Jack Dorsey—Donated over $14 million to racial justice organizations through Start Small in 2020
In 2020, Jack Dorsey's Start Small fund donated $3 million to Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp for criminal justice reform, $10 million to Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, $1 million to NAACP for policing reform and voting rights, $1.5 million to Black Visions Collective, and $750,000 to ArchCity Defender to combat criminalization of poverty. He has also given over $53 million to Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation since 2020.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Reform | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Racial Justice | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.725 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.64)
Evidence (2 signals)
Dorsey gave over $53 million to Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation since 2020
Inside Philanthropy documented that Dorsey has given over $53 million to the Clara Lionel Foundation since 2020, including $12.5 million early in 2023. The foundation focuses on climate justice and education.
Dorsey donated millions to racial justice organizations including Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp and BU antiracist center
Through Start Small, Dorsey donated $3 million to Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp, $10 million to Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research, $1 million to NAACP, $1.5 million to Black Visions Collective, and $750,000 to ArchCity Defender in 2020.