How much did Columbia University donors give in 2014?

FEC.gov aggregates show $277,940 in itemized individual contributions for the Columbia University grouping in the 2014 cycle, across 335 contributions and 134 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $8,849,740 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.

What share of Columbia University FEC money is 2014?

The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,849,740. The 2014 cell of $277,940 is about 3.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.9% ($8,571,800) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.

Does this include only currently employed Columbia University staff?

No. The bucket is the self-reported string COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2014 only, totaling $277,940 from 134 donors across 335 contributions.

Where is the overlay for the Columbia University 2014 join?

Open Columbia University 2014 for the cycle overlay, Columbia University for the grouping hub, and 2014 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. Cite FEC.gov for $277,940, 335 contributions, and 134 donors.

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Columbia University political money — 2014 cycle

FEC.gov records $277,940 at the intersection of Columbia University and the 2014 election cycle. The Commission’s individual-contribution aggregates list 335 itemized gifts and 134 unique donors for that pair of keys. Across all cycles the stored string COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY sums to $8,849,740, which means this window is about 3.1% of the running total. The page is a join, not a Columbia PAC, not a university endowment figure, and not federal research awards to the campus.

Key figures

Columbia University × 2014 is $277,940 in itemized individual contributions.
The cell includes 335 contributions from 134 donors.
2014 is about 3.1% of the grouping’s $8,849,740 all-cycle total.
The label is self-reported form text (university employer text), not a PAC.
FEC gifts and federal award files remain separate datasets.

Why Columbia University and 2014 share one cell

This page is the product of two keys, not a restatement of one hub. Filter individual receipts to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and to cycle 2014 and the Commission’s aggregates return $277,940. 335 contributions and 134 donors sit inside that cell. Recipients are not named here. PAC disbursements and independent expenditures are other tables. FEC.gov is the source.

Open Columbia University and the year filter comes off. Open 2014 election cycle and the employer filter comes off. Only the overlay Columbia University 2014 keeps both. Columbia University is university employer text. COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA UNIV, and COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER are other keys. A neighboring spelling is a different join even if a searcher thinks the words are synonyms.

$8,849,740 is the lifetime total for this stored string. Folding 2014 into that figure, or stretching $277,940 across every cycle, mixes two different questions. The cell answers only the paired question. 2014 is a midterm even-year window; that fact describes the FEC calendar, not which contests received the money.

2014 as a slice of $8,849,740

3.1% is $277,940 divided by $8,849,740. That arithmetic uses only packet facts. The leftover 96.9% equals $8,571,800 and lives on other cycle pages for Columbia University. A mid-single-digit share (or any other share this packet happens to show) is not a peak-year claim.

$8,849,740 is a sum of itemized individual receipts grouped to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY across cycles in this table. It is not assets, payroll, or a federal award total. Sharing a calendar year with USAspending records does not turn these gifts into contracts or grants. Keep the 3.1% attached to Columbia University and 2014 together.

What 335 lines and 134 identities mean

Dividing $277,940 by 335 contributions yields about $830 per itemized gift. Dividing by 134 donors yields about $2,074 per donor. Contributions per donor average about 2.5. Those means describe the arithmetic on the packet. They are not medians, not a party split, and not a typical-gift claim.

134 unique donors are contributor identities, not a headcount of employees, licensees, or members. Retirees and household members who reuse a workplace or title can appear. Repeat gifts raise the contribution count faster than the donor count. The overlay for Columbia University 2014 holds the rows.

Reading Columbia University against the 2014 hub

The 2014 election cycle hub includes every stored employer and occupation for that window. Columbia University is one cell in that matrix. This packet does not publish a cycle-wide denominator, so no national share is stated. Open 2014 election cycle to drop the employer filter and Columbia University to drop the year.

Gifts from both years of the two-year FEC window sit in the $277,940 cell because the cycle is a two-year tag, not a single Tuesday. That mechanical fact is easy to forget when a searcher wants an election-night number. The overlay is where dates become visible. This join publishes the cycle total, the 335 contributions, the 134 unique donors, and the 3.1% share of $8,849,740.

Limits on the Columbia University 2014 cell

Itemized individual receipts are the universe. Unitemized gifts, independent expenditures, and PAC disbursements sit outside $277,940. Federal awards in other databases are different datasets. Sharing an employer string and a calendar year does not turn these gifts into contracts or grants. The page is university employer text, not a Columbia PAC, not a university endowment figure, and not federal research awards to the campus.

Correlation between an employer string and a cycle year is not causation. The records show a text match, a date window, 134 donors, and 335 contributions. COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA UNIV, and COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER are other keys. All FEC ties lists other two-dimension pages. Live hubs override this snapshot. If the overlay disagrees, the overlay and FEC.gov control.

How to quote the Columbia University 2014 join

Start with $277,940, then Columbia University 2014 for rows, then Columbia University or 2014 election cycle if a filter needs to come off. Citation template: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 2014, $277,940, 335 contributions, 134 donors, 3.1% of $8,849,740, source FEC.gov. Keep neighboring spellings and occupation titles out of the total unless they grouped to this exact string.

The 3.1% share, the 134-donor count, and the $830 mean gift belong to this intersection. Carry them onto a successor label or a sibling employer word and they stop being facts from this packet. This prose is a packet snapshot. 335 itemized contributions totaling $277,940 average about $830 per line. Unitemized gifts never appear. Campaign contributions are not federal awards.

Questions

How much did Columbia University donors give in 2014?: FEC.gov aggregates show $277,940 in itemized individual contributions for the Columbia University grouping in the 2014 cycle, across 335 contributions and 134 donors. That sum is not a PAC total and not the $8,849,740 all-cycle figure. Independent expenditures are not included.
What share of Columbia University FEC money is 2014?: The grouping’s all-cycle total is $8,849,740. The 2014 cell of $277,940 is about 3.1% of that figure. Other cycles hold the remaining 96.9% ($8,571,800) on the industry hub. The overlay lists itemized rows for this cell.
Does this include only currently employed Columbia University staff?: No. The bucket is the self-reported string COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. The FEC does not verify licenses, current jobs, or corporate identity. Related phrases may sit in other groupings. This join reports the string match for 2014 only, totaling $277,940 from 134 donors across 335 contributions.
Where is the overlay for the Columbia University 2014 join?: Open Columbia University 2014 for the cycle overlay, Columbia University for the grouping hub, and 2014 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. Cite FEC.gov for $277,940, 335 contributions, and 134 donors.

FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.