At Least 23 Billionaires Made Six-Figure Donations To Committees Supporting Donald Trump Since July

Donald Trump isn’t getting as much support from his fellow billionaires as Joe Biden, but he still has plenty of rich benefactors. In fact, at least 23 billionaires and their spouses donated over $100,000 to one of the president’s joint-fundraising committees in the last three months.

Trump Victory, which raises money for the president and the Republican Party, received some of its largest billionaire contributions from Apollo Global Management cofounder Marc Rowan and his wife, who gave $1 million, and from Bill Austin, the owner of Minnesota hearing aid maker Starkey Hearing Technologies, who also gave $1 million with his wife. Workday chairman David Duffield and his wife gave $1.2 million.

Donors can only give $5,600 directly to Trump’s presidential campaign, but they can put more money into Trump Victory, which splits its fund between the Trump campaign, the RNC and state RNC committees. In September, the committee raised its contribution limit to $817,800 per person, according to an RNC spokesperson. The group raised $119.5 million between July and September, bringing its total haul to $338 million since January 2017.

Other recent donors include Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris, who gave $200,000, pharma CEO Robert Duggan ($200,000) and hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson ($100,000). Morris supported Trump in 2016, but Duggan and Robertson made their first contributions in August and September, respectively. Robertson gave to Tom Steyer before the Democratic primaries.

Some past Trump donors handed out more money between July and September. West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, who is facing his own election next month, gave another $100,000, bringing his total Trump contributions to $200,000. Ashley Furniture founder Ron Wanek and his wife also doubled their donations, handing over another $419,400 last month.

Some of the biggest donors to Trump Victory are also shelling out money to pro-Trump super-PACs, which can accept unlimited amounts of money. Diane Hendricks, who has given $3 million to two super-PACs supporting Trump since August, tossed another $240,000 to Trump Victory at the end of last month. Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus and his wife Billi gave $10,000 to Trump Victory in September, but Bernie also poured $5 million into a pro-Trump super-PAC in August.

These are the billionaires (and their spouses) who Forbes found donated to Trump’s big-money group from July to September.

David & Cheryl Duffield - $1.2 million

Bill & Tani Austin - $1 million

Marc & Carolyn Rowan - $1 million

J. Joe & Marlene Ricketts - $615,000 ($1.6 million contributed to Trump Victory earlier)

B. Wayne Hughes Jr. - $500,000

John & Jenny Paulson - $500,000 ($331,372 contributed earlier)

Ron & Joyce Wanek - $419,400 ($420,000 contributed earlier)

Margo Catsimatidis - $400,000 ($35,000 contributed earlier)

Kenny & Lisa Troutt - $359,000 ($1.3 million contributed earlier)

Jeff & Melinda Hildebrand - $255,000 ($900,000 contributed earlier)

Harold Hamm - $250,000 ($70,000 contributed earlier)

Diane Hendricks - $240,000 ($935,600 contributed earlier)

Robert Duggan - $200,000

Johnny Morris - $200,000

Julian Robertson - $100,000

Jim Justice - $100,000 ($100,000 contributed earlier)

Billionaire donors who gave less than $100,000 per person, or per couple:

Vickie Moyes, wife of Jerry Moyes: $35,500

Chuck & Diane Bundrant - $50,000

Gary Rollins - $25,000

Billy Joe “Red” McCombs - $15,000 ($25,000 contributed earlier)

Bernie & Billi Marcus - $10,000 ($721,200 contributed earlier)

_{October 16, 2020: This article was updated to include contributions from Cheryl Duffield, who was omitted due to a filing error.}