Hillary for America, Together with Joint Accounts, Began September with About $152 Million in the Bank
Today, Hillary for America (HFA) filed its September monthly FEC report covering the month of August. The report shows that HFA began September with more than $68 million in the bank after raising more than $62 million in August thanks to more than 1.1 million contributions from about 700,000 people during the month. The average donation to HFA during September was about $50.
Between HFA, the Hillary Victory Fund (HVF) and the Hillary Action Fund (HAF), Democrats began September with about $152 million in the bank.
“The millions of Americans who have contributed to this campaign and to the Democratic Party have ensured that we head into the final 50 days of the election with the most robust organizing effort in history, and the resources we need to mobilize the millions of voters we need to elect progressive candidates up and down the ballot," said Hillary for America Campaign Manager Robby Mook. "With voting already underway in some parts of the country, the race will continue to tighten and we will need to fight for every vote and do everything we can to make sure our message cuts through and that Democrats turn out to vote."
Clinton brought in over $140 million through Hillary for America, the HVF, and the HAF in August of 2016.
Clinton raised about $17 million in August in contributions of $200 or less (unitemized directly raised to HFA and unitemized allocations from HVF), and more than 60 percent of the campaign’s contributions for the month were from women.
Hillary for America is also continuing the tradition of transparency she started in 2008 and is voluntarily publishing a list of her top volunteer fundraisers, found here on her website.
The breakdown of the numbers is as follows:
August HFA Raised:
• Direct contributions to Hillary for America: $26,976,633.44
• Allocated contributions through HVF: $35,037,843.62 (allocated prior to HVF expenses)*
• Allocated contributions through HAF: $443,447.90 (allocated prior to HAF expenses)*
• Total HFA contributions: $62,457,924.96
August HFA Disbursements:
• Direct HFA disbursements: $49,017,379.17
• HFA’s allocated share of HVF disbursements: $4,037,843.62
• HFA's allocated share of HAF disbursements: $43,447.90
• Total HFA disbursements: $53,098,670.69
Other Key Stats:
• HFA cash on hand: $68,429,276.78
• HFA debt: $214,311.13
• August HFA unitemized contributions ($200 or less): $16,891,808.27 ($8,463,677.54 + $8,427,730.73 allocated from HVF + $400 allocated from HAF)
• HFA raised for the cycle: more than $412,500,000
• August average donation to HFA: about $50
• August: 98% of donations to HFA were in increments of $250 or less
• August: More than 60% of HFA contributions were from women
• HVF/HAF cash on hand: about $84,000,000
*To pull allocated contributions, convert text file of the HFA report to excel using FEC software “fs2comma”, found at:
http://www.fec.gov/support/DataConversionTools.shtml
Filter column A, which indicates the type of contribution, disbursement, or debt on the report, to “SA18” to show the transfers and allocations from HVF and HAF reported on line 18.
Filter column E, which indicates if the item on the report is a transfer or allocation from HVF and HAF to HFA, to “SA18” to show only the itemized and unitemized allocations. Those steps will remove transfers and partnerships while leaving the amounts allocated from individuals and other political committees.
Sum column U, which shows the contributions amounts, to see total allocation from HVF and HAF to HFA.
