Employer

Top donors at Yale University

636 donors · $1,868,715 · top recipient committees by dollars received: Actblue ($659K), Harris Victory Fund ($260.7K), Harris for President ($205.8K) · FEC data through Jun 26, 2026

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

Analysis

Contributors who listed YALE UNIVERSITY as their employer account for 636 donors and $1,868,715 in itemized federal contributions in the public FEC record as of June 26, 2026. Among the top three committees receiving dollars from this cohort, ACTBLUE received $658,960, followed by HARRIS VICTORY FUND at $260,747 and HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT at $205,808. These totals reflect itemized contributions over $200 only; employer is self-reported on FEC filings, and all figures represent gross receipts to each named committee from this cohort (Schedule A immediate recipient), with conduits potentially passing funds to downstream campaigns.

Leaderboard

By total itemized federal contributions

#	Donor	Location	Gifts	Total
1	Geballe, Shelley	Branford, CT	83	$248,725
2	Geballe, Gordon	Branford, CT	85	$131,195
3	Nalebuff, Barry	New Haven, CT	4	$71,300
4	King, Robert	New Haven, CT	236	$46,926
5	Rand, David	Cambridge, MA	142	$43,910
6	Saunders, Martin	New Haven, CT	131	$42,221
7	Steitz, Joan	Branford, CT	18	$39,500
8	Chevalier, Judith	New Haven, CT	36	$37,074
9	Alexander, Jeffrey	New Haven, CT	152	$27,035
10	Harris, G. Steven	New York, NY	2	$23,300
11	Woods, Scott	Guilford, CT	47	$23,215
12	Schlesinger, Mark	New Haven, CT	100	$22,760
13	Ackerman, Bruce	Branford, CT	11	$20,250
14	Kazmir, Sundes	Leonia, NJ	6	$19,800
15	Crews, Craig	New Haven, CT	44	$17,520
16	English, William	New Haven, CT	17	$17,000
17	Schmertzler, Michael	St Petersburg, FL	28	$16,050
18	Vermund, Sten	Guilford, CT	6	$15,600
19	Elgin, Samuel	San Diego, CA	48	$15,125
20	Howard, Jonathon	New Haven, CT	6	$14,200
21	Comer, James	Hamden, CT	11	$13,445
22	Darwall, Stephen	New Haven, CT	4	$13,200
23	Bailyn, Charles	Hamden, CT	19	$13,000
24	Rose-Ackerman, Susan	Branford, CT	10	$13,000
25	Carlson, John	North Haven, CT	6	$12,000
26	Homer, Robert	Hamden, CT	15	$11,925
27	Alexander, Bruce	Hamden, CT	5	$11,800
28	Higgins-Chen, Tzongyang	New Haven, CT	52	$11,200
29	Farina, Michael	Manchester, CT	31	$11,050
30	Stanley, Jason	New Haven, CT	8	$11,000
31	Lewin, David	New Haven, CT	4	$10,600
32	Kazmir, Sundes	Closter, NJ	3	$9,900
33	Chertow, Marian	New Haven, CT	101	$9,518
34	Metrick, Andrew	New Haven, CT	11	$8,646
35	Kotchen, Matthew	New Haven, CT	4	$8,600
36	Sullivan, Timothy	Guilford, CT	4	$8,600
37	Wood, Elisabeth	Leverett, MA	22	$8,350
38	Shiller, Robert	New Haven, CT	8	$8,300
39	Tanner, Kathryn	New York, NY	9	$8,134
40	McKenzie, Katherine	New Haven, CT	32	$8,121
41	Spudich, Serena	Guilford, CT	17	$8,105
42	Collins, Drew	Guilford, CT	3	$8,000
43	Lamoreaux, Naomi	Ann Arbor, MI	23	$7,860
44	Hatcher, Rebecca	New Haven, CT	402	$7,695
45	Pollin-Galay, Hannah	Northampton, MA	29	$7,692
46	Basu, Sarbani	Hamden, CT	94	$7,560
47	Bundy, James	New Haven, CT	6	$7,400
48	McDonald, Susan	Hamden, CT	21	$7,400
49	Geanakoplos, John	New Haven, CT	3	$7,300
50	Listokin, Yair	Newton Center, MA	3	$7,100

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