- Environmental grants awarded to 114 organizations across 8
states
- Foundation donated $475,000 to
45 organizations in Virginia
- Grants focus on environmental education and stewardship
initiatives
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dominion Energy Charitable
Foundation recently awarded $1.3
million in environmental grants to 114 nonprofit
organizations and K-12 schools across eight states, including
$475,000 to 45 organizations in
Virginia.
This year's recipients will improve accessibility at nature
parks and beaches, implement lessons about honeybees, launch
community conservation programs that encourage recycling and
wildlife conservation, and engage farmers in more sustainable
planting practices, among other exciting projects.
"We're proud to recognize local organizations that safeguard the
environment and create more sustainable communities,"
said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the Dominion Energy
Charitable Foundation. "These grants reflect our commitment to
support meaningful projects in the areas we serve."
The competitive grants support projects that educate about
environmental stewardship, protect and preserve habitat, and
enhance or make nature more accessible. Some of this year's grants
include:
- Friends of Hollywood Cemetery will restore 4.5-acres of
green space known as Long Bottom and
improve accessibility for all visitors.
- Friends of the Occoquan
will implement the "Blooms and Barrels: Empowering Communities
through Water Conservation" program that promotes sustainable
practices for waterways.
- Sustainable Chesapeake
will engage farmers throughout Virginia to demonstrate innovative strategies
to plant cover crops and host farm field days.
2023 Virginia Grant Recipients:
Organization
|
City
|
Alliance for the
Chesapeake Bay
|
Richmond
|
American Horticultural
Society
|
Alexandria
|
Arlington County Public
Schools
|
Arlington
|
Belmont Elementary
School
|
Woodbridge
|
Blessed Sacrament
Huguenot School
|
Powhatan
|
Bull Run Mountains
Conservancy
|
Broad Run
|
Charlottesville Area
Mountain Bike Club
|
Charlottesville
|
Corporate Landing
Elementary
|
Virginia
Beach
|
Cumberland County
Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
|
Cumberland
|
Elk Hill Farm,
Inc.
|
Goochland
|
Fairfax County Park
Foundation
|
Fairfax
|
Four Mile Run
Conservancy
|
Alexandria
|
Friends of Dyke
Marsh
|
Alexandria
|
Friends of Hollywood
Cemetery
|
Richmond
|
Friends of Richmond
Community High School
|
Richmond
|
Friends of the
Occoquan
|
Woodbridge
|
Goose Creek
Association
|
Middleburg
|
Henrico County Public
Schools
|
Henrico
|
Henricus
Foundation
|
Chester
|
Hero Kids
Foundation
|
Suffolk
|
Holiday Lake 4-H
Educational Center, Inc.
|
Appomattox
|
Ivy Creek
Foundation
|
Charlottesville
|
James City
County/Williamsburg Master Gardener Association
|
Toano
|
Keep Virginia
Beautiful, Inc.
|
Richmond
|
Manassas Battlefield
Trust
|
Manassas
|
Mathews Land
Conservancy
|
Mathews
|
Maymont
|
Richmond
|
NatureBridge
|
Triangle
|
Newport News Public
Schools
|
Newport News
|
Norfolk Botanical
Garden, Inc.
|
Norfolk
|
Pink Space
Theory
|
Woodbridge
|
Rivanna Conservation
Alliance, Inc.
|
Charlottesville
|
Southampton
Academy
|
Courtland
|
Staunton Augusta
Chapter of Izaak Walton League of America
|
Staunton
|
Surry
Elementary
|
Dendron
|
Sustainable
Chesapeake
|
Richmond
|
The Colonial Seaport
Foundation
|
Deltaville
|
The Mariners'
Museum
|
Newport News
|
Thomas Jefferson High
School Partnership Fund
|
Alexandria
|
Upper Tennessee River
Roundtable
|
Abingdon
|
Virginia Aquarium &
Marine Science Center Foundation
|
Virginia
Beach
|
Virginia Living Museum,
Inc.
|
Newport News
|
Virginia Science
Education Leadership Association
|
Alexandria
|
Virginia Society of
Ornithology
|
Williamsburg
|
Virginia Wesleyan
University
|
Virginia
Beach
|
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About the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
About 7 million customers in 15 states energize their homes and
businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy
(NYSE: D). 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
www.DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
About Dominion Energy
About 7 million customers in 15 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 providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly
clean energy every day and to achieving Net Zero emissions by
2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
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