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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Black Lives Matter contributions made by Bergen County organizations

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

$6,245,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $5,000,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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

Organizations from Bergen Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation$5,000,000Pledged $5M to serve communities of color and build equitable structures as part of fight for racial justice and equity.
Unilever$1,100,000$100k to BLM Global Network Foundation. Kevin Durant and Degree agreed to donate an additional $1M across ten organizations promoting social justice including the NAACP and Center for Policing Equity.
BD$145,000$100K donation to the Equal Justice Initiative. Supported other initatives that donated to the Center for Policing Equity. $60k across Americares, the NAACP, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the UNCF.

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