289%8% 
103MetLife Inc$12,038,04751%47%
104American Optometric Assn$12,034,43357%42%
105Home Depot$11,900,49525%74% 
106American Academy of Ophthalmology$11,895,70850%49%
107Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn$11,802,20078%21% 
108Saban Capital Group$11,683,17289%0% 
109Eli Lilly & Co$11,651,45531%67%
110United Technologies$11,577,89445%52%
111General Motors$11,281,49738%60%
112Associated General Contractors$11,198,89714%85% 
113Painters & Allied Trades Union$11,081,08085%12% 
114National Assn of Broadcasters$11,051,82244%55%
115American Maritime Officers$11,019,83146%53%
116UST Inc$10,930,09322%77% 
117Ford Motor Co$10,739,08938%60%
118Skadden, Arps et al$10,700,09477%22% 
119BellSouth Corp$10,680,78443%56%
120AIG$10,548,62149%50%
121Seafarers International Union$10,449,41583%15% 
122Exelon Corp$10,448,67043%56%
123National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare$10,391,30682%17% 
124Independent Community Bankers of America$10,367,28542%57%
125Amway/Alticor Inc$10,312,3130%97%  
126Freddie Mac$10,294,70943%56%
127MBNA Corp$10,282,91316%83% 
128Patton Boggs LLP$10,134,60671%27% 
129American Airlines$10,071,13143%55%
130American Trucking Assns$9,975,64827%72% 
131American Physical Therapy Assn$9,795,98349%50%
132Lehman Brothers$9,729,76452%46%
133Blackstone Group$9,658,97546%51%
134National Fedn of Independent Business$9,616,2836%93%  
135Greenberg Traurig LLP$9,546,90362%37%
136Transport Workers Union$9,531,89995%4%  
137American Council of Life Insurers$9,454,72838%61%
138Amalgamated Transit Union$9,453,91893%6%  
139Harvard University$9,436,59087%12% 
140Archer Daniels Midland$9,394,06742%57%
141Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn$9,337,41343%56%
142Fannie Mae$9,140,97753%46%
143National Rural Letter Carriers Assn$9,021,10071%28% 
144Wachovia Corp$8,575,94430%69%
145National Cmte for an Effective Congress$8,447,69099%0%  
146Interpublic Group$8,286,18366%32%
147Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn$8,155,37973%25% 
148Bristol-Myers Squibb$7,926,69923%76% 
149MCI Inc$7,659,22645%54%
150Bear Stearns                            $7,280,97355%43%
151BP$6,843,52030%69%
152Enron Corp$6,544,52828%71% 
153Andersen$6,267,04537%62%
154Vivendi$6,037,71760%33%
155MGM Resorts International$5,831,05545%47%
156Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp$5,089,79139%60%
Based on data released by the FEC on December 16, 2013.

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