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Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation selects 11 North Carolina nonprofits for environmental projects
Grants focus on environmental education and stewardship initiatives.
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North Carolina recipients will provide outdoor STEM opportunities to underserved communities, revitalize and expand museum exhibits, and enhance outdoor spaces.Photo courtesy of Catalyst.
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation recently awarded $1.3 million in environmental grants to 114 organizations across eight states, including 11 organizations in North Carolina.
This year’s recipients will implement tropical ecology programs for students, perform community-based habitat restoration, transform unused patio space into an outdoor classroom and pollinator garden, revitalize more than 1,000 feet of shoreline along the Roanoke River, among other exciting projects.
"North Carolina Wildlife Federation appreciates Dominion Energy's investment in wildlife and habitat in North Carolina's Neuse River Basin. Together, we will improve wildlife habitat and soil quality and provide cleaner water and air along with reduced stormwater runoff and flooding. Volunteers will deepen their connection to nature. People will continue to enjoy the green spaces and species richness that makes North Carolina a wonderful place to hike, fish, hunt and live," said North Carolina Wildlife Federation CEO Tim Gestwicki.
The competitive grants support projects that educate about environmental stewardship, protect, and preserve habitat and enhance or make nature more accessible.
"North Carolina Wildlife Federation appreciates Dominion Energy's investment in wildlife and habitat in North Carolina's Neuse River Basin. Together, we will improve wildlife habitat and soil quality and provide cleaner water and air along with reduced stormwater runoff and flooding."
– North Carolina Wildlife Federation CEO Tim Gestwicki
| Organization | City |
| Asheville Farmstead School | Candler |
| Asheville Museum of Science | Asheville |
| Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley, Inc. | Durham |
| Bray Hollow Foundation, Inc. | Grifton |
| Bullington Gardens | Hendersonville |
| E. J. Hayes Elementary School | Williamston |
| Halifax County Business Horizons | Roanoke Rapids |
| NC State College of Sciences Foundation | Raleigh |
| North Carolina Wildlife Federation | Raleigh |
| North Carolina Coastal Federation, Inc. | Wanchese |
| Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Inc. | Gastonia |
“Dominion Energy is proud to stand alongside these organizations as they provide outdoor STEM opportunities to underserved communities, revitalize and expand museum exhibits and enhance outdoor spaces,” said Rusty Harris, Vice President and General Manager of Dominion Energy North Carolina's natural gas business. “Through these programs and the dedicated work of our nonprofit partners, we will make a lasting impact for North Carolina children and the environment.”
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