WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing (NYSE: BA ) is donating $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a spokesperson for the U.S. planemaker said on Thursday.

Boeing is joining many major U.S. companies including General Motors (NYSE: GM ), Ford (NYSE: F ), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) and Meta (NASDAQ: META ) in donating for the Jan. 20 event.

The planemaker previously donated $1 million to the last three presidential inaugurations, including Trump's first in 2017