Employer

Top donors at Iowa State University

129 donors · $331,006 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($109K), Harris for President ($45.4K), Harris Victory Fund ($25.7K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

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

Analysis

Among the 129 contributors who listed IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY as their employer on federal filings, itemized contributions over $200 totaled $331,006 in gross receipts to recipient committees, as reflected in FEC data through June 26, 2026. The three committees recording the largest dollar amounts received from this cohort were ACTBLUE ($108,955), HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT ($45,409), and HARRIS VICTORY FUND ($25,681). Employer is self-reported on FEC filings, and all figures represent gross receipts to each named committee as the Schedule A immediate recipient; conduit committees may pass funds to downstream campaigns.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Donor	Location	Gifts	Total
1	Tesfatsion, Leigh	Ames, IA	35	$48,050
2	Spalding, David	Ames, IA	23	$43,412
3	Cowan, Arnold	Ames, IA	52	$42,420
4	Raman, D Raj	Ames, IA	23	$16,425
5	Jacobson, Carl	Malvern, PA	35	$13,950
6	Quirmbach, Herman	Ames, IA	7	$12,200
7	Turnbull, Robert	Ames, IA	174	$11,890
8	Dalal, Vikram	Ames, IA	134	$9,045
9	Nordman, Dan	Ames, IA	12	$8,925
10	Willson, Stephen J.	Ames, IA	30	$8,400
11	Vary, James and Hildegard	West Des Moines, IA	7	$6,600
12	Maris, Pieter	Ames, IA	4	$6,000
13	Russell, David	Ames, IA	15	$6,000
14	Anderson, Iver	Ames, IA	8	$5,800
15	Peterson, David	Ames, IA	7	$5,000
16	Bouffard, Jeff	Ames, IA	57	$3,950
17	Shelley, Mack	Ames, IA	61	$3,913
18	Baker, John	Minburn, IA	206	$3,061
19	Poague, Leland	Louisville, KY	36	$2,980
20	Dearin, Ray	Ames, IA	4	$2,750
21	Roth, James	Ames, IA	12	$2,700
22	Acker, David	Novato, CA	5	$2,500
23	O'Rourke, Melissa	Decorah, IA	12	$2,300
24	Jeffrey, Cynthia	Ames, IA	3	$2,100
25	Miguez, Fernando	Ames, IA	5	$2,100
26	Anderson, Craig	Ames, IA	5	$2,045
27	Beavis, Bill	Ames, IA	4	$2,000
28	Friedow, Gwen	Ankeny, IA	6	$2,000
29	Lemons, Matt	Urbandale, IA	4	$2,000
30	Wolf, Clark	Ames, IA	2	$2,000
31	Skadow, Thomas	Polk City, IA	18	$1,900
32	Osness, Nick	Ames, IA	12	$1,625
33	Martin, Rhonda J.	Johnston, IA	7	$1,600
34	Rodgers, Jennifer	Ames, IA	4	$1,600
35	Burke, Sandra	Ames, IA	4	$1,500
36	Cross, Susan	Ames, IA	9	$1,225
37	Fuller, Wayne A.	Ames, IA	5	$1,200
38	McNeely, Robin	Ames, IA	31	$1,170
39	Lapan, Harvey	Ames, IA	4	$1,125
40	Narasimhan, Balaji	Ames, IA	4	$1,100
41	Zoughi, Reza	Des Moines, IA	5	$1,050
42	Terpstra, Harvey	Ames, IA	47	$1,034
43	Schafbuch, Paul J.	Ames, IA	5	$1,011
44	Biederman, Lori	Ames, IA	1	$1,000
45	Hogberg, Maynard Dr.	Ames, IA	2	$1,000
46	Shanks, Jacqueline	Ames, IA	2	$1,000
47	Stacy-Bates, Kristine	Ames, IA	4	$1,000
48	Tuckness, Alex	Ames, IA	1	$1,000
49	Hendrich, Suzanne	Ames, IA	26	$910
50	Miles, Kristina	Ames, IA	13	$825

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