- Nearly $2.4 million awarded to
171 nonprofits in Virginia
- Grants awarded to 318 nonprofits across six states
- Funding supports human needs, environmental stewardship,
education, and community vitality
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 10,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominion Energy
Charitable Foundation recently awarded more than $3 million in grants to nonprofit organizations
across multiple states.
Grant recipients will teach children in underserved communities
about healthy eating and gardening, expand access to financial
literacy services in rural communities, provide trauma-informed
mental health services, accelerate adoptions from foster care,
rehabilitate native wildlife, expand day services for older adults
in need, increase access to affordable housing, provide emergency
shelter, and support the arts, among other causes, such as:
- Friends of Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, which will strengthen environmental
stewardship by planting trees in a 135-acre urban green space
- PathForward in Arlington,
which will increase access to health services through its Mobile
Medical Program
- Virginia Peninsula Foodbank in Hampton, which runs the Food for Kids BackPack
Program to provide meals on weekends and extended school
breaks
"Nonprofits play a critical role in enhancing the quality of
life in local communities," said Hunter A.
Applewhite, President of the Dominion Energy Charitable
Foundation. "We're pleased to provide grants that bolster their
efforts. We're committed to making a positive impact in the
communities Dominion Energy serves."
Funding is available to organizations in areas where Dominion
Energy provides electricity or natural gas or has significant
business interests. These include Virginia, South
Carolina, northeastern North
Carolina, Connecticut, and
parts of West Virginia and
Rhode Island.
Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted from
Jan. 13 to Feb. 24, 2025. Visit
https://www.dominionenergy.com/foundation for more information.
View the Spanish version of this press release.
About the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Dominion Energy (NYSE: D)
provides regulated electricity service to 3.6
million homes and businesses in Virginia, North
Carolina, and South
Carolina, and regulated natural
gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina; is one of the nation's
leading developers and operators of regulated offshore wind and
solar power; and is the largest producer of carbon-free electricity
in New England. Through its
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, as well as
EnergyShare and other programs, Dominion Energy
contributed $46.7 million in 2023 to community causes.
The Foundation supports nonprofit causes that meet basic human
needs, protect the environment, promote education, and encourage
community vitality. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn
more.
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