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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Total Donated

$10,056,583

Contributions

60,591

Unique Donors

979

Top Employer

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$7,310127
1982$11,730128
1984$12,100128
1986$7,500115
1988$29,8502211
1990$37,8153817
1992$98,28910341
1994$45,1906727
1996$66,1258939
1998$86,0607635
2000$141,74117274
2002$50,42510640
2004$397,317546239
2006$206,521286111
2008$663,042994346
2010$737,328417157
2012$694,6651,049325
2014$229,544435140

Top Donors

Top UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1TEECE, DAVID J$536,60012BERKELEY, CA1996–2018
2BERNHARDT, ANTHONY$513,950532BERKELEY, CAPHYSICIST2004–2022
3GALINSON, MURRAY L$352,640195LA JOLLA, CA1980–2012
4SCHWARZ, ELEANOR$177,4006DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR2018–2022
5THOMPSON, STEPHEN$175,6751,251OAKLAND, CA1992–2022
6FRANCO, ELAINE$172,4473,646WOODLAND, CALIBRARIAN2018–2022
7MCCALMONT, TIM$160,17077PIEDMONT, CAPHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST2004–2020
8GRETHER, DONALD$123,321549BERKELEY, CAPHYSICIST2008–2022
9PRINZMETAL, WILLIAM$122,80173RICHMOND, CARESEARCHER2004–2022
10SWEET, PAUL$120,827355WASHINGTON, DC1994–2022
11MUKERJI, CHANDRA$112,9281,561DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR2004–2022
12WEXLER, ANTHONY$112,100116DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR2004–2022
13ABARBANEL, HENRY$102,121153DEL MAR, CAPHYSICIST2004–2022
14BLOCK, FRED$98,410296DAVIS, CA1990–2022
15KATZ, RANDY$89,60643SAN FRANCISCO, CA2000–2022
16BRY, BARBARA$89,268148LA JOLLA, CA1988–2022
17ILLINGWORTH, GARTH$80,741659SANTA CRUZ, CAPROFESSER/ASTRONOMER2004–2020
18WHITSON, WILLIAM L$80,6812,091BERKELEY, CALIBRARIAN2010–2022
19BACCHETTI, PETER$77,30030SAN FRANCISCO, CAPROFESSOR2004–2022
20FISCHER, CLAUDE$76,114444BERKELEY, CA2000–2022
21TEECE, DAVID$74,49436BERKELEY, CA1996–2022
22MCLEAN, COLIN$72,746487SHERMAN OAKS, CARETIRED2016–2022
23JACOBSON, ABRAM$67,463365LOS ALAMOS, NM2000–2022
24LINDERT, PETER$66,690126DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR2010–2022
25RIEFFEL, MARC$66,32561BERKELEY, CAMATHEMATICIAN2008–2022
26STUCKY, GALEN$66,0631,916SANTA BARBARA, CAPROFESSOR2006–2022
27SARGENT, PETER$63,807160SAN FRANCISCO, CAPROFESSOR2004–2022
28HILLYARD, STEVEN$63,4791,194LA JOLLA, CAPROFESSOR2008–2022
29ISACOFF, EHUD$62,960127BERKELEY, CAPROFESSOR2020–2022
30SMITH-MCCUNE, KAREN$57,686114SAN FRANCISCO, CASCIENTIST2004–2022
31KIRTMAN, BERNARD$56,407594SANTA BARBARA, CAPROFESSOR2008–2022
32ENSTROM, JAMES$56,385101LOS ANGELES, CAEDUCATION2006–2022
33CRAWFORD, RICHARD H$53,00019DAVIS, CA1992–2008
34RAMAN, STEVEN$51,410300SANTA MONICA, CAPHYSICIANS2018–2022
35CHESSON, PETER$51,068419DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR2004–2020
36STONE, WALT$50,331200DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR2008–2022
37WEISBERG, MARY ANN$49,40038LOS ANGELES, CAPROFESSOR2008–2022
38BORENSTEIN, SEVERIN$49,38369ORINDA, CAPROFESSOR2008–2020
39MANDELL, JEANNE$48,98030HILLSBOROUGH, CA1996–2020
40GLASER, DONALD A$48,9007BERKELEY, CAPROFESSOR OF PHYSICS2004–2008
41STRUM, SHIRLEY$48,020461ENCINITAS, CAPROFESSOR2016–2022
42NEUFELD, ELIZABETH$47,2241,544LOS ANGELES, CA1992–2020
43BERA, AMERISH$46,89032ELK GROVE, CAPHYSICIAN2008–2016
44FULLER, BRUCE$46,798454KENTFIELD, CA1996–2022
45RICH, ANDREA L$46,40028LOS ANGELES, CA1988–2010
46MAX, CLAIRE$44,54594BERKELEY, CAPROFESSOR2004–2022
47MATTHAEI, GEORGE L$44,47546SANTA BARBARA, CA1984–2014
48ZIEVE, RENA$44,30019DAVIS, CAPROFESSOR (PHYSICS)2008–2020
49JANOWITZ, NAOMI$43,712104BERKELEY, CAPROFESSOR2004–2022
50TRESEDER, KATHLEEN$43,219183IRVINE, CAPROFESSOR2012–2022

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$2,481,30256,721
2CALIFORNIANS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AND BETTER ECONOMYC30001580$500,00012
3DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$394,76027,476
4DSCCC00042366$394,56632,451
5DCCCC00000935$372,29033,298
6OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$357,24921,331
7FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$319,41938,264
8REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$239,4623,957
9OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$183,04210,129
10HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$160,64619,681
11HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$107,61313,628
12JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$98,10014,123
13MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONC00341396$78,01316,142
14HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$75,8669,889
15EMILYS LISTC00193433$75,1107,552
16OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$72,7611,929
17LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUNDC00252940$70,8001,489
18JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866$67,78129,314
19WINREDC00694323$65,8995,388
20DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACC00468314$65,4701,211
21WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876$60,60827,541
22NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSC00003558$60,450322
23HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569$54,5995,229
24MARK KELLY FOR SENATEC00696526$51,39126,837
25SARA GIDEON FOR MAINEC00709899$48,15319,060