The FEC numbers only represent individual itemized contributions made by donors who reported working at Harvard. The majority of donations were made after Warren officially declared her candidacy in September.

University policy prohibits institutional endorsement of a candidate, but Warren has received large donations from several notable faculty members, including former University President Derek C. Bok and professor Charles E. Rosenberg, the husband of University President Drew G. Faust. They gave $2000 and $2500, respectively.

In the 2010 special election for Senate, Harvard employees contributed roughly $54,000 to Mass. Attorney General Martha M. Coakley during her campaign for U.S. Senate against Scott Brown. Brown received $11,350 in itemized contributions from Harvard employees during that election cycle.

The race between Warren and Brown is anticipated to be one of the most expensive in the country. Warren outraised Brown in the final two quarters of 2011 overall, but Brown remains ahead in the cash race due to funds leftover from the 2010 election.

The Warren campaign did not respond to repeated requests for comment on the Harvard employee’s fiduciary support for the candidate.

—Staff writer Nicholas P. Fandos can be reached at nicholasfandos@college.harvard.edu