US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is making a $1m (£812,600) donation to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump.
Google and Microsoft, too, have said that they have made similar donations, as the firms join public list of major American companies that are donating to the fund.
Other companies on the noted list include oil producer Chevron and the tech giants Meta, Amazon and Uber.
Trump’s inauguration, which will usher in his second term in the White House, is scheduled to take place on 20 january.
"We are pleased to continue Boeing's bipartisan tradition of supporting US Presidential Inaugural Committees," Boeing said.
The company added that it has made similar donations to each of the past three presidential inauguration funds.
Boeing is working to recover from a safety and quality control crisis, as well as dealing with the losses from a strike last year.
The company is also building the next presidential aircraft, known as Air Force One.
The two jets will enter service as soon as next year.
Trump forced the plane maker to renegotiate its contract during his first term as president, claiming the initial agreement was too expensive.
Google became the latest major tech firm to contribute to the fund, after similar announcements by Meta and Amazon. It added that it would stream the event internationally.
“Google is happy to support the 2025 inaugural, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage,” Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy, said in a statement.
And car-makers Ford, General Motors and Toyota have all also donated $1m each to the inaugural committee.
In the energy sector, Chevron confirmed that it has donated money to the fund, but would not say how much.
“Chevron has a long tradition of honoring democracy by supporting the inaugural committees of both parties. And we are proud to offer that opportunity to you all again this year,” Bill Turene, Chevron’s manager of global media relations, said in a statement.
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