Donald Trump Jr. made $813,000 in 2024 as a director of Trump Media & Technology Group—roughly a quarter of the company’s annual revenue—despite attending just two of the board’s five meetings, according to a filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
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Like all Trump Media board members, Donald Trump Jr. received $779,000 in stock in 2024.
He also collected $34,000 in cash, which was a bit below the board average, as cash payments to directors reflect their committee assignments.
The board met in person or via teleconference five times last year, but Trump Jr. attended just two meetings–fewer than any other board member, according to the SEC filing.
While the filing states that all directors attended more than 75% of the board’s committee hearings, Trump Jr. does not appear to serve on any committees.
He did, however, attend Trump Media’s poolside party celebrating its success in March at Mar-a-Lago–an event that appears to have shifted $78,000 from the president’s public company to his private club.
“Donald Trump Jr. is highly engaged in the board’s work, as well as TMTG’s operations and strategy,” said Shannon Devine, a spokesperson for the company. “Any suggestion otherwise would combine sheer ignorance and partisan spite—both of which are staples of Forbes’ reporting.”
Trump Jr. has served on Trump Media’s board since at least May 2022, according to an SEC filing. He does not appear to have owned any shares until January 2025, but now holds 26,000 outright and, as the sole trustee of his father’s revocable trust, oversees a stake that gives him control of 52% of the company’s stock.
Trump Media lost $401 million in 2024, with revenue of $3.6 million.
114,775,946: The number of Trump Media shares Trump Jr. has control over.
Why Trump Jr. missed the meetings, and whether his attendance will improve now that he controls 52% of the company’s outstanding shares.
“Directors are expected to prepare for and use reasonable efforts to participate in all Board meetings and meetings of the committees on which they serve,” according to Trump Media’s proxy statement.
In November 2024, Forbes estimated Trump Jr.’s net worth was $50 million.
Eric Trump is not on Trump Media’s board.
In 2025, Trump Media plans to pay its board members $45,200 in cash and $430,000 in shares.
In November 2023, Trump Media sued 20 media outlets, including Forbes, for reporting that included calculations of its financial results while still a private company. The defendants have moved to dismiss the claims.
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