Brad Gerstner, founder of Altimeter Capital, will invest $250 each in over 140,000 Indiana children's Trump Accounts through his family foundation, totaling approximately $35 million. Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies, publicly supported this initiative, calling it "a moment turned into a movement."

Gerstner's funding specifically fills a gap in federal policy. The federal government only provides a one-time seed funding of $1,000 for U.S. citizen children born on or after January 1, 2025, while Gerstner's funding targets children born in 2023 and 2024 who do not receive federal seed funding, provided they live in postal code areas with a median family income not exceeding $150,000, covering about 99% of Indiana's postal code areas. According to his team’s estimates, the $250 seed funding, along with a small additional contribution from families, could grow to over $20,000 by the time the child is 18, over $117,000 by age 40, and nearly $860,000 by retirement. Parents need to register at TrumpAccounts.gov or the Trump Accounts app, and the Treasury will open accounts for the remaining eligible accounts later in 2026.

Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, and her husband Robert, donated one share of SpaceX stock to each of over 2 million children's Trump Accounts, focusing on low-income communities and teenagers aged 11 to 17, particularly in Central Texas. Trump publicly announced this donation, valued at approximately $325 million, and thanked the Shotwell couple for their "extraordinary generosity." SpaceX went public on NASDAQ in June 2026, with the stock price at the donation date (July 6) being $160.42, which fell to $137.95 by late August, resulting in a paper loss of about $45 million for this batch of donated shares.

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater, and his wife Barbara pledged $75 million to invest $250 each for about 250,000 to 300,000 children in Connecticut, with eligibility also based on median family income below $150,000. The largest commitment comes from Michael Dell and his wife Susan: they pledged $6.25 billion to invest $250 each for the first 25 million eligible children aged 10 and under across the U.S. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent referred to these donations as the "50-state challenge," aiming to find charitable funding in every state.

Trump Accounts officially launched on July 4, 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Funds must be invested in index funds tracking the overall U.S. stock market, managed by guardians until the child turns 18, after which they can be used for education, home purchase, or entrepreneurship. Parents and relatives can contribute up to $5,000 in after-tax funds to the account each year, and employers and charitable organizations can also contribute. Since the program's launch, over 6 million children have registered, with 1.4 million qualifying for the $1,000 federal seed funding. Gerstner is the initiator of the entire project; he founded the advocacy organization Invest America in 2024 to promote the idea that "every child is an investor" into law.

Source: Public Information