By — Liz Landers Liz Landers By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/whos-paying-for-trumps-300-million-ballroom Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom? Politics Updated on Oct 23, 2025 6:04 PM EDT — Published on Oct 23, 2025 5:00 PM EDT Private donors to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom include tech giants like Amazon, Meta and Apple, as well as the family of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the cofounders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, according to a list provided to PBS News. The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers. On Wednesday, Trump said the total cost of building the ballroom had ballooned to $300 million, a full $100 million more than what was originally announced. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. A White House official provided the list on Thursday of corporations and individuals that will contribute to the ballroom. The list does not specify exact amounts pledged or paid by each donor, nor has the White House said how much Trump — who’s said he’ll personally use his own funds as well — plans to contribute. The full list, as provided by the White House: Altria Group Inc. Amazon Apple Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Coinbase Comcast Corporation J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul Hard Rock International Google HP Inc. Lockheed Martin Meta Platforms Micron Technology Microsoft NextEra Energy Inc. Palantir Technologies Inc. Ripple Reynolds American T-Mobile Tether America Union Pacific Railroad Adelson Family Foundation Stefan E. Brodie Betty Wold Johnson Foundation Charles and Marissa Cascarilla Edward and Shari Glazer Harold Hamm Benjamin Leon Jr. The Lutnick Family The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Stephen A. Schwarzmann Konstantin Sokolov Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher Paolo Tiramani Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Liz Landers Liz Landers Liz Landers is a correspondent for PBS News Hour, where she covers the White House and the Trump administration. Prior to joining the News Hour, she served as the national security correspondent for Scripps News, and also reported on disinformation for the network. By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
Private donors to President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom include tech giants like Amazon, Meta and Apple, as well as the family of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the cofounders of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, according to a list provided to PBS News. The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers. On Wednesday, Trump said the total cost of building the ballroom had ballooned to $300 million, a full $100 million more than what was originally announced. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. A White House official provided the list on Thursday of corporations and individuals that will contribute to the ballroom. The list does not specify exact amounts pledged or paid by each donor, nor has the White House said how much Trump — who’s said he’ll personally use his own funds as well — plans to contribute. The full list, as provided by the White House: Altria Group Inc. Amazon Apple Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Caterpillar Inc. Coinbase Comcast Corporation J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul Hard Rock International Google HP Inc. Lockheed Martin Meta Platforms Micron Technology Microsoft NextEra Energy Inc. Palantir Technologies Inc. Ripple Reynolds American T-Mobile Tether America Union Pacific Railroad Adelson Family Foundation Stefan E. Brodie Betty Wold Johnson Foundation Charles and Marissa Cascarilla Edward and Shari Glazer Harold Hamm Benjamin Leon Jr. The Lutnick Family The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation Stephen A. Schwarzmann Konstantin Sokolov Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher Paolo Tiramani Cameron Winklevoss Tyler Winklevoss A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now