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Friday, November 22, 2024

How much was donated from Dallas County organizations to the Black Lives Matter movement?

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By March 22, three organizations registered within Dallas County had donated to the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the BLM Funding Database.

$28,750,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.

AT&T Inc. pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $21,500,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Of the three organizations which pledged to donate to Black Lives Matter in recent years, all of them were confirmed to have fulfilled their pledge and actually donated the amount of money they said they would.

Organizations from Dallas Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
AT&T Inc.$21,500,000$21.5M donated to causes advocating racial justice. Partnered with OneTen.
Texas Instruments Incorporated$6,250,000Includes $500k grant to Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation, $2M to the University of North Texas at Dallas to create the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project Center of Excellence at the Caruth Police Institute, and $4.25M for SEL education via Urban Teachers and direct grants.
Caterpillar Inc.$1,000,000$500k to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and $500k to the Equal Justice Initiative. Additional undisclosed donations made as part of an employee charitable gift matching program. Partnered with OneTen.

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