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 deal with the impact of Winter Storm Fern, which has brought severe winter weather to parts of Duke Energy’s service area in the state.
Stan Pinegar, president of Duke Energy Indiana, said, “While our teams are working on the ground, we also want to make sure that 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, and especially during this storm.”
The shareholder-funded grants will be distributed among a range of local nonprofits and assistance groups. These include emergency management agencies, shelters, and other organizations providing heated shelters, emergency supplies, blankets, and related support. The list of recipients covers counties such as Bartholomew, Brown, Clark and Floyd, Crawford, Decatur, Fayette, Fulton, Gibson, Hamilton, Henry, Huntington, Knox, Lawrence, Monroe, Putnam, Shelby (with two separate grants), Tippecanoe (which received $5,000), Vermillion, Vigo (City of Terre Haute), and Wabash (City of Wabash).
Residents seeking information about 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 as well as maps showing open shelters and tools for monitoring multiple locations for weather alerts.
The Duke Energy Foundation annually provides more than $30 million in philanthropic support aimed at meeting needs in communities where its customers live and work. Funding comes from Duke Energy shareholders.
Duke Energy Indiana is a subsidiary of Duke Energy. It supplies approximately 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to about 920,000 customers within a 23,000-square-mile service area. This makes it the largest electricity provider in Indiana.
