Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been removed from Amazon’s list of approved charities

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been removed from Amazon’s list of approved charities

This week, Amazon removed Black Lives Matter from their AmazonSmile charity program for failing to explain where $60 million in donations went.

AmazonSmile, which distributes 0.5 percent of eligible purchases to charitable organizations, still shows dozens of local Black Lives Matter (BLM) chapters among its thousands of authorized charities, but the BLMGNF, the BLM movement’s national arm, is glaringly absent.

“We offer the AmazonSmile program to make it easy for our customers to support their favorite charitable organizations, and we work to offer a broad spectrum of organizations, including those working to end racial injustice,” an Amazon spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “States have rules for nonprofits, and organizations participating in AmazonSmile need to meet those rules. Unfortunately, this organization fell out of compliance with the rules in several states, so we’ve had to temporarily suspend them from the program until they come into compliance.

“We hope that happens soon, and in the meantime, customers who have already selected them in AmazonSmile are able to continue supporting them, and we’ll hold any funds accrued until they’re back in compliance.”

The Washington Examiner was the first to report on the suspension.

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According to the Examiner, the announcement comes after BLMGNF shut down all online donations earlier this month in response to demands from attorneys general in California and Washington state that it submit tardy financial declarations for 2020.

“We take these matters seriously and have taken immediate action,” a BLMGNF spokesperson told FOX Business on Feb. 3. “We have immediately engaged compliance counsel to address any issues related to state fundraising compliance. In the interim, we have shut down online fundraising as we work quickly to ensure we are meeting all compliance requirements.”

According to the Examiner, BLMGNF was still in violation in California, Washington, New Jersey, North Carolina, Connecticut, Colorado, Maryland, Maine, and Virginia as of Wednesday.

According to an impact report released at the end of 2020, Black Lives Matter raised $90 million, spent $8.4 million on operational expenditures, distributed $21.7 million in grants to 33 other organizations, and ended the year with a $60 million balance. BLM has not officially named anyone in charge of the almost $60 million bankroll since its co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, departed in May 2021, according to an investigation by the Examiner.

It is unclear who leads BLMGNF, according to the right-wing charity watchdog Influence Watch.

Several local BLM chapters, as well as the relatives of Black persons killed by cops, have spoken out against the BLMGNF, demanding that its millions be distributed to Black communities.