UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$306,126
Contributions
403
Unique Donors
180
Donors listing University of Pennsylvania reported $354,276 in itemized individual contributions during the 2008 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 483 contributions from 213 donors. The figure is a slice of the University of Pennsylvania employer grouping (7.4% of $4,780,435), not a higher-education NAICS total and not a university PAC.
Key figures
- University of Pennsylvania × 2008 is $354,276 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 483 contributions from 213 donors.
- 2008 is about 7.4% of the grouping’s $4,780,435 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a higher-education NAICS total and not a university PAC.
- FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.
Campus employer string × 2008
Employer groupings sit on one axis; election cycles sit on the other. Rows that match both — University of Pennsylvania and 2008 — sum to $354,276. The cell holds 483 itemized contributions and 213 unique donors. The total is not an official organization disbursement and does not name recipients. Independent expenditures and committee transfers live in other FEC tables.
Neither the University of Pennsylvania hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Two hundred thirteen donors listed University of Pennsylvania in 2008 across 483 lines. Penn as a three-letter shorthand is a different key if filers used it. Health-system suffixes can split medical staff into a neighboring bucket. This join stays on the spelled-out campus string. UPENN, U OF PENNSYLVANIA, PENN, and UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM are other keys if stored separately.
7.4% of the University of Pennsylvania roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,780,435 ($4.8 million). The 2008 slice of $354,276 is about 7.4% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 92.6%. Treating 2008 as the University of Pennsylvania FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $4,780,435 as the denominator for the 7.4% share. It is not market capitalization, not revenue, and not proof of a multi-year political program. The industry hub is the year index for this string. This tie keeps 2008 from being folded silently into $4,780,435.
Full analysis: University of Pennsylvania and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did University of Pennsylvania donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $354,276 in itemized individual contributions for the University of Pennsylvania grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 483 contributions and 213 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,780,435 all-cycle figure.
- What share of University of Pennsylvania FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,780,435. The 2008 cell of $354,276 is about 7.4% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 92.6% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the University of Pennsylvania hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Is this University of Pennsylvania’s institutional PAC or endowment?
- No. $354,276 is contributor disclosures that listed University of Pennsylvania as employer. The university as an institution is not the payor. Endowment figures and research awards are different datasets. 213 donors are text matches, not a faculty census. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the University of Pennsylvania hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Where is the overlay for the University of Pennsylvania 2008 join?
- Open University of Pennsylvania 2008 for the cycle overlay, University of Pennsylvania for the grouping hub, and the 2008 election cycle for the year without this employer filter. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. This JSON file names the join; the overlay holds the itemized rows.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Related ties
Top Donors in 2008
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GORDON, PHILLIP | $27,350 | 6 | GLENSIDE, PA | — |
| 2 | STOREY, BAYARD T DR. PH.D. | $10,250 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR (EMERITUS) |
| 3 | BAND, ROGER | $9,900 | 6 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | MD |
| 4 | DINGES, DAVID | $8,400 | 18 | BALA CYNWYD, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 5 | COHEN, DAVID ELLIOTT | $6,900 | 3 | WYNNEWOOD, PA | — |
| 6 | BURBANK, STEPHEN B | $6,900 | 2 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 7 | MANN, BRUCE H MR. | $6,900 | 3 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | PROFESSOR |
| 8 | GERRITY, THOMAS P. DR. JR. | $6,900 | 3 | HAVERFORD, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 9 | KURILOFF, PETER | $6,500 | 9 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 10 | SLAUGHTER-DEFOE, DIANA | $4,900 | 5 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR |
| 11 | YAKUBOVICH, VALERY | $4,730 | 4 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 12 | STOREY, BAYARD T MR. PH.D | $4,600 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR EMERITUS |
| 13 | BURBANK, STEPHEN | $4,600 | 2 | WELLFLEET, MA | LAW PROFESSOR |
| 14 | BRAINARD, DAVID | $4,600 | 2 | MERION STATION, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 15 | CALLAGHY, THOMAS | $4,140 | 16 | SWARTHMORE, PA | UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR |
| 16 | HARTOCOLLIS, LINA | $4,050 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ADMINISTRATOR |
| 17 | SMITH, ROGERS | $3,352 | 10 | BALA CYNWYD, PA | PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE |
| 18 | GRANT, REBECCA | $3,320 | 5 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | VETERINARIAN |
| 19 | HATFIELD, GARY C | $3,300 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 20 | MALLORY, SALLY | $3,300 | 3 | BRYN MAWR, PA | SENIOR LECTURER IN CHEMISTRY |
| 21 | GOLDMUNTZ, ELIZABETH | $2,800 | 3 | MERION STATION, PA | PHYSICIAN |
| 22 | NICKLIN, DAVID | $2,800 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — |
| 23 | DEBBS, ROBERT H. | $2,750 | 3 | VOORHEES, NJ | PHYSICIAN |
| 24 | EISNER, BONNIE | $2,710 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ATTORNEY |
| 25 | ORTS, ERIC | $2,700 | 5 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 26 | ULRICH, KARL | $2,550 | 2 | NARBERTH, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 27 | LABOV, WILLIAM | $2,500 | 2 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 28 | DYSON, MICHAEL ERIC | $2,300 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 29 | DELAP, MARGARET | $2,300 | 2 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | GRADUATE STUDENT |
| 30 | MALLORY, CLELIA W | $2,300 | 1 | BRYN MAWR, PA | — |
| 31 | DAVIDSON, SUSAN B. MRS. | $2,300 | 1 | GLADWYNE, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 32 | GIANTONIO, BRUCE J. DR. | $2,300 | 4 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PHYSICIAN |
| 33 | KURILOFF, PETER J | $2,300 | 3 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 34 | EVANS, TRACEY | $2,300 | 2 | WYNNEWOOD, PA | PHYSICIAN |
| 35 | BARR, FREDERIC | $2,300 | 1 | MERION STATION, PA | PHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST |
| 36 | CARPICK, ROBERT | $2,300 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FACULTY |
| 37 | BEAK, AARON | $2,300 | 1 | WYNNEWOOD, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 38 | BURMA, RACHEL | $2,300 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 39 | BENTLEY, NANCY | $2,300 | 1 | NARBERTH, PA | INFORMATION REQUESTED |
| 40 | PITTMAN, HOLLY | $2,300 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PORFESSOR |
| 41 | KOH, KYUNGHEE | $2,300 | 1 | MERION STATION, PA | RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 42 | COLLMAN, RONALD | $2,250 | 4 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PHYSICIAN |
| 43 | USEEM, MICHAEL MR. | $2,250 | 3 | MERION STATION, PA | EDUCATOR |
| 44 | KEENAN, MARYANN DR. | $2,200 | 5 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON |
| 45 | WEINER, DAVID B | $2,100 | 1 | MERION STATION, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 46 | GARDNER-COATS, VICTORIA C. DR. | $2,100 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 47 | EISENHOWER, DWIGHT | $2,000 | 2 | BERWYN, PA | PROFESSOR |
| 48 | JOHNSTONE, COLIN | $2,000 | 4 | KENNETT SQUARE, PA | — |
| 49 | BURBANK, STEPHEN BRADNER | $2,000 | 2 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | PROFESSOR OF LAW |
| 50 | DEGRADO, WIILLIAM | $2,000 | 2 | MEDIA, PA | PROFESSOR |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $151,270 | 197 |
| 2 | C00431569 | $29,350 | 31 |
| 3 | C00451393 | $18,379 | 25 |
| 4 | C00193433 | $16,500 | 17 |
| 5 | C00430470 | $11,975 | 10 |
| 6 | C00389197 | $7,600 | 7 |
| 7 | C00411991 | $7,500 | 10 |
| 8 | C00434514 | $6,350 | 6 |
| 9 | C00010603 | $5,852 | 18 |
| 10 | C00401224 | $5,400 | 10 |
| 11 | C00435099 | $4,750 | 9 |
| 12 | C00444034 | $4,550 | 4 |
| 13 | C00430512 | $4,400 | 2 |
| 14 | C00325936 | $3,500 | 5 |
| 15 | C00364158 | $3,050 | 4 |
| 16 | C00439596 | $2,800 | 3 |
| 17 | C00017830 | $2,550 | 2 |
| 18 | C00280206 | $2,350 | 4 |
| 19 | C00431379 | $2,300 | 4 |
| 20 | C00430694 | $2,100 | 1 |
| 21 | C00431171 | $1,500 | 3 |
| 22 | C00042366 | $1,400 | 4 |
| 23 | C00419291 | $1,250 | 5 |
| 24 | C00431205 | $1,250 | 5 |
| 25 | C00439067 | $1,000 | 1 |