President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance are expected to take the oath of office on the West Front of the Capitol, where security is expected to be at an unprecedented level.
President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund has received a wave of contributions from major companies in recent weeks.
They come ahead of the Jan. 20 ceremony to swear in Trump as the 47th U.S. president and the multitude of events surrounding the occasion.
The sectors that donating companies belong to range from aerospace and technology to automotive and finance, among others.
Boeing told FOX Business it was “pleased to continue Boeing’s bipartisan tradition of supporting the U.S. President’s inauguration committees.”
“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a live stream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” said Karan Bhatia, global head of government affairs and public policy, in a statement to FOX Business. “We are also donating to the inaugural committee.”
“The inauguration of a new president is a centuries-old tradition in the United States,” Toyota said. “Like many other companies, Toyota Motor North America is pleased to support the ribbon-cutting ceremony, 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 president-elect’s inauguration committee,” Intuit said in a statement to FOX Business. “Intuit is committed to ensuring our customers’ voices are heard on important issues, and our expanded participation in the democratic process reflects our growth as a company and the variety of policy issues that impact the nearly 100 million people of the diverse consumers and businesses we serve.
Here are some companies donating to the inaugural fund and how much they are contributing.
Boeing – $1 million
A logo is seen on the Boeing stand on the opening day of the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, southwest London, July 22, 2024. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Google – $1 million
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA – 2024/07/29: Google logo in a downtown skyscraper. (Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Hyundai – $1 million
The Hyundai Motor Co. badge is displayed on the 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 expected to publish its second quarter results (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
FCA United States – $1 million
Microsoft – $1 million
A logo is illuminated outside the Microsoft booth at ISE 2024 on January 30, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. This year the 20th edition of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is being held, the sixth in Barcelona. The room occupies the entire surface of the (Photo by Cesc Maymo/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Amazon – $1 million
In this photo illustration, a shopping cart is visible 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)
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Uber – $1 million
Uber headquarters in San Francisco, California, United States, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Uber Technologies Inc. is scheduled to report earnings on August 6. (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
Ford signage at a dealership in Richmond, California, United States, Friday, June 21, 2024. CDK Global, a software provider for some 15,000 auto dealerships, was hit this week by debilitating cyberattacks that have had a crippling effect on the automobile sales sector (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 displayed on the screen. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
General Motors – $1 million
Like Ford, General Motors is also supporting the inauguration with vehicles.
Intuit – $1 million
Metaplatforms – $1 million, according to the Wall Street Journal
Signage outside the Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, United States, Thursday, February 1, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. released its profit figures on February 1. (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 making a contribution to Trump’s inauguration, without specifying the amount.
At the same time, its inaugural fund also received a donation from Goldman Sachs, according to a source familiar with the matter. This donation, the amount of which was not clear, had already been reported by Reuters.
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Corporate contributions to the inaugural fund are not uncommon, with companies like Bank of America, Google and Microsoft having done so for previous presidential inauguration committees. In another example, Boeing made $1 million in donations to presidential inauguration committees in 2013, 2017 and 2021, according to the company.
Businesses aren’t the only ones sending money to the committee for Trump’s January 20 inauguration.
FOX News Digital reported in mid-December that Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was planning to donate. The donation was reportedly worth $1 million.
Another tech CEO – Apple’s Tim Cook – has made his own contribution of such magnitude, according to Axios. FOX Business has reached out to Apple for comment.
In total, more than $170 million in funds went to Trump’s inaugural fund, The New York Times reported last week.
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The president-elect’s swearing-in is expected to take place at noon local time on Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend in person.
There will be several other events that day, including a parade and three balls following the inauguration. Events will also take place on Saturday and Sunday before that.
