UNITED STATES: Major donors to the Republican convention

Major donors to the Republican convention

Organisation Total to convention Total soft money, PAC & individual contributions Dems Repubs

General Motors $1,000,000 $469,665 $126,550 $338,215

Microsoft Corp $1,000,000 $2,282,868 $1,143,014 $1,113,974

Bell Atlantic $1,000,000 $2,133,917 $811,245 $1,318,422

Ballard, Spahr et al $1,000,000 $42,650 $24,650 $18,000

Comcast Corp $1,000,000 $226,550 $73,800 $152,750

Motorola Inc $1,000,000 $284,313 $65,413 $216,650

Peco Energy $1,000,000 $99,300 $21,500 $77,800

AT&T $1,000,000 $2,897,523 $1,208,368 $1,685,452

SAP America $500,000 $10,764 $8125 $2300

American International Group $500,000 $774,362 $315,162 $456,700

Andersen Worldwide $500,000 $1,048,313 $269,065 $778,248

Blank, Rome et al $500,000 $304,555 $64,850 $239,705

Safeguard Scientifics $500,000 $21,000 $3000 $18,000

Tierney & Partners $500,000 $5000 $0 $5000

PepsiCo Inc $500,000 $421,375 $75,550 $344,575

US Airways $500,000 $306,070 $63,300 $242,520

Union Pacific Corp. $250,000 $907,584 $214,050 $692,254

DaimlerChrysler $250,000 $565,426 $142,015 $399,661

Global Crossing $250,000 $980,700 $393,500 $587,200

Hewlett-Packard $250,000 $79,391 $21,865 $55,276

Unisys Corp $250,000 $57,700 $5450 $52,250

Sunoco Inc $250,000 $122,425 $55,900 $66,525

SmithKline Beecham $250,000 $158,540 $40,650 $117,890

Prudential Insurance $250,000 $893,070 $444,970 $442,850

Philip Morris $250,000 $1,716,184 $237,581 $1,477,603

First Union Corp $250,000 $587,614 $115,500 $470,864

Enron Corp $250,000 $1,027,132 $284,998 $742,134

Aramark Corp $250,000 $45,950 $3500 $42,450

USX Corp $250,000 $349,832 $123,043 $226,789

Lockheed Martin $100,000 $1,197,418 $465,386 $728,782

American Water Works Co $100,000 $96,950 $0 $96,950

PNC Bank Corp $100,000 $73,950 $28,100 $45,850

Cigna Corp $100,000 $421,409 $36,249 $383,910

Independence Blue Cross $100,000 $1,324,923 $372,681 $948,992

Marriott International $100,000 $141,500 $2250 $139,250

Contributions sometimes include cash, goods or services.

Source: Centre for Responsive Politics.

From GLW issue 417