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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

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Top Donors in 2008

Top CORNELL UNIVERSITY donors in the 2008 election cycle.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupation
1FARNSWORTH, ANDREW$14,3006ITHACA, NYGRADUATE STUDENT
2WOLFRAM, CHARLES$7,6024ITHACA, NY
3MCCLANE, KENNETH$7,04820ITHACA, NY
4CHASE, CYNTHIA$6,55014ITHACA, NY
5PEDERSEN, JANE$6,00010TRUMANSBURG, NY
6BRESLOW, ESTHER$5,9507ENGLEWOOK, NJ
7HARRISON, RICHARD G MR$5,5005ITHACA, NY
8TELHAMI, SHIBLEY$4,6004ITHACA, NY
9RILES, ANNELISE$4,4786ITHACA, NYLAW PROFESSOR
10ERB, HOLLIS$4,2008ITHACA, NY
11BISHOP, JOHN H$3,6938ITHACA, NY
12MORRISON, TREVOR$3,5506ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
13HARRIS-WARRICK, RONALD M$3,3004ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
14VANRENESSE, ROBBERT$3,0505ITHACA, NYCOMPUTER SCIENTIST
15SANSALONE, MARY$2,7507ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
16DEMO, SARAH$2,5506ITHACA, NY
17MEYLER, BERNADETTE$2,3508BROOKLYN, NYLAW PROFESSOR
18LEPAGE, PETER$2,3001ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR, ADMINISTRATOR
19ABOWD, JOHN$2,3001ITHACA, NYECONOMIST
20VERMA, AMITA$2,3001ITHACA, NYADMINISTRATION
21BUTCHER, BARBARA$2,30010NEWFIELD, NYSCIENTIST
22CONSTABLE, ROBERT L$2,2005ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
23FERGER, MARTHA F$2,0509DRYDEN, NY
24TANKSLEY, STEVEN $1,8005DRYDEN, NYPROFESSOR
25BRONFENBRENNER, KATE$1,8006ITHACA, NYLABOR EDUCATOR
26GENDLER, TAMAR$1,7506ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
27BATHRICK, DAVID$1,7506ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
28DRINKWATER, LAURIE$1,7005ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
29PELL, ALICE$1,5504MARLBOROUGH, NHPROFESSOR
30COFFMAN, CHARLOTTE R$1,5002ITHACA, NY
31VIDAL, FRANCK$1,5003ITHACA, NYPROGRAM MANAGER
32KATZ, JAN$1,5003ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
33KATZENSTEIN, PETER$1,5002ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
34BISHOP, JONATHAN$1,4754ITHACA, NY
35Wu, Ray Mr.$1,4002Ithaca, NY
36VAUGHN, STEPHANIE$1,2504ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
37CULLER, JONATHAN$1,2005ITHACA, NY
38HARRIS-WARRICK, RONALD$1,1504ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
39BEREZIN, MABEL$1,0504ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
40RALPH, DANIEL$1,0002ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
41CLEMHOUT, SIMONE$1,0001ITHACA, NY
42PALERMO, GIANPIERO$1,0001NEW YORK, NYPHYSICIAN
43HARWIT, MARTIN$1,0001WASHINGTON, DCASTROPHYSICIST
44HUTTENLOCHER, DANIEL$1,0002TRUMANSBURG, NYPROFESSOR
45MCCLANE, KENNETH A JR$1,0003ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
46SMIDT, SEYMOUR$1,0002ITHACA COLLEGE, NYPROFESSOR
47BLAU, FRANCINE$1,0004ITHACA, NYPROFESSOR
48SCHWARTZBACH, NEIL$1,0002ITHACA, NYEXTENSION ASSOCIATE
49NORTON, MARY BETH$1,0001WEST TISBURY, MAPROFESSOR
50HANSON, MAUREEN R$1,0002ITHACA, NY

Top Recipients in 2008

Top committees that received CORNELL UNIVERSITY donations in 2008.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1C00431445$75,805164
2C00451393$23,16726
3C00431569$14,65030
4C00042366$10,90019
5C00272633$8,09825
6C00003558$5,5005
7C00010603$5,3089
8C00073791$4,2008
9C00000935$3,6938
10C00439075$2,0509
11C00452847$1,5003
12C00439125$1,4754
13C00451633$1,2504
14C00328245$1,2005
15C00341396$1,0002
16C00382424$1,0002
17C00418632$9504
18C00447714$8503
19C00435099$7502
20C00425124$7502
21C00431577$7503
22C00075820$5002
23C00193433$4502
24C00401224$4002
25C00375360$3651
CORNELL UNIVERSITY — $166,811 in 2008 FEC Donations