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The materials provided do not contain a copy of the Kennedy Center’s “most recent annual donor report” or a comprehensive line-by-line donor list with dates and exact gift amounts, so a precise roster...
The largest donors backing Republicans in recent elections are a mix of ultra-wealthy individuals tied to corporations and large corporate PACs, with recurring names including Richard and Elizabeth Ui...
The White House says President Trump plus private donors paid for the $200–$300 million ballroom project and released a list of 37 corporate and individual contributors . Major tech, defense, finance,...
The core fact: the headline $250 million figure refers to a privately funded plan for a new White House ballroom that President Trump and his team say will not cost taxpayers, with Trump pledging pers...
Previous presidents funded White House renovations through a mix of public appropriations and occasional private gifts, but the Trump-era $250 million ballroom project is notable for its scale, report...
Based on the documents you provided, the clearest, repeatedly reported instance of a White House renovation explicitly funded by private donations since 1950 is , described as privately funded by corp...
The central claim is that the current White House renovation — a newly proposed — is the most expensive in history, with reported price tags between , paid largely by private donors and starting demol...
The available reporting shows the White House ballroom project is being presented as funded primarily by private donors, including President Trump himself and several major corporations and wealthy in...
The available reporting consistently states that the White House ballroom renovation under President Trump is being financed by , including corporate donors and some personal funds from Trump, with no...
Private donors did contribute to White House renovation projects in 2024, but the evidence is limited and requires context: reporting indicates private funding was used for the 2024 Rose Garden work a...
The reporting reviewed shows that the only systematic roster of private contributors made public during the Trump administration concerns the multimillion‑dollar East Wing/ballroom project — a list of...
The Kennedy Center reported raising a “record‑breaking” $58 million from donors and sponsors in a 30‑day push under new leadership, a figure cited by the center and reported by NPR as part of the fund...
A White House list released in October identified 37 donors — a mix of tech giants, defense contractors, finance firms, crypto figures, energy interests and wealthy individuals — who are contributing ...
President Trump hosted at least one private White House dinner with more than 60 contributors tied to his $300 million ballroom project; the administration has also released a list of 37 named donors ...
New York City hosts the largest concentration of billionaires in the world, with multiple sources reporting , led repeatedly by Michael Bloomberg at the top of local rankings. Reporting across 2023–20...
Business leaders and some creditors have both since his corporate bankruptcies, producing a mixed record rather than a clear reversal by the business community; prominent CEOs have publicly shifted to...
The ballroom project is presented by Trump and allied outlets as a privately funded expansion of White House event capacity estimated between , backed by donations from major corporations, tech firms,...
Private funding for significant White House renovations has surfaced prominently in 2025 with proposals for a large new ballroom financed by donations, including contributions from major tech firms an...
Private donors are reported to be funding the White House ballroom and related renovation work, with multiple analyses citing a roughly $200–$250 million price tag and at least $200 million reportedly...
The most recent reporting frames the new $250 million Trump White House ballroom as a privately funded project with major corporate donors and at least one large settlement payment, while earlier Whit...