The Duke Energy Foundation has announced it will provide $55,000 in rapid response grants to 21 nonprofit organizations and community agencies across Indiana. The funding is intended to help communities cope with the effects of Winter Storm Fern, which has brought severe winter weather to parts of Duke Energy’s service area in Indiana.
Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana, said, “While our crews are working on the ground, we also want to make sure our emergency services partners and community support systems are being cared for. We are pleased to be able to support organizations across the state that do great work in Indiana communities every day, especially during this storm.”
The shareholder-funded grants will be distributed among a range of local nonprofits and assistance organizations. The aim is to reinforce local efforts addressing needs arising from cold weather, such as warming shelters, emergency supplies, blankets, and other necessities.
Some of the recipient organizations include Bartholomew County Emergency Management Agency; Brown County YMCA; Southern Indiana Homeless Coalition serving Clark and Floyd counties; Crawford County Emergency Management; Decatur County Emergency Management; Fayette County Emergency Management; Fulton Hope Inc.; Salvation Army – Princeton in Gibson County; Good Samaritan Network in Hamilton County; Henry County Community Foundation; United Way of Huntington County; First City Sunrise in Knox County; Lawrence County Economic Growth Council Foundation; South Central Community Action Program in Monroe County; Beyond Homeless in Putnam County; Sunshine House and Shelby County Emergency Management Agency in Shelby County; Lafayette Urban Ministry in Tippecanoe County (which received $5,000); Vermillion County government or agency; City of Terre Haute in Vigo County; and City of Wabash.
People seeking open shelters or disaster relief services can use the American Red Cross Emergency App. Sponsored by the Duke Energy Foundation, this app provides emergency checklists, maps showing open shelters, and tools for monitoring multiple locations for weather alerts.
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support aimed at meeting needs within communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The foundation is funded by shareholders.
Duke Energy Indiana is a subsidiary of Duke Energy. It supplies about 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to roughly 920,000 customers over a 23,000-square-mile service area. This makes it the largest electricity provider in Indiana.
