Big corporations Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft among donors for White House ballroom

Big corporations such as Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft are among the donors paying for the new $300 million White House ballroom.

The White House confirmed the donor list to The Hill news outlet on Thursday as the East Wing is demolished to make room for the ballroom.

President Trump said Wednesday that the project would cost $300 million, up from the initial $200 million estimate the White House shared in July.

“Over the years, many presidents have made changes. This obviously would be the biggest change. But this is something they’ve wanted for at least 150 years,” Trump said.

Major companies and wealthy individuals contributed to the ballroom, including Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and construction executive Paolo Tiramani. Trump hosted many of the donors at the White House for a dinner last week.

Several of the companies, such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta, have sought to strengthen ties with the Trump administration.

A list of donors, according to the White House:

• Altria Group
• Amazon
• Apple
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• Caterpillar
• Coinbase
• Comcast Corporation
• J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
• Hard Rock International
• Google
• HP
• Lockheed Martin
• Meta Platforms
• Micron Technology
• Microsoft
• NextEra Energy
• Palantir Technologies
• Ripple
• Reynolds American
• T-Mobile
• Tether America
• Union Pacific Railroad
• Adelson Family Foundation
• Stefan E. Brodie
• Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
• Charles and Marissa Cascarilla
• Edward and Shari Glazer
• Harold Hamm
• Benjamin Leon Jr.
• The Lutnick Family
• The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation
• Stephen A. Schwarzman
• Konstantin Sokolov
• Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher
• Paolo Tiramani
• Cameron Winklevoss
• Tyler Winklevoss