15 Percent Pledge

Basic Information

• Category: nonprofit organization
• Website: https://www.15percentpledge.org/

Documented Facts

• Website: https://www.15percentpledge.org/

Evidence and Sources

• 15 Percent Pledge — Wikipedia (reference)
• 15 Percent Pledge — Official Website (official)

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• Data status: Enriched
• Profile quality: Source-backed profile (87/100)
• Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
• Last verified: 2026-04-23

AI summary

The 15 Percent Pledge is a US-based non-profit organization that encourages retailers to pledge at least 15 percent of their shelf-space to Black-owned businesses. The foundation conducts audits, shares its database of Black-owned businesses, and offers business development strategies to participating companies. It was established in 2020 by Aurora James after she created the 15 Percent Pledge initiative on Instagram, following the murder of George Floyd.

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• Profile has a last-verified date of 2026-04-23.

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