Intel says it will match government’s ‘Trump Accounts’ contribution
The Intel logo is displayed on a sign outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on January 22, 2026.
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Intelwhich now counts the US government as its largest shareholder, in question It was announced Tuesday that the amount would match the $1,000 payments the Trump administration is paying to the children of eligible U.S. employees.
The matching funds that benefit Intel employees mark the latest sign of a close working relationship between the Trump administration and Intel after the government bought a 10% stake in the chip maker last year in an $8.9 billion investment.
The 530A program, often referred to as “Trump Accounts,” was passed as part of the administration’s “big beautiful bill” and aims to jump-start wealth-building opportunities for children, allowing their investments to grow and multiply years before they become adults.
“America’s future technologists will define the next era of innovation, and the Trump Accounts program will help give them an early financial foundation,” Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said in a statement on Tuesday.
Intel joins a list of other companies that say they will match the federal $1,000 contribution. These include SoFi, Charter Communications, BNY, BlackRock, Investment Company Institute, Robinhood and Charles Schwab.
The program allows parents to open tax-advantaged investment accounts for their children under 18, and children born between 2025 and 2028 receive $1,000 in seed funding from the government. Employer contributions up to $2,500 do not count as taxable income. Parents will be able to open their accounts in July.
In December, Dell founder Michael Dell said he would donate $6.25 billion to the program to set up some Trump Accounts with $250 for children born before the Jan. 1 outage.
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