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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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

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By March 22, one organization registered within Bartholomew County had donated to the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the BLM Funding Database.

$21,000,000 was donated or pledged by this company between 2020 and the present date.

Cummins Inc. was the only organization from Bartholomew County to pledge a donation to Black Lives Matter in recent years, but it remains unclear or unknown if the company fulfilled its pledge and actually donated the amount of money it said it would

Organization from Bartholomew Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
Cummins Inc.$21,000,000Created Cummins Advocating For Racial Equity (CARE) to "achieve police reform, realize criminal justice reform, create economic empowerment for by building Black wealth and income, and drive social justice reform in healthcare, housing, workforce development and civil rights, including voting rights and education." $21M spent in 2020-2021 including $250k committed to the National Urban League, $500k to the Coalition to Back Black Businesses, and $3.75M in grants to black-owned businesses. Partnership with The Bail Project.

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