was named to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President Obama Donor Louise Gund ... was #18 on 2002 top individual donors list, giving 100% to Democrats; contributions exceeded $1 million is on the Board of Trustees with Earthjustice, former the Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund, or the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund contributed over $1.38 million to a variety of 527 political committees Donor George Soros ... tied for #2 on the 2008 top individual donors to 527 political committees, giving $5,000,000 to a variety of organizations. was #3 on the 2006 top individual donors to 527 political committees, giving $3,542,500 to a variety of organizations. was #1 on the 2004 top individual donors to 527 political committees, giving $23,700,000 to a variety of organizations. contributed over $32.5 million to a variety of 527 political committees Donor Kathryn Hall was named Ambassador to Austria by President Clinton. Donations from unions Various labor unions have contributed a total $3,325,000 to the Yes on Proposition 27 campaign as of October 21, 2010. The table shows: the name of the contributing organization, the union's affiliation (sometimes, the contributing organization's name is purposely obscured), the amount of money contributed to the Yes on Proposition 27 campaign, the union's position on OpenSecrets list of "Heavy Hitters," the largest political donors in the United States at the federal level (the specific position on the list may vary from that published on October 21, 2010) the percent of contributions that go to members of the Democratic Party the total union campaign contributions to the U.S. Congress Members that are also funding Yes on Proposition 27 (total career contributions exceed $4,133,200) whether the union also contributed to the campaign against California Proposition 77 (2005), a previous redistricting proposition the amount of money contributed to the William J. Clinton Foundation (Updated October 21, 2010) Nationally, the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) ... was the #1 contributor to 527 political committees in 2004, totaling $53,352,07 was the #1 contributor to 527 political committees in 2006, totaling $32,929,734 was the #1 contributor to 527 political committees in 2008, totaling $36,708,275 is the #1 contributor to 527 political committees in 2010 (to date), totaling $10,764,321 spent over $133,000,000 on 527 political committees during the 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 election cycles The California State Council of Service Employees union, part of the