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Thursday, April 17, 2025

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

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

$5,500,000 was donated or pledged by these companies between 2020 and the present date.

Altria Group, Inc. pledged the highest donation among area organizations and businesses, claiming to commit $5,440,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Of the two organizations which pledged to donate to Black Lives Matter in recent years, all of them were confirmed to have fulfilled their pledge and actually donated the amount of money they said they would.

Organizations from Henrico Who Donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement
OrganizationDonated amountDetails
Altria Group, Inc.$5,440,000$5.44M commitment to non-profits working to address systemic racism and advance social and economic equity. Includes $1M to National Urban League's Equitable Justice and Democracy Initiative + $2.5M to two HBCUs. Also includes donations to the Better Housing Coalition, ACLU, Innocence Project, and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Markel Corporation$60,000$60K in donations and employee donation matching across the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Equal Justice Initiative, and National Urban League.

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