Nvidia, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta gave Trump a combined $92 million for his ballroom

<figure> <img alt="A photo of Donald Trump with an illustrated background." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/STK466_ELECTION_2024_CVirginia_E.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">We knew that a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/973720/whos-bankrolling-trumps-projects">number</a> of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/794975/big-tech-trump-nonprofits-donations-regulator">big tech firms</a> were <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/806027/trumps-got-big-tech-and-crypto-bankrolling-white-house-ballroom">helping to fund</a> the construction of Trump's ballroom, but we didn't know just how much they were giving to the cause. Now the <em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/10/15/secret-documents-reveal-donors-behind-330-million-trumps-ballroom/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkyMDM2ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzkzNDE5MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTIwMzY4MDAsImp0aSI6IjZiOTgyNjcxLWUwNWQtNDBjMi05MzJlLWYxNjg4ODgwN2I4YSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy8yMDI2LzEwLzE1L3NlY3JldC1kb2N1bWVudHMtcmV2ZWFsLWRvbm9ycy1iZWhpbmQtMzMwLW1pbGxpb24tdHJ1bXBzLWJhbGxyb29tLyJ9.bwQFjcPhaUaMyVgd-xm4T-gTGikZG8Y5qKSXJnffNqU">Washington Post</a></em> published a list of all the major donors to the White House ballroom project, along with how much each contributed. In total, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/859578/trump-white-house-ballroom-microsoft-amazon-donations">Silicon Valley</a> and the crypto industry have reportedly delivered over $150 million for the effort. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Some of that money has come from individuals, some from charitable organizations tied to major firms or industry players, and some directly from the companies themselves. In Google's case, the $22 million was part of a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/787932/youtube-trump-ban-lawsuit-settlement">controversial se …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/1012047/nvidia-apple-google-microsoft-amazon-meta-trump-ballroom">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>