Trump inaugural: these companies are at the top with donations
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President-elect Trump’s Inaugural Foundation has seen an influx of investment from major companies in recent weeks.
They’re coming to the pre-ceremony on January 20 to swear in Trump as America’s 47th president, and the many events that take place on the occasion.
The industries to which the donating companies belong varies aerospace and technology automotive and finance among others.
Boeing told FOX Business that it is “pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting US Presidential Inaugural Committees.”
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration with a live stream on YouTube and a live link on our homepage,” Karan Bhatia, global head of government affairs and public policy, told FOX Business to the committee.”
“The inauguration of a new president is a long-standing tradition in the U.S.,” Toyota said. “Like many other companies, Toyota Motor North America is pleased to support an inauguration that reflects our deep and growing U.S. presence.”
“As part of our decades-long commitment to bipartisan advocacy, Intuit will donate $1 million to the President-elect’s inaugural committee,” Intuit told FOX Business in a statement.Intuit is committed to ensuring that our customers’ voices are heard on the issues that matter on and our expanded participation in the democratic process reflects our growth as a company and the diversity of policy issues that affect nearly 100 million diverse consumers and on the businesses we serve.”
Here are some of the companies donating to the seed fund and how much they’re contributing.
Boeing – 1 million dollars

A logo is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the Farnborough International Air Show, southwest of London, on July 22, 2024. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Google – 1 million dollars

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – 07/29/2024. Google logo in downtown skyscrapers. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Hyundai – 1 million dollars

Hyundai Motor Co.’s badge is displayed on the front grille of a Venue compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the company’s Motorstudio showroom in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, July 19, 2019. Hyundai is scheduled to release second quarter earnings. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
FCA US – $1 million
Microsoft – 1 million dollars

A logo is illuminated outside the Microsoft booth at ISE 2024 in Barcelona, ​​Spain, on January 30, 2024. This year, the 20th edition of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is being held, the sixth in Barcelona. The hall occupies the entire surface (Photo by Cesc Maimo/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Amazon – $1 million

A shopping cart is seen in front of the Amazon logo in this photo illustration.The company focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, streaming and artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jacques Silva / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Uber – $1 million

Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Uber Technologies Inc. is scheduled to release its earnings numbers on August 6. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In addition to the travel company’s contribution, the Trump Inaugural Foundation also received $1 million from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
Ford – 1 million dollars

A Ford sign in Richmond, California, USA on Friday, 2024. on June 21. CDK Global, a software supplier to nearly 15,000 car dealers, suffered a debilitating cyber attack this week that had a devastating effect on car sales. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Vehicles are also being provided by Ford for the inauguration, according to a company spokesperson.
Toyota Motor North America: $1 million
Robinhood – $2 million

In this photo illustration, a woman is holding a smartphone with the Robinhood Markets logo on the screen. (Raphael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images/Getty Images)
General Motors – 1 million dollars
Like Ford, General Motors also supports the inauguration with vehicles.
Intuit – $1 million
Meta Platforms – $1 million, according to The Wall Street Journal

Signs outside Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. released its earnings numbers on Feb. 1. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Delta Air Lines – $1 million

Bank of America confirmed to FOX Business that it contributed to Trump’s inauguration, without specifying the amount.
Meanwhile, his startup fund is also receiving a donation from Goldman Sachs, according to a source familiar with the matter, the amount of which was not clear, Reuters reported earlier.
Trump’s inaugural foundation received a $1 million donation from MARK ZUCKERBERG’S META.
Corporate inauguration fund contributions are not uncommon, as companies such as Bank of America, Google, Microsoft have done so for past presidential inauguration committees.In another example, according to the company, Boeing $1 million made gifts to the presidential inauguration committees in 2013, 2017 and 2021.
Companies aren’t the only ones sending funds to the commission for Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
FOX News Digital reports in mid-December that Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, had plans to give The donation was reportedly $1 million.
Another tech executive, Apple’s Tim Cook, contributed that much. according to Axios. FOX Business has reached out to Apple for comment.
In total, more than $170 million has flowed into the Trump Inauguration Fund. This was reported by The New York Times last week.
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The president-elect is expected to be inaugurated at noon local time on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to watch in person.
There will be several other events that day, including a parade and three balls after the inauguration.There are also events on Saturday and Sunday.