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Billionaire Michael Dell Is Giving $250 to Millions of American Children, Here's Who Gets the Money

Michael and Susan Dell are providing $250 to up to 25 million American children through Trump Accounts, targeting those in ZIP codes with median incomes under $150,000.

International Business Times UK

Michael Dell started his billion-dollar journey in a UT Austin dorm room in 1984; now he and Susan are giving $750 million to build an AI medical campus

US billionaire Michael Dell started his company from a UT Austin dorm room in 1984. Now, more than four decades later, Dell and his wife Susan are giving $750 million to build an AI-focused medical campus in Texas, taking their total donations to the university above $1 billion. In December…

The Economic Times

President Donald Trump cheers Gwynne Shotwell as Elon Musk’s SpaceX No. 2 gives $325M in stock to Trump Accounts

The SpaceX stock gift joins the Dells' $6.25 billion contribution to the investment accounts for children as Elon Musk hasn’t confirmed his own

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Presidents aren't supposed to pick winners, former White House ethics lawyer says. Trump keeps choosing Dell

Michael Dell’s company was already riding the AI-server boom. His long history of presidential access now has a Trump-era twist: public praise that moves the stock.

Fortune

Bitcoin in Trump Accounts? Pres Says 'Something Could Happen,' Dells, SpaceX Back Billions in Donations

Trump says Bitcoin could eventually play a role in Trump Accounts as Dell and SpaceX pledge billions to expand the children's investment programme.

International Business Times UK

Billionaire Michael Dell started his company in his University of Texas dorm room. Now, he’s betting on AI with a $750 million gift

This gift pushes the Dells’ UT Austin donations to over $1 billion.

Fortune

Michael and Susan Dell become UT Austin’s first $1 billion donors

The couple’s latest $750 million investment will help build a new Austin medical center that will provide specialized care, such as MD Anderson cancer treatment, and integrate AI into care.

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Michael and Susan Dell fund 'AI-native' medical center with $750 million gift to University of Texas

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell are donating $750 million to the University of Texas at Austin

The Independent UK

Trump Accounts: Which American children are eligible for the investment program Michael Dell poured $6.25 billion into?

President Donald Trump touted the billionaire backers of his Trump Accounts for kids in his State of the Union address.

Fortune

What Is the Net Worth of Michael and Susan Dell?

Find out the combined net worth of Michael and Susan Dell, and what it means for their financial legacy.

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The solve for America's aging crisis: Universal Basic Investment

The goal: Give the next generation a financial leg up, plus a living lesson in compound interest.

Axios

'No Need to Save Money': Richest Man on Earth Elon Musk Says Money Will Soon Become Irrelevant

Elon Musk sparks backlash after claiming saving money may soon be unnecessary due to 'universal high income', as he weighs in on the proposed Trump Accounts initiative.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk says there will be ‘no poverty’ in the future, meaning Ray Dalio’s multi-million pledge to Trump Accounts would be essentially redundant

"It is certainly a nice gesture," Musk said. "But there will be no poverty in the future and so no need to save money."

Fortune

Billionaire Ray Dalio joins push to fund Trump Accounts, pledging $75 million to Connecticut kids

The U.S. Treasury asked major philanthropic donors to contribute to new investment accounts for children Wednesday in part of what Secretary Scott Bessent called a “50 State Challenge” to raise funds for the Trump Accounts program

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Phil and Penny Knight's donation tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 2025's biggest gifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totals $5 billion in 2025

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What Is a Trump Account? Everything You Need to Know About How to Open an Account, Their Tax Benefits, and Michael and Susan Dell’s Donation.

The Trump Account is a new investment account for kids that’s scheduled to launch in 2026, and there’s a huge signing bonus for all eligible newborns. Thanks to a huge donation from the Dells, that signing bonus just got bigger.

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The Dell-Trump Alliance

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The Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes giving Texas newborns $1,000 each

Patrick’s proposal would be in addition to a federal program that is set to give American babies $1,000 each to invest in the stock market.

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Scott Bessent calls the Giving Pledge well-intentioned but ‘very amorphous,’ growing from ‘a panic among the billionaire class’

“When you see that people have a stake in the system, they don’t want to bring the system down,” the Treasury secretary argued at the DealBook Summit.

International Business Times

Michael and Susan Dell Commit $6.25 Billion to Fund Trump Accounts for American Children

A $6.25 billion pledge from Michael and Susan Dell will fund investment accounts to help millions of American children save for their future.

Benzinga

Trump's Agenda To Provide 'A 401(k) From Birth:' Brad Gerstner Breaks Down Invest America Act Following Dells Donation

Altimeter Capital CEO Brad Gerstner is hailing the newly passed Invest America Act as a transformational “401(k) from birth,” positioning the initiative as the cornerstone of President Donald Trump's “Main Street agenda.”

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts about Michael and Susan Dell: Who Are They, Net Worths, Marriage, Kids, and More

Discover the lives of Michael and Susan Dell, their net worth, marriage, children, and philanthropic efforts, including their recent $6.25 billion donation to children's futures.

The Guardian - US

Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25bn to encourage families to claim ‘Trump accounts’

Billionaires contribute to new investment accounts for children created as part of Trump legislation

Roll Call

Bipartisan Senate duo seeks corporate support for 'Trump accounts' - Roll Call

Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have teamed up to urge corporate donations for 'Trump accounts' designed for children.

The Independent UK

Dell founder gives $6B to Trump’s kid investment accounts raising the amount families can receive

The Dells’ donations mean that children up to 10 years old in eligibile households could receive an additional $250 in their ‘Trump accounts’

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