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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Total Donated

$4,949,026

Contributions

22,265

Unique Donors

517

Top Employer

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$5,950124
1982$15,500263
1984$23,000304
1986$27,000315
1988$18,000163
1990$21,200349
1992$24,6005121
1994$20,8005312
1996$57,45010137
1998$51,76010435
2000$62,17813450
2002$57,87512834
2004$215,996292124
2006$99,63019176
2008$302,477523179
2010$170,739316105
2012$326,154549175
2014$221,446361100

Top Donors

Top PRINCETON UNIVERSITY donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1GOLDEN, CAROL$398,440304PRINCETON, NJSTAFF2004–2022
2HALL, JOAN$277,385556PRINCETON, NJ1986–2022
3CAR, ROBERTO$247,1642,740PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2008–2022
4EGGER, DAVID$126,353251PRINCETON, NJ1984–2022
5COHEN, STEPHEN F$119,65493PRINCETON, NJ1990–2020
6PAINTER, NELL$117,6421,047NEWARK, NJ2004–2022
7CONE, EDWARD T$111,475264PRINCETON, NJ1980–2004
8ISAACSON, DAVID$93,022184PRINCETON, NJ2000–2022
9SPITZER, LYMAN JR$84,00081PRINCETON, NJ1982–1996
10PINSKY, MALIN$81,20024PRINCETON, NJSCIENTIST2012–2020
11NORMAN, KENNETH$66,731274PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2022
12HOLT, RUSH$63,61885PENNINGTON, NJ1996–2022
13KAHNEMAN, DANIEL$61,79823PRINCETON, NJSENIOR SCIENTIST, PROFESSOR EMERITUS2008–2020
14GOLDEN, ANDREW K.$60,17651PRINCETON, NJENDOWMENT MANAGER2010–2020
15GOLDEN, CAROL L$56,49931PRINCETON, NJSTAFF2004–2022
16SLAUGHTER, ANNE-MARIE$49,640126PRINCETON, NJDEAN2008–2020
17GOLDSTON, ROB$47,82678PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2016–2022
18THOMAS, VALERIE$43,041175PRINCETON, NJ1996–2022
19SCHAPIRE, ROBERT$42,22087PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2022
20APPIAH, KWAME ANTHONY $41,859696NEW YORK, NYPROFESSOR2004–2022
21AARSLEFF, HANS$41,34481PRINCETON, NJ1996–2020
22SHAFIR, ELDAR$38,70062PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2022
23FORREST, STEPHEN$37,80266PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2022
24BERLINGER, BRUCE$36,54024PRINCETON, NJTECHNICIAN2020
25DANSON, LAWRENCE$35,652439PRINCETON, NJTEACHER2008–2022
26SHEIDE, JUDITH MCCARTIN$33,4001PRINCETON, NJASSOCIATE DIRECTOR2016
27NUNOKAWA, JEFF$32,881108NEW YORK, NYPROFESSOR2004–2022
28SANDBERG, ROBERT$31,464276PRINCETON, NJ2000–2022
29KRUEGER, LISA$31,409107PRINCETON, NJ1996–2022
30CONNELL, SALLY$29,426114PRINCETON, NJ1996–2020
31BLUMENTHAL, BARBARA B MS.$27,5002PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2006
32FISKE, SUSAN T. MS.$27,42548PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2016–2022
33WOLANIN, PETER$27,23392PRINCETON, NJSCIENTIST2004–2020
34CHAMPLIN, EDWARD$27,146584STOCKTON, NJPROFESSOR2014–2022
35VON HIPPEL, FRANK N$26,60051PRINCETON JCT., NJPROFESSOR2014–2022
36BOROVOY, AMY$26,20049PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2020
37KLEINSTEIN, STEVEN$25,41289PRINCETON, NJRESEARCH STAFF2004–2022
38WELLS, NAN$24,596147WASHINGTON, DC2000–2016
39REECE, MATTHEW$24,444191PLAINSBORO, NJASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCHOLAR2008–2022
40MASSEY, DOUGLAS$23,22065PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2008–2020
41PAXSON, CHRISTINA$22,85010YARDLEY, PAECONOMIST2008–2022
42GOLDSTON, ROBERT JAMES$22,70033PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2012–2022
43SHER, SHLOMO$22,52031PRINCETON, NJSTUDENT2004–2020
44KAHNEMAN, ANNE$20,50011PRINCETON, NJPROFESSORS2004–2014
45SOCOLOW, ROBERT$19,95840PRINCETON, NJ1996–2022
46KOHN, JOSEPH J$19,91715PRINCETON, NJPROFESSOR2004–2022
47JOHNSON, MARCIA K MS$19,70027PRINCETON, NJ1992–2018
48RODGERS, DANIEL$19,655332PRINCETON, NJ1990–2022
49KREUTZ, TOM$19,15219PRINCETON, NJRESEARCH SCIENTIST2004–2020
50MILLER, GEORGE A$18,74133PRINCETON, NJ1992–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received PRINCETON UNIVERSITY donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$1,252,29119,267
2RUSH HOLT FOR CONGRESSC00313684$226,4767,602
3DSCCC00042366$221,88710,885
4DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$196,05211,599
5DCCCC00000935$194,21111,279
6OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$160,19310,993
7FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$147,35610,310
8EMILYS LISTC00193433$98,1885,056
9TOM MALINOWSKI FOR CONGRESSC00656686$86,8686,028
10OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$83,7507,109
11ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEYC00648220$74,8054,353
12BILL FOSTER FOR CONGRESSC00435099$71,0003,906
13HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$64,6118,240
14COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLDC00029165$52,350722
15BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN FOR CONGRESSC00558437$49,5005,092
16OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$49,2654,198
17NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSC00003558$48,950349
18JSTREETPACC00441949$42,5503,282
19HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$41,7365,963
20HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$41,1404,422
21JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$41,0001,907
22WINREDC00694323$40,9953,150
23JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$31,4536,915
24BERNIE 2020C00696948$27,2203,682
25WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$23,8147,782