Overview

• Global Witness identified $19.15 million in 47 donations from November 2024 through January 2025 by oil, gas and coal companies and linked individuals to the presidential inaugural fund.
• Those contributions made up about 7.8 percent of the committee’s record $245 million haul.
• Chevron led fossil fuel donors with $2 million, while ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Occidental Petroleum each gave $1 million.
• The analysis excluded diversified investors and donors with common names, suggesting the true total may be considerably higher.
• Since his inauguration, President Trump has signed orders to open public lands and waters for drilling and tapped former oil executives to lead the Energy and Interior departments.