Apple, Nvidia, Comcast among donors in $333 million ballroom fundraising

Comcast committed $7.5 million toward President Trump’s new White House ballroom, according to a Washington Post investigation published Thursday that put dollar figures on gifts the White House had previously disclosed only by name.

The Post’s records show $333 million in private commitments, Reuters reported, and the Post said some of the money is payable in installments. The White House identified 37 donors last October without disclosing amounts. The Post named 57 donors who committed $100,000 or more.

According to the Post’s figures, as summarized by Mediaite, Apple, Nvidia, the Adelson family and Dish Network co-founder Charles Ergen each committed $25 million. The Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Foundation committed about $20.3 million. Microsoft committed $10 million, while Amazon, Meta and T-Mobile each committed $5 million.

Google’s $22 million came from its $24.5 million settlement of Trump’s lawsuit over YouTube’s suspension of his account after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, according to a court filing. The money was directed to the Trust for the National Mall on Trump’s behalf. At least $77 million of the total came from donors who asked to remain anonymous, the Post reported.

In a December 2025 response to Democratic lawmakers, Comcast said it pledged an unrestricted donation to the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit that manages donations for the project. The company said it made the gift with no expectation of anything in return. The letter also listed both the Trump-Vance and Biden inaugural committees among Comcast’s past recipients.

The disclosure comes as Comcast prepares a spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky, which it targets for completion by mid-2027.

The private total falls short of the $400 million Mr. Trump has said he wants to raise, and the Post reported the White House has used taxpayer dollars to cover some construction costs. An earlier Post report cited a March contractor estimate that put the East Wing project’s cost at $600 million, with about half coming from taxpayers.

The ballroom has also faced legal challenges. On Aug. 31, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to let construction continue while the litigation proceeds. The majority said the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sued to block the project, likely lacks standing, and it did not decide whether the project is legal. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberal justices in dissent.

About half the money came from companies or executives whose firms have held federal contracts during Mr. Trump’s second term, the Post reported, though it said its reporting does not establish that donations led to favorable government action. White House spokesman Davis Ingle said critics alleging conflicts of interest “would also complain if American taxpayers were footing the bill.”