A driving force for equality and social justice, the Task Force for Meaningful Change (TFMC) works to amplify and expand UMG’s current programs, devise new initiatives and support marginalized communities in the ongoing fight for equality, justice and inclusion. Our work is divided into six areas, including:
Aid/Charitable Giving
In alignment with our founding and annual super priorities, we support initiatives and organizations that increase the quality of life for Black and other marginalized communities across our industry and around the globe. Our grantmaking strategy is rooted in Trust-Based Philanthropy, which addresses the systemic racism and power imbalances inherent to the philanthropic sector and society at large.
Global
Acknowledging that racism, intolerance and bias know no borders, we use a global justice framework to create platforms, networks and opportunities that leverage UMG’s global presence to advance equity and inclusion efforts within and outside of the music industry. We center and celebrate the diversity of culture, ethnicity and nationality in our efforts to understand and cultivate pathways that empower communities across the globe.
Internal/Institutional Change
This committee works with Universal Music Group’s Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging team to examine UMG’s workforce policies and procedures and work environment. This includes identifying areas to improve access, recruitment, advancement and retention of a diverse workforce at all levels within the company but with a focus on leadership positions and other senior-level roles.
Legislative/Public Policy
With a focus on social justice legislation and criminal justice reform, we pursue constructive social change by supporting public policies on the Federal, state and local levels that challenge laws or regulations grounded in bias and systemic discrimination as well as voter education, registration and participation.
Partners
UMG has partnerships with some of the most impactful and dynamic partners in the industry. We listen and work alongside our partners in their focused efforts to initiate, support or extend change in their communities by building both educational and creative programming that widens our collective understanding of social justice, celebrates Black artists and creators, fosters professional growth for our music executives and addresses opportunity gaps in our industry and communities around the world.
Programming/Curation
Just as music connects people around the world, our goal is to promote dialogue and understanding through speaker fora, counseling, and educational and creative programming focused on the themes of tolerance, equality and inclusion – especially around the intersection of Black Music, art, lifestyle, fashion, technology and creators, as well as celebrating Black artists and creators, and conducting thoughtful discussions on current events.
We will continue to expand upon UMG HR’s Diversity & Inclusion programming, including their Belonging Table town hall series about diversity and inclusion and other series bringing outside experts to address relevant topics, ranging from economic empowerment and business development, mental health and voting.
We are a group of professionals from across UMG – including our corporate center, labels and companies around the globe.
Leadership:
Dr. Menna Demessie, Executive Director, TFMC and Senior Vice President, UMG
Jeff Harleston, Co-Founder & Executive Co-Chair, TFMC and General Counsel & EVP of Business & Legal Affairs, UMG
Eric Hutcherson, Executive Co-Chair, TFMC and EVP and Chief People & Inclusion Officer, UMG
Members:
Alex Boateng, Co-President, 0207 Def Jam, UMG UK
Amaiya Davis, VP Media/Culture Impact & Engagement, Republic Records
Amy Isbell, SVP Public Policy & Government Relations, UMG
Ana Fonseca, VP Business Affairs, UMG Brazil
Annie Imamura, VP Global Communications, UMG
Angelica Merida, VP Business & Legal Affairs, UMPG
Bill Evans, EVP Urban Promotions, Capitol Music Group (CMG)
Carla Miller, SVP, Litigation Counsel, Business & Legal, UMG
Caryn Lee, Regional Promotion Manager, IGA
Charlene Bryant, SVP Business Development Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN)
Charles Wadelington, Manager Public Policy & Government Relations, UMG
Craig Mannix, VP Urban Music, UMG Canada
Danielle Price Sanders, EVP, Republic Records
Duro Duro, SVP A&R, Operations Manager, Republic Records
Emmanuelle Cuny, SVP Head of Visual Creative & Production, Motown Records
Evan Lamberg, President, North America, UMPG
James Brown, VP Urban Promotions, Def Jam Recordings
Jamie Krents, President Verve, Impulse!, and Verve Forecast, Verve Label Group
Jessica Eason, VP Marketing, CMG
Katina Bynum, EVP East Coast Labels, Urban, UME
Magda Vives, EVP Legal & Business Affairs, UMG Latin America
Mara Virabov, Director, Business & Legal Affairs, UMG
Naim McNair, EVP A&R, Def Jam Recordings
Natina Nimene, EVP, Promotion & Artist Relations, UMG
Nicole Wyskoarko, EVP, Co-Head of A&R, IGA
Phil Thornton, SVP, CCMG, UMG
Sherri Warren, Promotion Representative Urban Region, IGA
Sheneeza Ally, Executive Assitant Global Marketing, UMG
Stephen Francis, Director Global Finance, UMPG
Tamara Drake, VP, Urban Promotion, UMG
Veronica Caban, SVP Security Operations & Business Global Security, UMG
Vipin Reddy, VP Streaming Marketing UMGN
YOUTH TASK FORCE FOR MEANINGFUL CHANGE
Continuing the legacy of youth activism that defined the Civil Rights Movement and the career of Representative John Lewis, our Youth Task Force for Meaningful Change (YTFMC) is an extension of the TFMC and is comprised of entry-level employees from across Universal Music Group. The committee works to further amplify young voices and perspectives around issues of social equality and justice.
A driving force for equality and social justice, the Task Force for Meaningful Change (TFMC) was established to expand UMG’s current programs, devise new initiatives and support marginalized communities in the ongoing fight for equality, justice and inclusion. Since the its inception in June 2020, the TFMC has launched a series of initiatives to tackle racial equity. These are some of our highlights!
Making Change Within UMG and the Music Community
We work to achieve greater diversity and inclusion within our own company and community.
Diversifying Our Employee Population
Black Label’s Black History Month speed networking event held at Capitol Records
In order to recruit, retain and promote a more diverse workforce, we launched the UMG Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging team, which partnered with Recruitment, to lead employee diversity & inclusion efforts. Activities have included: D&I training of hiring managers with intentional education addressing unconscious bias; recruiting partnerships at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs); Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), such as our Black Label Group, to foster community, cultural awareness and inclusion; diverse networking events, such as REVOLT, AFRO Tech & Diversity Reboot Summit; and much, much more.
As part of our ongoing efforts to expand our diversity and inclusion programing and initiatives, UMG’s Black Label, the employee resource group celebrating Black culture, in partnership with the TFMC, unveiled the UPLIFT Mentorship Program. UPLIFT was created to foster meaningful and impactful connections within UMG’s Black community, working to build personal and professional development of entry and mid-level employees.
Over the course of one year, mentees will participate in one-on-one mentoring, group mentoring, networking sessions and speed learning activities in addition to receiving articles, books and helpful resources to continue their personal growth.
Partnering with the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
UMG is a founding partner of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Since 2017, the initiative has worked to create measurable change for the representation of women and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups across all areas of the music business.
The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released its first study on the music business in 2018, which provided needed insight into inclusion in the recording industry. Since then, the Initiative has released additional research exploring disparities in country and Latin genres, and illuminated the barriers facing female songwriters and producers. The Initiative has partnered with She Is The Music, to provide data on women in the music industry and insight into industry solutions. Dr. Stacy L. Smith, the Initiative’s Founder, also served on the Recording Academy Task Force for Diversity and Inclusion, whose equity-based focus has resulted in two years of increased nominations for female artists in key Grammy categories.
On June 26th 2020, we announced the expansion of our partnership with Annenberg to conduct new research – examining major and independent music companies, labels and publishers, digital platforms, radio and live concert companies as well as artists’ teams, focusing on managers, agents, attorneys and publicists – to determine the extent to which men and women of color are excluded from music’s leadership ranks. With this information in hand, Annenberg will issue a report, establishing goals and providing recommendations on how the music industry can address these disparities.
Music Is Universal Pride Month Initiative
The Pride initiative was a collaboration between Consumer Marketing, Communications, Diversity, Inclusion + Belonging, MS&T and participating label teams. Through this initiative we were able to amplify LGBTQ+ and Black voices across our internal organization and consumer facing platforms. Participating artists and labels engaged fans through playlists and social media to spotlight LGBTQ+ organizations throughout the month of June.
Over 20 artists across our UMG family joined the Music Is Universal campaign through panels moderated by GLAAD, custom artist-curated playlists that were promoted across socials or IG Live performances all with a tie into an artist-selected LGBTQ+ charity.
Making Change Through Legislation and Law
We work to help achieve change by actively engaging in civic affairs through civic engagement and voting participation activities.
Legal Volunteer Action Center.
Organizing UMG legal staff to do pro bono legal work for social justice and criminal justice reform organizations.
Voter Mobilization and Education.
We support and conduct voter education, registration and mobilization drives, including by:
Partnering with organizations such as When We All Vote, HeadCount, Rock the Vote, Voto Latino and I Am A Voter;
Creating UMG’s own USE YOUR VOICE voter resource campaign, created in partnership with the TFMC, which launched 75 days out from the 2020 U.S. general election on August 20th. The campaign encourages voter participation and civic engagement across UMG’s U.S. ecosystem by providing the information, resources and digital tools needed to help everyone vote. Activities included:
#HourofAction!As part of our work with When We All Vote, UMG’s U.S. employees, artists and partners paused normal work activities to engage in voter education and mobilization – including outreach to friends, family and social media followers.
Virtual Canvassing Events. UMG’s °1824 college marketing division led powerful virtual vote canvassing events with DJ’s and special guests encouraging the more than 150 employees who participated to contact roughly 200,000 potential voters across the country with registration and voter information.
Artist Videos with Voter Education. In conjunction with When We All Vote, the TFMC created voter education videos featuring UMG artists such as 2 Chainz.
Pull Up To The Polls. In honor of those throughout our history who fought to win and defend our right to vote, we launched an initiative in partnership with National Urban League, Voto Latino Foundation and Election Protection to provide voters rides to the polls on Election Day. In 2021’s general election we provided 24,000 rides. We brought this back in the 2022 midterm elections and were able to get 7,833 eligible voters registered while also providing over 10,200 rides to/from the polls through these partnerships.
Chefs for the Polls & World Central Kitchen. Our election day giveback initiative that provided free food to voters and families waiting in line to vote.
Legislative Advocacy.
We educate employees on social justice and criminal justice reform efforts and encourage our music community to advocate for priority legislation, such as the “Justice in Policing Act” (see here) and the repeal of New York’s Section 50-A (see here).
Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.
Since 2017, UMG has actively participated in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Annual Legislative Conference both to celebrate and lead conversations that are important to the Black Community. Examples include: Events in 2017 with Senator Kamala Harris;2018 with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY) (including “Artists, Activism and the Criminal Justice System” with UMG’s Jeff Harleston); and 2019 with Rep. Brenda Lawrence and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (including “What’s Going On” with former Motown Chairman & CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam).
2017 CBC Reception
From L-R: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Jeff Harleston, and Kevin Ross
2018 Criminal Justice Reform Panel
From L-R: Van Jones, Meek Mill, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Dr. Michelle Scott, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, and Jeff Harleston
2018 Criminal Justice Reform Panel
Meek Mill connecting with the audience after panel
2019 CBC Reception Group
From L-R: Danielle Belton, BJ the Chicago Kid, Ethiopia Habtemariam , Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Savanah Leaf
In 2020, Universal Music Group and its Task Force for Meaningful Change in partnership UMG’s Diversity & Inclusion teams, °1824, Def Jam Forward, Interscope/Geffen/A&M and Republic Record’s Action Committee, kicked-off a series of special programs, discussions and opportunities in celebration of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 50th Annual Legislative Conference (CBC ALC). The series of events included an interactive recruitment workshop with a competition to win interviews with senior UMG hiring executives, as well as the opportunity for college students to secure 15 year-long mentorship opportunities with a UMG executive. Other events included.
PLUG IN: How Young Black Creatives Are Breaking Into The Music Industry:
Universal Music Group’s °1824 hosted a webinar forum to encourage 148 young Black creatives and college students to enroll in their newly launched °1824 Mentorship Initiative.
00:30 for 30:00:
Universal Music Group’s Diversity and Inclusion team received over 770 registrations to attend their interactive workshop for young professionals eager to learn about the various careers within the music industry and receive helpful interviewing tips from a panel of UMG talent recruiters.
The Soundtrack to Change: A Discussion on Music and the Social Justice Movement:
The Republic Records Action Committee (R2AC) celebrated the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference with a conversation which focused on music’s role as the soundtrack to the political and social justice movement in America.
Black & Blue:
Presented by Def Jam Forward, Black and Blue was a LIVE conversation on the persistent police brutality in Black and Brown communities. Featuring special guest, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, along with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Retired NYPD officer Ronald Colter, former NBA player and community activist Royce White and Def Jam Recordings artists Chuck D, Jadakiss and Bobby Sessions, the panel tackled the issue of generational over-policing and begs the question “What can be done?”
Music Mavens:
This session explored the journey of women of color in a position of power in the music industry and how we all can foster future generations of female executives. Join leading music executives Ethiopia Habtemariam (President, Motown Records, and EVP, Capitol Music Group), LaTrice Burnette (EVP GM, Island Records), Marleny Reyes (SVP, Marketing, Republic Records), Natina Nimene (SVP, Urban Promotion & Artist Relations, Def Jam Recordings) and Nicole Wyskoarko (EVP Urban Operations, Interscope Records).
The Art of Black Entrepreneurship & Brand Building:
Presented by Interscope, Geffen and A&M Records, with special guest Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and panelists from IGA’s Joint Venture Label Partners, LVRN and Dreamville, for a breakout session on ways to foster Black entrepreneurial success and strengthen brand building.
Funding Partners in Social Change
Through direct funding and by matching employee contributions, we support groups working for social change.
Housing Aid Initiative
Supported 10 housing aid organizations across the country as the federal pandemic emergency aid and housing eviction moratorium draws to a close in the US. These national and regional organizations support families in Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Philadelphia.
Creation of the Homelessness Action Committee
This committee was created by the Communications and Public Policy team after the town hall with Mayor Garcetti sparked an overwhelming amount of questions and interest from employees.
Thanksgiving/Holiday Initiatives
Partnership with:
Feeding America
We targeted 11 foodbanks in 10 cities to provide millions of meals through grocery and meal distributions supporting families in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
World Central Kitchen
We helped provide 3,000 nutritious meals to families in Chicago, Nashville and New York through this initiative. In addition, this effort will help restaurants in these communities stay in business.
Educational Programming and Constructive Dialogue
We curate compelling educational programming with notable guest speakers to promote dialogue and inclusion within the UMG community.
Employee Town Hall Meetings with Guest Speakers
We support the company’s ongoing series of employee Town Hall Meetings with topical speakers to engage the company in valuable dialogue about our society and current events. Speakers have included: former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on encouraging collective civic engagement; U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY) about what’s going on in America today and what Congress might do about it; former White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett about voting in 2020; and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on the city’s history of police and race relations, to name a few.
In consultation with the TFMC, UMG Human Resources conducts several speaker series throughout the year, including “The Belonging Table,” a series on diversity and inclusion, and “Semicolon Sessions” – a two-part series over two weeks, including a session on mental health issues catered towards communities of color that featured a clinical therapist and two artists. Since 2019, Human Resources has held close to 50 employee events, UMG’s labels have also organized programming for employees, such as Island Records’ special Juneteenth discussion on wellness and how Black music has shaped America’s culture.
From L-R: Jeff Harleston and Eric Holder
Clockwise from Top Left: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Ethiopia Habtemariam, and Jeff Harleston
For Black History Month, UMG’s TFMC hosted an internal virtual town hall in celebration of the powerful contributions that Black Americans have made to this country and to the music industry. The town hall conversation explored how today’s music will shape Black futures and tell the story of Black America for generations to come and the role activists play in shaping black futures through research, policy, and activism.
In the UK, UMG celebrated Black History the month of October 2020 with an extensive schedule of insightful talks, panels, screenings, and much more. Topics include Afrofuturism, the history of Black Britain, the experiences of the Black LGBTQI+ community, the legacy of Island Records and much more. Produced by the UK Task Force for Meaningful Change and Universal Music’s Black Calendar Committee, which was born out of the Task Force to create insightful and explorative moments that celebrate Black culture all year round.
The TFMC established UMG’s Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) summer Internship program for HBCU students and recent graduates in an industry-first partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Named for America’s first African American Supreme Court justice, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College community.
Kicking off in summer of 2021, UMG has committed $6.5 million over 5 years to create a comprehensive industry preparatory program that provides talented young Black leaders with the professional development and industry training experience. The program offers HBCU students paid internships across UMG’s labels and business units. In addition to providing financial support to defray interns’ travel and housing expenses, the internships will develop a pipeline of Black talent for future placement in permanent positions across UMG system and give Black music executives meaningful opportunities to help develop future music leaders.
National School of the Arts (South Africa)
One of that country’s foremost arts education institutions, National School of the Arts (NSA) is a co-educational public school that has produced some of South Africa’s finest talent across the fields of art, dance, drama and music.
The landmark partnership to save the iconic school from closure includes the newly renamed “Universal Music Department,” which supports 165 students from Uganda, Zimbabwe, DRC and South Africa, and provides hands-on support from the global music company in the form of resources, classes, industry participation and internships.
To help provide “digital equity,” TFMC has teamed up with schools, districts, educational nonprofits and Boys & Girls Clubs of America throughout the U.S. to bridge the digital divide through funding for WiFi hotspots, laptops and other essential remote learning accessories for students in need.
Undertaken with our partners Blacksmith, Billion Dollar Baby Entertainment, Dreamville, Grade A Productions, Heavy Group, Hikari Ultra, LVRN, Quality Control, Since the 80’s, South Coast Music Group, Wicked Awesome, XO and Young Money Entertainment, this initiative has benefited over 50,000 students within 19 Boys & Girls club organizations, 5 School districts, & 5 Charter schools across America.
Amplifying Artist Voices
The TFMC helps to distribute and amplify artists’ messages on civic engagement and voter mobilization. In this video, UMG artist Stevie Wonder urges fans to get out the vote and engage actively to help make positive change for our communities and nation.
In 2021, Motown Records announced the relaunch of its groundbreaking Black Forum label in collaboration with Motown Museum. Black Forum, which was founded by Motown Corporation and Mr. Berry Gordy in 1971, is world-renowned as a label home for Black spoken-word artists. The partnership will provide a platform for a new generation of writers, thinkers and poets, sparking candid conversation to inspire the next generation of Black history makers through podcasts, community forums, digital initiatives and Motown Museum events and programs. In addition, Black Label will re-issue six of the historic albums on which its legacy was established, beginning with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam.
The announcement follows Motown Records’ celebration of Dr. King’s legacy in the Fall of 2020, where the label released its recording of the 1963 Great March on Washington album digitally for the first time. In tribute to this historic event, Motown launched several digital initiatives, including a sharable video from the Great March on Washington featuring future congressman John Lewis; and long unseen footage of Coretta Scott King, Dr King’s widow, on the Ed Sullivan Show. Ethiopia Habtemariam, former Chairman & CEO of Motown Records, spoke with Elvis Mitchell – host of KCRW’s “The Treatment” – about what Dr. King’s speeches mean to her. View their conversation here.
UMG partnered with London’s TATE Modern (2017) and the Brooklyn Museum (2018) on their exhibit “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, 1963-1983.” The exhibition spotlighted era-defining works of painting, sculpture, photography, and performance produced during the decline of the Civil Rights Movement and the rise of Black Power. In New York, Verve Label Group created this playlist. In London, Darcus Beese, President & CEO, Island Records curated a special Music of Black Power playlist, illustrating how music was critical to this movement. You can listen to it here.
Teaching Students in Local Communities about Music
We work with local programs in our communities to teach high school students about music. In New York, for example, we have participated in career fairs hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Originally created through a partnership between Compton Unified School District and Capitol Music Group (CMG) at Dominguez High School in Los Angeles, the Bonus Tracks program teaches high school students about careers within the music industry through in-person seminars led by CMG executives. Bonus Tracks has since expanded to schools in Nashville (in partnership with Capitol Christian Music Group) and Atlanta (working with Quality Control).
Bonus Tracks not only expands the students’ knowledge and professional development, but also opens doors to careers and networks to which they may not have otherwise had access. The ultimate goal is to increase opportunity and diversity in executive ranks in the music industry – and beyond. Through its work with the program, Capitol also established an annual college scholarship program for students at Dominguez High School.
For general inquiries about the Task Force for Meaningful Change, please email TFMC@umusic.com.
UMG’s ongoing commitment to program building and development is driven by its ability to cultivate partnerships through domestic and international trust based giving in these selected areas.
Funding Partners in Social Change
Both through direct funding and by matching employee contributions, we support groups working for social change.
Fund for Justice.
Through UMG’s All Together Now Foundation, we are funding a range of organizations whose focus includes racial justice, criminal justice reform, legal aid and community support. UMG has provided funding for this phase of investments and will provide additional funding as the Task Force details further plans.
In addition to our long-standing partners, we have provided grants to the following organizations in the U.S.:
A New Way of Life Women’s Reentry Project
AAKOMA Project
Academy for Media Arts (LA)
Academy Foundation – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Action Against Hunger
Ada Developer’s Academy
Advancement Project California
African American Breast Cancer Alliance Inc.
African American Civil War Memorial & Museum
African American Cultural Center
African American Policy Forum
African Communities Together Inc.
Afro American Music Institute
The Anti Recidivism Coalition
The Audre Lorde Project
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center Youth
Afro Resistance
Agenda for Children
Ali Forney Center
Alliance for Peace Building
All Our Kids Foundation
Alma Backyard Farms
Almost Home
Amber Charter Schools (NY)
American Association of University Women Inc.
American Friends of Magen Davids Adom
American Jazz Museum
Americares-Haiti
Americares India Foundation
Anti-Recidivism Coalition
Apollo Theater Foundation
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
Atlanta Music Project
Atlanta Public Schools Foundation for Get Our Kids Connected
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Under the Woodruff Arts Center)
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
August Wilson African American Cultural Youth Summer Writing Camp
Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico
The Bail Project
Baltimore Community Foundation
BandWith Chicago
The Barack Obama Foundation
Billie Holiday Theatre
Black & Pink National
Black Aids Institute
Black Alliance for Just Immigration
Black Alliance for Peace
Black American Music Foundation Inc.
Black Art Futures Fund
Black Boys Code
Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective (BEAM)
Black Futures Lab
Black Girls Movement
BLACK GIRLS ROCK!®
Black Girl Ventures Foundation
Black Genius Foundation
Black Innovation Alliance
Black Lives Matter via Thousand Currents
Black Men Heal
Black Mental Health Alliance
Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame
Black United Fund of Illinois Inc.
Black Women & Girls Fund Baltimore
Black Violin Foundation
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute
Black Women’s Health Imperative
Black Youth Project
Blacks in Technology Foundation
Blessings In a Backpack Inc.
The Blues Foundation
BMe Community
Books Through Bars
Boys & Girls Clubs Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston, Houston, TX
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade – Dade, Miami, FL
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
Farmington Hills, MI
Feeding GA Families
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain, Winterville, NC
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley – Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
Brennan Center for Justice
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Bronx Fire Relief Fund
The Brotherhood Sister Sol Inc.
Buddy Systems MIA
Buried Alive Project
Butterfly Dreamz
Cabarete Sostenible
Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic Inc.
California Community Foundation
Camelback Ventures
Caribbean Equality Project
Casa for Children of DC
Castle of our Skins
Cathy Hughes Scholarship Fund
Center for American Progress
Center for Justice Innovation
Center for Native American Youth
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Chef Jeff Project
Chicago CRED Inc.
Chicago Public Schools Children First Fund
Children of Promise, NYC
Children’s Hospital (DC)
Chicago West Community Center
Chinese For Affirmative Action
Chinese Progressive Association
City Harvest
City Year LA
City Year Memphis
City Year New Orleans
Coalition of African Americans In the Performing Arts
Code2040
CodeCrew
Collage Dance Holding Company (aka Collage Dance Collective Inc)
Community & Youth Outreach
Community Connections for Youth, Inc.
Color of Change Educational Fund
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
The Conscious Kid
The Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)
Cooperation Jackson
Council on Black Health
Creative Nomads Ltd
Creative Visions Foundations
Crete Academy (LA)
The Crisis Assistance Ministry (Charlotte)
Crisis Text Line
DC Youth Orchestra
Decolonizing the Music Room
Delta Blues Museum
Detroit Phoenix Center
Direct Relief
DreamWakers
East of River Boys and Girls Steelband Inc.
Edward Waters University
Election Protection
ElevateMeD
Elementz Hip Hop Cultural Arts Center
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
Ember Charter Schools (NY)
EMERGE Connecticut
The Entertainment Industry Foundation/Colin –
Equal Justice Initiative
Erzule Paul Foundation
Esperanza United
Essie Justice Group
Everyone Eats
Everytown for Gun Safety
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation
Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC)
Families First (Atlanta)
Feeding America
Feeding Florida
Feeding the polls/Migrant Kitchen
Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso (FAN)
First Place for Youth
Fresh Air Fund
Frontline Family Fund
G.Irl (aka Compton G.irls Club)
Gideon’s Army: Grassroots Army for Children
Girls Make Beats
Girls Who Listen Inc.
GirlTrek Incorporated
Give Directly
Giving Gap
The Giving Spirit
Global Fund for Women
Global Giving’s Morocco Earthquake Relief Fund
The Great American Songbook Foundation
Greenwood Cultural Center
Groundswell Fund
Guitars not Guns
Hack the Hood
The Harlem Chambers Players
Harlem Grown
The Harmony Project
#HashtagLunchbag/ Living Through Giving Foundation
Hawai’i Community Foundation
The Hidden Genuis Project
Higher Heights Leadership Fund
Hip Hop at the Kennedy Center
Homeboy Industries
Hope for Haiti
Hosea Helps
House of Ruth
Housing Crisis Center Inc. (Dallas)
Howard University College of Medicine
Howard University Department of Music
iCivics
Insight Garden Program
The Innocence Project
Inner-City Arts
Insight Garden Program
International Medical Corps
International African American Museum
Jackie Robinson Foundation
Jazz Foundation of America
Jefferson County Boys & Girls Club, Pine Bluff, AR
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Jubilee Arts
Just Food NYC
Justice Innovation Inc. / Save Our Streets Crown Heights
Kaepernick Foundation/Know Your Rights Camp
Kelly Street Garden
Kids Gardening
Kids in Need Foundation
The King Center
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Clubs, Bronx, NY
LA youth Orchestra
Last Prisoner Project
Latino Commission on AIDS Inc.
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Law
Leadership Conference Education Fund
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Life After Justice
Little Tokyo Center
Living Legends
Los Angeles Boys & Girls Clubs, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles Room & Board
Lotus House Shelter Miami
Louis Armstrong Education Foundation
Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp
Loveland Foundation
Lower Eastside Girls Club (New York)
Madison Square Boys & Girls Clubs, New York, NY
The Marshall Project
Marsha P. Johnson Institute / Social Good Fund
Martha’s Table Inc. (Washington D.C.)
Maryland Resource Center
Maui Strong Fund
Mercy Chefs
Melanin Mommies (Pittsburgh)
Meharry Medical College
Memphis Music Initiative
The Mentoring Center Oakland
Mentoring in Medicine
Menomini You Inc.
Mental Health Coalition
Mental Wealth Alliance
The Miami Foundation
The Migrant Kitchen Initiative
MLK Health & Wellness Community Development Corporation
Modest Needs
The Music Education Group
Music Makers Relief Foundation
Musicians Foundation
Morehouse School of Medicine
My Block, My City, My Hood, Chicago
NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc.
National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Science, Technology, and the Law
Nashville Food Project
National Association of Black Journalists
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Black Arts Festival
National Black Child Development Institute Inc.
National Black Justice Coalition
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Conference of Black Political Scientists
National Council of Negro Women
National Independent Venue Association
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
National LGBT Bar Association
National Minority Aids Council
National Medical Association
National Museum of African American History & Culture
National Urban League Inc.
New Beginnings Reentry Services
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
The New School Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy
New York City Bar Justice Center
No Kid Hungry Louisiana
No Kid Hungry New Orleans
No Kid Hungry Tennessee
No Kid Hungry Texas
The Obama Foundation’s Leaders: Africa Program
Old Skool Café
One Generation Away
One Tree Planted
Open Paths Counseling Center
Osborne Association
Palestine Red Crescent Society
Partners In Health
Pencil Foundation
People for Fairness Coalition
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
Play on Philly
Project Avary
Project Home
ProjectO
READI Chicago
Rebuild Foundation
Releasing Aging People in Prison
Ron Brown Scholarship Fund
The Roots of Music
Roots Wounds Words
Safe Haven Family Shelter
The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs of North & South Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Save the Music Foundation
ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
Search For Common Ground
Search Homeless Houston
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
Sentencing Project
Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California
Silence the Shame Inc.
Sista Afya
Social Justice Learning Institute
Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues
Son of a Saint (New Orleans)
Soulsville Foundation
Southern Poverty Law Center
Spread the Vote
Sphinx Music
Star C Eviction Relief
Starting Over, Inc
STEM From Dance
STEM NOLA
Stop AAPI Hate/Chinese for Affirmative Action
Student National Medical Association
Studio Museum Harlem
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
The Summer Writing Camp
Survivors Justice
Taller Salud
The Tamir Rice Foundation (Cleveland)
Transformative Justice Coalition
The Trevor Project
True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon’s)
Tulsa Community Foundation
Turn 2 U Inc. / The Last Mile
UMOM New Day Centers (Phoenix)
UN Foundation
Union League Boys & Girls Clubs, Chicago, IL
United Community Housing Coalition (Detroit)
United Negro College Fund
United Playaz
UNICEF
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Urban Voice Project
US Caribbean Strong
Vera Institute of Justice
Village Family Foundation
Volunteers of America – Greater New York
VoteRiders
Voto Latino
Vox Collegiate
W Haywood Burns Institute
We are RISE Inc
WE Charity.
We Got Us Now
When We All Vote
Wilderness Works Inc.
Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (Milwaukee Freedom Fund)
Woodcraft Rangers
World Central Kitchen
YMCA
Youth ALIVE!
Youth Justice Network
Youth Speaks
The Yunion Inc. / Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy
Zora Neale Hurston Richard Wright Foundation
Along with the following organizations around the world:
Brazil: Banco de Alimentos – Associação Civil (ONG Banco De Alimentos) Colégio Integral Solar Meninos de Luz
Canada: 20 Winterbrook BAND Gallery Black Food Sovereignty Toronto Black Women in Motion The Cee Centre for Young Black Professionals Heritage Skills Development Centre Jane/Finch Community Centre Knights Table NIA Centre for the Arts North York Harvest Food Bank Productions Rever en Coulers The Reading Partnership Ruth’s House Society TAIBU Community Health Centre
Colombia Corporacion Empresarial y Turistica Manantiales Fundación Bello Oriente Fundacion Solidaridad y Compromiso
Ivory Coast Village Ki-Yi
Kenya Santuri East Africa
Mexico Alimentos De México A Compartir, A.C. Alimentos Para Todos, I.A.P. Asociación Mexicana de Bancos de Alimentos, A.C. Cáritas de Monterrey A.C. Fundación Origen – Pro Ayuda a la Mujer Origen A.C.
Nigeria The R.E.A.C.H Nigeria
Portugal Federação Portuguesa dos Bancos Alimentares Contra a Fome (Food Bank) Oikos – Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Re-food 4 Good – Associação de Solidariedade Social
Puerto Rico Acomer PR Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico ESCAPE, Centro de Fortalecimiento Familiar
P.E.C.E.S. Taller Salud TRAMA y Tres Vidas (Armonía en la Montaña) HASER Inc
Senegal Give1Project
Spain FESBAL (Federación Española de Bancos de Alimentos) (Food Bank) FUNDACIÓN EDUCACIÓN Y COOPERACIÓN, Educo REFOOD Espana
South Africa Angel Foundation for Musicians African Presidential Leadership Center National School for the Arts (Johannesburg)
United Kingdom African Caribbean Leukemia Trust (ACLT) APPEAL Creators House Decca Bursary Ethical Events Academy Level Up Magic Breakfast Music Managers Forum Ltd Music Masters Pickni Uniforms Small Green Shoots
*This list will be updated on an ongoing basis.
Fund for Employee Action.
Through our All Together Now program, UMG matches employees’ qualifying contributions to non-profit groups. Among the top recent recipients of our matching fund program are: ACLU; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Black Lives Matter Fund; King Center for Nonviolent Social Change; Bail Project, Inc.; Southern Poverty Law Center; Minnesota Freedom Fund; Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Northside Achievement Zone; and Race Forward.
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