UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Total Donated
$4,684,875
Contributions
19,666
Unique Donors
594
Top Employer
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Itemized federal contributions listing UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO as employer or occupation total $4,684,875 on FEC.gov. The cluster contains 19,666 contributions and 594 donors. Mean gift size is about $238; mean per donor is about $7,887. The campus name is FEC free text, not a NAICS education code and not the university’s treasury.
Key figures
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FEC strings sum to $4,684,875.
- 19,666 contributions came from 594 donors.
- About $238 per gift and $7,887 per donor on a simple mean.
- UChicago abbreviations are not assumed to be in this total.
- The label is FEC free text, not NAICS.
594 donors, $4,684,875
Five hundred ninety-four unique people produced 19,666 contributions, about 33 itemized gifts per donor. $4,684,875 ÷ 19,666 ≈ $238 per gift. That shape is typical of campus employer strings with recurring itemized activity. It does not document a university-directed political program.
UChicago, University of Chicago Medical Center, and Booth School names can appear as other keys. This total is UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO only. Top employer matches that full string.
Hyde Park text on a federal form
Faculty, staff, students, and medical-center personnel who typed UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO share this slug. The FEC does not verify current employment. Alumni who still write the school can remain among the 594.
Occupation pages cut by title. This industry page cuts by employer string. Neither cut is NAICS. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports.
Full analysis: University of Chicago money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to University of Chicago filers?
- The UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO cluster totals $4,684,875 in itemized FEC contributions, from 19,666 contributions and 594 donors. Filers listed that employer or occupation string. It is a text rollup, not an institutional expenditure. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
- Does this include UChicago or medical-center spellings?
- Only if those spellings were ingested as UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. This page’s $4,684,875 is that full-name key. Check all industries for abbreviated or hospital labels stored separately. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
- How many unique donors are in this cluster?
- LobbyVault counts 594 donors and 19,666 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a payroll headcount of the university. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
- Is this NAICS higher education?
- No. FEC individual files do not carry NAICS. LobbyVault industries group employer/occupation self-reports. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO is the typed campus name. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIED, HERBERT | $3,500 | 5 | GLENCOE, IL | — | 1980 |
| 2 | LEVI, EDWARD H MR | $500 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | — | 1980 |
| 3 | INGERSOLL, ROBERT S MR | $450 | 2 | WILMETTE, IL | — | 1980 |
| 4 | LEVI, EDWARD MR | $250 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | — | 1980 |
| 5 | LEVI, EDWARD PROF | $250 | 1 | CHICAGO, IL | — | 1980 |
| 6 | FRIED, HERBET | $200 | 1 | GLANCOE, IL | — | 1980 |
| 7 | LORIE, JAMES MR | $200 | 1 | TESQUE, NM | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICANS UNITED IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRACYC00113019 | $3,900 | 5 |
| 2 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $3,103 | 5 |
| 3 | CHRISTINE JENNINGS FOR CONGRESSC00409664 | $2,100 | 1 |
| 4 | BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCC00386987 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 5 | DSCCC00042366 | $1,660 | 5 |
| 6 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376 | $1,500 | 1 |
| 7 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $1,480 | 2 |
| 8 | CAROL MOSELEY-BRAUN FOR US SENATE 1998 INCC00256610 | $1,450 | 5 |
| 9 | GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENTC00106922 | $1,200 | 4 |
| 10 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $1,000 | 5 |
| 11 | MCCAIN-PALIN VICTORY 2008C00453738 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 12 | BUSH-CHENEY '04 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INC.C00388579 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 13 | GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INCC00213538 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 14 | COMMITTEE FOR AMERICAC00204628 | $1,000 | 2 |
| 15 | SENATOR RICHARD (DICK) STONE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00096958 | $1,000 | 5 |
| 16 | DCCCC00000935 | $875 | 5 |
| 17 | MCCAIN VICTORY 2008C00448498 | $600 | 2 |
| 18 | WARREN FOR SENATE, INC.C00500843 | $406 | 5 |
| 19 | CHC BOLD PACC00365536 | $300 | 5 |
| 20 | DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INCC00300608 | $300 | 2 |
| 21 | BIRCH BAYH FOR SENATOR COMMITTEEC00027094 | $300 | 5 |
| 22 | MCMILLEN FOR CONGRESSC00166686 | $250 | 5 |
| 23 | END CITIZENS UNITEDC00573261 | $235 | 5 |
| 24 | DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAC00370007 | $212 | 5 |
| 25 | DURKIN FOR U.S. SENATE '80C00107698 | $200 | 5 |