Big Tech's $92 Million Bet on the White House Ballroom
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Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta lead a massive funding effort for the administration's latest project.
A collection of the world's largest technology firms have contributed a combined $92 million toward the construction of Donald Trump's White House ballroom, as The Verge first reported.
Detailed donor lists published by the Washington Post reveal that Nvidia and Apple emerged as the top contributors, each providing $25 million. Google followed with a $22 million contribution, which The Verge notes was part of a controversial settlement reached in 2025. Other major contributors among the 'Big Six' include Microsoft, which gave $10 million, and both Amazon and Meta, which contributed $5 million each.
These corporate donations are part of a larger trend where Silicon Valley and the cryptocurrency industry have reportedly delivered over $150 million for the project. The funding has arrived through various channels, including direct corporate payments, individual donations, and contributions from charitable organizations linked to industry players.
Other notable contributors listed by The Verge include Palantir ($10 million) and Comcast NBCUniversal ($7.5 million). T-Mobile, Cisco, Coinbase, and Ripple Labs each contributed $5 million. Individual contributions include $5 million from Roblox CEO David Baszucki and $5.05 million from Gemini crypto-exchange co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. Smaller sums were provided by HP ($2.5 million), Micron ($2.5 million), and Salesforce ($2 million).