Sam Zell

Individual

Also gave $58K 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

$270K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2024

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $17K

Top States

IL$125K

DC$82K

VA$56K

SD$3K

ND$3K

Giving Trend

↓ 61%

2023–2024 vs 2021–2022

Employer

EQUITY GROUP INVESTMENTS

Summary

ZELL, SAM is an individual political donor based in IL. They have contributed $270K across 28 contributions to 11 recipients. Their average contribution is $10K. Top recipients include NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE, NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR ILLINOIS PAC. Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2024 election cycle, with peak giving of $109K in 2012.

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	NEW PROSPERITY FOUNDATION; THE	—	IL	$125,000	3
2	NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$60,000	13
3	INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR ILLINOIS PAC	—	VA	$50,000	1
4	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	—	DC	$15,000	3
5	MARCO RUBIO FOR SENATE	Republican	VA	$5,800	1
6	GERALD C 'JERRY' WELLER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	DC	$4,000	2
7	REFORM PAC	—	DC	$3,000	1
8	ROUNDS FOR SENATE	Republican	SD	$2,600	1
9	BERG FOR SENATE	Republican	ND	$2,500	1
10	ART ROBINSON FOR CONGRESS	Republican	OR	$1,000	1
11	BRUNING FOR SENATE INCORPORATED	Republican	NE	$1,000	1

Source: FEC bulk data

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