Project 2025 and the Billionaires Behind the Coup
Gary Whittaker
Project 2025 and the Billionaires Behind the Coup
By Jack Righteous
The Coup Is Active. The Money Is Not Neutral.
Project 2025 isn’t just a document—it’s a coordinated plan to dismantle American democracy under the guise of conservative reform. And like all regime shifts in modern history, it isn’t powered by ideas alone. It’s powered by money. A lot of it.
In this article, we expose the billionaires who are bankrolling the institutions and ideologies behind Project 2025, from the Heritage Foundation to the Federalist Society, and the dark money empires surrounding them.
The Power Structure: Who’s Really Paying for Project 2025?
These aren’t passive donors. They are ideological investors, and many of them stand to benefit materially and politically from the authoritarian policies the document promotes.
| Billionaire | Estimated Contribution | Affiliated Organizations | Project 2025 Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre Seid | $1.6 Billion (via Marble Freedom Trust) | Federalist Society, Marble Freedom Trust | Funds judicial architecture behind Project 2025, linked via Leonard Leo |
| Rebekah & Robert Mercer | $10M+ via multiple PACs | Heritage Foundation, Cambridge Analytica (former), MAGA PACs | Direct Heritage donors, data and narrative control via aligned media/tech |
| Richard Uihlein | $50M+ in political donations | Conservative Partnership Institute, Club for Growth | Supports aligned policy orgs involved in Project 2025 staffing pipeline |
| Timothy Dunn | $30M+ via Empower Texans and allied funds | Texas Public Policy Foundation, Council for National Policy | Backs Christian nationalist policy framework, major CNP donor (a Project 2025 player) |
| Bernie Marcus | $60M+ in total right-wing giving | Heritage Foundation, Job Creators Network | Direct Heritage funding, defund-the-state advocate, linked to health and regulation rollbacks |
| Forrest Lucas | Unknown (millions via Lucas Oil PAC) | FreedomWorks, Heritage Foundation | Project 2025-aligned policy backer, especially on deregulation and state supremacy |
What Are They Buying?
Project 2025 isn’t a wish list. It’s a strategy document to:
- Eliminate civil service protections and replace government workers with loyalists.
- Turn ICE and DHS into political enforcement tools.
- End reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ protections, and secular law interpretation.
- Centralize all federal power under an authoritarian presidency.
These billionaires aren’t just hedging their bets. They are investing in a permanent political order—one where elections don’t matter and rights are selectively enforced based on ideology.
Why It Matters Now
Because the plan is public. The funding is active. And the mechanisms are already being built inside the administrative state, the courts, and state-level election boards.
The opposition is stunned. But these donors are not. They are moving.
Coming Next in the Series
👉 Peter Thiel’s Hidden War: Engineering the Authoritarian Future
Learn how PayPal founder Peter Thiel is shaping policy, installing loyalists like J.D. Vance, and building the surveillance infrastructure behind the coming regime.
