The Great Boycott
The Project
Current Tasks
- identify the worst-of-the-worst most offensive woke companies (more explanation)
Company List
Other lists:
Top BLM-related Corporate Donors (n.b. these may or may not be direct donations to BLM, and this list might not be 100% accurate) (list probably from here)
So far: copied all companies listed here and sorted by $$ contributions, and added Bank of America.
Next: add missing companies from the 269-company list and add alternatives.
| Company | Amount | Where | Alternatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | $1 billion | $1 billion over four years to communities of color and minority-owned businesses affected by COVID-19 | Local banks |
| Pepsi | $400 million | to lift up Black communities and increase Black representation at PepsiCo | Red Bull; Dr. Pepper; Locally-made sodas; or stop drinking soda |
| $210 million | $10 million in grants to “groups working on racial justice” and a $200 million commitment to Black-owned businesses and organizations | Minds.com | |
| Sony Music | $100 million | a fund “to support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world” | TBD |
| Apple | $100 million | a “racial justice initiative, details to come | Open-source Linux-based phones |
| Walmart | $100 million | a new racial equity center | Local grocery stores |
| Warner Music | $100 million | campaigns against violence and racism and social justice causes related to music industry | TBD |
| Nike | $40 million | “Organizations that put social justice, education and addressing racial inequality in America at the center of their work” | New Balance |
| Alphabet/Google | $12 million | various organizations, starting with $1 million each to Center for Policing Equity and Equal Justice Initiative | DuckDuckGo (search engine) |
| Verizon | $10 million | National Urban League, NAACP, National Action Network, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, Rainbow Push Coalition, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Patriot Mobile |
| General Electric | $10 million | organizations that promote inclusion and racial justice; An initial $1 million will go to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | TBD |
| United Health | $10 million | YMCA Equity Innovation Center of Excellence and Minneapolis-St Paul businesses | TBD |
| Goldman Sachs | $10 million | donor-advised fund to support leading organizations addressing racial injustice, structural inequity and economic disparity | Local banks? |
| Amazon | $10 million | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation, Brennan Center for Justice, Equal Justice Initiative, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Bar Association, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Urban League, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Year Up | Buy straight from original vendors |
| Target | $10 million | long-standing partners such as the National Urban League and the African American Leadership Forum in addition to adding new partners in Minneapolis-St. Paul and across the country | Local stores |
| Spotify | $10 million | matching employee donations | TBD |
| Quaker Oats | $5 million | funds to “create meaningful, ongoing support and engagement in the Black community” | TBD |
| Cisco | $5 million | Equal Justice Initiative, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Color of Change, Black Lives Matter, and a Cisco fund for fighting racism and discrimination | TBD |
| Procter & Gamble | $5 million | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, YWCA Stand Against Racism, and UNCF; also smaller organizations that mobilize and advocate, such as Courageous Conversation | Full list of P&G brands; consider generics and smaller brands |
| Chik-fil-A | $5 million | non-profits that are black-led or serve black communities | TBD |
| Lego | $4 million | organizations supporting black children and educating all children about racial equality | TBD |
| Disney | $5 million | organizations that advance social justice | TBD |
| Microsoft | $1.25 million | Black Lives Matter, Equal Justice Initiative, Innocence Project, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, Minnesota Freedom Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | TBD |
| Starbucks | $1.25 million | “Organizations promoting racial equity and more inclusive and just communities” nominated by employees | Black Rifle Coffee Co |
| Intel | $1 million | support of efforts to address social injustice and anti-racism across various nonprofits and community organizations, and encouraging employees to consider donating to organizations focused on equity and social justice, including the Black Lives Matter Foundation, the Center for Policing Equity, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, all of which are eligible for Intel’s Donation Matching Program | TBD |
| Warby Parker | $1 million | organizations “combating systemic racism | TBD |
| The Travelers Companies | $1 million | organizations such as the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the National Urban League, YWCA Minneapolis, and the We Love Midway fund established by the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the City of St. Paul | TBD |
| PwC Charitable Foundation | $1 million | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Dream Corps, ACLU, and the Center for Policing Equity | TBD |
| Duke Energy | $1 million | nonprofit organizations committed to social justice and racial equity | TBD |
| McDonald’s | $1 million | unspecified | TBD |
| Bed, Bath & Beyond | $1 million | NAACP‘s Empowerment Programs | TBD |
| Etsy | $1 million | $500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative, $500,000 to Borealis Philanthropy’s Black-Led Movement Fund, and match any employee donations | TBD |
| Uber | $1 million | Equal Justice Initiative and Center for Policing Equity | TBD |
| Glosser | $1 million | $500,000 to various organization that are focused on combating racial injustice, including Black Lives Matter, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and We The Protesters; also an additional $500,000 in grants to black-owned beauty businesses | TBD |
| H&M | $500,000 | NAACP, ACLU, and Color of Change | TBD |
| Yelp Foundation | $500,000 | Equal Justice Initiative and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | Thrift stores |
| Levi's | $200,000 | $100,000 to the ACLU and $100,000 in grants to Live Free USA | TBD |
| Lululemon | $100,000 | the Minnesota Freedom Fund | TBD |
Alternatives
Credit Cards
Computing Tech Alternatives
- see also /s/alttech, /s/decentralizeallthings/wiki
Hardware Stores
Music Alternatives
Supermarkets
revision by yellow_algebra_31— view source
