Samuel Zell

Individual

Also gave $610K 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

$1.8M

Contributions

306

Recipients

176

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $468KD $56KIndependent $5K

Top States

DC$1.2M

SC$41K

IL$35K

FL$25K

VA$23K

Giving Trend

↓ 98%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

EQUITY GROUP INVESTMENTS

Summary

ZELL, SAMUEL is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $1.8 million across 306 contributions to 176 recipients. Their average contribution is $6K. Top recipients include SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND, RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC., AMERICAN CROSSROADS. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $419K in 2018.

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	SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$250,000	1
2	RESTORE OUR FUTURE, INC.	—	DC	$205,000	7
3	AMERICAN CROSSROADS	—	DC	$200,000	2
4	CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND	—	DC	$160,000	3
5	YG ACTION FUND	—	DC	$100,000	2
6	UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')	—	DC	$100,000	1
7	NRSC	Republican	DC	$60,500	2
8	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$50,000	11
9	JOHN BOLTON SUPER PAC	—	DC	$50,000	1
10	SECURITY IS STRENGTH PAC	—	SC	$30,000	2
11	FRIENDS OF MATT GAETZ	Republican	FL	$25,200	8
12	NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE	—	IL	$25,000	1
13	REWORLD WASTE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REWORLD WASTE PAC)	—	NJ	$22,500	5
14	FRIENDS OF PAT TOOMEY	Republican	VA	$13,300	5
15	STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$10,800	5
16	CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE	Republican	CO	$10,800	5
17	TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA	Republican	SC	$10,600	4
18	PROGRESS FOR AMERICA VOTER FUND	—	DC	$10,000	1
19	OUR COMMON VALUES PAC	—	IL	$10,000	2
20	THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC)	—	DC	$10,000	2
21	LET AMERICA WORK	—	VA	$10,000	1
22	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$7,800	3
23	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$7,800	3
24	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$7,300	3
25	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$7,100	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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