Education Organizations Receive Duke Energy Grants

Thursday, April 30, 2020 04:34 PM EDT Updated: Friday, May 1, 2020 09:02 AM EDT
By Alex Brown
Education Organizations Receive Duke Energy Grants (photo courtesy of Duke Energy)

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded more than $380,000 in grants to 25 educational institutions and nonprofits throughout the state. The funding is designed to support K-12 programs focused on summer reading, STEM and experiential learning.

The foundation says it has also provided the recipients with flexibility to reschedule programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“These extraordinary education organizations are essential to the well-being and success of our state in these difficult times,” said Stan Pinegar, Duke Energy state president for Indiana. “We are grateful for the work they do to serve our communities, and recognize that flexibility in applying these funds is needed during this time of uncertainty.”

The grant recipients include:

  • Avon Education Foundation, Hendricks County – $10,000
  • Brownsburg Education Foundation, Hendricks County – $25,000
  • Crawford County Community School Corp., Crawford County – $20,000
  • East Washington School Corp., Washington County – $12,974
  • Fayette County Community Voices, Fayette County – $13,450
  • Fayette County School Corp., Fayette County – $12,411
  • Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools, Monroe County – $17,600
  • Franklin Community Schools, Johnson County – $5,000
  • Greater Clark County Schools, Clark County – $15,000
  • Hamilton Heights School Corp., Hamilton County – $7,500
  • Hamilton Southeastern School Foundation, Hamilton County – $21,039
  • Indiana State University, Statewide – $40,000
  • Ivy Tech Foundation, Vigo County – $10,000
  • Johnson County Early Learning Center, Johnson County – $24,000
  • Kokomo School Corp., Howard County – $24,993
  • Lafayette School Corp., Tippecanoe County – $10,000
  • Milan Community Schools, Ripley County – $7,500
  • MSD of Martinsville, Morgan County – $13,715
  • North Knox Primary, Knox County – $10,000
  • Purdue University, Tippecanoe County – $25,000
  • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Vigo County – $12,500
  • Salem Community Schools Corp., Washington County – $5,000
  • United Way of Howard County, Howard County – $15,000
  • Vincennes Community School Corp., Knox County – $15,000
  • Wabash County YMCA, Wabash County – $10,000

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