President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund has seen a flurry of contributions from big-name companies in recent weeks.
They come in the lead-up to the Jan. 20 ceremony to swear Trump into office as America’s 47th president and the slew of events surrounding that occasion.
The industries that the companies making donations belong to range from aerospace and tech to automotive and finance, among others.
Boeing told FOX Business it was “pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting U.S. Presidential Inaugural Committees.”
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” Global Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy Karan Bhatia said in a statement to FOX Business. “We are also donating to the inaugural committee.”
“The inauguration of a new president is a time-honored tradition in the U.S.,” Toyota said. “Like many other companies, Toyota Motor North America is pleased to support the inauguration ceremony, reflecting our deep and growing U.S. presence.”
“As part of our decades-long commitment to bipartisan advocacy, Intuit will donate $1 million to the president-elect’s inauguration committee,” Intuit said in a statement to FOX Business. “Intuit is committed to ensuring our customers’ voices are heard on important issues, and our expanded participation in the democratic process reflects our growth as a company and the variety of policy issues that impact the approximately 100 million diverse consumers and businesses we serve.”
Here are some companies making inaugural fund donations and how much they’re contributing.
Boeing – $1 million
Google – $1 million
Hyundai – $1 million
FCA US – $1 million
Microsoft – $1 million
Amazon – $1 million
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Uber – $1 million
On top of the ride-hailing company’s contribution, Trump’s inaugural fund also received $1 million from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Ford – $1 million
Vehicles are also being provided by Ford for the inauguration, according to a company spokesperson.
Toyota Motor North America – $1 million
Robinhood – $2 million
General Motors – $1 million
Like Ford, General Motors is also supporting the inauguration with vehicles.
Intuit – $1 million
Meta Platforms – $1 million, according to The Wall Street Journal
Delta Air Lines – $1 million
Bank of America confirmed to FOX Business it was making a contribution to Trump’s inauguration without specifying the amount.
Meanwhile, his inaugural fund is also receiving a donation from Goldman Sachs, according to a source familiar with the matter. That donation, whose size was not clear, was earlier reported by Reuters.
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Corporate inaugural fund contributions are not uncommon, with companies like Bank of America, Google, Microsoft having done so for prior presidential inaugural committees. In another example, Boeing made $1 million gifts to presidential inaugural committees in 2013, 2017 and 2021, according to the company.
Companies aren’t the only ones sending funds to the committee for Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
FOX News Digital reported in mid-December that Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, had plans to give. The donation was reportedly worth $1 million.
Another tech CEO – Apple’s Tim Cook – made a contribution of his own that size, according to Axios. FOX Business reached out to Apple for comment.
In total, more than $170 million of funds have flowed into Trump’s inaugural fund, The New York Times reported last week.
The president-elect’s swearing-in is expected to occur Monday at midday local time, with hundreds of thousands of people anticipated to watch in-person.
There will be several other events that day, including a parade and three balls after the inauguration. Events are also being held Saturday and Sunday ahead of it.
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