re: Have Dinner with the president for the inauguration, only $1M

Inaugural-committee officials said Tuesday that details of the donor packages could change and noted that contributions from registered lobbyists will not be accepted.

“The Presidential Inaugural Committee is a 501(c)4 organisation that is non-political, offering an opportunity for every American to participate in the democratic process of our country,” Boris Epshteyn, the committee's communications director, said in a statement. “The Inaugural events are, to a large extent, privately funded so as to not use taxpayer dollars. For the 58th Presidential Inaugural, any and all funds raised above amounts needed to fund the Inaugural events will be donated to charitable organizations.”


President Obama offered top contributors for his second inauguration, when the committee organising the festivities accepted unlimited individual contributions and corporate money. (That was a reversal from four years earlier, when Obama's first inaugural committee capped individual donations at $50,000 (£40,100) and barred corporate contributions.)

The top donor package for Obama's second inauguration solicited at least $250,000 (£200,430) from individuals and $1m from corporations. In exchange, supporters received four tickets to the inaugural ball, two bleacher seats to the parade, a VIP reception at a candlelight celebration on inauguration eve, tickets to a children's concert, access to special receptions and a meeting with Obama's finance team.