August 26, 2004
As reported in DailyKos
Democratic National Committee:
# July receipts: $27,619,146
# Year-to-date receipts: $109,224,489
# Cash-on-hand, end of July: $62,314,645
# Debts, end of July: $1,140,000
Notable contributions from individuals
# Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com: $25,000
# Shelby Bonnie, chairman and CEO of CNET Networks: $25,000
# Christie Brinkley, model and spokeswoman: $23,500
# Larry Fish, CEO of Citizens Bank: $25,000
# Norman Pattiz, chairman of the board of Westwood One: $8,000
# Nicholas J. Pritzker, chairman and CEO of Hyatt Development Corp.: $25,000
# Leonard Riggio, chairman of Barnes and Noble: $25,000
# Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of Miramax Films Inc.: $25,000
Notable transfers to state party committees
# Arizona Democratic Party: $81,698
# California Democratic Party: $40,801
# Florida Democratic Party: $86,918
# Missouri Democratic Party: $107,106
# Ohio Democratic Party: $74,751
# Virginia Democratic Party: $54,679
# Wisconsin Democratic Party: $46,904
Notable independent expenditures
# In support of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry: $8,000,000
Republican National Committee
# July receipts: $25,910,760
# Year-to-date receipts: $137,487,793
# Cash on hand, end of July: $87,278,258
# Debts: $0
Notable contributions from individuals
# Edward A. Brennan, executive chairman of American Airlines and former president of Sears Roebuck and Co.: $25,000
# Ronald J. Gidwitz, former executive with Helene Curtis and member of the Illinois Board of Education: $25,000
# Charles A. Heimbold Jr., chairman and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb: $25,000
# Andrew McKenna, president of Schwartz Paper Co. and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the Senate in Illinois: $25,000
# B.J. "Red" McCombs, owner of the Minnesota Vikings: $25,000
# Sam Wyly, an investor who with his brother Charles financed television advertisements during the 2000 Republican presidential primaries that attacked Arizona Sen. John McCain: $25,000
Notable transfers to other party committees
# Florida Republican Party: $659,720
# Iowa Republican Party: $230,000
# Michigan Republican Party: $112,799
# Missouri Republican Party: $100,000
# Ohio Republican Party: $172,400
# Oregon Republican Party: $148,979
# Pennsylvania Republican Party: $124,590