What exact amounts did each of the 37 named donors give to the White House ballroom, and where were the funds routed?

1. The partial ledger: the boxed numbers that do exist

The most concrete financial figure in reporting is the YouTube/Google settlement: court filings and news reports show a $24.5 million payment in the 2025 settlement of Trump’s lawsuit over his suspended account, with $22 million specified to go toward development of the White House ballroom through the Trust for the National Mall ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Reporting also recounts public remarks at donor events—Trump said some guests asked whether $25 million was an appropriate donation—which establishes suggested gift levels discussed privately but does not convert those comments into confirmed, itemized gifts ^[5].

2. Where the money is routed: the Trust for the National Mall and related channels

Documents obtained by CBS and summarized by the BBC and other outlets show donations are being handled by the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit that raises funds for projects on the National Mall and at the White House and that works with the National Park Service; multiple outlets explicitly report that private, tax-deductible donations will be made to that trust ^{[5] [4] [1]}. News organizations including PBS and AP likewise note that the Trust is the vehicle disclosed by the White House for these gifts, and reporting indicates some settlement proceeds (Google/YouTube) were directed into that same channel ^{[6] [2]}.

3. The blank spots: the White House list omitted most amounts

Every major account assembled from the White House’s donor release and subsequent reporting emphasizes the same limitation: the White House provided a list of 37 donors but did not disclose the exact amount given by nearly all of them; PBS and Fortune explicitly state the list does not specify individual dollar amounts for the majority of donors ^{[6] [4]}. Reuters, The New York Times and AP reporting on oversight and congressional inquiries underline that the absence of detailed disclosure has become central to critics’ concerns and investigators’ requests for more transparency ^{[7] [8] [2]}.

4. Who’s on the roster (amounts unknown for most)

Media outlets compiled the donor roster: big tech and media companies (Apple, Amazon, Google/YouTube, Microsoft, Meta, Comcast), defense and industrial firms (Lockheed Martin), cryptocurrency actors (Gemini cofounders, Coinbase), prominent political donors and families (the Adelsons, the Lutnick family), and others were named on the White House list—but in almost all cases the news coverage stresses that the list names donors without attaching confirmed dollar amounts for each entry ^{[9] [2] [6] [4]}.

5. Why the gaps matter: access, ethics and the need for hard numbers

Ethics watchdogs and some lawmakers say undisclosed gift sizes matter because private funding of White House construction could confer access or influence; congressional letters and oversight inquiries have been sent to people reportedly invited to donor events, underscoring official concern about transparency and potential conflicts of interest ^{[7] [10]}. Reporting also notes that while some in-kind offers—like Carrier Group’s HVAC pledge or public mentions of Nvidia’s contribution—have surfaced, such disclosures remain incomplete and inconsistent across outlets ^[2].

6. Bottom line: answer to the question asked

The exact amounts each of the 37 named donors gave are not publicly available in the reporting provided: the only quantified, publicly documented payment tied directly to the ballroom is the YouTube/Google settlement totaling $24.5 million, with $22 million routed to the Trust for the National Mall ^{[1] [2] [3]}. Beyond that, the White House list names donors and multiple outlets report those donations are to be private, tax-deductible gifts handled by the Trust for the National Mall, but the administration did not disclose specific dollar amounts for most individual donors in the sources reviewed ^{[4] [5] [6]}.