How much did Harvard University donors give in 2008?

FEC.gov aggregates show $817,850 in itemized individual contributions for the Harvard University grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 1,043 contributions and 372 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $12,178,102 all-cycle figure.

What share of Harvard University FEC money is 2008?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $12,178,102. The 2008 cell of $817,850 is about 6.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.3% ($11,360,252) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Harvard University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.

Is this Harvard University’s institutional PAC or endowment?

No. $817,850 is contributor disclosures that listed Harvard University as employer. The university as an institution is not the payor. Endowment figures and research awards are different datasets. 372 donors are text matches, not a faculty census. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Harvard University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.

Where is the overlay for the Harvard University 2008 join?

Open Harvard University 2008 for the cycle overlay, Harvard 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.

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY

2008 Election Cycle

Total Donated

$743,652

Contributions

947

Unique Donors

336

Donors listing Harvard University reported $817,850 in itemized individual contributions during the 2008 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 1,043 contributions from 372 donors. The figure is a slice of the Harvard University employer grouping (6.7% of $12,178,102), not a higher-education NAICS total and not a Harvard PAC or endowment figure.

Key figures

Harvard University × 2008 is $817,850 in itemized individual contributions.
The cell includes 1,043 contributions from 372 donors.
2008 is about 6.7% of the grouping’s $12,178,102 all-cycle total.
The label is filer-entered form text, not a higher-education NAICS total and not a Harvard PAC or endowment figure.
FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

Campus employer string × 2008

Employer and occupation groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — Harvard University and 2008 — sum to $817,850. 1,043 itemized contributions and 372 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.

Neither the Harvard University hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Faculty, staff, and others who typed Harvard University as employer in 2008 produced 1,043 lines from 372 donors. School-level suffixes can sit next door. HARVARD without University is a shorter key if stored separately. The university as an institution is not the payor. HARVARD, HARVARD UNIV, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, and HARVARD LAW SCHOOL are other keys if stored separately.

6.7% of the Harvard University roll

The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $12,178,102 ($12.2 million). The 2008 slice of $817,850 is about 6.7% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 93.3% ($11,360,252). Treating 2008 as the Harvard University FEC story would ignore that remainder.

Treat $12,178,102 as the denominator for the 6.7% 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 $12,178,102.

Full analysis: Harvard University political money — 2008 cycle →

Questions

How much did Harvard University donors give in 2008?: FEC.gov aggregates show $817,850 in itemized individual contributions for the Harvard University grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 1,043 contributions and 372 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $12,178,102 all-cycle figure.
What share of Harvard University FEC money is 2008?: The grouping’s all-cycle total is $12,178,102. The 2008 cell of $817,850 is about 6.7% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 93.3% ($11,360,252) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Harvard University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
Is this Harvard University’s institutional PAC or endowment?: No. $817,850 is contributor disclosures that listed Harvard University as employer. The university as an institution is not the payor. Endowment figures and research awards are different datasets. 372 donors are text matches, not a faculty census. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Harvard University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
Where is the overlay for the Harvard University 2008 join?: Open Harvard University 2008 for the cycle overlay, Harvard 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.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.

Related ties

Harvard University political money — 2008 cycle

All data ties →

Top Donors in 2008

Top HARVARD UNIVERSITY donors in the 2008 election cycle.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation
1	LORSCH, JAY W	$50,900	18	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
2	DELONG, CHRISTOPHER LORD	$24,036	15	WASHINGTON, DC	—
3	WHITESIDES, GEORGE M	$21,900	4	NEWTON, MA	—
4	BOLGER, BENJAMIN	$11,950	11	CAMBRIDGE, MA	TEACHING FELLOW
5	BAILYN, BERNARD	$11,500	4	BELMONT, MA	PROFESSOR
6	KASS, AMALIE M	$10,300	2	LINCOLN, MA	—
7	HUNT, SWANEE G	$10,000	2	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
8	TEDLOW, RICHARD	$9,200	4	WABAN, MA	—
9	GRAHAM, JORIE	$9,150	8	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
10	NEWMAN, JANE	$9,050	8	NORTH HAMPTON, NH	—
11	KEOHANE, ROBERT	$8,550	19	WELLESLEY, MA	—
12	CARTER, ASHTON B	$8,400	3	WINCHESTER, MA	—
13	SCANLON, LUCY	$8,175	5	CAMBRIDGE, MA	CERAMICS INSTRUCTOR
14	GATES, HENRY LOUIS JR	$8,150	4	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
15	PINKER, STEVEN	$7,800	3	BOSTON, MA	PROFESSOR
16	STEINER, PRUDENCE	$7,550	4	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
17	SCHUMACHER, AUGUST	$7,350	17	WASHINGTON, DC	—
18	CHRISTENSEN, CLAYTON	$7,300	2	BELMONT, MA	—
19	CORLETTE, JANE	$6,900	4	BELMONT, MA	—
20	AMABILE, TERESA	$6,900	3	WAYLAND, MA	PROFESSOR
21	MACFARQUHAR, RODERICK	$6,900	3	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
22	ELHAUGE, EINER	$6,900	3	CAMBRIDGE, MA	LAW PROFESSOR
23	SATO, VICKI	$6,900	3	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
24	SPRINGER, TIMOTHY	$6,100	5	CHESTNUT HILL, MA	PROFESSOR
25	PEROLD, ANDRE	$6,000	6	NEWTON, MA	—
26	BLUMENFELD, MICHAEL	$6,000	5	BOSTON, MA	—
27	MATLIN, KARL	$5,200	19	SHERBORN, MA	—
28	LUTTMER, ERZO	$5,058	9	BROOKLINE, MA	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
29	DANIELS, NORMAN	$5,050	10	NEWTON, MA	PROFESSOR
30	ROSENBLUM, NANCY L	$5,000	1	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
31	KIM, JIM YONG MD, PHD	$5,000	1	BOSTON, MA	PROFESSOR
32	LEAPE, LUCIAN	$4,870	9	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
33	COATSWORTH, PATRICIA	$4,750	16	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
34	SKOCPOL, THEDA	$4,640	13	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
35	ROSENZWEIG, PHILIP M	$4,600	2	BELMONT, MA	—
36	STEINER, DANIEL	$4,600	2	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
37	GILLMAN, MATT	$4,600	2	JAMAICA PLAIN, MA	PHYSICIAN
38	GORDON, ROY G	$4,600	5	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
39	VICKI, SATO	$4,600	1	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
40	STEINER, HENRY	$4,600	2	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
41	BOBO, LAWRENCE	$4,550	11	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR
42	ELY, ROBIN J	$4,300	3	BOSTON, MA	PROFESSOR
43	BERKMAN, ELLEN F	$4,300	3	BROOKLINE, MA	ATTORNEY
44	MANIATIS, TOM	$4,300	5	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR/SCIENTIST
45	VAN VALKENBURGH, MICHAEL	$4,300	3	CAMBRIDGE, MA	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
46	SIEVERS, SARA	$4,300	3	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—
47	KARPLUS, MARTIN	$4,200	4	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR EMERTUS
48	STUART, ELIZABETH	$4,050	4	SOMERVILLE, MA	GRADUATE STUDENT
49	SCHORR, LISBETH	$3,850	12	WASHINGTON, DC	ACADEMIC
50	GOTTSCHALK, BERNARD	$3,800	4	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—

Top Recipients in 2008

Top committees that received HARVARD UNIVERSITY donations in 2008.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	C00431445	$302,375	440
2	C00451393	$107,500	123
3	C00408088	$50,900	18
4	C00431569	$31,314	48
5	C00439067	$24,036	15
6	C00042366	$21,300	12
7	C00010603	$13,900	36
8	C00432278	$12,150	14
9	C00155952	$11,950	11
10	C00089243	$10,300	3
11	C00430470	$9,350	11
12	C00431205	$9,000	4
13	C00418632	$8,050	18
14	C00336388	$7,550	4
15	C00439075	$7,400	13
16	C00279851	$7,350	17
17	C00383554	$7,300	2
18	C00193433	$7,100	19
19	C00392084	$6,000	5
20	C00431916	$6,000	6
21	C00431171	$5,800	6
22	C00370031	$5,550	6
23	C00328245	$5,300	7
24	C00331694	$5,000	1
25	C00435099	$4,900	12