Apple and Nvidia each pledged $25 million toward President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom project, placing both companies among the largest donors revealed in newly obtained fundraising records.
The Washington Post reports that an internal spreadsheet lists 67 major donors who collectively pledged about $333 million toward the project. Apple, Nvidia, the Adelson Family Foundation, and the Charlie Ergen household and donor-advised fund each committed $25 million, meaning those four donors account for about 30% of the reported contributions.
Apple’s involvement in funding the ballroom was already known, but the size of the company’s contribution had not been publicly disclosed before the internal fundraising records emerged.
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Apple and Nvidia lead tech donations
The Washington Post previously reported that the broader White House construction project had reached an estimated cost of $600 million based on internal contractor documents, while fundraising efforts have continued to bring in private contributions from companies and wealthy donors.
Several other major technology companies also appear on the donor list, although their reported commitments fall below Apple and Nvidia’s $25 million pledges.
Google is linked to $22 million through settlement funds connected to Trump’s lawsuit against YouTube, while Microsoft and Palantir each reportedly committed $10 million. Amazon and Meta each contributed $5 million, while HP and Micron each pledged $2.5 million.
Salesforce reportedly committed $2 million, with another $1 million associated with the Benioff donor-advised fund. Cisco, Coinbase, Ripple, ServiceNow, and T-Mobile are also listed with $5 million contributions, while Kraken and Vast Space each appear with $1 million.
The newly disclosed figures provide a clearer picture of how much major technology companies have committed to the White House ballroom project, with Apple and Nvidia tied at the top of the corporate donor list.
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