YALE UNIVERSITY
2008 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$398,242
Contributions
455
Unique Donors
156
Donors listing Yale University reported $427,392 in itemized individual contributions during the 2008 federal election cycle, according to FEC.gov aggregates. Those dollars arrived in 487 contributions from 174 donors. The figure is a slice of the Yale University employer grouping (8.6% of $4,982,646), not a higher-education NAICS total and not a Yale PAC or endowment figure.
Key figures
- Yale University × 2008 is $427,392 in itemized individual contributions.
- The cell includes 487 contributions from 174 donors.
- 2008 is about 8.6% of the grouping’s $4,982,646 all-cycle total.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a higher-education NAICS total and not a Yale PAC or endowment figure.
- 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 — Yale University and 2008 — sum to $427,392. The cell holds 487 itemized contributions and 174 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 Yale University hub nor the 2008 election cycle hub is this number; each hub drops one of the two keys. Faculty, staff, and others who typed Yale University as employer in 2008 produced 487 lines from 174 donors. The university as an institution is not the payor. Student status is not certified. YALE without University can sit on a shorter key. YALE, YALE UNIV, and YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE or similar school-level strings are other keys if stored separately.
8.6% of the Yale University roll
The grouping’s stored total across cycles is $4,982,646 ($5.0 million). The 2008 slice of $427,392 is about 8.6% of that running sum. Other even-year windows hold the remaining 91.4%. Treating 2008 as the Yale University FEC story would ignore that remainder.
Treat $4,982,646 as the denominator for the 8.6% 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 $4,982,646.
Full analysis: Yale University and the 2008 FEC election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Yale University donors give in 2008?
- FEC.gov aggregates show $427,392 in itemized individual contributions for the Yale University grouping in the 2008 cycle, across 487 contributions and 174 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $4,982,646 all-cycle figure.
- What share of Yale University FEC money is 2008?
- The grouping’s all-cycle total is $4,982,646. The 2008 cell of $427,392 is about 8.6% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 91.4% on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Yale University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Is this Yale University’s institutional PAC or endowment?
- No. $427,392 is contributor disclosures that listed Yale University as employer. The university as an institution is not the payor. Endowment figures and research awards are different datasets. 174 donors are text matches, not a faculty census. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell; the Yale University hub holds other cycles; the 2008 election cycle hub holds other employer strings from the same window.
- Where is the overlay for the Yale University 2008 join?
- Open Yale University 2008 for the cycle overlay, Yale University 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 | ROSE, EMILY | $50,800 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 2 | NIKLASON, LAURA DR. | $31,900 | 4 | GREENWICH, CT | PHYSICIAN |
| 3 | GRAUSTEIN, WILLIAM C | $31,600 | 5 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — |
| 4 | EARLY, MARY M | $30,800 | 1 | WOODBRIDGE, CT | — |
| 5 | O'LEARY, KEVIN | $12,000 | 7 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — |
| 6 | EHRGOOD, ANDREW | $9,325 | 27 | NEW HAVEN, CT | TEACHER |
| 7 | MOORE, PETER | $8,800 | 15 | NORTH HAVEN, CT | — |
| 8 | MAIZELS, NANCY | $8,250 | 17 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — |
| 9 | WEINER, ALAN | $7,250 | 17 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — |
| 10 | HERBERT, SCARF | $6,900 | 3 | HAMDEN, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 11 | GOODWIN, EDWARD C | $6,500 | 10 | WEST HAVEN, CT | SCIENTIST |
| 12 | YEAZELL, RUTH | $6,025 | 18 | BETHANY, CT | — |
| 13 | BAILYN, CHARLES | $5,900 | 5 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 14 | LEE, FORRESTER | $5,550 | 6 | HAMDEN, CT | PHYSICIAN |
| 15 | BARRINGER, SUSAN | $5,000 | 9 | NEW HAVEN, CT | HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR |
| 16 | THAMODARAN, AARTHY | $5,000 | 2 | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | STUDENT |
| 17 | EDELSON, RICHARD | $4,850 | 3 | WESTPORT, CT | — |
| 18 | FAIR, RAY | $4,600 | 4 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS |
| 19 | SLAYMAN, CAROLYN W | $4,100 | 9 | HAMDEN, CT | — |
| 20 | BRENNAN-GALVIN, ELLEN | $3,500 | 3 | GREENWICH, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 21 | NALEBUFF, BARRY | $3,300 | 2 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — |
| 22 | STEINER, JEANNE | $3,150 | 7 | HAMDEN, CT | PHYSICIAN |
| 23 | MERRITT, GINA | $3,050 | 5 | MERIDEN, CT | PHYSICIAN |
| 24 | GILLETTE, JONATHON | $3,000 | 5 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR/ADMINISTRATOR |
| 25 | SHIN, SUN-JOO MRS. | $3,000 | 3 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 26 | BUNDY, JAMES | $2,800 | 3 | NEW HAVEN, CT | DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF DRAMA |
| 27 | MCMAHON-PRATT, DIANE MS. | $2,750 | 9 | PORTLAND, CT | BIOLOGIST |
| 28 | PROCHASKA, ALICE | $2,750 | 8 | NEW HAVEN, CT | UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN |
| 29 | SIMPSON, WILLIAM KELLY | $2,500 | 3 | KATONAH, NY | — |
| 30 | DE BRETTEVILLE, SHEILA LEVRANT | $2,476 | 7 | HAMDEN, CT | ARTIST, DESIGNER, PROFESSOR |
| 31 | GUSBERG, RICHARD | $2,378 | 9 | HAMDEN, CT | SURGEON |
| 32 | NALEBUFF, BARRY J MR. | $2,300 | 1 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 33 | OSTER, SHARON M | $2,300 | 1 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — |
| 34 | FOLPE, HERBERT | $2,300 | 8 | NEW YORK, NY | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING |
| 35 | RUBENSTEIN, ERIC | $2,300 | 1 | NEW HAVEN, CT | STUDENT |
| 36 | DORTMAN, TONI | $2,300 | 1 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 37 | LOBO, FRANCIS DR. | $2,300 | 2 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PHYSICIAN |
| 38 | LAW, AMY | $2,300 | 1 | NEW HAVEN, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 39 | ROSAND, ELLEN | $2,300 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | PROFESSOR |
| 40 | CHESLER, BARBARA N. | $2,300 | 1 | BRANFORD, CT | SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS |
| 41 | ANDREWS, JON | $2,300 | 2 | BRANDON, VT | FILMMAKER |
| 42 | SPIELMAN, DANIEL | $2,250 | 3 | GUILFORD, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 43 | GOLDIN, JOHN | $2,250 | 3 | NEW HAVEN, CT | RESEARCH |
| 44 | FREY, VALERIE | $2,018 | 2 | MERTZTOWN, PA | STUDENT |
| 45 | FREEDMAN, JONATHAN E | $2,000 | 1 | PRINCETON, NJ | — |
| 46 | Powsner, Seth Mr. | $2,000 | 4 | Hamden, CT | — |
| 47 | Geballe, Gordon Mr. | $2,000 | 1 | Branford, CT | — |
| 48 | ALEXANDER, SETH | $2,000 | 1 | NEW HAVEN, CT | FINANCIAL ANALYST |
| 49 | ACKERMAN, SUSAN ROSE ROSE | $2,000 | 2 | BRANFORD, CT | PROFESSOR |
| 50 | PRUSOFF, WILLIAM | $1,800 | 1 | BRANFORD, CT | PROFESSOR EMERITUS |
Top Recipients in 2008
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00431445 | $125,243 | 249 |
| 2 | C00451393 | $58,581 | 32 |
| 3 | C00042366 | $52,800 | 3 |
| 4 | C00430470 | $36,900 | 12 |
| 5 | C00410233 | $31,850 | 6 |
| 6 | C00431569 | $14,900 | 18 |
| 7 | C00401224 | $9,800 | 16 |
| 8 | C00341396 | $7,600 | 14 |
| 9 | C00193433 | $7,400 | 22 |
| 10 | C00345546 | $7,250 | 17 |
| 11 | C00381699 | $5,000 | 2 |
| 12 | C00446906 | $4,850 | 3 |
| 13 | C00328245 | $4,100 | 9 |
| 14 | C00430306 | $3,550 | 3 |
| 15 | C00453738 | $3,350 | 4 |
| 16 | C00334441 | $3,050 | 5 |
| 17 | C00010603 | $2,718 | 5 |
| 18 | C00434167 | $2,500 | 3 |
| 19 | C00414656 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 20 | C00431379 | $2,300 | 1 |
| 21 | C00411660 | $1,550 | 4 |
| 22 | C00430512 | $1,500 | 2 |
| 23 | C00255752 | $1,450 | 4 |
| 24 | C00363994 | $1,400 | 6 |
| 25 | C00434191 | $1,250 | 3 |