Karen Alter

Individual

Also gave $3K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$12K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $11K

Top States

DC$5K

IL$2K

MA$2K

IN$1K

CA$750

Giving Trend

↑ 11%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

BETTER PLACE

Summary

ALTER, KAREN is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $12K across 23 contributions to 15 recipients. Their average contribution is $541.304. Top recipients include OBAMA FOR AMERICA, CITIZENS FOR ALAN KHAZEI, JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $4K in 2004.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,300	1
2	CITIZENS FOR ALAN KHAZEI	Democratic	MA	$2,000	2
3	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$2,000	1
4	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE	Democratic	DC	$1,000	1
5	GIFFORDS PAC	—	DC	$1,000	1
6	SANDERS FOR OUR REP	Democratic	IN	$1,000	1
7	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$650	7
8	JESSICA MORSE FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$500	2
9	JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC	Democratic	DC	$500	1
10	CHRIS PAPPAS FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	NH	$250	1
11	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$250	1
12	KIRKPATRICK FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$250	1
13	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$250	1
14	COOPER VICTORY FUND	—	—	$250	1
15	WOMENCOUNT PAC	—	CA	$250	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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