Duke Energy Foundation

Duke Energy Foundation Open Grants (annual rolling grants up to $20,000)

Who can apply: Must be a tax-exempt public charity (501(c)(3)) or governmental entity, serve communities served by Duke Energy, nondiscriminatory service, and have methods to measure and report program outcomes. Churches, private foundations, foreign organizations, for-profits, individuals, 501(c)(4)/(c)(6) advocacy groups, and certain other categories are ineligible. See Foundation guidelines for full restrictions.

Local Resiliency (Duke Energy Foundation Open Grants)

Who can apply: Must be a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity or governmental entity (including school districts); serve communities served by Duke Energy; non-discriminatory service; ability to measure and report program outcomes. Certain emergency equipment or preparedness equipment requests may be considered only via prescriptive RFPs and not the open grants process.

Deadline: Rolling — accepts applications year-round for requests up to $20,000 (some equipment requests occasionally considered through RFPs)

Community Opportunity (Duke Energy Foundation Open Grants)

Who can apply: Must be a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity or governmental entity (including school districts); serve communities served by Duke Energy; non-discriminatory service; ability to measure and report program outcomes.

Deadline: Rolling — accepts applications year-round for requests up to $20,000

Vibrant Economies (Duke Energy Foundation Open Grants)

Who can apply: Must be a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity or governmental entity (including school districts); serve communities served by Duke Energy; non-discriminatory service; ability to measure and report program outcomes. Churches, private foundations, foreign organizations, for-profits, individuals, 501(c)(4)/(c)(6), and organizations providing benefit to Duke Energy or opposing Duke Energy are ineligible.

Deadline: Rolling — accepts applications year-round for requests up to $20,000