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Top donors at Cornell University

485 donors · $1,198,051 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($340.5K), Patricia Campos-Medina for U.S. Senate ($317K), Harris for President ($125.7K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

Itemized federal contributions over $200 only. Employer is self-reported on FEC filings.

Analysis

As of June 26, 2026, federal campaign finance records show 485 contributors who listed CORNELL UNIVERSITY as their employer reported a combined $1,198,051 in itemized federal contributions over $200. Among the committees receiving dollars from this cohort, ACTBLUE recorded $340,461 in gross receipts, PATRICIA CAMPOS-MEDINA FOR U.S. SENATE recorded $317,019, and HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT recorded $125,729, all as Schedule A immediate recipients. Employer affiliation is self-reported on FEC filings, and these figures reflect gross receipts to each named committee from this cohort only; conduits may pass funds to downstream campaigns.

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By total itemized federal contributions
#DonorLocationGiftsTotal
1Campos-Medina, PatriciaCalifon, NJ15$321,119
2Juels, AriNew York, NY23$37,971
3Pillemer, KarlIthaca, NY18$28,300
4Radice, AnthonyNew York, NY57$19,790
5Heltsley, BrianIthaca, NY26$19,500
6Grimmelmann, JamesJersey City, NJ27$17,500
7Alvarez, Sally MYonkers, NY31$16,100
8Shungu, DikomaRoosevelt Island, NY21$14,760
9Schaffer, ChrisIthaca, NY31$14,550
10Fins, Joseph JNew York, NY6$13,300
11Whitehead, CharlesIthaca, NY7$13,200
12Adelson, Leslie A.Ithaca, NY15$12,960
13Fry, WilliamIthaca, NY183$12,627
14Nelkin, MarkNew York, NY19$12,524
15Bluhm, DavidIthaca, NY34$11,850
16Frank, RobertIthaca, NY21$11,050
17Krasny, MarianneIthaca, NY60$10,729
18Barrett, ChrisIthaca, NY39$10,100
19Magavern, SamuelBuffalo, NY2$10,000
20Thompson, JackIthaca, NY540$9,849
21Varmus, HaroldNew York, NY36$9,781
22Vaughan, KimGroton, NY25$9,630
23Loeckenhoff, CorinnaIthaca, NY20$9,139
24Hans, ValerieIthaca, NY17$9,047
25Turner, LowellIthaca, NY222$8,746
26Rasmussen, KathleenIthaca, NY7$8,700
27Warnick, LorinGroton, NY9$8,250
28Hill, ThomasSpencer, NY104$7,825
29Brennan, TheodoreIthaca, NY6$7,000
30Weil, RachelSeneca Falls, NY66$6,700
31Howarth, RobertTrumansburg, NY27$6,675
32Guimbretiere, FrancoisIthaca, NY21$6,559
33Thaler, JenniferIthaca, NY8$6,500
34Groos, ArthurBrooktondale, NY12$6,400
35Peters, ScottEndwell, NY26$6,200
36Katz, HarryAncramdale, NY12$6,000
37Pollack, MarthaAnn Arbor, MI6$6,000
38Patterson, RitchieIthaca, NY20$5,855
39Campos Medina, PatriciaCalifon, NJ4$5,300
40Fitzpatrick, MariaPennington, NJ17$5,100
41Umbach, ChristopherIthaca, NY56$5,080
42Bloomfield, RobertIthaca, NY10$5,000
43Huberman, LoriIthaca, NY10$5,000
44Nishimura, NozomiIthaca, NY8$5,000
45Lauber, BruceIthaca, NY23$4,920
46Coffey-Edelman, LynnHuntington Station, NY39$4,845
47Gries, DavidIthaca, NY350$4,650
48Lewenstein, BruceIthaca, NY31$4,650
49Kozen, FrancesIthaca, NY15$4,600
50Bunce, ValerieIthaca, NY191$4,555

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