Public Citizen reports $50.46 billion in contract-obligation increases for ballroom donors

2026-06-04

documented
Public Citizen reported $50,459,516,784 in contract increases for 14 of 27 identified corporate ballroom donors. Its worksheet compares cumulative FY2021-FY2026 obligation snapshots from October 2025 and May 26, 2026; the reported increase is not a transaction-level total of new awards within an exactly dated six-month period.
- Public Citizen: Ballroom BillionsTable 1 and source note
- Public Citizen: White House Trump Ballroom Donors: Contracts TableContracts Table, columns C-I, October 2025 and May 26, 2026 headers, Totals row; published CSV export

Summary and current status

Attributed watchdog analysis through May 26, 2026

People and organizations

Booz Allen HamiltonDonor included in contract analysis
Lockheed MartinDonor included in contract analysis
Palantir TechnologiesDonor included in contract analysis
Donald J. TrumpPresident whose ballroom donors were analyzed
White House ballroom projectProject defining the reviewed donor group

Money trail

contractPublic Citizen's reported increase in donor contract obligations$50,459,516,784
Reported authorizing / contracting entity
U.S. government agencies
Reported contractor / counterparty
Fourteen identified corporate ballroom donors
reported · 2026-05-26 · observedRead source record
Calculation details
Population Fourteen reported increases among 27 identified corporate ballroom donors, comparing October 2025 and May 26, 2026 cumulative obligation snapshotsPeriod 2026-05-26 to 2026-05-26Basis Use Public Citizen's Table 1 and worksheet column C total. The worksheet compares cumulative FY2021-FY2026 obligations, with October 2025 baseline dates lacking an exact day. Both period fields identify the May 26 observation date, not the start and end of an award window.Limits Snapshot differences can include revisions to earlier fiscal years, not only new awards. Some donor baseline totals are unavailable in the summary worksheet. The source's reported aggregate is retained, not independently reconstructed from transactions. It is not cash outlays, donations, personal profit or proven quid pro quo. Do not add the separate Palantir purchasing ceiling.