MIT

Total Donated

$7,257,813

Contributions

34,215

Unique Donors

523

Top Employer

MIT

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

MIT political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$1,000	1	1
1982	$2,000	3	2
1984	$1,975	3	3
1986	$2,000	3	2
1988	$4,000	6	6
1990	$2,300	5	5
1992	$20,050	31	18
1994	$26,500	35	20
1996	$35,490	42	21
1998	$23,840	40	20
2000	$81,438	102	41
2002	$65,480	82	22
2004	$244,467	318	122
2006	$153,487	166	49
2008	$427,656	453	142
2010	$202,126	296	85
2012	$511,268	644	157
2014	$274,843	355	74

Top Donors

Top MIT donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	BERLEKAMP, ELWYN	$843,347	482	CHESTNUT HILL, MA	—	1994–2020
2	KELLER, EVELYN	$608,569	1,182	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR	2016–2022
3	WITTRUP, KARL	$445,438	718	CHESTNUT HILL, MA	PROFESSOR	2004–2022
4	FRANKEL, FELICE	$425,253	444	BOSTON, MA	RESEARCH SCIENTIST	2004–2022
5	YEN, SOPHIA	$398,202	331	BOSTON, MA	—	1992–2022
6	LIGHTMAN, ALAN	$183,546	278	CONCORD, MA	—	2000–2022
7	DRISCOLL, STEPHEN P	$178,701	880	PEMBROKE, MA	—	2000–2022
8	RIVEST, RONALD	$169,450	113	ARLINGTON, MA	—	2004–2022
9	FISHER, FRANKLIN M	$136,475	118	CONCORD, MA	—	1984–2016
10	KLEPPNER, DANIEL	$120,152	501	BELMONT, MA	—	1998–2022
11	SANTOS, ADELE	$105,426	1,474	SOMERVILLE, MA	PROFESSOR ARCHITECT	2020–2022
12	WROCLAWSKI, JOHN	$94,900	151	CAMBRIDGE, MA	SCIENTIST	2004–2022
13	TURKLE, SHERRY	$79,986	112	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—	1992–2022
14	LECHTMAN, HEATHER	$73,630	3,666	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR	2016–2022
15	BUCHWALD, STEPHEN	$72,758	233	NEWTON, MA	—	2002–2022
16	PETRASSO, RICHARD	$66,063	3,142	LEXINGTON, MA	—	2000–2022
17	STONEBRAKER, BETH	$64,466	63	BEDFORD, NH	—	2002–2022
18	JOSKOW, PAUL	$54,046	86	BROOKLINE, MA	—	1990–2022
19	TEMKIN, RICHARD	$51,297	170	NEWTON CENTRE, MA	—	2000–2022
20	DEUTCH, JOHN	$48,350	63	LEXINGTON, MA	—	1982–2020
21	MROWKA, TOMASZ	$44,225	86	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR	2004–2022
22	POLLI, FRIDA	$43,903	25	CAMBRIDGE, MA	POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW	2008–2022
23	MCAVINNEY, WILLIAM	$42,782	164	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—	2004–2022
24	KOTHARI, SRIPRAKASH	$42,750	28	LEXINGTON, MA	PROFESSOR	2012–2022
25	LANG, KEVIN	$42,101	101	BROOKLINE, MA	—	2000–2022
26	GERSHENFELD, NEIL	$40,700	102	SOMERVILLE, MA	—	2000–2022
27	BOOKMAN, ANN	$40,338	314	BROOKLINE, MA	RESEARCHER AND TEACHER	2008–2022
28	SMYTH, CLIFFORD	$40,288	134	CAMBRIDGE, MA	POSTDOC	2008–2022
29	LOEB, ERIC	$40,170	63	CAMBRIDGE, MA	—	1996–2022
30	JACKSON, GREGORY	$39,046	442	ARLINGTON, MA	—	1992–2022
31	LOESSBERG, SHARI LOUISE	$38,300	3	BOSTON, MA	FACULTY	2008–2010
32	KOTHARI, SRIPRAKASH MR.	$37,900	5	LEXINGTON, MA	PROFESSOR	2012–2016
33	KOTHARI, SP DR.	$37,000	7	LEXINGTON, MA	PROFESSOR	2014–2018
34	GUTH, LAWRENCE	$36,242	45	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS	2012–2020
35	WHITNEY, ALAN	$35,392	4,762	CONCORD, MA	RESEARCH SCIENTIST	2008–2020
36	VAN HOOK, DANIEL	$35,250	68	FRAMINGHAM, MA	ENGINEER	2016–2022
37	YATES, JOANNE MS.	$33,551	106	WATERTOWN, MA	PROFESSOR	2006–2022
38	RENFRO, LAURA MARIE	$33,400	1	CAMBRIDGE, MA	GRADUATE STUDENT	2016
39	KOCHAN, THOMAS	$33,284	154	CHESTNUT HILL, MA	PROFESSOR	2004–2020
40	ELLWOOD, ALEXANDRA	$31,748	84	SOMERVILLE, MA	PROGRAMMER	2004–2022
41	ANESTA, EMILY	$29,988	89	ROSLINDALE, MA	ELECTRICAL ENGINEER	2008–2022
42	PLESS, GLORIA	$29,249	190	BROOKLINE, MA	ADMIN ASST	2008–2022
43	TENENBAUM, JOSHUA	$28,000	21	CAMBRIDGE, MA	PROFESSOR	2004–2020
44	PATON, MARTHA	$27,182	195	WELLESLEY HILLS, MA	PROFESSOR/SCIENTIST	2006–2018
45	BUCHWALD, STEPHEN L	$26,175	71	NEWTON, MA	—	2004–2020
46	REICH, PETER	$24,140	82	BELMONT, MA	—	1994–2020
47	TAFT, REBECCA	$23,219	18	LEXINGTON, MA	STUDENT	2016–2020
48	RIVEST, RONALD L	$23,150	15	ARLINGTON, MA	PROFESSOR	2004–2020
49	DAVIDSON, FRANK P	$22,750	6	CONCORD, MA	—	1986–2010
50	LIPPMAN, ANDREW	$22,625	72	SALEM, MA	—	1994–2020

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received MIT donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	ACTBLUEC00401224	$1,908,761	31,677
2	MOVEMENT VOTER PACC00728360	$610,470	1,796
3	DCCCC00000935	$272,792	24,440
4	DSCCC00042366	$198,631	20,889
5	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$191,368	12,984
6	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$190,336	11,838
7	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$158,585	15,680
8	OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740	$132,187	3,814
9	HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795	$86,923	5,759
10	BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSC00435099	$86,234	2,375
11	EMILYS LISTC00193433	$82,028	2,320
12	HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537	$79,694	3,101
13	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$78,155	5,438
14	JSTREETPACC00441949	$70,100	139
15	HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946	$69,871	5,025
16	LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUNDC00252940	$61,450	595
17	WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.C00500843	$59,584	13,909
18	JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653	$57,950	3,449
19	OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393	$54,600	1,268
20	MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396	$42,693	17,592
21	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876	$41,366	15,958
22	THE LINCOLN PROJECTC00725820	$40,803	2,953
23	DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUNDC00658476	$36,500	25
24	SARA GIDEON FOR MAINEC00709899	$35,908	7,030
25	MAGGIE FOR NHC00588772	$35,438	8,759