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HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Total Donated

$12,178,102

Contributions

35,728

Unique Donors

1,116

Top Employer

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

HARVARD UNIVERSITY political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$8,150118
1982$2,00043
1984$16,5002315
1986$19,5001613
1988$47,7504533
1990$23,6004026
1992$56,45010062
1994$60,6839847
1996$77,35011656
1998$58,92010346
2000$128,81318088
2002$84,09514671
2004$377,615511238
2006$225,741312121
2008$817,8501,043372
2010$354,914439166
2012$920,3171,124358
2014$451,036539172

Top Donors

Top HARVARD UNIVERSITY donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1LAUFER, STEVEN$1,225,168304SETAUKET, NY1998–2022
2STEINER, PRUDENCE$364,90026CAMBRIDGE, MA1980–2020
3KASS, AMALIE M$271,115113LINCOLN, MA1984–2016
4ABRAHAMS, LUANN$263,757276SOMERVILLE, MAMUSEUM ADMINISTRATOR2008–2022
5SOROS, JONATHAN A$222,60023NEW YORK, NY1998–2020
6STEINER, HENRY$203,556145CAMBRIDGE, MA1984–2022
7LEE, LINDA-ELING$172,10059NEW YORK, NYSTUDENT2004–2022
8MINOW, MARTHA L$162,605119CAMBRIDGE, MA1992–2022
9LORSCH, JAY W$158,71183CAMBRIDGE, MA1990–2020
10GOLDFARB, WARREN$153,660320CAMBRIDGE, MA2002–2022
11DELONG, CHRISTOPHER LORD$151,08636WASHINGTON, DC1988–2020
12CORLETTE, JANE$150,822721BELMONT, MA1984–2018
13SAIVETZ, CAROL$146,500109NEWTON CENTRE, MAPROFESSOR2004–2022
14KEOHANE, ROBERT$142,514488WELLESLEY, MA1992–2022
15MUNGER, MINDY$98,00015BOSTON, MARESEARCHER2004–2022
16PLANT, ISAAC$96,20025CAMBRIDGE, MAGRADUATE STUDENT2016–2020
17SUMMERS, LAWRENCE H$95,15014NEWTON, MA1988–2020
18LEMPEL, DIANA$93,71038CAMBRIDGE, MAPHD STUDENT2012–2020
19PAGLIUCA, FELICIA$92,90033BOSTON, MAPOST DOCTORAL FELLOW2012–2022
20SATO, VICKI$84,05087CAMBRIDGE, MAPROFESSOR2008–2022
21COATSWORTH, PATRICIA$83,7781,159CAMBRIDGE, MA2004–2022
22KAHRL, BENJAMIN$81,520133CAMBRIDGE, MA2000–2022
23BOLGER, BENJAMIN$79,79237CAMBRIDGE, MATEACHING FELLOW2008–2022
24STERN, JESSICA E.$77,80043CAMBRIDGE, MALECTURER2008–2018
25WOFSY, STEVEN$76,400242NEWTON, MAPROFESSOR2008–2022
26KAISER, MATTHEW$75,670164CAMBRIDGE, MAPROFESSOR2008–2022
27GOTTSCHALK, BERNARD$75,100101CAMBRIDGE, MA1992–2020
28KARPLUS, MARTIN$74,00087CAMBRIDGE, MAPROFESSOR EMERTUS2004–2022
29DUPRE, DENISE M. PROF.$73,3001BOSTON, MAPROFESSOR2012
30PINKER, STEVEN$71,46692BOSTON, MAPROFESSOR2008–2022
31SAIVETZ, CAROL R$69,00028CHESTNUT HILL, MAASSOCIATE2010–2022
32MNOOKIN, ROBERT$65,91591CAMBRIDGE, MALAW PROFESSOR2004–2022
33LEAPE, LUCIAN $65,749283CAMBRIDGE, MAPROFESSOR2004–2022
34RAMCHANDANI, RITESH$65,45085BOSTON, MASTATISTICIAN2018–2020
35GRAFMAN, SARAH$64,29856SOMERVILLE, MAPRODUCER2018–2022
36POLLACK, LANA$63,530217ANN ARBOR, MI1998–2022
37REICH, MICHAEL R.$62,40015BROOKLINE, MAEDUCATOR2012–2022
38TARLOW, LISBETH$62,35031CHESTNUT HILL, MA2000–2022
39SCHLOZMAN, DANIEL$57,80890CAMBRIDGE, MARESEARCHER2010–2022
40PLANCHER, BRIAN$55,80038BELMONT, MAPHD STUDENT2020
41ELLEDGE, STEVE$54,90063BROOKLINE, MASCIENTIST2004–2020
42MURPHY, LAUREN$54,35752WELLESLEY, MAMANAGER2014–2022
43BRAUDE, ANN D MS.$52,35027CAMBRIDGE, MAPROFESSOR2006–2020
44O'CONNELL, KATHLEEN M$50,00034CAMBRIDGE, MA1992–2018
45CHRISTENSEN, CLAYTON$49,97517BELMONT, MA1994–2014
46WU, EUGENE$48,83561WESTON, MA1992–2022
47HUBBARD, ANNE$48,65871CAMBRIDGE, MAGRAPHIC DESIGNER2016–2022
48MANIATIS, TOM$48,60058CAMBRIDGE, MAPROFESSOR/SCIENTIST2004–2020
49VERDINE, GREGORY $47,45026LEXINGTON, MAPROFESSOR2004–2022
50SCHORR, LISBETH$46,87852WASHINGTON, DCACADEMIC2004–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received HARVARD UNIVERSITY donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$2,648,39331,240
2DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$502,06316,242
3OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$501,20916,531
4DSCCC00042366$419,81811,804
5HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$398,0468,223
6FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$306,13515,386
7DCCCC00000935$300,56217,248
8UNITE THE COUNTRYC00701888$300,000304
9OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$243,2223,881
10HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$236,06411,116
11EMILYS LISTC00193433$214,8153,232
12HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$203,4626,231
13BIDEN ACTION FUNDC00746651$174,000439
14OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$130,9255,907
15JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$121,3007,529
16WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.C00500843$114,2967,273
17ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$86,36394
18JSTREETPACC00441949$83,4981,525
19SWING LEFTC00632133$78,4711,365
20MAGGIE FOR NHC00588772$69,5666,480
21WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$61,3438,264
22SARA GIDEON FOR MAINEC00709899$61,1056,382
23BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSC00435099$59,4952,564
24JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$58,0627,686
25KENNEDY FOR MASSACHUSETTSC00512970$56,7801,283