Apr 19, 2017 - Politics & Policy
The big $$$ donors to Trump's Inaugural Committee
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Manuel Balce Ceneta, Patrick Semansky / AP
The FEC released new names on Wednesday of Trump's inauguration donors, including Sheldon Adelson, who gave a record $5 million. The Presidential Inaugural Committee has until 90 days after the inauguration to disclose their donors.
The Presidential Inaugural Committee raised a record total of $106.7 million, according to the Center for Public Integrity, to spend on the ceremony, three official balls and other inaugural celebration events.
Here are some of the biggest donors to be released so far.
- Sheldon G. Adelson. FEC revealed that the Las Vegas Sands Corporation owner giving the largest single donation to an inauguration ever — $5 million.
- Dow Chemical, $1 million. The company only gave $250K to Bush, the Hill reported.
- Pfizer gave $1 million
- Boeing, $1 million
- AT&T, $1 million in cash and in-kind, including 5x phone capacity on the National Mall.
- Alexander Shustorovich, Russian-American businessman, $1 million
- Charles Schwab, $1 million
- Hushang Ansary, $1 million
- J. Clifford Forrest, coal executive, $1 million
- Bob Parsons, founder of GoDaddy.com, $1 million
- Stephen A. Cohen, investor, $1 million
- Howard Lutnick, chairman of financial services firm, $1 million
- Scott Bessent, $1 million
- Dan Snyder of the Washington Redskins, $1 million
- Shahid R. Khan of the Jacksonville Jaguars, $1 million
- Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams, $1 million
- Robert McNair of the Houston Texans, $1 million
- Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots through his holding company, $1 million
- Reynolds American, $1 million
- Allied Wallet, $1 million
- Access Industries, $1 million
- Green Plains, ethanol producer, $1 million
- Quicken Loans, $750K
- Wynn Resorts, $729K
- Chevron, $525K
- Amgen, $500K
- Exxon Mobil, $500K. The company gave $250K to both Obama and Bush's inaugurations, their old CEO Rex Tillerson is now Secretary of State.
- Altria, $500K
- Microsoft, $500K in cash and in other service.
- Altria Client Services LLC, $500,000
- Florida Crystals, $500K
- Chevron, $500K
- American Financial Group, $500K
- Intel, $500K
- JPMorgan and Chase and Co., $500K
- Citgo Petroleum, $500K
- MacAndrews and Forbes Group, $500K
- Tahl Propp, NYC real estate investment firm, $500K
- Coca-Cola, $300,638
- Murray Energy Corporation, $300K
- The Witkoff Group, $300K
- Google, $285K
- Ford Motor Company, $250K
- Nextera Energy, $250K
- Pepsi, $250K
- Comcast Corp., $250K
- UPS, $250K
- Centene, healtchare company, $250K
- Anheuser Busch, $250K
- San Manuel Band of Mission, $250K
- General Motors Co., $200K
- Aetna, $100K
- MetLife Group, $100K
- Verizon, $100K
- Valero, $100K
- Anadarko Petroleum, $100K
- U.S. Sugar Corporation, $100K
- Chiquita Brands, 100K
- Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, $100K
- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. $100K
- Kelcy Warren, whose company is building the Dakota Access Pipeline, $250K
- Liberty Interactive, $250K
- Wal-Mart, $150K and sponsored a ball
- Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, $100K.
- Anthem, $100K
- Kraft Group LLC, NFL's marketing and promotions arm, $100K
- Visa, $50K
- Aflac, Inc., $50K
- Monsanto, $25K
- CVS Health, $25K
