CORNELL UNIVERSITY
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$166,811
Contributions
345
Unique Donors
111
Donors listing Cornell University reported $187,040 in itemized individual contributions during the 2008 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 405 contributions from 136 donors. The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $5,990,437; the 2008 slice is about 3.1% of that running sum. The key is not a university endowment and not a Cornell University PAC.
Key figures
- Cornell University × 2008 is $187,040 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 405 contributions from 136 donors.
- 2008 is about 3.1% of the grouping’s $5,990,437 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a university endowment and not a Cornell University PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Cornell University crossed with 2008
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Cornell University and 2008 — sum to $187,040. 405 itemized contributions and 136 unique donors produced it. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables. CORNELL UNIVERSITY is grouped employer text. The 2008 filter keeps receipts in that cycle whose employer field collapsed to this key. It does not split Ithaca, Weill Cornell, or job titles.
Neither the Cornell University hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. The Cornell University hub is the year index for this string. CORNELL UNIV, WEILL CORNELL, and PROFESSOR occupation titles stay on their own keys if filers used them. Federal research awards on USAspending are a different file and are not funded by these itemized gifts.
3.1% of the Cornell University roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $6.0 million ($5,990,437). The 2008 slice of $187,040 is about 3.1% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 96.9%. Treating 2008 as the Cornell University FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $5,990,437 as the denominator for the 3.1% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2008 from being folded silently into $5,990,437.
Full analysis: Cornell University and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Cornell University donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $187,040 in itemized individual contributions for the Cornell University grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 405 contributions and 136 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $5,990,437 all-cycle figure. Filings remain on FEC.gov.
- What share of Cornell University FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $5,990,437. The 2008 cell of $187,040 is about 3.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.9% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Cornell University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Is this Cornell University’s PAC or an official account?
- No. $187,040 is itemized individual receipts whose employer or occupation text grouped to Cornell University. Committee PAC filings and official organization accounts sit outside this rollup unless an individual receipt itself carries the string. The key is not a university endowment and not a Cornell University PAC.
- Where is the overlay for the Cornell University 2008 join?
- Open Cornell University 2008 for the cycle overlay, Cornell University for the grouping hub, and the 2008 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. Original filings remain on FEC.gov.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FARNSWORTH, ANDREW | $14,300 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | GRADUATE STUDENT |
| 2 | WOLFRAM, CHARLES | $7,602 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 3 | MCCLANE, KENNETH | $7,048 | 20 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 4 | CHASE, CYNTHIA | $6,550 | 14 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 5 | PEDERSEN, JANE | $6,000 | 10 | TRUMANSBURG, NY | — |
| 6 | BRESLOW, ESTHER | $5,950 | 7 | ENGLEWOOK, NJ | — |
| 7 | HARRISON, RICHARD G MR | $5,500 | 5 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 8 | TELHAMI, SHIBLEY | $4,600 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 9 | RILES, ANNELISE | $4,478 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | LAW PROFESSOR |
| 10 | ERB, HOLLIS | $4,200 | 8 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 11 | BISHOP, JOHN H | $3,693 | 8 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 12 | MORRISON, TREVOR | $3,550 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 13 | HARRIS-WARRICK, RONALD M | $3,300 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 14 | VANRENESSE, ROBBERT | $3,050 | 5 | ITHACA, NY | COMPUTER SCIENTIST |
| 15 | SANSALONE, MARY | $2,750 | 7 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 16 | DEMO, SARAH | $2,550 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 17 | MEYLER, BERNADETTE | $2,350 | 8 | BROOKLYN, NY | LAW PROFESSOR |
| 18 | LEPAGE, PETER | $2,300 | 1 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR, ADMINISTRATOR |
| 19 | ABOWD, JOHN | $2,300 | 1 | ITHACA, NY | ECONOMIST |
| 20 | VERMA, AMITA | $2,300 | 1 | ITHACA, NY | ADMINISTRATION |
| 21 | BUTCHER, BARBARA | $2,300 | 10 | NEWFIELD, NY | SCIENTIST |
| 22 | CONSTABLE, ROBERT L | $2,200 | 5 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 23 | FERGER, MARTHA F | $2,050 | 9 | DRYDEN, NY | — |
| 24 | TANKSLEY, STEVEN | $1,800 | 5 | DRYDEN, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 25 | BRONFENBRENNER, KATE | $1,800 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | LABOR EDUCATOR |
| 26 | GENDLER, TAMAR | $1,750 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 27 | BATHRICK, DAVID | $1,750 | 6 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 28 | DRINKWATER, LAURIE | $1,700 | 5 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 29 | PELL, ALICE | $1,550 | 4 | MARLBOROUGH, NH | PROFESSOR |
| 30 | COFFMAN, CHARLOTTE R | $1,500 | 2 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 31 | VIDAL, FRANCK | $1,500 | 3 | ITHACA, NY | PROGRAM MANAGER |
| 32 | KATZ, JAN | $1,500 | 3 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 33 | KATZENSTEIN, PETER | $1,500 | 2 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 34 | BISHOP, JONATHAN | $1,475 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 35 | Wu, Ray Mr. | $1,400 | 2 | Ithaca, NY | — |
| 36 | VAUGHN, STEPHANIE | $1,250 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 37 | CULLER, JONATHAN | $1,200 | 5 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 38 | HARRIS-WARRICK, RONALD | $1,150 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 39 | BEREZIN, MABEL | $1,050 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 40 | RALPH, DANIEL | $1,000 | 2 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 41 | CLEMHOUT, SIMONE | $1,000 | 1 | ITHACA, NY | — |
| 42 | PALERMO, GIANPIERO | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PHYSICIAN |
| 43 | HARWIT, MARTIN | $1,000 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | ASTROPHYSICIST |
| 44 | HUTTENLOCHER, DANIEL | $1,000 | 2 | TRUMANSBURG, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 45 | MCCLANE, KENNETH A JR | $1,000 | 3 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 46 | SMIDT, SEYMOUR | $1,000 | 2 | ITHACA COLLEGE, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 47 | BLAU, FRANCINE | $1,000 | 4 | ITHACA, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 48 | SCHWARTZBACH, NEIL | $1,000 | 2 | ITHACA, NY | EXTENSION ASSOCIATE |
| 49 | NORTON, MARY BETH | $1,000 | 1 | WEST TISBURY, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 50 | HANSON, MAUREEN R | $1,000 | 2 | ITHACA, NY | — |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $75,805 | 164 |
| 2 | C00451393 | $23,167 | 26 |
| 3 | C00431569 | $14,650 | 30 |
| 4 | C00042366 | $10,900 | 19 |
| 5 | C00272633 | $8,098 | 25 |
| 6 | C00003558 | $5,500 | 5 |
| 7 | C00010603 | $5,308 | 9 |
| 8 | C00073791 | $4,200 | 8 |
| 9 | C00000935 | $3,693 | 8 |
| 10 | C00439075 | $2,050 | 9 |
| 11 | C00452847 | $1,500 | 3 |
| 12 | C00439125 | $1,475 | 4 |
| 13 | C00451633 | $1,250 | 4 |
| 14 | C00328245 | $1,200 | 5 |
| 15 | C00341396 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 16 | C00382424 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 17 | C00418632 | $950 | 4 |
| 18 | C00447714 | $850 | 3 |
| 19 | C00435099 | $750 | 2 |
| 20 | C00425124 | $750 | 2 |
| 21 | C00431577 | $750 | 3 |
| 22 | C00075820 | $500 | 2 |
| 23 | C00193433 | $450 | 2 |
| 24 | C00401224 | $400 | 2 |
| 25 | C00375360 | $365 | 1 |