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Thursday, December 26, 2024

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

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

$12,025,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.

Capital One Financial Corporation pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $10,000,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Of the three organizations which pledged to donate to Black Lives Matter in recent years, two of them were confirmed to have fulfilled their pledge and actually donated the amount of money they said they would. It's unclear or unknown if the other organization followed through with its pledges.

Organizations from Fairfax Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
Capital One Financial Corporation$10,000,000$10M across Campaign Zero, Equal Justice Initiative, National Urban League, Race Forward, Black Health Alliance - Canada, and Runnymede Trust - UK. Partnership with the Obama Foundation. Builds on $50M in donations to social justice organizations, including undisclosed amount to racial equity organizations. Unspecified amounts donated as part of an employee charitable gift matching program.
Northrop Grumman Corporation$2,000,000$1M to NAACP Legal Defense Fund + $1M to match employee donations to organizations that focus on social justice and equality. Partnered with OneTen.
Criterion Systems$25,000$25k inital contribution and $5k monthly contributions to support organizations fighting racism, bail funds, police reform. Criterion also is using its streaming platform Criterion Channel to highlight films focused on Black Lives

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