RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion Energy
(NYSE: D), together with the company's charitable foundation, will
contribute $1 million to the Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a civil rights organization
with the mission to secure equal justice for all through the rule
of law.
The grant is part of the company's social justice fund
created last year in response to the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans.
"Dominion Energy's generous $1
million donation will greatly expand our ability to respond
to the country's most pressing civil rights issues," said
Damon Hewitt, acting president and
executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law. "Through this partnership, we can accelerate our efforts to
develop legal and policy initiatives that address discrimination in
key areas of American life. Ultimately, our efforts will help to
foster shared prosperity, safety, and success for all, especially
for African Americans and other people of color."
"The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has a long,
rich history of fighting for civil rights," said Thomas F. Farrell, II, Dominion Energy's
executive chairman. "Just as President John
F. Kennedy and a group of lawyers did when they formed the
organization nearly six decades ago, we recognize the good fight
for civil rights should be an obligation shared by all who believe
in equal justice."
Robert M. Blue, Dominion Energy's
president and chief executive officer, said, "We should be moved to
action now, with the same sense of urgency that compelled the civil
rights lawyers then. Our hope is this contribution makes a lasting
impact in the fight against systemic racism."
The grant will support the near-term focus of the Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: defending diversity in higher
education; responding to hate crimes; reforming bail, fees, and
fines; and protecting ballot access.
Last year, Dominion Energy committed $5
million for organizations and programs supporting social
justice, equality, and community rebuilding. The company also
committed $25 million to 11
historically Black colleges and universities and $10 million for Educational Equity scholarships
benefiting minority students.
About the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
Law
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
(Lawyers' Committee), is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization,
formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in
providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The
principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through
the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas
of voting rights, criminal justice, fair housing and community
development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and hate
crimes. For more information, please visit
https://lawyerscommittee.org.
About Dominion Energy
More than 7 million customers in
16 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity
or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in
Richmond, Va. The company is
committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe
energy and to achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane
emissions from its power generation and gas infrastructure
operations by 2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn
more.
About the Dominion Energy Charitable
Foundation
Through the Dominion Energy Charitable
Foundation, as well as EnergyShare and other programs,
Dominion Energy contributed more than $58
million in 2020 to community causes. The Foundation supports
nonprofit causes that meet basic human needs, protect the
environment, promote education, and encourage community vitality.
For more information about the Dominion Energy Charitable
Foundation, visit DominionEnergy.com/Foundation.
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