MIT
2012 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$429,749
Contributions
527
Unique Donors
132
FEC.gov records $511,268 where the stored grouping MIT meets the 2012 election cycle. That join rests on 644 itemized individual contributions from 157 donors. Across every cycle, the same string sums to $7,257,813, so 2012 is about 7.0% of the running book. The dollars are Schedule A aggregates, not an MIT PAC, a campus payroll census, or an education NAICS total.
Key figures
- $511,268 is the MIT × 2012 join on FEC.gov.
- 644 contributions came from 157 donors.
- 7.0% of the $7,257,813 lifetime grouping sits in 2012.
- MIT is an exact filer-entered string, not an MIT PAC, a campus payroll census, or an education NAICS total.
- Means of about $794 per receipt and $3,256 per donor are arithmetic only.
Why MIT and 2012 share one page
This page exists because two indexes meet. One index is the employer string MIT. The other is the 2012 two-year FEC window. Only rows that carry both keys enter $511,268. The MIT hub without a year filter is $7,257,813. The 2012 cycle hub without this employer filter is a different table and is not a denominator in this packet. Cite FEC.gov for the intersection.
MIT is the stored abbreviation. Filers who wrote the full institute name sit in another employer key. 644 lines and 157 identities produced the cell. Repeat gifts explain why the line count can exceed the donor count. The overlay Mit 2012 holds the itemized rows. This JSON file names the join; it is not a second filing system.
Do not restate the MIT hub as if it were 2012-only, and do not restate the 2012 cycle hub as if it were MIT-only. Two filters, one cell: $511,268 from FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.
The MIT string without the year filter
$7,257,813 is every cycle for the stored string MIT. Subtract $511,268 and $6,746,545 remains in other even-year windows (93.0%). That remainder is visible on the MIT hub. It is not published as a cycle-by-cycle list in this packet, so other years are not quoted here as dollar amounts.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, M.I.T., and named MIT labs are neighboring spellings. They are not aliases of MIT. Adding them would invent a sector total the packet does not contain. MIT is employer string, not an MIT PAC, a campus payroll census, or an education NAICS total.
Full analysis: MIT political money — 2012 cycle →
Questions
- How much FEC money is tagged MIT in 2012?
- This extract records $511,268 on 644 itemized individual receipts from 157 donors where the stored grouping is MIT and the cycle is 2012. That is not the $7,257,813 all-cycle book and not a PAC total. Source: FEC.gov.
- Is MIT the same as MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY?
- No. Only the exact stored string MIT is inside $511,268. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, M.I.T., and named MIT labs are other keys on this site. 157 donors and 644 receipts follow that exact-match rule. LobbyVault does not recode the employer field into a sector total.
- What share of MIT dollars landed in 2012?
- $511,268 is about 7.0% of the all-cycle grouping $7,257,813. Other even-year windows hold $6,746,545 (93.0%) on the MIT hub. Quote both totals together. Do not recast 7.0% as a ranking of employers in 2012.
- Does MIT giving in 2012 pay for USAspending awards?
- No. FEC Schedule A individual contributions and USAspending awards are different datasets under different statutes. This packet publishes no obligation dollars. Sharing a workplace string and a calendar year does not convert $511,268 into a federal contract or grant. Cite FEC.gov. MIT in 2012 is $511,268 on 644 itemized receipts from 157 donors; the all-cycle grouping is $7,257,813.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2012
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERLEKAMP, ELWYN | $93,655 | 34 | CHESTNUT HILL, MA | — |
| 2 | FRANKEL, FELICE | $66,875 | 38 | BOSTON, MA | RESEARCH SCIENTIST |
| 3 | YEN, SOPHIA | $22,018 | 23 | BOSTON, MA | — |
| 4 | DRISCOLL, STEPHEN P | $19,458 | 38 | PEMBROKE, MA | — |
| 5 | KOTHARI, SRIPRAKASH DR. | $19,000 | 5 | LEXINGTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 6 | BUCHWALD, STEPHEN | $15,250 | 27 | NEWTON, MA | — |
| 7 | TURKLE, SHERRY | $10,700 | 7 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | — |
| 8 | WROCLAWSKI, JOHN | $7,650 | 9 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | SCIENTIST |
| 9 | KOTHARI, SRIPRAKASH | $7,000 | 5 | LEXINGTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 10 | LOEB, ERIC | $6,900 | 5 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | — |
| 11 | RIVEST, RONALD | $5,000 | 2 | ARLINGTON, MA | — |
| 12 | BREAZEAL, CYNTHIA | $5,000 | 1 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 13 | MROWKA, TOMASZ S | $4,950 | 3 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 14 | YATES, JOANNE MS. | $4,900 | 13 | WATERTOWN, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 15 | KLEPPNER, DANIEL | $4,800 | 14 | BELMONT, MA | — |
| 16 | MEADOR, C LAWRENCE | $3,500 | 2 | WAYLAND, MA | — |
| 17 | JOSKOW, PAUL | $3,500 | 2 | BROOKLINE, MA | — |
| 18 | HIESTAND, EMILY L. | $3,400 | 6 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR |
| 19 | GERSHENFELD, NEIL | $3,250 | 9 | SOMERVILLE, MA | — |
| 20 | LANG, KEVIN | $3,200 | 6 | BROOKLINE, MA | — |
| 21 | LIVINGSTON, JAMES D | $3,100 | 10 | BRAINTREE, MA | SENIOR LECTURER |
| 22 | KASTNER, MARC | $3,000 | 3 | NEWTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 23 | MAGEE, CHRIS | $3,000 | 7 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 24 | FISHER, FRANKLIN M | $3,000 | 3 | CONCORD, MA | — |
| 25 | ATHEY, SUSAN | $2,970 | 6 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | — |
| 26 | PATON, MARTHA | $2,600 | 11 | WELLESLEY HILLS, MA | PROFESSOR/SCIENTIST |
| 27 | ZUE, VICTOR | $2,565 | 6 | WINCHESTER, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 28 | DIAZ, JUNOT | $2,500 | 4 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | WRITER |
| 29 | TENENBAUM, JOSHUA | $2,500 | 1 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 30 | ZIEVE, MICHAEL | $2,500 | 1 | MUKILTEO, WA | STUDENT |
| 31 | RIVEST, RONALD L | $2,500 | 1 | ARLINGTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 32 | DUFLO, ESTHER | $2,165 | 7 | BOSTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 33 | GUTH, LAWRENCE | $2,100 | 3 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS |
| 34 | VANDIVER, JOHN KIM | $2,000 | 2 | LEXINGTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 35 | MINICUCCI, STEPHEN | $2,000 | 2 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | SOCIAL SCIENTIST |
| 36 | WISHNOK, PETE | $2,000 | 4 | NEWBURY, MA | BIOCHEMIST |
| 37 | SHIANG, ELAINE L | $2,000 | 3 | BROOKLINE, MA | SCIENTIST |
| 38 | LIPPMAN, ANDREW | $1,750 | 4 | SALEM, MA | — |
| 39 | ESSIGMANN, ELLEN M. | $1,750 | 4 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | EDUCATION |
| 40 | DEUTCH, JOHN | $1,750 | 3 | LEXINGTON, MA | — |
| 41 | YILDIZ, MUHAMET | $1,700 | 4 | REVERE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 42 | GRAHAM, LOREN | $1,650 | 4 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 43 | SMYTH, CLIFFORD | $1,600 | 8 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | POSTDOC |
| 44 | GEDIK, NUH | $1,500 | 1 | WATERTOWN, MA | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 45 | KOTHARI, S P | $1,500 | 3 | LEXINGTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 46 | ELLWOOD, ALEXANDRA | $1,500 | 6 | SOMERVILLE, MA | PROGRAMMER |
| 47 | ZHANG, SHUGUANG | $1,500 | 4 | LEXINGTON, MA | SCIENTIST |
| 48 | JACKSON, GREGORY | $1,500 | 4 | ARLINGTON, MA | — |
| 49 | SAMSON, LEONA D | $1,500 | 4 | NEWTON, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 50 | LEES, JACQUELINE | $1,450 | 4 | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | PROFESSOR |
Top Recipients in 2012
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00492389 | $93,655 | 34 |
| 2 | C00495523 | $67,625 | 40 |
| 3 | C00431445 | $50,380 | 113 |
| 4 | C00494740 | $39,432 | 57 |
| 5 | C00500843 | $31,595 | 55 |
| 6 | C00518282 | $25,700 | 13 |
| 7 | C00401224 | $23,670 | 53 |
| 8 | C00500462 | $22,018 | 23 |
| 9 | C00435099 | $19,400 | 37 |
| 10 | C00510065 | $7,000 | 5 |
| 11 | C00498972 | $6,900 | 5 |
| 12 | C00010603 | $5,300 | 17 |
| 13 | C00042366 | $5,250 | 9 |
| 14 | C00193433 | $4,900 | 13 |
| 15 | C00000935 | $3,700 | 8 |
| 16 | C00285171 | $3,000 | 3 |
| 17 | C00431171 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 18 | C00515122 | $1,750 | 3 |
| 19 | C00341396 | $1,600 | 8 |
| 20 | C00250399 | $1,500 | 4 |
| 21 | C00499178 | $1,500 | 3 |
| 22 | C00431056 | $1,500 | 1 |
| 23 | C00431304 | $1,100 | 5 |
| 24 | C00411587 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 25 | C00435628 | $1,000 | 1 |