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Jefferson County organizations who donated to Black Lives Matter

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

$16,000,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.

Humana Inc. pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $13,000,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Of the two 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 organization followed through with its pledges.

Organizations from Jefferson Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
Humana Inc.$13,000,000$13M investment in "health equity innovation and creating healthy emotional connections for vulnerable populations" and to "expand racial equity training among the mental health workforce." Partnered with OneTen.
Yum! Brands, Inc.$3,000,000"Yum! Brands, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill are collectively pledging $3 million to social justice efforts led by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, American Civil Liberties Union and nonprofits fighting for social justice in our hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, which has been devastated by the deaths of Breonna Taylor and David McAtee. Of this amount, $1 million will go to community and social justice organizations identified with input from Restaurant General Managers at our nearly 800 company-owned and more than 17,000 franchise-operated restaurants in the United States." Partnered with OneTen.

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