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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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

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

$1,350,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.

APA Corporation pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $1,100,000 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 Harris Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
APA Corporation$1,100,000$1.1M grant to the Racial Equity Fund as part of APA's Racial Equity Action Plan.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.$200,000$200k to the UNCF.
Sunday Riley$50,000Donated $50k to the NAACP.

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