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What It Takes To Win
Understanding the Fundraising Landscape in Pennsylvania
Brainstorming
• Which individuals or organizations are the major contributors to progressive campaigns in your area?
Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania• What It Takes To Win
– State Representative• Winner - $100,649• Loser - $51,336
– State Senate• Winner - $198,436• Loser - $76,120
– Pittsburgh City Council – Range from $50,000 to $500,000
– Pittsburgh School Board – Range from $10,000 to $75,000
Western PennsylvaniaLargest Foundations in Pittsburgh*
Foundation Annual Awards
Richard King Mellon $91 million
Howard Heinz Endowment $45 million
McCune $28 million
Vira Heinz Endowment $24 million
Pittsburgh Foundation $22 million
*Data for 2000
Central Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania• What It Takes To Win
– State Representative• Winner - $71,610• Loser - $29,695
– State Senate• Winner - $226,463• Loser - $19,911
– Harrisburg City Council – Range from $5,000 - $10,000
– Major City Mayoral Race - $20,000 - $30,000
Eastern Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania• What It Takes To Win
– State Representative• Winner - $116,295• Loser - $48,906
– State Senate• Winner - $335,491• Loser - $139,924• Philadelphia Winner - $372,696
– Philadelphia City Council• District Seat - $200,000 to $300,000• At-Large Race - $500,000
Eastern PennsylvaniaLargest Foundations Awarding in Philadelphia*
Foundation Annual Awards
Annenberg $240 million
William Penn $47 million
Pew Charitable Trusts $42 million
Abramson Family $16 million
Robert Wood Johnson $22 million
*Data for 2002
Statewide
Statewide Look
PennsylvaniaMoney Summary, 2009-2010
Category Total RankTotal Itemized Contributions †
$31,308,955 7
Total to Democrats $18,879,108 8Percent to Democrats 60.3% 12
Total to Republicans $12,262,185 8
Percent to Republicans 39.2% 39
Individual donations ($200+)*
$33,772,547 7
Soft money donations $10,000 7
PAC donations $4,960,584 7
Statewide LookContributions by Zip Code
Statewide LookContributions by Zip Code
Contributions to Democrats
Contributions to Republicans
Top Donors In the StateComcast Corp $3,051,402United Steelworkers $1,290,200Bank of New York Mellon $567,280Cozen & O'Connor $496,176Bayer AG $417,250Berger & Montague $400,142AmerisourceBergen Corp $394,060PPL Corp $373,700Vanguard Group $340,132US Steel $335,975Federated Investors Inc $311,920University of Pennsylvania $309,213Duane Morris LLP $298,958Genesis HealthCare $285,650Susquehanna International Group $267,100
Toll Brothers Inc $246,325We the People PAC $235,700Ace Ltd $234,900John Templeton Foundation $234,900Blank Rome LLP $216,850
Leading Industries In the State
Employer Listed/Category Unknown $9,622,213
Lawyers/Law Firms $8,148,872
Retired $5,294,659
TV/Movies/Music $3,549,652
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $2,206,482
Real Estate $2,010,652
Securities & Investment $1,963,178
Health Professionals $1,829,286
Homemakers/Non-income earners $1,615,213
Industrial Unions $1,431,600
Internet Resources
• FollowtheMoney.org• Opensecrets.org• Fec.gov• Phila-records.com/campaign-finance/• Openbookpittsburgh.com• Foundationcenter.org• Charitynavigator.org
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