★ Private Action
Timothy Mellon donates $150M to MAGA Inc.
Filed July 2024$150,000,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Heir to the Mellon banking fortune, Timothy Mellon gave seven separate donations to Make America Great Again Inc. across the 2024 federal election cycle. The committee was the principal pro-Trump super PAC of the cycle.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Timothy Mellon of Wyoming, listed as self-employed, contributed $150,000,000 to Make America Great Again Inc. across 7 contributions during the 2024 federal election cycle, in support of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Make America Great Again Inc. (FEC committee C00825851) was the principal pro-Trump Super PAC of the cycle.
Sources
- Federal Election Commission · May 18, 2026fec.govMake America Great Again Inc. — Itemized individual contributions, 2024 cycle (FEC Schedule A, ≥$500,000)
- The Guardian · October 25, 2025theguardian.comTrump backer Timothy Mellon identified as donor of $130m for US troop pay during government shutdown
- Politico · August 20, 2024politico.comGOP megadonor drops another $50M into pro-Trump super PAC
Further reading
- ★ Private ActionDecember 2024Brian Sheth donates $1M to MAGA Inc.
- ★ Private ActionNovember 2024Anthony Pratt donates $10M to MAGA Inc.
- ★ Private ActionOctober 2024Capital Institutional Services Inc. donates $8.07M to MAGA Inc.
- ★ Private ActionOctober 2024Jan Koum donates $5.07M to MAGA Inc.
- ★ Private ActionOctober 2024NXUM Group LLC donates $1M to MAGA Inc.
- ★ Private ActionOctober 2024Robert Wood Johnson IV donates $2M to MAGA Inc.