The NextEra Energy Foundation concentrates its giving in very large, institutional grants to affiliated or corporate entities, primarily supporting activities tied to its utility operations in Florida. Grants are directed toward Florida Power & Light and an unnamed/undisclosed recipient (listed as “Available Upon Request”), indicating corporate philanthropy, internal program support, or pass-through funding for community resilience and energy-sector initiatives. The foundation’s pattern suggests strategic, high-dollar allocations rather than broad public grantmaking to many nonprofits.
A defining feature of Nextera Energy Foundation Inc. is the size and concentration of its grants: its recent awards cluster around twelve- to thirteen-million-dollar charitable grants, often directed to a small set of utility-related recipients in Florida. The foundation’s public record points to corporate philanthropy tied to utility operations rather than broad general grantmaking. One of the largest recent awards was $13,288,539 to Available Upon Request in 2025, while Florida Power and Light Co received $12,857,353 in 2024. Another $12,160,606 grant to Florida Power and Light Co in 2023 shows a repeated funding relationship over multiple years. That pattern, together with the undisclosed recipient listing and the Florida-only recipient footprint, suggests a focused institutional funding strategy centered on the utility’s operating environment and related charitable activity. The foundation’s giving is structured around large-scale allocations rather than a broad set of many small grants.
The foundation’s grantmaking is closely tied to utility operations and the communities served by those operations. In one recent award, it gave $12,857,353 to Florida Power and Light Co in Miami for charitable purposes. In another, it sent $12,160,606 to the same recipient in Miami, again as a charitable grant. The recent record also includes a $13,288,539 grant to Available Upon Request in Juno Beach, which reinforces the foundation’s use of large, institution-level awards. Across these grants, the most visible pattern is support for corporate and affiliate-related activity in Florida rather than a broad range of independent nonprofit causes. The grant list also points to energy-sector and community resilience themes, especially where utility-linked funding is involved.
Grant sizes are tightly bunched: the 25th percentile is $12,334,793, the median is $12,508,980, and the 75th percentile is $12,683,166. That narrow spread shows a highly standardized high-dollar grant pattern. The recent record also shows repeat funding to Florida Power and Light Co across multiple years, alongside repeated grants to an undisclosed recipient listed as Available Upon Request. The foundation is not structured around individual giving or program-related investments, and its grants are concentrated in Florida. The pattern is institutional and recurring rather than widely dispersed.
$13.3M
$78.2M
$23.2M
$13.5M
Most grants fall between $12.3M and $12.7M, with a median of $12.5M.
25th Percentile
$12.3M
Median
$12.5M
75th Percentile
$12.7M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Highly concentrated: very few (5) grants totaling over $63M, with repeat, multi-million-dollar awards to a small set of affiliated recipients rather than many small external nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Available Upon Request, Florida Power and Light Co
All recent grants in the provided record went to recipients in the United States, and every listed recipient is in Florida. Miami appears as a recurring recipient city through Florida Power and Light Co, while Juno Beach appears in the undisclosed recipient listings. The top state by grant count is FL, and 100% of grants were made to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. The geography is therefore extremely concentrated, with no international distribution in the recent record.
The recent record shows large charitable grants to Florida Power and Light Co in Miami and to an undisclosed recipient listed as Available Upon Request in Juno Beach. That pattern points to corporate, affiliate, or utility-linked funding rather than a broad mix of unrelated nonprofit grantees.
No. The recent grant record shows 100% of grants going to recipients in Florida, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation’s grant sizes are consistently large. The 25th percentile is $12,334,793, the median is $12,508,980, and the 75th percentile is $12,683,166.
Yes. Florida Power and Light Co appears in the recent grants list more than once, with grants in 2024 and 2023. Available Upon Request also appears repeatedly in the latest record.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | JUNO BEACH, FL | $13,288,539 | 2025 | Charitable |
| AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST | JUNO BEACH, FL | $12,857,353 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Available Upon Request | Juno Beach, FL | $12,160,606 | 2025 | Charitable |
| Florida Power and Light Co | Miami, FL | $12,857,353 | 2024 | Charitable |
| Florida Power and Light Co | Miami, FL | $12,160,606 | 2023 | Charitable |
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$13,288,539Charitable
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$12,857,353Charitable
Available Upon Request
$12,160,606Charitable
Florida Power and Light Co
$12,857,353Charitable
Florida Power and Light Co
$12,160,606Charitable