The national Black Lives Matter foundation brought in the dough in 2020, raising over $90 million. According to the organization, the average donation was around $30.
In an announcement that organization said they donated millions to local Black Lives Matter chapters and local organizations.
The foundation noted that during 2020, a year that was filled with civil unrest, they saw close to a 5000% increase in traffic to their websites.
Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Foundation, Patrice Cullors said that the donations show the impact Black Lives Matter have and that they will not wait for politicians to take actions to protect Black lives. Cullors wrote, "We will no longer wait until this moment comes. We will create it."
The foundations said they gave close to $22 million of the $90 million to 30 different organizations and and local Black Lives Matter chapters.
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