COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
2014 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$254,106
Contributions
303
Unique Donors
119
FEC.gov records $277,940 at the intersection of Columbia University and the 2014 election cycle. The Commission’s individual-contribution aggregates list 335 itemized gifts and 134 unique donors for that pair of keys. Across all cycles the stored string COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY sums to $8,849,740, which means this window is about 3.1% of the running total. The page is a join, not a Columbia PAC, not a university endowment figure, and not federal research awards to the campus.
Key figures
- Columbia University × 2014 is $277,940 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 335 contributions from 134 donors.
- 2014 is about 3.1% of the grouping’s $8,849,740 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text (university employer text), not a PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Why Columbia University and 2014 share one cell
This page is the product of two keys, not a restatement of one hub. Filter individual receipts to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and to cycle 2014 and the Commission’s aggregates return $277,940. 335 contributions and 134 donors sit inside that cell. Recipients are not named here. PAC disbursements and independent expenditures are other tables. FEC.gov is the source.
Open Columbia University and the year filter comes off. Open 2014 election cycle and the employer filter comes off. Only the overlay Columbia University 2014 keeps both. Columbia University is university employer text. COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA UNIV, and COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER are other keys. A neighboring spelling is a different join even if a searcher thinks the words are synonyms.
$8,849,740 is the lifetime total for this stored string. Folding 2014 into that figure, or stretching $277,940 across every cycle, mixes two different questions. The cell answers only the paired question. 2014 is a midterm even-year window; that fact describes the FEC calendar, not which contests received the money.
2014 as a slice of $8,849,740
3.1% is $277,940 divided by $8,849,740. That arithmetic uses only packet facts. The leftover 96.9% equals $8,571,800 and lives on other cycle pages for Columbia University. A mid-single-digit share (or any other share this packet happens to show) is not a peak-year claim.
$8,849,740 is a sum of itemized individual receipts grouped to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY across cycles in this table. It is not assets, payroll, or a federal award total. Sharing a calendar year with USAspending records does not turn these gifts into contracts or grants. Keep the 3.1% attached to Columbia University and 2014 together.
Full analysis: Columbia University political money — 2014 cycle →
Questions
- How much did Columbia University donors give in 2014?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $277,940 in itemized individual contributions for the Columbia University grouping in the 2014 cycle, across 335 contributions and 134 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $8,849,740 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
- What share of Columbia University FEC money is 2014?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,849,740. The 2014 cell of $277,940 is about 3.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.9% ($8,571,800) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
- Does this include only currently employed Columbia University staff?
- No. The bucket is the self-reported string COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2014 only, totaling $277,940 from 134 donors across 335 contributions.
- Where is the overlay for the Columbia University 2014 join?
- Open Columbia University 2014 for the cycle overlay, Columbia University for the grouping hub, and 2014 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows. Cite FEC.gov for $277,940, 335 contributions, and 134 donors.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2014
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLAUSTEIN, SUSAN | $55,400 | 10 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | PROGRAM DIRECTOR |
| 2 | TARGOFF, KIMARA | $18,200 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 3 | WULF, EVAN | $14,100 | 35 | BROOKLYN, NY | GRADUATE STUDENT |
| 4 | KASDIN, ROBERT | $12,600 | 11 | NEW YORK, NY | SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| 5 | YEMINI, YECHIAM | $10,500 | 8 | ALPINE, NJ | PROFESSOR |
| 6 | RABKIN, MIRIAM | $7,200 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 7 | SOVERN, MICHAEL I | $5,500 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 8 | HUBBARD, ROBERT GLENN | $5,200 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 9 | O'DONNELL, AMY | $5,100 | 3 | BROOKLYN, NY | STAFF DEVELOPER FOR K-12 SCIENCE TEACH |
| 10 | SASSENVANELSLOO, SASKIA | $4,755 | 14 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 11 | CAIRNS, BRIAN | $4,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | SCIENTIST |
| 12 | MORPHOS, EVANGELINE | $4,000 | 9 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 13 | LERMAN, ZAFRA | $3,750 | 5 | EVANSTON, IL | — |
| 14 | FAHN, STANLEY | $3,500 | 4 | HASTINGS, NY | — |
| 15 | LODGE, HENRY | $3,220 | 2 | NY, NY | MD |
| 16 | CHU, BENJAMIN | $3,000 | 2 | BROOKLYN, NY | — |
| 17 | CLEVELAND, POLLY | $3,000 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | ECONOMIST |
| 18 | FLOOD, PAMELA | $2,600 | 3 | CLOSTER, NJ | PHYSICIAN |
| 19 | LANDRY, DONALD WILLIAM DR. MD | $2,600 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 20 | SABIC-EL-RAYESS, AMRA | $2,600 | 1 | TUXEDO PARK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 21 | WAPNER, RON | $2,600 | 3 | MEDIA, PA | OB/GYN |
| 22 | ROSE, ERIC A | $2,600 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 23 | LAMPERT, ROBIN | $2,500 | 1 | SCARSDALE, NY | — |
| 24 | ROH, JEONG-HO | $2,000 | 1 | NORWOOD, NJ | FACULTY |
| 25 | PALM, CHERYL | $2,000 | 4 | UPPER GRANDVIEW, NY | SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST |
| 26 | MACPHEE, DONNA H | $2,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALUMNI RELATIONS |
| 27 | GARFINKEL, IRV MR. | $2,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 28 | FLELTCHER, GEORGE | $2,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 29 | WALDFOGEL, JANE | $2,000 | 2 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 30 | FONER, ERIC | $2,000 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | TEACHER |
| 31 | BRANSTETTER, LEE | $2,000 | 2 | BARDSTOWN, KY | PROFESSOR |
| 32 | FINDLAY, RONALD | $1,865 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 33 | ORR, MARGARET | $1,714 | 5 | HASTINGS-ON-HUSDON, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 34 | COURNOS, FRANCINE | $1,700 | 5 | BRONX, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 35 | MORPHOS, EVANGELINE MARY | $1,500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 36 | MCMAHON, JULIE | $1,500 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 37 | JUHL, ANDREW | $1,500 | 4 | PIERMONT, NY | RESEARCH SCIENTIST |
| 38 | NG, YIU KEE | $1,500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 39 | LLOYD, EMILY C | $1,250 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 40 | PARKER, NICHOLAS | $1,200 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | COACH |
| 41 | WAWER, MARIA | $1,100 | 3 | BALTIMORE, MD | — |
| 42 | ULLMAN, CLAIRE MS. | $1,050 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 43 | HOWELL, ZACH | $1,050 | 5 | NEW YORK, NY | FUNDRAISER |
| 44 | KATZ, THOMAS J | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 45 | OZ, MEHMET C | $1,000 | 1 | CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ | — |
| 46 | SONNETT, JOSHUA R. DR. | $1,000 | 2 | HOHOKUS, NJ | PHYSICIAN |
| 47 | HOMMA, SHUNICHI | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 48 | CARLSON, MARIAN MS. | $1,000 | 4 | TENAFLY, NJ | PROFESSOR |
| 49 | SHERMAN-GREENUP, VALENCIA | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR |
| 50 | OLSSON, CARL A. | $1,000 | 1 | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | UROLOGIST |
Top Recipients in 2014
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00458059 | $55,400 | 10 |
| 2 | C00401224 | $31,014 | 72 |
| 3 | C00540500 | $20,200 | 5 |
| 4 | C00000935 | $17,430 | 39 |
| 5 | C00437293 | $12,600 | 11 |
| 6 | C00042366 | $11,859 | 14 |
| 7 | C00003418 | $10,500 | 8 |
| 8 | C00010603 | $8,865 | 24 |
| 9 | C00560219 | $7,200 | 5 |
| 10 | C00542571 | $5,200 | 6 |
| 11 | C00547893 | $5,200 | 2 |
| 12 | C00540732 | $5,100 | 3 |
| 13 | C00193433 | $4,755 | 15 |
| 14 | C00550954 | $4,000 | 9 |
| 15 | C00430462 | $3,220 | 2 |
| 16 | C00237495 | $3,000 | 2 |
| 17 | C00488387 | $3,000 | 3 |
| 18 | C00548685 | $3,000 | 6 |
| 19 | C00458828 | $2,600 | 1 |
| 20 | C00550855 | $2,600 | 1 |
| 21 | C00512426 | $2,600 | 1 |
| 22 | C00346312 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 23 | C00544007 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 24 | C00494740 | $2,000 | 4 |
| 25 | C00567883 | $1,500 | 1 |