Employer

Top donors at Stanford University

1,039 donors · $3,888,444 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($1.2M), Harris Victory Fund ($581.4K), Harris for President ($303.5K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

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

Analysis

Contributors who listed STANFORD UNIVERSITY as their employer — 1,039 donors — account for $3,888,444 in itemized federal contributions over $200. Dollars received by ACTBLUE led this cohort at $1,210,599; HARRIS VICTORY FUND was next at $581,351. FEC data through June 26, 2026.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Donor	Location	Gifts	Total
1	Risk, Gerald	San Francisco, CA	3	$400,000
2	Cassidy, John	Palo Alto, CA	102	$358,350
3	Pringle, John	Menlo Park, CA	788	$207,063
4	Barhoum, Khalil	Woodside, CA	149	$175,299
5	Fisher, Alan	Atherton, CA	47	$143,300
6	Penick, Paul	San Francisco, CA	56	$105,600
7	Weissman, Iriving	Stanford, CA	2	$100,000
8	Fishkin, Shelley	Stanford, CA	346	$94,118
9	Makower, Joshua	Los Altos Hills, CA	29	$84,600
10	Branfman, Jonathan	San Francisco, CA	45	$79,559
11	Shafer, Steven	Menlo Park, CA	186	$67,965
12	Sahami, Mehran	Palo Alto, CA	56	$67,500
13	Bannick, Matthew	Palo Alto, CA	19	$65,000
14	Gaba, David	Los Altos, CA	72	$62,397
15	Day, John W.	Palo Alto, CA	582	$60,191
16	Davis, Mark	Atherton, CA	295	$59,498
17	Wells, Kevin	Atherton, CA	10	$59,390
18	Druzin, Maurice	Palo Alto, CA	222	$48,840
19	Hynes, Mary	Atherton, CA	15	$45,900
20	Diamond, Larry	Stanford, CA	139	$44,202
21	Fried, Barbara	Stanford, CA	13	$41,600
22	Gable, Laura	Menlo Park, CA	103	$39,278
23	Burke, Katherine	Woodside, CA	29	$38,425
24	Zygourakis, Corinna	San Francisco, CA	9	$36,300
25	Kelley, Lisa	Menlo Park, CA	36	$35,500
26	Lyell, Deirdre	Stanford, CA	8	$35,300
27	Shizuru, Judith	Palo Alto, CA	9	$33,600
28	Hensler, Deborah	Watsonville, CA	47	$33,400
29	Scherrer, Philip	Castro Valley, CA	686	$30,780
30	Strnad, Jeff	Stanford, CA	138	$30,615
31	Reicher, Dan	Warren, VT	24	$30,250
32	Young, Patrick	Redwood City, CA	28	$30,000
33	van Schaack, Beth	Los Altos, CA	18	$28,615
34	McClelland, James	Palo Alto, CA	8	$28,375
35	Nafey, Daniele	Incline Village, NV	5	$27,400
36	Rakove, Robert	San Mateo, CA	140	$27,200
37	Milgrom, Paul	Stanford, CA	19	$25,600
38	Norcia, Anthony	Stanford, CA	299	$25,161
39	Fayer, Michael	Stanford, CA	569	$25,087
40	Hosono, George	Palo Alto, CA	13	$24,925
41	Newberry, Cynthia	San Jose, CA	119	$24,281
42	Nusse, Roeland	Palo Alto, CA	44	$23,525
43	Smith, Stephen	Half Moon Bay, CA	34	$23,350
44	Groff, Zachary	Palo Alto, CA	15	$22,953
45	Bendor, Jonathan	Stanford, CA	18	$22,500
46	Weissman, Ann	Stanford, CA	8	$22,100
47	Gottemoeller, Rose	Mountain View, CA	43	$21,650
48	Kapiloff, Michael	Los Altos, CA	19	$21,500
49	Thygesen, Terry	Menlo Park, CA	8	$21,100
50	Blish, Catherine	Stanford, CA	18	$20,807

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