$114,000,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $75,500,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Of the four 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 organizations followed through with their pledges.
Organizations from Middlesex Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
| Organization | Donated amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | $75,500,000 | Includes a $25M contribution to LISC's Black Economic Development Fund, a $5M deposit in Hope Credit Union's Transformational Deposits program, and $32M in instruments, kits, and supplies to support free COVID-19 testing for HBCU students and faculty. |
| Raytheon Technologies Corporation | $25,000,000 | Five-year, $25 million commitment to support marginalized individuals and communities through programs focused on racial justice, empowerment and career readiness. Includes 2:1 employee charitable gift matching program for employee donations to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the National Urban League, and the Equal Justice Initiative. Raytheon also partnered with the Congressional Black Caucus and donated to the NMAAHC, Name A Future, and National Society of Black Engineers. |
| The TJX Companies, Inc | $10,000,000 | $10M over two years to racial justice causes including the Center for Antiracist Research, the Dimock Center, Museum of African American History (Boston), NAACP Legal Defense Fund, NMAAHC, National Urban League, UNCF |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $3,500,000 | $3.5M multi-year external strategy to combat inequity, systemic racism, and social injustice. Includes support for the Campaign Legal Center, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Diversity Alliance for Science, Greater Twin Cities United Way, Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, National Minority Supplier Development Council, Neighborhood Justice Center, and the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund. |
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