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Two Virginia companies donate to White House ballroom project
Altria Group, Booz Allen Hamilton on list of 37 donors
Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House on Oct. 23, 2025, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House on Oct. 23, 2025, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Two Virginia companies donate to White House ballroom project
Altria Group, Booz Allen Hamilton on list of 37 donors
Two Fortune 500 Virginia companies are donating to President Donald Trump‘s roughly $300 million White House ballroom construction project.
The White House released in late October a list of 37 donors that included Henrico County-based tobacco products manufacturer Altria Group and McLean-based federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. The list did not disclose the amounts donated.
Trump last week said the ballroom will cost about $300 million, an increase from the $200 million estimate given in late July. He has said the project will not use taxpayer money.
Another Virginia company, McLean’s Clark Construction, is leading the ballroom construction team.
The White House’s East Wing was demolished last week to make room for the 90,000-square-foot White House State Ballroom. The White House initially announced the new ballroom would have seating capacity for 650 people. Last week, Trump said the ballroom will now be built to hold 999 people.
Trump is also planning to build a triumphal arch to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary. On Oct. 28, he fired all six members of a federal commission that has responsibility for reviewing the ballroom and arch construction projects.
An Altria spokesperson confirmed that the company is supporting the ballroom project with a contribution to the Trust for the National Mall. Booz Allen Hamilton did not respond to a request for comment before deadline.
Altria has about 6,200 employees, with the vast majority residing in the U.S., and reported $24 billion in 2024 revenue.
Booz Allen Hamilton reported $12 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue and has about 32,500 employees worldwide following a 7% reduction in its headcount announced this summer. On Friday, Booz Allen CEO Horacio Rozanski said the contractor would launch another round of layoffs, citing a reduction in federal spending.
Other companies on the White House ballroom construction donor list with significant presences in Virginia include Amazon.com, which built its East Coast headquarters, HQ2, in Arlington County, and semiconductor company Micron Technology, which said in late December 2024 it would invest up to $2.17 billion to expand its Manassas manufacturing facility.
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