UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Total Donated
$3,693,312
Contributions
16,544
Unique Donors
463
Top Employer
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Contributors who listed UNIVERSITY OF IOWA on federal itemized receipts account for $3.7M ($3,693,312), according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 16,544 contributions from 463 donors. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA is a public-campus employer string as typed, not a NAICS colleges-and-universities total, not the universityβs PAC, and not UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS or IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY as sibling campus keys.
Key figures
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA as FEC employer text totals $3.7M ($3,693,312) from 463 donors.
- 16,544 contribution lines sit under that public-campus string.
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or campus PAC total.
Campus name as stored, not a higher-ed recode
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA is the campus as committees stored it on individual receipts. The $3,693,312 total is those itemized gifts. It is not tuition revenue, not a Big Ten athletic budget, and not a NAICS educational-services category covering every Iowa public campus.
People who typed U OF IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS, UIHC, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, or PROFESSOR without the campus sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not collapse those spellings into this key. Researchers who want a combined Iowa-system family must recode after export. Top employer matches UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.
463 donors and 16,544 lines
463 unique donors produced 16,544 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA contribution lines totaling $3,693,312. That is on the order of 36 itemized receipts per donor and a mean gift near $223. Mean per donor is about $7,977. The packet does not publish a faculty-versus-staff split, a hospitals-versus-main-campus cut, or a cycle year.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and any campus-affiliated committee PAC filings are outside the $3,693,312 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Coverage is federal itemized individual receipts only.
Full analysis: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA money in federal elections β
Questions
- How much have UNIVERSITY OF IOWA-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $3,693,312 to the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA employer string, from 16,544 contributions and 463 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not a campus PAC and not a NAICS colleges-and-universities total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is Iowa State included in this total?
- No. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY is a separate grouped string. The $3.7M total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. LobbyVault does not merge sibling public campuses into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
- Does this include University of Iowa Hospitals staff?
- Only if the grouped employer text is UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS and UIHC are separate keys if stored that way. A receipt counted here carries the campus string as grouped. Staff who typed only PHYSICIAN sit in that title row instead. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed UNIVERSITY OF IOWA?
- The rollup counts 463 donors and 16,544 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an employee headcount of the university. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $500 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | $2,000 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990 | $5,620 | 13 | 7 |
| 1992 | $11,717 | 29 | 15 |
| 1994 | $11,775 | 30 | 21 |
| 1996 | $24,016 | 47 | 26 |
| 1998 | $14,878 | 39 | 20 |
| 2000 | $97,225 | 63 | 25 |
| 2002 | $99,125 | 80 | 38 |
| 2004 | $61,180 | 141 | 70 |
| 2006 | $71,730 | 138 | 64 |
| 2008 | $172,845 | 359 | 138 |
| 2010 | $91,359 | 231 | 99 |
| 2012 | $197,888 | 464 | 134 |
| 2014 | $168,424 | 406 | 107 |
| 2016 | $330,360 | 1,885 | 120 |
| 2018 | $407,426 | 1,530 | 104 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEPOLA, JAMES V DR | $66,800 | 16 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 2000β2014 |
| 2 | HOWARD, MARY | $57,870 | 74 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1996β2014 |
| 3 | ROBINSON, MARILYNNE | $41,300 | 104 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2008β2014 |
| 4 | Nepola, JamesV. Mrs. | $25,000 | 1 | Iowa City, IA | β | 2002 |
| 5 | Nepola, JamesV. Dr. | $25,000 | 1 | Iowa City, IA | β | 2002 |
| 6 | JACOBSON, GERALDINE M DR. | $20,950 | 47 | IOWA CITY, IA | PHYSICIAN | 2008β2014 |
| 7 | GUSSIN, GARY | $20,500 | 45 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1990β2014 |
| 8 | BAUER, PATRICK | $19,000 | 66 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1992β2014 |
| 9 | MORITA, CRAIG T | $18,259 | 44 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2006β2014 |
| 10 | CORSON, JOHN P | $17,000 | 1 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 2002 |
| 11 | MENNINGER, JOHN R | $16,290 | 28 | IOWA CITY, IA | BIOLOGIST | 2006β2014 |
| 12 | GREEN, MIKE | $16,150 | 27 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1990β2014 |
| 13 | CALLAGHAN, JOHN J MD | $16,000 | 4 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 2000β2014 |
| 14 | TODD, MICHAEL MILLER M.D. | $15,700 | 17 | IOWA CITY, IA | MD, PROFESSOR OF ANESTHESIA | 2008β2014 |
| 15 | SCRUGGS JR., THOMAS | $14,800 | 11 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2006β2012 |
| 16 | SOKOLL, MARTIN D | $13,420 | 26 | CORALVILLE, IA | β | 1988β2010 |
| 17 | MENNINGER, JOHN R ROBERT | $12,800 | 7 | IOWA CITY, IA | BIOLOGIST | 2008β2014 |
| 18 | MARSHALL, LESLIE | $12,751 | 21 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1992β2014 |
| 19 | GABLE, DAN | $11,700 | 7 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 2002β2012 |
| 20 | SHANE, PETER | $11,225 | 39 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1994β2014 |
| 21 | SCAMMAN, FRANKLIN | $10,700 | 28 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1998β2012 |
| 22 | ZWERLING, CRAIG | $10,600 | 19 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1996β2012 |
| 23 | TUETKEN, REBECCA S | $10,400 | 20 | CORALVILLE, IA | β | 2002β2014 |
| 24 | GERR, FRED | $10,250 | 25 | IOWA CITY, IA | PHYSICIAN | 2008β2014 |
| 25 | HAUGEN, ALICE | $9,865 | 33 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2008β2014 |
| 26 | SAKS, MICHAEL | $9,730 | 31 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1994β2014 |
| 27 | BALDERSTON, DANIEL | $9,531 | 24 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2004β2012 |
| 28 | SAVIN, NATHAN E | $8,654 | 35 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1996β2014 |
| 29 | SAVIN, NATHAN MR. | $8,625 | 35 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2006β2014 |
| 30 | MORITA, CRAIG TAKASHI | $7,900 | 16 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2008β2014 |
| 31 | KLEIBER, PAUL | $7,750 | 11 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2004β2014 |
| 32 | SCRUGGS, THOMAS JR | $7,550 | 6 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2006β2012 |
| 33 | SCRUGGS, TM | $7,500 | 7 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1996β2012 |
| 34 | BAUER, PATRICK B. | $7,350 | 25 | IOWA CITY, IA | LAW PROFESSOR | 2004β2014 |
| 35 | GEWEKE, JOHN | $7,280 | 9 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2004β2014 |
| 36 | SAVIN, NATHAN EUGENE | $7,250 | 28 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2008β2014 |
| 37 | BARTLETT, LARRY DEAN | $7,100 | 15 | SOLON, IA | PROFESSOR | 2008β2014 |
| 38 | ZIEGLER, EKHARD | $6,850 | 28 | IOWA CITY, IA | PHYSICIAN | 2006β2014 |
| 39 | FUNK, DAVID C DR | $6,675 | 19 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1992β2000 |
| 40 | EHLY, STEWART W | $6,500 | 9 | IOWA CITY, IA | INFORMATION REQUESTED | 2006β2014 |
| 41 | BARKER, JASON | $6,375 | 14 | IOWA CITY, IA | PHYSICIAN | 2006β2014 |
| 42 | SCUDDER, JACK | $6,250 | 18 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2012β2014 |
| 43 | EHLY, STEWART | $6,250 | 19 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1992β2010 |
| 44 | BURTON, STEVEN J | $6,250 | 7 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1992β2004 |
| 45 | ODEN, GREGG | $6,245 | 14 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2004β2012 |
| 46 | WESTEFELD, JOHN | $6,150 | 16 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROFESSOR | 2008β2014 |
| 47 | BUSS, WILLIAM | $6,050 | 12 | IOWA CITY, IA | β | 1992β2014 |
| 48 | AMENDOLA, ANNUNZIATO MD | $6,000 | 6 | IOWA CITY, IA | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON | 2012β2016 |
| 49 | JONES, DAWN | $5,500 | 13 | WELLMAN, IA | COMPUTER MAPPING | 2006β2012 |
| 50 | COOK, JENNIFER | $5,380 | 16 | IOWA CITY, IA | PROGRAM ASSOC | 2004β2012 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $705,627 | 1,233 |
| 2 | ACTION FOR A PROGRESSIVE FUTUREC90020066 | $250,000 | 1 |
| 3 | LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESSC00414318 | $168,607 | 587 |
| 4 | DSCCC00042366 | $161,648 | 702 |
| 5 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $122,142 | 951 |
| 6 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $111,965 | 828 |
| 7 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $71,787 | 224 |
| 8 | RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015 | $65,850 | 21 |
| 9 | POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOSC00343137 | $64,200 | 19 |
| 10 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $58,303 | 739 |
| 11 | WINREDC00694323 | $55,880 | 279 |
| 12 | DCCCC00000935 | $49,436 | 578 |
| 13 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $41,560 | 151 |
| 14 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $41,483 | 280 |
| 15 | IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00035600 | $40,517 | 620 |
| 16 | HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795 | $35,359 | 490 |
| 17 | CITIZENS FOR HARKINC00166827 | $34,166 | 364 |
| 18 | RITA HART FOR IOWAC00706457 | $32,212 | 344 |
| 19 | THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWAC00708164 | $28,982 | 572 |
| 20 | CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESSC00787820 | $26,401 | 291 |
| 21 | NRSCC00027466 | $26,279 | 187 |
| 22 | CINDY AXNE FOR CONGRESSC00646844 | $21,953 | 314 |
| 23 | JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653 | $19,500 | 181 |
| 24 | END CITIZENS UNITEDC00573261 | $18,095 | 214 |
| 25 | MOWRER FOR IOWAC00546549 | $16,050 | 126 |