President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance are scheduled to take the oath of office on the West Front of the Capitol, where unprecedented security is expected.
President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund has received a flurry of donations from well-known companies in recent weeks.
They participated in advance of the Jan. 20 ceremony to swear in Trump as the 47th president of the United States and the events surrounding that ceremony.
Companies making donations come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, technology, automotive, and finance.
“We are pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting the U.S. Presidential Inaugural Committee,” Boeing told FOX Business.
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 Inauguration with a live stream on YouTube and a direct link to our homepage,” Karan Bhatia, Global Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, said in a statement to FOX Business. . We have also donated to the founding committee.
Toyota Motor Corporation said, “The inauguration of a new president is a long-standing American tradition.” “Like many other companies, Toyota Motor North America is pleased to support the inauguration, reflecting our deep and growing presence in the United States.”
“As part of our decades-long commitment to bipartisan advocacy, Intuit will donate $1 million to the next president’s inaugural committee,” Intuit said in a statement to FOX Business. “At Intuit, we are committed to ensuring our customers’ voices are heard on the issues that matter, and expanding our participation in the democratic process is critical to our growth as a company and to the nearly 100 million diverse people we serve. It reflects a range of policy issues affecting consumers and businesses.”
Below are some companies that are making founding fund contributions and their amounts.
Boeing – $1 million
The Boeing logo is seen on the Boeing stand during the opening day of the Farnborough International Air Show 2024 in southwest London, July 22, 2024. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Google – $1 million
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 07/29/2024: Google logo on a skyscraper in the downtown area. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket, Getty Images / Getty Images)
Hyundai – $1 million
A Hyundai Motor Company badge is displayed on the front grill of a small sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the company’s Motor Studio showroom in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hyundai plans to announce second quarter financial results (Sungjun Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
FCA US – $1 million
Microsoft – $1 million
An illuminated logo is placed outside the Microsoft booth at ISE 2024 on January 30, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. This year marks the 20th edition of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), held in Barcelona and the 6th edition. The hall occupies the entire surface, (Photo credit: Cesc Maymo/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Amazon – $1 million
This illustrated photo shows a shopping cart in front of the Amazon logo. The company focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, streaming, and artificial intelligence. (Photo illustration by Jaque Silva/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Amazon plans to donate $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. Bezos visits Mar-a-Lago
Uber – $1 million
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Uber headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA. Uber Technologies is scheduled to announce its financial results on August 6th. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In addition to the ride-hailing company’s contribution, Trump’s inaugural fund also received $1 million from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Ford – $1 million
A Ford sign at a dealership in Richmond, California, USA on Friday, June 21, 2024. CDK Global, which provides software to about 15,000 car dealerships, was stalled this week by a debilitating cyber attack that had a devastating impact on the auto sales industry. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ford will also provide a vehicle for the dedication ceremony, a company spokesperson said.
Toyota Motor North America – $1 million
Robinhood – $2 million
In this illustrated photo, a woman is holding a smartphone with the Robinhood Markets logo displayed on the screen. (Rafael Enrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/Getty Images)
General Motors – $1 million
Like Ford, General Motors is supporting the inauguration with vehicles.
Intuit – $1 million
Meta Platform – $1 million according to the Wall Street Journal
A sign outside Meta headquarters on Thursday, February 1, 2024 in Menlo Park, California, USA. Metaplatforms announced its earnings numbers on February 1st. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Delta Air Lines – $1 million
Bank of America confirmed to FOX Business that it is donating an unspecified amount to President Trump’s inauguration.
Meanwhile, sources said his startup fund also received contributions from Goldman Sachs. The size of the donation was not disclosed, but was first reported by Reuters.
Trump’s founding fund receives $1 million donation from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta: Report
Corporate donations to inaugural funds are not uncommon, with companies such as Bank of America, Google, and Microsoft contributing to previous presidential inaugural committees. In other instances, Boeing made $1 million gifts to the Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2013, 2017 and 2021, the company said.
Companies aren’t the only ones sending money to the committee in the run-up to President Trump’s inauguration on January 20th.
FOX News Digital reported in mid-December that Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was making plans. The donation was reportedly worth $1 million.
Another technology CEO, Apple’s Tim Cook, has made a contribution of this magnitude himself. According to Axios. FOX Business has reached out to Apple for comment.
In total, more than $170 million went into President Trump’s inaugural fund. The New York Times reported last week.
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The swearing-in ceremony for the next president is scheduled to take place at noon local time on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to watch in person.
Several other events are scheduled for the day, including a post-inauguration parade and three balls. Prior to that, an event will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
