Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Donates $1.3 Million to Environmental Nonprofits

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Feb 20, 2024, 09:00 ET

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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