Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $400 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks

The White House released a list of donors for the Trump administration’s new ballroom construction project in October, following a historic East Wing demolition.

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The projected cost of the 90,000-square-foot build has doubled to $400 million, up from its July estimate of $200 million. President Donald Trump has insisted it will not come out of taxpayers’ wallets, though public funds are being used for underground security work connected to the project, according to the Associated Press.

The ballroom project has taken on new urgency for Trump and his allies after after a suspect allegedly attempted to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, which they have pointed to as evidence that presidents need a secure venue for large events on White House grounds.

“What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday. “This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House. It cannot be built fast enough!”

The Justice Department also cited the incident as it pressed the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its lawsuit challenging the project. In a Sunday letter posted by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate wrote that “when the White House ballroom is complete, President Trump and his successors will no longer need to venture beyond the safety of the White House perimeter to attend large gatherings at the Washington Hilton.” The department later filed a court motion asking a judge to reconsider a lower-court pause on construction.

A list released by White House officials and reviewed by Fortune shows all 37 donors helping fund the ballroom—and it includes some of the nation’s largest tech companies, companies with government contracts and members of the administration.

Their private, tax-deductible donations will be made to the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall. The White House did not release the size of the donations for all 37 listed. Trump has previously said he will pay for some of the project, though his name doesn’t appear on the list.

Corporate Donors

1. Meta Platforms

CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously attended a White House dinner for tech leaders in September, where he pledged at least $600 billion in investments in the U.S. by 2028. Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, frequently engages with federal digital policy initiatives and AI oversight forums.

2. Apple

The company announced plans in August to invest $100 billion in domestic manufacturing, aligning with Trump’s wishes to reshore industrial work. CEO Tim Cook also attended the White House dinner last month and has maintained a close relationship with the administration.

3. Amazon

Founded by Jeff Bezos, the e‑commerce and cloud‑computing company has major federal contracts with the Pentagon and has cultivated a new relationship with the administration through intense lobbying.

4. Google

The search giant’s parent company agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a dispute with Trump earlier this year over his YouTube ban following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Alphabet pledged $22 million of the settlement money to go toward the ballroom construction.

5. Lockheed Martin

The defense contractor is a major supplier for Pentagon programs and has received $33.4 billion in federal contract awards in 2025 alone, according to USA Spending. The company is reportedly contributing more than $10 million to the ballroom.

“Lockheed Martin is grateful for the opportunity to help bring the President’s vision to reality and make this addition to the People’s House, a powerful symbol of the American ideals we work to defend every day,” a spokesperson told Fortune.

6. Microsoft

The software and cloud provider has multibillion-dollar federal contracts, including AI partnerships integral to U.S. cybersecurity strategy.

7. Comcast

The parent company of NBCUniversal faces scrutiny from Trump, who called for the Federal Communications Commission to revoke NBC’s license in August. He accused NBC and fellow broadcaster ABC, owned by Disney, of being “two of the worst and most biased networks in history.”

8. Altria

The parent company of tobacco brand Marlboro and one of the country’s largest tobacco firms has pushed for less FDA oversight of e-cigarettes. A subsidiary of the company, Altria Client Services, is a donor to Republican PACs.

9. Coinbase

The popular crypto exchange platform is headed by CEO Brian Armstrong, who has supported Trump’s push for looser crypto regulation and dollar‑pegged stablecoins.

10. Palantir Technologies

The data‑analytics company has had a surge in major federal surveillance and border‑security con