BlockBeats News, April 29th, according to Fortune report, the U.S. White House released the list of 37 donors for the construction project of the White House Ballroom under the Trump administration. The project's budget has now increased from the initial $200 million to $400 million, with funding mainly through tax-deductible private donations. The list shows that multiple technology and crypto industry companies participated in the donations, including:
Meta
Apple
Amazon
Google
Microsoft
Coinbase
Ripple
Tether
Palantir Technologies
It is reported that Google's parent company Alphabet reached a settlement with Trump earlier this year regarding the YouTube ban incident, with $22 million of the settlement amount used for the ballroom construction; defense contractor Lockheed Martin is said to have donated over $10 million.
In addition, several crypto industry figures are also on the list, including:
Charles Cascarilla
Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss
The report states that Trump is currently accelerating the ballroom project and linking it to White House security needs. Previously, the White House East Wing was demolished in 2025 to make room for the construction of a new building spanning approximately 90,000 square feet.
