President Donald Trump says his $300 million White House ballroom will be paid for "100% by me and some friends of mine."
The White House released a list of 37 donors, though it is incomplete. Among others, it doesn't include Carrier Group, which offered to donate an HVAC system for the ballroom, and artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia, whose CEO, Jensen Huang, publicly discussed its donation.
President Donald Trump holds a table seating chart of the new White House ballroom Oct. 22 in the Oval Office of the executive mansion in Washington.
The White House hasn't said how much each donor will contribute, and almost none was willing to divulge that when contacted.
No foreign individuals or entities were among the donors, a senior White House official said on condition of anonymity.
Tech giants
Amazon: The company donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration and its video streaming service paid $40 million to license a documentary about first lady Melania Trump. Amazon Web Services is a major government contractor.
Apple: CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. After Trump threatened Apple with tariffs over its plans to build manufacturing facilities in India, Cook presented the president with a customized glass plaque with a gold base and announced plans to bring Apple's total investment commitment in U.S. manufacturing over four years to $600 billion.
Google: The company donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. Google subsidiary YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit with Trump for suspending his account after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol; $22 million of that went to a trust that can help pay for the ballroom, court filings show.
HP: The Silicon Valley stalwart donated to Trump's inaugural fund.
Meta: Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously was critical of Trump, and Facebook suspended Trump for years after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Meta contributed $1 million to Trump's inauguration.
Micron Technology: The company pledged $200 billion for U.S. memory computer chip manufacturing expansion under Trump, though at least $120 billion of that was previously announced.
Microsoft: The company donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration and supported the Trump administration's relaxation of regulations on artificial intelligence.
Palantir Technologies: Co-founded by billionaire libertarian Peter Thiel, the firm that concentrates on AI and machine learning saw profits soar thanks to federal contracts.
A worker walks Oct. 23 among debris from a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom.
Crypto
Coinbase: The major cryptocurrency exchange was founded by Brian Armstrong, a top donor to a political action committee that helped Trump and other pro-crypto candidates in 2024.
Ripple: The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped a lawsuit that accused the company of violating securities laws by selling XRP crypto coins without a securities registration, and Trump eased regulations on digital assets.
Tether: The cryptocurrency company and major stablecoin issuer paid fines for misleading investors. CEO Paolo Ardoino visited Trump's White House and the company hired former Trump administration crypto policy official Bo Hines.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss: The twin brothers, who founded the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, are each listed as a separate donor. Under Trump, the SEC paused a lawsuit accusing Gemini of selling unregistered securities.
Energy and industrial
Caterpillar: The equipment maker's PAC donated to candidates from both major parties, but gave more to Republicans. It said Trump's tariffs, some of which were eased, could increase its costs and hurt earnings.
NextEra Energy: Google entered a deal to buy power from a shuttered nuclear power plant in Iowa owned by NextEra, the world's largest electric utility holding company, as Trump says he'll work to ensure tech giants can secure their own sources of electricity to power data centers.
Paolo Tiramani: An American industrial designer who donated to Trump's political campaigns.
Union Pacific: Trump endorsed the company's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, which would be the largest-ever rail merger.
President Donald Trump gestures to where the entrance to the new ballroom will be as he speaks Nov. 13 in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
Philanthropy
Adelson Family Foundation: It was founded by close Trump ally and longtime GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson to strengthen the state of Israel and the Jewish people.
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation: The Palm Beach-based foundation is named in honor of the mother of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, who served as Trump's ambassador to the U.K. during his first term.
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation: The Perlmutters donated to Trump's presidential campaigns and affiliated PACs.
Administration officials
Benjamin Leon Jr.: The Cuban American founder of Miami-based Leon Medical Centers is Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Spain.
Kelly Loeffler and Jeffrey Sprecher: A former Republican senator from Georgia, Loeffler heads Trump's Small Business Administration. She and her husband faced scrutiny in 2020 for dumping and purchasing new stocks after Congress received briefings.
Lutnick family: Howard Lutnick is Trump's commerce secretary.
Media, communications
Comcast: Often criticized by Trump, the mass media and telecom conglomerate would need government approval if it seeks to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
Hard Rock International: The Florida-based gaming and tourism company owned by the Seminole Tribe operates a number of casinos, including the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in New Jersey.
T-Mobile: The wireless carrier is indirectly linked to Trump Mobile but the company said that is unrelated to its decision to donate.
Big Tobacco
Altria Group: The company, which pressed for federal crackdowns on counterfeit and illegal vaping products, also donated $50,000 to Trump's inauguration.
Reynolds American: The company lobbied to steer the Trump administration away from a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.
Defense, security
Booz Allen Hamilton: The firm paid hundreds of millions to settle allegations that it improperly billed costs to its government contracts and submitted fraudulent claims.
Lockheed Martin Corporation: The company has massive government contracts.
Individuals
Stefan E. Brodie: The biotech entrepreneur and co-founder of the chemical manufacturing company Purolite and his family donated to Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and affiliated committees. Brodie and his brother, Donald, were convicted in 2002 of circumventing U.S. sanctions on Cuba.
Charles and Marissa Cascarilla: Charles Cascarilla is co‑founder of the blockchain firm Paxos. He and his wife advocated for financial technology sector deregulation.
J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul: The Palm Beach couple controls U.S. sugar refining interests and are longtime Republican donors.
Edward and Shari Glazer: The couple donated to Trump's campaign.
Harold Hamm: The billionaire who heads the oil producer Continental Resources praised the Trump administration for aggressively moving to purchase oil to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve stockpile.
Stephen A. Schwarzman: The chair and CEO of the Blackstone Group donated to Trump and his PACs and led a forum during Trump's first term.
Konstantin Sokolov: The Russian immigrant heads private equity firm IJS Investments and donated to Trump's political campaigns.
White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, photos show
This satellite image shows the White House in Washington on Sept. 26, 2025, with the East Wing intact before demolition began.
This satellite image shows the East Wing mostly demolished Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a historic photo showing construction of the East Terrace of the White House in 1902 as she speaks about planned construction of a new ballroom following the demolition of the White House East Wing, during a news briefing Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at the White House in Washington.
Work continues Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, on demolition of part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
People watch from outside a security fence Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, as demolition continues on the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
Demolition work is seen Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, on the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
Demolition continues Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, on the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the planned White House ballroom Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump holds another rendering of the planned White House ballroom Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in the Oval Office.
A model of the White House and the new ballroom, right, is seen on a table Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, as President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the interior of the new White House ballroom Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
Demolition continues Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, on the East Wing of the White House in Washington, before construction of the ballroom.
Water is sprayed on debris to help with dust control Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, amid demolition work on the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
Demolition of the East Wing of the White House continues Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom.
Construction crews demolish the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington.
Construction crews demolish the East Wing of the White House on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington.
Construction workers atop the U.S. Treasury, bottom right, watch Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
Construction workers atop the U.S. Treasury, bottom left, watch as work continues Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
Work continues Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
A worker walks through debris Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington.
