The Duke Energy Foundation has announced the recipients of more than $200,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Indiana committed to social justice and racial equity, part of an overall $1 million companywide commitment.
In a first for the company, Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas tapped its Advocates for African Americans (A3), an employee-led resource group, as well as other diversity and inclusion councils to help identify and determine which organizations in each state should be considered to receive support.
Locally, the Noblesville Diversity Coalition received $10,000 in funding. Click here to view the complete grant list.
Duke Energy is also strengthening its internal diversity and inclusion programs to foster greater awareness, respect and inclusion.
In addition to these grants, employees have the opportunity to support local organizations through the Duke Energy Foundation’s matching grant program, Dollars4Good, as well as its Hours4Good program, which enables employees to earn grants for volunteer hours logged.
The $1 million in grants and expanded internal programs builds upon the company’s past efforts to support and encourage diversity, inclusion and equity in the company and communities it serves.
The company says it will continue to engage local organizations and leaders to understand how to be a part of the long-term solution for the social justice issues our communities face.
Learn more on Duke Energy’s illumination website about the employee-directed grant process.