Thursday, August 16, 2012

Romney's Top Contributors


Because of contribution limits, organizations that bundle together many individual contributions are often among the top donors to presidential candidates. These contributions can come from the organization's members or employees (and their families). The organization may support one candidate, or hedge its bets by supporting multiple candidates. Groups with national networks of donors - like EMILY's List and Club for Growth - make for particularly big bundlers.
Goldman Sachs$636,080
JPMorgan Chase & Co$502,874
Morgan Stanley$476,300
Bank of America$465,850
Credit Suisse Group$421,310
Citigroup Inc$345,265
Barclays$322,400
Kirkland & Ellis$295,042
Wells Fargo$276,700
Deloitte LLP$250,510
PricewaterhouseCoopers$246,700
UBS AG$240,000
HIG Capital$219,495
Blackstone Group$213,800
Bain Capital$164,000
Elliott Management$162,825
General Electric$150,000
Marriott International$137,827
Bain & Co$137,300
Ernst & Young$134,425



Total$123,734,813