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| niversity of California | $1,350,139 |
| Microsoft Corp | $815,645 |
| Google Inc | $804,249 |
| US Government | $736,722 |
| Harvard University | $680,918 |
| US Dept of State | $638,237 |
| Kaiser Permanente | $592,761 |
| Stanford University | $532,246 |
| Columbia University | $478,123 |
| Deloitte LLP | $458,275 |
| Time Warner | $447,521 |
| DLA Piper | $415,390 |
| US Dept of Justice | $402,280 |
| Sidley Austin LLP | $400,671 |
| US Dept of Health & Human Services | $391,978 |
| IBM Corp | $370,491 |
| Walt Disney Co | $369,598 |
| New York University | $357,822 |
| University of Chicago | $354,282 |
| University of Michigan | $351,118 |
Percent of Contributions Coded 
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Coded | $234,577,153 | (75%) |
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Uncoded | $80,350,297 | (26%) |
| Total | $314,927,450 |
Why (and How) We Use Donors' Employer/Occupation Information
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2012 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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| Goldman Sachs | $1,045,454 |
| Bank of America | $1,017,652 |
| Morgan Stanley | $920,805 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $835,596 |
| Wells Fargo | $693,576 |
| Credit Suisse Group | $645,620 |
| Deloitte LLP | $615,874 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | $523,041 |
| Citigroup Inc | $491,249 |
| UBS AG | $464,760 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | $456,900 |
| Barclays | $446,000 |
| Ernst & Young | $390,992 |
| HIG Capital | $382,904 |
| Blackstone Group | $378,025 |
| General Electric | $343,875 |
| EMC Corp | $320,679 |
| Elliott Management | $315,925 |
| Bain Capital | $288,470 |
| Rothman Institute | $259,500 |
Percent of Contributions Coded
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Coded | $254,201,293 | (71%) |
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Uncoded | $102,273,887 | (29%) |
| Total | $356,475,180 |
Why (and How) We Use Donors' Employer/Occupation Information
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2012 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Monday, March 25, 2013.
("Help! The numbers don't add up...")
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center: info@crp.org
