A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing registered on Dec. 31, 2024, showed Musk donated 268,000 shares of Tesla stock. Aaron Beckner, a holder of power of attorney for Musk, signed the document ( archived, archived ).
A recent Washington Post analysis found that Elon Musk's companies, including Tesla TSLA and SpaceX, have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies, and tax credits over the past two decades. While Musk has often pushed for cutting government spending, his businesses have benefited enormously from taxpayer money.
Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.