2016 Top Donors to Outside Spending Groups
These are the top individuals and organizations spending their money to influence your vote. That is, these are the top DISCLOSED donors. Some categories of outside spenders, such as 501(c)(4) groups, are not required to disclose the identities of their contributors.
Note # 7==Hendricks Holding Company
These figures are from: http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/summ.php?cycle=2016&disp=D&type=O&superonly=S
Top Organizations + Employees Funding Super PACs
Rank
Donor
Total
To Conservs
To Liberals
% to Conservs
% to Liberals
1
Wilks Brothers
$15,000,000
$15,000,000
$0
100%
0%
2
Renaissance Technologies
$12,250,000
$12,250,000
$0
100%
0%
3
Caprock Partners
$10,000,000
$10,000,000
$0
100%
0%
4
Energy Transfer Partners
$6,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
5
Braman Motorcars
$5,100,000
$5,100,000
$0
100%
0%
6
Fahr LLC
$5,083,489
$0
$5,083,489
0%
100%
7
Hendricks Holding Co
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$0
100%
0%
8
Uline Inc
$3,450,000
$3,150,000
$0
100%
0%
9
Mountaire Corp
$3,055,000
$50,000
$0
100%
0%
10
Oracle Corp
$3,025,350
$3,025,350
$0
100%
0%
11
MBF Healthcare Partners
$3,020,520
$3,020,520
$0
100%
0%
12
Houston Texans
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
100%
0%
13
Elliott Management
$2,855,513
$1,855,513
$0
100%
0%
14
Leon Medical Centers
$2,550,000
$2,550,000
$0
100%
0%
15
Rooney Holdings
$2,281,706
$2,281,706
$0
100%
0%
16
Susquehanna International Group
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
$0
100%
0%
17
Hunt Companies
$2,075,000
$2,075,000
$0
100%
0%
18
Soros Fund Management
$2,035,500
$30,500
$2,000,000
2%
98%
19
Chief Oil & Gas
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
100%
0%
19
Fair Share Action
$2,000,000
$0
$2,000,000
0%
100%
19
Marcus Foundation
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
19
Saban Capital Group
$2,000,000
$0
$2,000,000
0%
100%
19
Stewart & Stevenson
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
100%
0%
24
Chartwell Partners
$1,664,750
$1,659,750
$0
100%
0%
25
Oberndorf Enterprises
$1,511,896
$1,511,896
$0
100%
0%
26
Carpenters & Joiners Union
$1,507,973
$0
$1,507,973
0%
100%
27
Access Industries
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$0
100%
0%
27
Charles Schwab & Co
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$0
100%
0%
27
Paloma Partners
$1,500,000
$0
$1,500,000
0%
100%
30
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union
$1,498,054
$0
$1,498,054
0%
100%
31
United Steelworkers
$1,399,030
$0
$0
0%
0%
32
Cooperative of American Physicians
$1,310,245
$0
$0
0%
0%
33
American Pacific International Capital
$1,300,000
$1,300,000
$0
100%
0%
34
NextEra Energy
$1,281,000
$1,031,000
$0
100%
0%
35
Angel Investors
$1,254,000
$1,254,000
$0
100%
0%
36
Oakmont Corp
$1,155,000
$1,150,000
$0
100%
0%
37
Sequoia Capital
$1,154,677
$1,154,677
$0
100%
0%
38
Stephens Inc
$1,125,000
$1,125,000
$0
100%
0%
39
Tiger Management
$1,110,000
$1,110,000
$0
100%
0%
40
Jackson Healthcare
$1,102,011
$1,102,011
$0
100%
0%
41
RagingWire Enterprise Solutions
$1,100,000
$1,100,000
$0
100%
0%
42
AFL-CIO
$1,085,000
$0
$1,085,000
0%
100%
43
Point72 Asset Management
$1,077,000
$1,010,000
$0
100%
0%
44
Kinder Foundation
$1,054,329
$1,004,329
$0
100%
0%
45
Freeman Spogli & Co
$1,050,000
$1,050,000
$0
100%
0%
46
Franklin Resources
$1,035,000
$1,010,000
$0
100%
0%
46
Kinder Morgan Inc
$1,035,000
$1,035,000
$0
100%
0%
48
Edison Chouest Offshore
$1,025,000
$1,025,000
$0
100%
0%
49
Moore Capital Management
$1,010,000
$1,010,000
$0
100%
0%
50
Fireman Capital Partners
$1,005,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
51
Hoffman Partners
$1,003,067
$1,003,067
$0
100%
0%
52
Clinical Medical Services Inc
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
52
DreamWorks Animation SKG
$1,000,000
$0
$1,000,000
0%
100%
52
DreamWorks SKG
$1,000,000
$0
$1,000,000
0%
100%
52
Environment America
$1,000,000
$0
$1,000,000
0%
100%
52
Herb & Marion Sandler/Sandler Foundation
$1,000,000
$0
$1,000,000
0%
100%
52
Jasper Reserves LLC
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
52
MacAndrews & Forbes
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
52
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
100%
0%
52
UA Political Education Cmte
$1,000,000
$0
$1,000,000
0%
100%
61
Blackstone Group
$963,500
$355,000
$0
100%
0%
62
Barbara Lee Family Foundation
$816,919
$0
$816,919
0%
100%
63
Innovative Interfaces Inc
$800,000
$0
$800,000
0%
100%
64
National Education Assn
$768,466
$0
$768,466
0%
100%
65
KKR & Co
$750,571
$750,571
$0
100%
0%
66
Bay Area Lyme Foundation
$750,000
$0
$750,000
0%
100%
66
DE Shaw Research
$750,000
$0
$750,000
0%
100%
66
Medley Partners
$750,000
$0
$750,000
0%
100%
66
Progressive Women Silicon Valley
$750,000
$0
$750,000
0%
100%
66
Quicken Loans
$750,000
$750,000
$0
100%
0%
66
Sallyport Investments
$750,000
$750,000
$0
100%
0%
72
Duchossois Group
$700,000
$695,000
$0
100%
0%
72
Hunter Global Investors
$700,000
$700,000
$0
100%
0%
74
NextGen Climate Action
$685,348
$0
$685,348
0%
100%
75
Clear Path Foundation
$674,975
$149,975
$0
100%
0%
76
Citadel LLC
$650,000
$450,000
$0
100%
0%
76
Cushman & Wakefield
$650,000
$645,000
$0
100%
0%
78
LPL Investment Group
$605,000
$600,000
$0
100%
0%
79
Silver Eagle Distributors
$600,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
80
Barclays
$572,461
$572,461
$0
100%
0%
81
Harbour Group
$560,000
$550,000
$0
100%
0%
82
US Sugar
$555,000
$555,000
$0
100%
0%
83
Greylock Partners
$550,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
83
JW Childs Assoc
$550,000
$450,000
$0
100%
0%
83
Satter Investment Management
$550,000
$550,000
$0
100%
0%
86
Bouchard Transportation
$525,000
$525,000
$0
100%
0%
87
Bridger Capital Management
$515,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
88
Fayez Sarofim & Co
$514,162
$514,162
$0
100%
0%
89
Carlyle Group
$510,250
$510,250
$0
100%
0%
90
Johnson Co
$501,604
$501,604
$0
100%
0%
91
Bad Robot Productions
$500,000
$0
$500,000
0%
100%
91
Bohemian Foundation
$500,000
$0
$500,000
0%
100%
91
Carnival Corp
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
91
First Tuesday Media
$500,000
$0
$500,000
0%
100%
91
Herschend Family Entertainment
$500,000
$0
$0
0%
0%
91
Holt Companies
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
91
Keep The Promise I
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
91
L Brands
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
91
Midland Energy
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
91
Privet Fund Management
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
91
Third Point LLC
$500,000
$500,000
$0
100%
0%
102
Buckley Muething Capital Management
$461,000
$450,000
$0
100%
0%
103
Peace River Citrus Products
$450,000
$450,000
$0
100%
0%
104
Democratic Governors Assn
$443,745
$0
$443,745
0%
100%
105
American Federation of Teachers
$441,318
$0
$441,318
0%
100%
106
National Assn of Realtors
$428,872
$0
$0
0%
0%
107
Jon Stryker Architecture
$425,000
$0
$425,000
0%
100%
108
Apollo Global Management
$400,000
$400,000
$0
100%
0%
108
Bluff Point Assoc
$400,000
$300,000
$0
100%
0%
108
ETC Capital
$400,000
$400,000
$0
100%
0%
108
Great Lakes Region, Laborers' Political
$400,000
$0
$400,000
0%
100%
112
Goldman Sachs
$399,550
$291,000
$100,000
74%
26%
113
Publix Super Markets
$360,000
$360,000
$0
100%
0%
114
Welsh, Carson et al
$355,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
115
Edwards Group
$353,000
$353,000
$0
100%
0%
116
eScription Inc
$350,000
$0
$350,000
0%
100%
116
Freeport-McMoRan
$350,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
116
Highfields Capital Management
$350,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
119
BDT Capital Partners
$310,178
$310,178
$0
100%
0%
120
Kojaian Companies
$310,123
$310,123
$0
100%
0%
121
Providence Equity Partners
$310,000
$310,000
$0
100%
0%
122
Cerberus Capital Management
$307,500
$307,500
$0
100%
0%
123
Windway Capital
$305,000
$305,000
$0
100%
0%
124
Kongregate
$300,953
$0
$0
0%
0%
125
Ariel Corp
$300,000
$300,000
$0
100%
0%
125
Fair Share
$300,000
$0
$300,000
0%
100%
125
Research Affiliates LLC
$300,000
$300,000
$0
100%
0%
125
Universal Truckload Services
$300,000
$300,000
$0
100%
0%
129
Cinemark USA
$290,000
$290,000
$0
100%
0%
130
Anheuser-Busch
$282,000
$257,000
$0
100%
0%
131
Boyden Gray & Assoc
$275,000
$275,000
$0
100%
0%
131
Evercore Partners
$275,000
$25,000
$250,000
9%
91%
131
Harrison Street Real Estate Capital
$275,000
$275,000
$0
100%
0%
131
New Vernon Capital
$275,000
$275,000
$0
100%
0%
135
Angelo, Gordon & Co
$271,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
136
Invemed Assoc
$265,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
137
AG Hill Partners
$260,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
137
Encap Investments
$260,000
$260,000
$0
100%
0%
139
WS Farish & Co
$256,250
$256,250
$0
100%
0%
140
Appaloosa Management
$255,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
140
Hilcorp Energy
$255,000
$255,000
$0
100%
0%
140
Public Service Enterprise Group
$255,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
143
Communications Workers of America
$250,911
$0
$250,911
0%
100%
144
American Trim
$250,000
$0
$0
0%
0%
144
Atlantic Automotive Group
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Bauman Foundation
$250,000
$0
$250,000
0%
100%
144
BLS Investments
$250,000
$0
$250,000
0%
100%
144
Complete Medical Project Management LLC
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Consultant/Corporate Dir
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Depot Landmark LLC
$250,000
$0
$250,000
0%
100%
144
Dodge & Cox
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Epoch Properties
$250,000
$0
$250,000
0%
100%
144
George E Warren Corp
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Impala Asset Management
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
InterSystems Corp
$250,000
$0
$250,000
0%
100%
144
Mapleton Investments
$250,000
$0
$250,000
0%
100%
144
Mason Capital Management
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
MCNA Dental Plans
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
NCL America
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Partners for Our Children
$250,000
$0
$0
0%
0%
144
Paulson & Co
$250,000
$245,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Penske Corp
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Republican Governors Assn
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Ryan LLC
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Steele Financial Corp
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Strand Partners
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
V3 Hotels
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
W&T Offshore
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
WellMed Medical Management
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
144
Westrock Capital Partners
$250,000
$250,000
$0
100%
0%
171
Related Group
$245,000
$245,000
$0
100%
0%
172
Acadian Companies
$244,322
$244,322
$0
100%
0%
173
News America
$236,500
$231,500
$0
100%
0%
174
Baupost Group
$230,000
$125,000
$0
100%
0%
175
Acosta Sales & Marketing
$225,000
$225,000
$0
100%
0%
175
Highbridge Capital Management
$225,000
$225,000
$0
100%
0%
177
Duquesne Family Office
$218,375
$203,375
$0
100%
0%
178
Ji Kislak Inc
$218,000
$218,000
$0
100%
0%
179
Bank of America
$216,150
$205,500
$250
100%
0%
180
Reyes Holdings
$210,000
$210,000
$0
100%
0%
181
Laborers Union
$208,129
$210,000
($1,871)
101%
-1%
182
Copart Inc
$205,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
183
Bloomberg Lp
$204,482
$0
$0
0%
0%
184
NVR Inc
$204,000
$204,000
$0
100%
0%
185
CIT Group
$200,500
$200,500
$0
100%
0%
186
Accel Partners
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Air Line Pilots Assn
$200,000
$0
$200,000
0%
100%
186
American Federation of Teachers Afl-Cio Cmte
$200,000
$0
$200,000
0%
100%
186
Black Diamond Group
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Cocar Lending
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Commodore Partners
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Contran Corp
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Corbett Family Office
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
DFASS Group
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Fiduciary Management Inc
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
GEO Group
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Heartland Dental
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Maguire Oil Co
$200,000
$150,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Prescott Investors
$200,000
$100,000
$0
100%
0%
186
RJI Capital
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Services Group of America
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
Suburban Automotive Consultants Inc
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
West Main Street Value Pac
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
186
West Main Street Values
$200,000
$200,000
$0
100%
0%
*Partisan tilt: To view the color chart for individual donors go to the website: http://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/summ.php?cycle=2016&disp=D&type=O&superonly=S
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Solidly Democrat/Liberal
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Leans Democrat/Liberal
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Solidly Republican/Conservative
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Leans Republican/Conservative
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On the fence
Methodological Note: This page includes donations to the outside spending groups that can accept unlimited contributions. This includes "super PACs", earmarked donations that are reported by 501c non-profit organizations and earmarked donations reported by 527 organizations that use the contributions explicitly for electioneering communications or independent expenditures. This page does not include donations to political action committees.
