Money

There are contribution limits, so organizations get together their many individual contributors and together they are often the top donors to presidential candidates. The contributions come from the organization's members or employees and their families.

John Kerry raised a total of $328,000,000. Kerry took public funds to finance his campaign, agreeing to a $74.6 million limit. He spent only $310 million

Source of Funds

Individual contributions	$227,001,642	69%
PAC contributions	$322,704	>1%
Federal Funds	$74,620,000	23%
Other	$26,534,899	8%

John Kerry’s Top Five Contributors:

University of California       $687,935

Harvard University               $373,614

Time Warner                        $314,074

Goldman Sachs                   $314,000

Citigroup Inc.                       $300,325