Federal Election Commission (10/2004) Page 1

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 13 AND RELATED SCHEDULES

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Definitions

For purposes of this form:

Inaugural committee means the 

committee appointed by the President-elect to be in charge of the Presidential inaugural ceremony and functions, and activities connected with the 

inaugural ceremony, and that has filed 

the letter required by 11 CFR 104.21(b).

Donation means a payment, gift, subscription, loan, advance, or anything of 

value given to an inaugural committee.

Who Must File

FEC Form 13 must be filed by the 

chairperson or other officer identified 

in the inaugural committee’s letter-filing 

under 11 CFR 104.21(b).

When to File

The Commission must receive this 

report not later than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) of the 90th day following the 

date on which the Presidential inaugural 

ceremony is held. If a supplement to 

this report is necessary, the Commission 

must receive that supplement no later 

than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) of the 

90th day following the filing date of 

the report (or most recent supplement if 

a previous supplement has been filed).

Where to File

File this Form with the Federal Election Commission, 1050 First Street, 

N.E., Washington, DC 20463. Reports 

shipped via FedEx, UPS or DHL should 

use the ZIP code 20002.

The inaugural committee must retain 

copies of its filings and related records 

for a period of not less than three years 

from the date of filing.

Line By Line Instructions

LINE 1. Name and Address of Committee. Provide the requested information. 

LINE 2. FEC Identification Number. 

Enter the FEC identification number 

provided by the Commission in response 

to the letter-filing required by 11 CFR 

104.21(b).

LINE 3a. Type of Filing. Check “Report” 

if this is your first Form 13 filing—due 

within 90 days after the inauguration. 

Check “Supplement” if you are disclosing donations accepted or refunds made 

since your previous Form 13 filing. 

LINE 3b. New or Amendment. Check 

“New” if this is a new report or if you 

are filing a supplement to a report. Check 

“Amendment” if you are correcting a 

previously filed report or supplement, 

and provide the filing date of the report 

or supplement to which the amendment 

relates.

LINE 4. Covering Period. Enter the 

first and last dates of financial activity 

covered by the filing; on the report 

these dates should begin with the date 

of appointment by the President-elect 

and end with the closing date of the 

report, which should be a date 15 days 

or less from the date the report is filed. 

Note that the first date covered by a 

supplement should be the day after the 

closing date of the report (or most recent 

supplement if a previous supplement has 

been filed) and the last date covered by 

a supplement is the closing date of the 

supplement, which should be a date 15 

days or less from the date the supplement is filed. For amendments to a report 

or supplement, list the coverage period 

for the original filing.

LINE 5. Total Donations Accepted. 

Provide the total donations itemized 

on all Schedules 13-A filed since the 

committee’s inception.

LINE 6. Total Donations Refunded. 

Provide the sum total of refunds made to 

donors itemized on all Schedules 13-B 

filed since the committee’s inception.

LINE 7. Net Donations. Provide the total 

net donations by subtracting the total 

donations refunded (Line 6) from the 

total donations received (Line 5).

Provide the name and title of the 

committee officer designated in the 

letter-filing to sign this report. The designated officer (see 11 CFR 104.21(b)) 

must sign and date the report.

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Instructions for Preparing FEC FORM 13

Report of Donations Accepted for Inaugural Committee
Page 2 Federal Election Commission (10/2004) 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEC FORM 13 AND RELATED SCHEDULES

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

SCHEDULE 13-B (ITEMIZED 

REFUNDS OF DONATIONS)

For each refund of a reported donation made by the committee, enter the 

payee’s name and address, the date the 

refund was made and the amount. 

After itemizing the refunds, add the 

total itemized to the total of refunds 

previously itemized (if any) and enter 

the total amount on Line 6 of Form 13. 

(Optional: To facilitate this calculation, 

subtotal each Schedule 13-B. (You may 

use multiple pages.) Add the total on the 

last page of Schedule 13-B to the total 

previously reported on Line 6 of Form 

13 (if any) and carry the total to Line 6 

of Form 13.)

This form may be duplicated.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR 

SCHEDULE 13-A (ITEMIZED 

DONATIONS ACCEPTED)

For each donation of money or anything of value aggregating $200 or more, 

provide the donor’s name and mailing 

address, the amount of each donation, 

the date of receipt by the inaugural committee and the aggregate total of donations accepted to date from that donor. 

After itemizing the donations, add 

the total amount to the total of any previously itemized donations and enter 

the sum total on Line 5 of Form 13. 

(Optional: To facilitate this calculation, 

subtotal each Schedule 13-A. (You may 

use multiple pages.) Add the total on the 

last page of Schedule 13-A to the total 

amount previously reported on Line 5 

of Form 13 (if any), and carry the total 

to Line 5 of Form 13.)