Verizon Communications, Inc.

Verizon Communications, Inc.

Verizon Communications, Inc.

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Verizon is one of the largest wireless networks, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications. It is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate and a corporate component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is headquartered in Manhattan, New York City. Verizon Communications is also the parent network of AOL, Alltel, Intel, Yahoo! and more.

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View Scores for Each Issue

  • 1.00 Life
  • 1.00 Basic Freedoms
  • 1.00 2nd Amendment
  • 1.00 Civil-Safe Society
  • 4.99 Education
  • 1.00 Environment

Overall score: 1.21

  1. Life 1.00
  2. Basic Freedoms 1.00
  3. 2nd Amendment 1.00
  4. Civil-Safe Society 1.00
  5. Education 4.99
  6. Environment 1.00

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Life 1.00

9/9/22

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $28,069 to organizations that oppose abortion.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $286,799 to organizations that support abortion.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $5,297 to organizations that support the ending of human trafficking and child explotation.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $180 to Presbyterian Childrens Homes and Services which supports traditional adoption. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $50 to the Human Rights campaign Foundation which supports LGBT adoption.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $90 to Human Rights Watch Inc, which supports abortion. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,875 to the Refugee and Immigrant Center For Education and legal Services which opposes the overtun of Roe V. Wade and supports abortion.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,478 to the Lesbian & Gay community services center inc, which supports abortion.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $12,137 to the American Red Cross to support “healthcare.” The American Red Cross supports abortion. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated to the $22,920 to Catholic Charities which is a pro-life organization. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $11,293 to chapters of the March of Dimes which supports the Catholic Charities, a pro-life organization. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $11,293 to chapters of the March of Dimes which supports the YWCA, a pro-abortion organization.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,327 to the ACLU which supports abortion. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $4,864 to the Salvation Army which is a pro life organization. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $200 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The NAACP has partnered with Planned Parenthood on various occasions. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $3,675 to multiple chapters of Planned Parenthood which supports abortion.

 

Basic Freedoms 1.00

9/13/22

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $450 to Alive Inc! which supports the idea of systemic racism.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $100 to Amnesty Intl. USA which supports same-sex marriage and supports BLM.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $250 to Anti-Defamation League Foundation which supports LGBTQ marriage.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $225 to ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE supports the BLM Movement and organization along with the NAACP & National Urban League.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,000 to Dignity Inc which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $220 to EQUALITY FLORIDA INSTITUTE INC which opposes the Don't Say LGBTQ law and supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $700 to EQUALITY FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INC which opposes the Don't Say LGBTQ law and supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,041 to EQUITAS HEALTH INC which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $102 to HAWAII LGBT LEGACY FOUNDATION which supports the Equality Act and partners with the HRC.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $90 to HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC which is a religious organization

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $500 to LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND INC which is a religious organization

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,478 to LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER, INC which supports the Equality Act and gender-neutral single occupancy bathrooms.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,200 to LOS ANGELES GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER INC which supports the Equality Act, LGBTQ agenda and implicit or unconscious bias in diversity training.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $300 to LUCIES PLACE INC which is a religious organization

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $200 to NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND INC supports BLM and opposes RFRA legislature.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $215 to SPLC TASK FORCE ON HATE IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $500 to THE BARKER ADOPTION FOUNDATION provides adoptions serices to same sex couples

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,000 to THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES which supports RFRA legislature.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $207 to THE LIBERTARIAN INSTITUTE which supports RFRA legislature.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,540 to THE TREVOR PROJECT which supports the Equality Act and frequently uses the HRC as a resource for its supporters.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,000 to MISSIONS TO AMERICA WASHINGTON DC a Christian organization that is centered around upholding basic freedoms encompassed around Constitutional rights.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,000 to NATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE NEW YORK NY a conservative-based nonprofit whose mission is to preserve and promote Buckley’s legacy and advance the principles of a free society through educational and outreach programs.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,500 to The Links Corporation which is partnered with March of Dimes, who supports Catholic Charities, an organization that supports RFRA legislation.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $15,500 to the Federalist Society which supports RFRA.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $250 to the American Humanist Association which supports the Equality Act & the LGBTQ agenda.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $750 to AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION NEW YORK NY which CAP, GLAAD, HRC, and the Trevor Project as Resources for those at risk of suicide. These organizations have been previously researched as Liberal in Basic Freedoms.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,750 to ARAPAHO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH which describes itself as a “progressive, casual and LGBTQ+ affirming Wesleyan community” and provides resources for “anti-racism” that suggest a basis of CRT.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $100 to BELLADONNA SERIES BROOKLYN NY which supports the LGBT agenda and promotes questioning of the gender binary.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $135,128 to Charities Aid Foundation which contributed to ACLU and Planned Parenthood.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $500 to COLORADO COALITION OF ADOPTIVE FAMILIES DACONO CO which supports LGBTQ adoption

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $220 to Equality Florida Institute Inc which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $100 to THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LAS VEGAS NV which supports transgenderism and the Equality Act

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $55 to Gay & Lesbian National Hotline Inc. which supports transgenderism and the Equality Act

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,243 to Gay Mens Health Crisis Inc. which supports transgenderism and the Equality Act

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $15,000 to the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Action Network The National Action Network partnered with the ACLU for events in the past and supports Planned Parenthood.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $10,000 to Greater Washington Community Foundation which donated to ACLU and Planned Parenthood.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $102 to Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $7,500 to HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES which supports the BLM movement

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $35,000 to HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS, INC. which supports BLM.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $50 to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation which opposes 1st Amendment Religious Liberty protections.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,000 to Human Rights First which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $750 to LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF METROPOLITAN TULSA which supports the BLM movement.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,471 to Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, Inc. which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,450 to Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services which supports the Equality Act, LGBTQ agenda and implicit or unconscious bias in diversity training

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $61,050 to The National Urban League which opposes Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRA).

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $750 to OUTFEST LOS ANGELES CA a LGTBQ festival organization that supports the Equality act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $5,000 to PASADENA/DUARTE NAACP ACT-SO which supports the BLM movement and opposes RFRA legislation.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $3,675 to Planned Parenthood which donated to the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation which organizes and strategizes to directly influence local, state, and federal legislation by pushing progressive, lefitist ballot measure campaigns.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $100 to POLARIS PROJECT WASHINGTON DC which supports the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $100 to RESOURCE CENTER OF DALLAS INC a LGBTQ facility that provides gender affirming services and supports the LGBTQ agenda and the Equality Act.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,133 to SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION who partnered with the ACLU, HRC, GLAAD, among 350 other organizations that support the Equality Act and LGBT and also reference CRT based thinking.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $20,000 to SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER which requires full COVID vaccinations for guests 5 years and older.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $10,000 to SOLID GROUND WASHINGTON which supports the Black Lives Matter movement.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,500 to The Links Corporation which is partnered with Girls, Inc. (which supports the LGBTQ agenda and references the HRC as a resource for inquisitive youth), NAACP (which supports BLM and opposes RFRA legislature), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (which is a partner of Tennessee Thrives - a coalition advocating against state religious liberty protections and exemptions 2021).

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $750 to THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER which supports the LGBT agenda and the Equality Act

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,500 to TWIN CITIES LGBT PRIDE which supports the Equality Act.

Verizon is a corporate partner with PFLAG - an organization that supports the Equality Act.

 

9/9/22

Verizon earned a score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index from HRC, which is the leading opponent to 1st Amendment religious liberty protections. 

Verizon is a member of a business coalition supporting passage of the Equality Act, a national sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) accommodation mandate that would undermine 1st Amendment protections for religious liberty.

Verizon signed the CEO Action Pledge for Diversity & Inclusion which mandates “unconscious bias” training for employees, which is a component of CRT and problematizes the inherent racial, ethnic, and gender characteristics of employees. 

9/9/22

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $2,338,047 to various religious organizations.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $7,195 to the Catholic Charities which is a religious organization.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $7,541 to chapters of the March of Dimes which supports the Catholic Charities, a religious organization. 

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $1,327 to the ACLU which is a sponsor of Fairness West Virginia, which advocates for SOGI protections which violate religious liberty protections.

In 2019, the Verizon Foundation donated $4,864 to the Salvation Army which is an openly religious organization.

 

2nd Amendment 1.00

3/3/21

The Verizon Foundation donated to the ACLU which opposes the private individual's right to bear arms. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson called for a national gun confiscation program in a syndicated column through Black Press USA.

9/13/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $3,750 to Pro gun organizations.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $880 to organizations that support this historical foundation of the Second Amendment.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

9/13/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $6,219 to organizations that support gun control legislation.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $200 to the NAACP, whose President and CEO Derrick Johnson called for a national gun confiscation program in a syndicated column through Black Press USA.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $1327 to the ACLU Foundation, which supports gun control legislation.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $135,128.46 to Charities Aid Foundation, which directly contributes the ACLU, an organization that supports gun control legislation.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $220 to Equality Florida Institute Inc., which is a member of Prevent Gun Violence Florida.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $15,000 to Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Action Network, which partners with the ACLU, an organization that supports gun control legislation.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $10,000 to Greater Washington Community Foundation, which directly donates to the ACLU, an organization that supports gun control legislation.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $1,500 to the Links Corporation, which partnered with the NAACP, whose President and CEO Derrick Johnson called for a national gun confiscation program in a syndicated column through Black Press USA.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $200 to the NAACP whose President and CEO Derrick Johnson called for a national gun confiscation program in a syndicated column through Black Press USA.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $61,025 to the National Urban League, which supports a full repeal of Stand Your Ground Laws and is a member of the CSGV - an organization that opposes Stand Your Ground laws and opposes concealed carry.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $3,675 to Planned Parenthood, which supports gun control legislation.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $16,815 to the YWCA, which is a member of the coalition to stop gun violence.           

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $5,000 to PASADENA/DUARTE NAACP ACT-SO, whose President and CEO Derrick Johnson called for a national gun confiscation program in a syndicated column through Black Press USA.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

Civil-Safe Society 1.00

9/13/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $21,803 to organizations that support Firefighters/EMT/First Responders.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $48,014 to organizations that support Veterans and the Military.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $5,225.50 to organizations that support Law Enforcement.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $805 to organizations that oppose Sanctuary Cities, The Dream Act and DACA.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

9/13/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $264,644.50 to organizations that support Sanctuary Cities, The Dream Act and DACA.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $17,647.50 to Doctors Without Borders USA Inc., which supports open borders and opposes militarization.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

3/3/21

The Verizon Foundation donated to and is a corporate supporter of the Hispanic Federation which advocated for sanctuary cities.

The Verizon Foundation donated to the ACLU which supports sanctuary cities. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The NAACP joined leading civil and social justice organizations in support of voting rights, reproductive health, worker’s rights, gun safety, LGBTQIA rights, immigrant protection and racial equality.

Education 4.99

3/3/21

The Verizon Foundation donated to the Governor's STEM Advisory Council which supports STEM education. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to Good Girls Code which supports STEM education. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to Techbridge Girls which supports STEM learning. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to chapters of the Boys and Girls Club which supports common core education. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to chapters of the YMCA which supports common core education. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to the United Way. The United Way supports common core education. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to the ACLU which opposes school choice. 

The Verizon Foundation donated to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The NAACP maintains a public stance of support for Common Core.

9/12/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $2,485,952 to organizations that support STEM/STREAM/STEAM Education

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $63,631.90 to organizations that support and or promote school choice.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $1,450 to organizations that support and or promote Vocational Training.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $15,025 to organizations that oppose Common Core.

 

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

9/12/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $573,162.18 to organizations that support Common Core.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $2,478.21 to the Lesbian and Gay Community Service Center Ind., which supports inclusive K-12 comprehensive sex education.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $1,000 to the Sheridan School, which social justice-based learning.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $213980.46 to organizations that opposed school choice.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

Environment 1.00

3/3/21

The Verizon Foundation donated to the World Wildlife Fund, which supports extreme environmental policies.

The Verizon Foundation donated to the Sierra Club, which supports extreme environmental policies.

9/9/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $98,472 to organizations that support wildlife and environmental conservation efforts.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

9/9/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $200 to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., which is a member of Front and Centered, an organization that supports carbon-tax or carbon pricing measures.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

9/9/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $545.67 to the Environmental Defense Fund, which supports cap and trade. 

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $200 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The NAACP is a member of Front and Centered, an organization that supports carbon-tax or carbon pricing measures. 

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $11,293 to chapters of the March of Dimes which supports the Catholic Charities an organization that supports the Paris Climate Agreement.

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $5,346.75 to the Nature Conservancy, which supports cap-and-trade, a carbon tax and the Paris Climate Agreement 

9/9/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $187,148.43 to organizations that support the Paris Climate Agreement. 

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

9/9/22

In 2019, The Verizon Foundation donated $22,920 to the Catholic Charities Foundation, which promotes the use of environmental alarmist rhetoric.

  • https://www.verizon.com/about/sites/default/files/2020-12/verizon-foundation-2019-990-PF.pdf

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