The deep-pocketed donor who gave $130 million to pay soldiers has been identified as billionaire heir Timothy Mellon.

Billionaire businessman Timothy Mellon – scion of the famous American banking family – is a deep-pocketed donor who… He provided $130 million to pay the salaries of American forces during Government shutdown.

The reclusive Mellon was identified as the source of the funds in a New York Times report published on Saturday.

President Trump He announced this week that a “friend” who “loves the military and loves the country” — but did not want to reveal his identity — would be donating the money.

Trump noted the donation on his way to Asia on Friday evening, calling the request to remain anonymous “very unusual in the world I come from.”

Mellon, 83, is the grandson of industrialist and Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, and his fortune is believed to be $14 billion.

The White House declined to comment and referred questions to the War Department and the Treasury Department, which did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.