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On December 2, 2025 Michael and Susan Dell did something few in the elite donor class ever do: they put real money into real kids and made it happen fast. The Dells pledged a staggering $6.25 billion to seed 25 million “Trump Accounts,” adding $250 into each eligible child’s new investment account so millions of American youngsters start life with a stake in our market-driven prosperity.
This effort builds on the One Big Beautiful Bill that President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, which created the Trump Accounts and guarantees a $1,000 federal starter deposit for children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028. The accounts will be invested in broad market index funds and will open for enrollment on July 4, 2026, giving families a concrete, long-term pathway to finance education, a first home, or a small business when a child turns 18.
Patriotic billionaires stepping up to expand opportunity is precisely the kind of private-public partnership conservatives should applaud. The Dells’ commitment targets lower-income ZIP codes and kids under age ten first, showing that generous private capital can be deployed in a way that boosts the American dream rather than expanding dependency.
Make no mistake: this is America at its best — entrepreneurs and job creators using their wealth to expand opportunity, not lobby for new entitlements or feed a permanent bureaucracy. While the left reflexively attacks any market-based reform, sensible conservatives should loudly champion policies and gifts that teach thrift, ownership, and investment rather than incentivize lifetime reliance on government checks.
Now is the moment for other business leaders and philanthropists to follow the Dells’ lead and multiply this victory for young Americans. Families should note the July 4, 2026 enrollment date and get ready to sign up, and community leaders must spread the word so eligible children actually claim the accounts meant for them.
