| Top U.S. Sponsors: Companies Spending More Than $15 Million, Sorted Alphabetically by Company Name |
| Company |
Amount |
2007 Rank |
2006 Rank |
| Accenture Ltd. |
$30M-$35M |
44 |
45 |
| Adidas North America Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
88 |
88 |
| ADT Security Services, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
87 |
82 |
| Advance Auto Parts, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
92 |
89 |
| The Allstate Corp. |
$25M-$30M |
50 |
51 |
| Alltel Corp. |
$15M-$20M |
73 |
59 |
| Altria Group, Inc. |
$40M-$45M |
33 |
27 |
| American Airlines |
$45M-$50M |
28 |
28 |
| American Express Co. |
$40M-$45M |
29 |
33 |
| American Honda Motor Co. |
$35M-$40M |
34 |
40 |
| American Int'l Group, Inc. |
$25M-$30M |
46 |
– |
| Anheuser-Busch Cos. |
$360M-$365M |
1 |
1 |
| Ashland Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
82 |
75 |
| AT&T, Inc. |
$160M-$165M |
7 |
16 |
| Bank of America Corp. |
$120M-$125M |
14 |
15 |
| Best Buy Co. |
$15M-$20M |
91 |
93 |
| Black & Decker Corp. |
$15M-$20M |
86 |
86 |
| Brown-Forman Corp. |
$15M-$20M |
94 |
94 |
| Burger King Corp. |
$15M-$20M |
89 |
87 |
| Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages |
$25M-$30M |
48 |
46 |
| Canon U.S.A., Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
63 |
69 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
95 |
95 |
| Charles Schwab & Co. |
$20M-$25M |
71 |
78 |
| ChevronTexaco Corp. |
$45M-$50M |
27 |
30 |
| Chrysler LLC |
$100M-$105M |
15 |
7 |
| The Coca-Cola Co. |
$260M-$265M |
3 |
4 |
| ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
76 |
73 |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
78 |
77 |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
$30M-$35M |
41 |
38 |
| DHL Holdings (USA), Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
62 |
68 |
| Diageo North America, Inc. |
$35M-$40M |
36 |
43 |
| The DirecTV Group, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
90 |
– |
| DuPont Co. |
$40M-$45M |
30 |
29 |
| Eastman Kodak Co. |
$95M-$100M |
16 |
18 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. |
$25M-$30M |
54 |
58 |
| FedEx Corp. |
$120M-$125M |
13 |
14 |
| Ford Motor Co. |
$145M-$150M |
10 |
8 |
| General Electric Co. |
$20M-$25M |
66 |
67 |
| General Mills, Inc. |
$25M-$30M |
51 |
50 |
| General Motors Corp. |
$235M-$240M |
5 |
3 |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. |
$20M-$25M |
70 |
66 |
| Hershey Foods Corp. |
15M-$20M |
77 |
74 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. |
$20M-$25M |
55 |
61 |
| The Home Depot, Inc. |
$60M-$65M |
23 |
23 |
| IBM Corp. |
$95M-$100M |
17 |
17 |
| Intel Corp. |
$20M-$25M |
64 |
65 |
| Interstate Battery System of America, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
96 |
96 |
| J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
$50M-$55M |
25 |
24 |
| Johnson & Johnson |
$25M-$30M |
53 |
53 |
| Kellogg Co. |
$35M-$40M |
38 |
34 |
| Lenovo Group Ltd. |
$20M-$25M |
69 |
81 |
| Lowe's Cos. |
$25M-$30M |
49 |
47 |
| Lucas Oil Products Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
68 |
76 |
| Mars, Inc. |
$25M-$30M |
47 |
49 |
| MasterCard Int'l, Inc. |
$90M-$95M |
18 |
12 |
| McDonald's Corp. |
$125M-$130M |
12 |
11 |
| Microsoft Corp. |
$30M-$35M |
43 |
44 |
| Miller Brewing Co. |
$190M-$195M |
6 |
6 |
| Molson Coors Brewing Co. |
$60M-$65M |
22 |
21 |
| Motorola, Inc. |
$65M-$70M |
21 |
20 |
| Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
81 |
80 |
| Nestlé USA, Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
58 |
54 |
| Nike, Inc. |
$240M-$245M |
4 |
5 |
| Nissan North America, Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
65 |
64 |
| Office Depot, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
83 |
79 |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
$340M-$345M |
2 |
2 |
| Pfizer Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
80 |
52 |
| The Procter & Gamble Co. |
90M-$95M |
19 |
13 |
| Qwest Communications Int'l, Inc. |
$35M-$40M |
37 |
35 |
| Red Bull North America, Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
57 |
– |
| Reebok Int'l Ltd. |
$50M-$55M |
26 |
26 |
| Samsung Electronics America, Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
56 |
62 |
| Sara Lee Corp. |
$15M-$20M |
74 |
71 |
| Sears Holdings Corp. |
$20-$25M |
60 |
57 |
| Sharp Electronics Corp. |
$15M-$20M |
72 |
92 |
| Shell Oil Co. |
$55M-$60M |
24 |
25 |
| Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
79 |
63 |
| Sony Corp. of America |
$40M-$45M |
31 |
36 |
| Sprint Nextel Corp. |
$150M-$155M |
8 |
9 |
| Subway Restaurants |
$20M-$25M |
61 |
60 |
| Sunoco, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
85 |
84 |
| Target Corp. |
$30M-$35M |
42 |
39 |
| Texas Instruments Inc. |
$20M-$25M |
67 |
70 |
| Time Warner Inc. |
$40M-$45M |
32 |
32 |
| Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
$150M-$155M |
9 |
22 |
| Unilever United States, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
84 |
83 |
| United Airlines |
$20M-$25M |
59 |
56 |
| United Parcel Service |
$35M-$40M |
40 |
41 |
| U.S. Army |
$35M-$40M |
35 |
42 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. |
$85M-$90M |
20 |
19 |
| Visa |
$140M-$145M |
11 |
10 |
| Wachovia Corp. |
$30M-$35M |
45 |
48 |
| Wells Fargo & Co. |
$25M-$30M |
52 |
55 |
| XM Satellite Radio, Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
93 |
90 |
| Yahoo! Inc. |
$15M-$20M |
75 |
72 |
| Yum Brands, Inc. |
$35M-$40M |
39 |
37 |
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