Companies donating the most money to Donald Trump

Published 8:00 pm Monday, April 22, 2024

Companies donating the most money to Donald Trump

As former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial kicked off in Manhattan in mid-April, he’s keeping one eye on the campaign trail as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

The latest polling shows a close race so far, with Trump eking out a slight advantage over President Joe Biden. But at least one area where the Biden campaign has the advantage is the amount of cash on hand: Since January 2023, Biden has raised $158.5 million to Trump’s $95.6 million, according to the latest Federal Election Commission data.

Though he failed to get support from traditional Republican megadonors, who had largely been supporting former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the primaries, Trump’s support largely comes from supporters donating smaller—yet more frequent—amounts. He’s also done well in industries that benefited from his presidential policies, including the financial sector.

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Stacker examined data compiled and analyzed by OpenSecrets to see which companies are donating the most money to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign or any PACs working on his behalf so far during the 2024 election cycle.

Campaign finance laws prohibit companies from donating directly to campaigns, so totals represent donations from the business’s political action committees, owners, employees, and their families. Companies are ranked by the share of donations made during the 2024 election cycle that went to Trump. When that information was not available, the total dollar amounts were used. The data is accurate as of March 2024.

Marquee names include New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald. McMahon Ventures, a consulting firm owned by former WWE CEO Vince McMahon and his wife Linda, who held a cabinet position in the Trump administration, have been the biggest donors to the campaign.

But the list also includes some surprises, including a Wisconsin steel and transportation conglomerate, a Texas-based bank, and at least two oil and gas companies. Read on to see which other companies and their employees are backing Trump this election cycle.


Donald Trump.

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#22. Excel Communications

Donated to Trump: $250,000 (Total donations not available)

Trump speaking at an event.

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#21. Churchill Business Consultants

Donated to Trump: $500,000 (Total donations not available)

Jared Kushner.

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#20. Westminster Management

Donated to Trump: $1,000,000 (Total donations not available)

New York Jets owner, Woody Johnson, speaking at a Trump watch party.

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#19. New York Jets/Johnson Co.

Donated to Trump: $1,000,000 (Total donations not available)

Trump speaking at an America First event.

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#18. America First

Donated to Trump: $1,003,600 (Total donations not available)

Multifamily housing under construction.

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#17. GH Palmer Associates

Donated to Trump: $2,006,600 (Total donations not available)

Saul Fox and Hannah Strobel at The White House.

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#16. Fox, Paine & Co.

Donated to Trump: $491,700 (19.1% of all donations)

Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.

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#15. Cantor Fitzgerald

Donated to Trump: $1,000,000 (35.1% of all donations)

A Woodforest Bank in Houston, Texas.

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#14. Woodforest Financial Group

Donated to Trump: $250,000 (37.1% of all donations)

Kenny Troutt in a group of people in the winner's circle.

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#13. Mt. Vernon Investments

Donated to Trump: $268,480 (41.2% of all donations)

A person filling out a digital loan application.

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#12. Advance Financial

Donated to Trump: $1,000,000 (54.4% of all donations)

A 3D metal printer sintering parts.

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#11. DSB Technologies

Donated to Trump: $250,000 (66.7% of all donations)

Modern office buildings.

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#10. Ascent Residential

Donated to Trump: $256,600 (68.1% of all donations)

Scott Bessent.

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#9. Key Square Group

Donated to Trump: $506,600 (76.3% of all donations)

Lamination film roll.

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#8. Next Generation Films

Donated to Trump: $999,000 (79.1% of all donations)

Trump speaking at a dinner in Alabama.

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#7. Pate Holdings

Donated to Trump: $356,600 (88.1% of all donations)

Oil rigs at sunset.

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#6. Geosouthern Energy

Donated to Trump: $1,000,000 (88.8% of all donations)

Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump.

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#5. Witkoff Group

Donated to Trump: $253,300 (89.5% of all donations)

An oil rig in the Permian Basin.

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#4. CrownQuest Operating

Donated to Trump: $5,000,000 (90.1% of all donations)

Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.

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#3. M&M Industries

Donated to Trump: $458,949 (90.3% of all donations)

Trump at a rally in Wisconsin.

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#2. Hendricks Holding Co.

Donated to Trump: $5,000,225 (93.5% of all donations)

Linda McMahon.

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#1. McMahon Ventures

Donated to Trump: $5,250,000 (97.5% of all donations)

Story editing by Nicole Caldwell. Copy editing by Tim Bruns. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick.