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.

LEGEND:   Republican    Democrat    On the fence
	= Between 40% and 59% to both parties = Leans Dem/Repub (60%-69%) = Strongly Dem/Repub (70%-89%) = Solidly Dem/Repub (over 90%)

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.

Rank	Organization	Total '89-'12	Dem %	Repub %	Tilt
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%
26	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$28,976,510	35%	64%
27	Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$28,491,678	36%	63%
28	General Electric	$27,741,628	47%	51%
29	National Assn of Home Builders	$27,509,880	34%	65%
30	Lockheed Martin	$27,246,173	42%	57%
31	Bank of America	$26,822,749	41%	57%
32	National Assn of Letter Carriers	$26,106,359	84%	9%
33	Morgan Stanley	$26,074,770	42%	56%
34	Verizon Communications	$25,490,499	40%	59%
35	Deloitte LLP	$24,979,333	35%	63%
36	Time Warner	$24,463,922	72%	25%
37	Newsweb Corp	$24,387,371	41%	0%
38	Credit Union National Assn	$24,056,155	47%	51%
39	Plumbers & Pipefitters Union	$23,886,248	85%	4%
40	Altria Group	$23,750,298	28%	70%
41	Ernst & Young	$23,114,243	42%	57%
42	Operating Engineers Union	$23,036,848	82%	14%
43	International Assn of Fire Fighters	$22,963,260	79%	16%
44	American Hospital Assn	$22,909,326	52%	46%
45	PricewaterhouseCoopers	$22,461,596	35%	64%
46	Sheet Metal Workers Union	$22,372,978	95%	2%
47	American Dental Assn	$21,791,508	44%	54%
48	Boeing Co	$21,502,737	46%	52%
49	UBS AG	$21,354,742	40%	58%
50	Comcast Corp	$20,603,390	57%	42%
51	AFLAC Inc	$19,822,809	43%	56%
52	National Rifle Assn	$19,771,191	17%	82%
53	Pfizer Inc	$19,699,869	35%	64%
54	Northrop Grumman	$19,633,964	42%	57%
55	Union Pacific Corp	$19,617,968	27%	72%
56	Air Line Pilots Assn	$19,538,047	83%	16%
57	Honeywell International	$19,447,557	44%	54%
58	Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors	$19,305,624	41%	58%
59	Koch Industries	$18,083,948	8%	90%
60	American Postal Workers Union	$17,957,308	86%	2%
61	American Assn for Justice	$17,581,358	80%	3%
62	FedEx Corp	$17,506,083	39%	60%
63	Ironworkers Union	$17,386,345	92%	6%
64	Club for Growth	$17,271,352	0%	95%
65	Credit Suisse Group	$17,191,340	41%	57%
66	United Transportation Union	$17,096,750	87%	11%
67	New York Life Insurance	$16,898,487	49%	50%
68	Raytheon Co	$16,864,289	44%	55%
69	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$16,552,363	47%	52%
70	General Dynamics	$16,549,202	46%	53%
71	Akin, Gump et al	$16,463,510	61%	37%
72	United Steelworkers	$16,426,444	99%	0%
73	American Institute of CPAs	$15,952,635	41%	58%
74	National Air Traffic Controllers Assn	$15,883,050	77%	20%
75	Chevron	$15,826,864	19%	64%
76	Anheuser-Busch	$15,612,613	48%	51%
77	Reynolds American	$15,574,198	22%	77%
78	Exxon Mobil	$15,220,537	13%	85%
79	KPMG LLP	$15,112,328	34%	65%
80	National Cable & Telecommunications Assn	$15,048,560	47%	51%
81	DLA Piper	$14,902,117	68%	31%
82	Merrill Lynch	$14,865,217	37%	62%
83	Wal-Mart Stores	$14,851,004	32%	67%
84	GlaxoSmithKline	$14,625,493	30%	69%
85	CSX Corp	$14,118,661	34%	65%
86	Walt Disney Co	$14,104,107	68%	30%
87	News Corp	$13,917,083	58%	41%
88	American Financial Group	$13,910,355	15%	73%
89	Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America	$13,731,200	34%	64%
90	American Health Care Assn	$13,727,858	51%	48%
91	Wells Fargo	$13,639,116	36%	61%
92	Associated Builders & Contractors	$13,577,082	1%	98%
93	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance	$13,565,554	38%	60%
94	University of California	$13,552,056	89%	9%
95	American Crystal Sugar	$13,309,209	61%	37%
96	WPP Group	$13,257,197	53%	45%
97	American Society of Anesthesiologists	$13,166,537	41%	58%
98	Prudential Financial	$13,051,316	49%	50%
99	Southern Co	$12,973,439	29%	70%
100	National Restaurant Assn	$12,605,181	16%	83%
101	Securities Industry & Financial Mkt Assn	$12,438,248	40%	59%
102	Human Rights Campaign	$12,148,422	89%	8%
103	MetLife Inc	$12,038,047	51%	47%
104	American Optometric Assn	$12,034,433	57%	42%
105	Home Depot	$11,900,495	25%	74%
106	American Academy of Ophthalmology	$11,895,708	50%	49%
107	Natl Active & Retired Fed Employees Assn	$11,802,200	78%	21%
108	Saban Capital Group	$11,683,172	89%	0%
109	Eli Lilly & Co	$11,651,455	31%	67%
110	United Technologies	$11,577,894	45%	52%
111	General Motors	$11,281,497	38%	60%
112	Associated General Contractors	$11,198,897	14%	85%
113	Painters & Allied Trades Union	$11,081,080	85%	12%
114	National Assn of Broadcasters	$11,051,822	44%	55%
115	American Maritime Officers	$11,019,831	46%	53%
116	UST Inc	$10,930,093	22%	77%
117	Ford Motor Co	$10,739,089	38%	60%
118	Skadden, Arps et al	$10,700,094	77%	22%
119	BellSouth Corp	$10,680,784	43%	56%
120	AIG	$10,548,621	49%	50%
121	Seafarers International Union	$10,449,415	83%	15%
122	Exelon Corp	$10,448,670	43%	56%
123	National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare	$10,391,306	82%	17%
124	Independent Community Bankers of America	$10,367,285	42%	57%
125	Amway/Alticor Inc	$10,312,313	0%	97%
126	Freddie Mac	$10,294,709	43%	56%
127	MBNA Corp	$10,282,913	16%	83%
128	Patton Boggs LLP	$10,134,606	71%	27%
129	American Airlines	$10,071,131	43%	55%
130	American Trucking Assns	$9,975,648	27%	72%
131	American Physical Therapy Assn	$9,795,983	49%	50%
132	Lehman Brothers	$9,729,764	52%	46%
133	Blackstone Group	$9,658,975	46%	51%
134	National Fedn of Independent Business	$9,616,283	6%	93%
135	Greenberg Traurig LLP	$9,546,903	62%	37%
136	Transport Workers Union	$9,531,899	95%	4%
137	American Council of Life Insurers	$9,454,728	38%	61%
138	Amalgamated Transit Union	$9,453,918	93%	6%
139	Harvard University	$9,436,590	87%	12%
140	Archer Daniels Midland	$9,394,067	42%	57%
141	Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn	$9,337,413	43%	56%
142	Fannie Mae	$9,140,977	53%	46%
143	National Rural Letter Carriers Assn	$9,021,100	71%	28%
144	Wachovia Corp	$8,575,944	30%	69%
145	National Cmte for an Effective Congress	$8,447,690	99%	0%
146	Interpublic Group	$8,286,183	66%	32%
147	Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn	$8,155,379	73%	25%
148	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$7,926,699	23%	76%
149	MCI Inc	$7,659,226	45%	54%
150	Bear Stearns	$7,280,973	55%	43%
151	BP	$6,843,520	30%	69%
152	Enron Corp	$6,544,528	28%	71%
153	Andersen	$6,267,045	37%	62%
154	Vivendi	$6,037,717	60%	33%
155	MGM Resorts International	$5,831,055	45%	47%
156	Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp	$5,089,791	39%	60%

Based on data released by the FEC on December 16, 2013.

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