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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Total Donated
$8,849,740
Contributions
40,160
Unique Donors
1,089
Top Employer
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $8,500 | 12 | 9 |
| 1982 | $1,500 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984 | $7,000 | 8 | 7 |
| 1986 | $2,400 | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | $8,750 | 10 | 9 |
| 1990 | $5,200 | 10 | 8 |
| 1992 | $30,100 | 72 | 38 |
| 1994 | $24,630 | 44 | 25 |
| 1996 | $66,305 | 92 | 40 |
| 1998 | $45,573 | 63 | 31 |
| 2000 | $86,462 | 135 | 76 |
| 2002 | $61,250 | 56 | 34 |
| 2004 | $312,789 | 389 | 221 |
| 2006 | $159,589 | 240 | 105 |
| 2008 | $684,221 | 984 | 337 |
| 2010 | $263,276 | 511 | 140 |
| 2012 | $681,172 | 978 | 297 |
| 2014 | $277,940 | 335 | 134 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAUSTEIN, SUSAN | $607,830 | 349 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 2008–2022 |
| 2 | MORPHOS, EVANGELINE | $311,484 | 335 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 2000–2022 |
| 3 | SILVERBERG, SHONNI | $277,300 | 42 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN | 2010–2022 |
| 4 | GERSHON, MICHAEL D. | $202,755 | 210 | COPAKE, NY | MEDICAL SCIENTIST | 2012–2022 |
| 5 | WULF, EVAN | $194,616 | 643 | BROOKLYN, NY | GRADUATE STUDENT | 2006–2016 |
| 6 | SABIC-EL-RAYESS, AMRA | $118,700 | 43 | TUXEDO PARK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2014–2022 |
| 7 | STAROPOLI, JOHN | $115,412 | 861 | NEW YORK, NY | GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOW | 2004–2022 |
| 8 | HOOVER, JAMES | $113,638 | 1,228 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1994–2022 |
| 9 | KASDIN, ROBERT | $108,350 | 80 | NEW YORK, NY | SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 2004–2022 |
| 10 | STIGLITZ, ANYA | $96,600 | 116 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2008–2022 |
| 11 | LIEBERMAN, JEFFREY | $87,100 | 36 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN | 2008–2020 |
| 12 | LOWENSTEIN, LOUIS | $86,150 | 69 | LARCHMONT, NY | — | 1990–2018 |
| 13 | ACHILLES, DAPHNE | $81,036 | 3,385 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980–2022 |
| 14 | SIVOLELLA, JOHN | $73,380 | 36 | SUMMIT, NJ | ACADEMICS | 2006–2018 |
| 15 | GINSBERG, HENRY | $71,567 | 421 | DOBBS FERRY, NY | DOCTOR | 2006–2022 |
| 16 | STIGLITZ, JOSEPH | $70,850 | 29 | NEW YORK CITY, NY | ECONOMIST | 2004–2020 |
| 17 | DOUBLEDAY, CHARLES | $68,154 | 1,107 | NEW YORK, NY | SCIENTIST | 2016–2022 |
| 18 | O'DONNELL, AMY | $64,513 | 52 | BROOKLYN, NY | STAFF DEVELOPER FOR K-12 SCIENCE TEACH | 2008–2020 |
| 19 | PALMER, ABRAHAM | $62,980 | 78 | NEW YORK, NY | RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 2004–2022 |
| 20 | PICKER, HARVEY | $60,156 | 47 | MAMARONECK, NY | — | 1980–2018 |
| 21 | KRAMARSKY, DANIEL | $54,974 | 159 | NEW YORK, NY | TEACHER | 2004–2022 |
| 22 | SILVERMAN, ANN-JUDITH | $48,391 | 826 | NY, NY | RESEARCH SCENTIST | 2012–2022 |
| 23 | VAGELOS, ANDREW | $48,200 | 21 | NEW YORK, NY | MEDIA ANALYST | 2016–2020 |
| 24 | FEAGIN, SUSAN KAY MS. | $45,950 | 21 | NEW YORK, NY | UNIVERSITY ADMINISTR | 2008–2020 |
| 25 | GRAHAM, NORMA | $45,616 | 286 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2008–2022 |
| 26 | FAHN, STANLEY | $45,600 | 83 | HASTINGS, NY | — | 2000–2022 |
| 27 | RABKIN, MIRIAM | $44,703 | 81 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN | 2004–2022 |
| 28 | CLEVELAND, SARAH | $43,081 | 314 | NEW YORK, NY | LAW PROFESSOR | 2008–2022 |
| 29 | SECUNDA, AMY | $43,000 | 16 | NEW YORK, NY | STUDENT | 2016–2020 |
| 30 | KOSTO, ADAM | $42,000 | 15 | BALA CYNWYD, PA | COLLEGE TEACHER | 2020 |
| 31 | LEDERMAN, SETH | $41,783 | 56 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1992–2022 |
| 32 | THADDEUS, MICHAEL | $39,600 | 39 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 2000–2020 |
| 33 | LIEBMAN, CAROL | $39,430 | 129 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1998–2022 |
| 34 | SASSENVANELSLOO, SASKIA | $37,899 | 149 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2012–2020 |
| 35 | LIEBMAN, JAMES | $37,590 | 120 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1990–2022 |
| 36 | HUBBARD, ROBERT GLENN | $37,250 | 8 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1996–2020 |
| 37 | POZEN, DAVID | $36,550 | 40 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2012–2020 |
| 38 | CAIRNS, BRIAN | $36,080 | 85 | NEW YORK, NY | SCIENTIST | 2004–2020 |
| 39 | EPSTEIN, DAVID L MR. | $34,700 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2004–2008 |
| 40 | DAMIRON, DESIREE | $33,300 | 4 | BRONX, NY | NURSE | 2016–2020 |
| 41 | LODGE, HENRY | $33,020 | 15 | NY, NY | MD | 2004–2018 |
| 42 | NIDIRY, MARY ANNE | $32,658 | 125 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN | 2012–2022 |
| 43 | YEMINI, YECHIAM | $32,500 | 17 | ALPINE, NJ | PROFESSOR | 2012–2018 |
| 44 | YOUNGBLOOD, PATRICK | $32,025 | 88 | NEW YORK, NY | RESEARCH | 2020 |
| 45 | ORR, MARGARET | $31,978 | 128 | HASTINGS-ON-HUSDON, NY | PROFESSOR | 2004–2022 |
| 46 | KRATTER, KATHERINE | $31,700 | 208 | NEW YORK, NY | DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | 2008–2022 |
| 47 | LERMAN, ZAFRA | $30,791 | 145 | EVANSTON, IL | — | 2000–2022 |
| 48 | OZ, MEHMET C | $30,750 | 15 | CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ | — | 2002–2020 |
| 49 | TARGOFF, KIMARA | $29,300 | 9 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN | 2008–2020 |
| 50 | GARFINKEL, IRWIN | $28,600 | 23 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR | 2018–2020 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $2,178,795 | 36,372 |
| 2 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $408,693 | 13,326 |
| 3 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $327,584 | 22,036 |
| 4 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $289,536 | 18,560 |
| 5 | DSCCC00042366 | $250,425 | 19,286 |
| 6 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $185,038 | 5,070 |
| 7 | HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795 | $180,667 | 12,915 |
| 8 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $178,763 | 7,524 |
| 9 | BLUE TIDE NY-1 LLCC00747931 | $172,000 | 210 |
| 10 | DCCCC00000935 | $162,714 | 18,750 |
| 11 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $111,998 | 11,321 |
| 12 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $111,590 | 4,980 |
| 13 | JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653 | $88,214 | 3,032 |
| 14 | WINREDC00694323 | $82,087 | 3,810 |
| 15 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $72,044 | 2,340 |
| 16 | BIDEN ACTION FUNDC00746651 | $61,000 | 51 |
| 17 | HOUSE VICTORY PROJECT 2020C00729657 | $58,800 | 78 |
| 18 | FORWARD MAJORITY ACTIONC00631549 | $50,000 | 36 |
| 19 | WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876 | $47,337 | 12,889 |
| 20 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $44,330 | 3,000 |
| 21 | BERNIE 2016C00577130 | $44,115 | 4,664 |
| 22 | BERNIE 2020C00696948 | $42,977 | 3,959 |
| 23 | JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866 | $41,075 | 15,345 |
| 24 | WARREN FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00693234 | $40,810 | 6,436 |
| 25 | MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396 | $39,631 | 4,856 |