Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014 (Open Secrets)

[pintobean]

Here's the top 25. There are 156 organizations listed at the link.

Home / Influence & Lobbying / Organizations / Heavy Hitters / Heavy Hitters List

Rank Organization Total '89-'12 Dem % Repub %
1 ActBlue $97,192,340 99% 0%
2 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,667,379 81% 1%
3 AT&T Inc $56,449,317 41% 57%
4 National Education Assn $53,594,488 61% 4%
5 National Assn of Realtors $51,207,902 44% 47%
6 Goldman Sachs $44,847,951 53% 44%
7 Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $44,478,789 92% 1%
8 United Auto Workers $41,667,858 71% 0%
9 Carpenters & Joiners Union $39,260,371 74% 9%
10 Service Employees International Union $38,395,690 84% 2%
11 Laborers Union $37,494,010 85% 7%
12 American Federation of Teachers $36,713,325 89% 0%
13 Communications Workers of America $36,188,135 86% 0%
14 Teamsters Union $36,123,209 88% 5%
15 JPMorgan Chase & Co $34,527,277 48% 51%
16 United Food & Commercial Workers Union $33,756,550 86% 0%
17 United Parcel Service $32,214,128 35% 64%
18 Citigroup Inc $32,198,122 48% 50%
19 National Auto Dealers Assn $31,818,910 31% 68%
20 Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union $31,313,097 98% 1%
21 EMILY's List $31,267,654 98% 0%
22 American Bankers Assn $31,135,202 36% 63%
23 AFL-CIO $30,938,977 61% 3%
24 American Medical Assn $29,990,879 40% 59%
25 Microsoft Corp $29,245,015 55% 43%

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php

[Laelth]

1. That's very interesting. Thanks for posting. k&r for exposure. n/t

-Laelth

[Le Taz Hot]

2. Interesting.

I find it interesting that a good portion of the Top 25 donors donate overwhelmingly to the Democrats, yet, actual legislation during that time has gone, undeniably, to the advantage of major corporations and away from legislation that benefits the average American resident.

A puzzlement.

[bemildred]

3. We don't seem to be getting much bang for our buck there, do we?

Somebody needs to look into the union leadership. That's a lot of money.

[pintobean]

4. It tells me something I already knew.

Unions are taken for granted.

[bemildred]

5. And who allows that? Who makes those decisions to give money away for nothing?

Would Jamie Dimon do that?

[pintobean]

7. I guess they're afraid

of what would happen if they turned off the spigots. I say shut them off until we get some respect and some results.

[bemildred]

8. That works.

We still need leaders with some fire in the belly. (edit: like you say ...)

[highmindedhavi]

6. Banks/Wall St got their moneys worth from both parties

TARP funds in the billions, no jail time and richer than ever.

[jsr]

10. Helluva deal.

[lpbk2713]

9. Per the link Verizon is at #34 but should be a lot higher

Tracking of the name "Verizon" doesn't start until the company was formed in Y2K from the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic. They should most likely be right up there in the top five with AT&T.