Burlington Reporter

A Guilford County nonprofit is one of 40 that executives at Duke Energy said on Nov. 10 will receive a portion of $1 million in grants for their work toward racial harmony and equity in North Carolina.

“We all have a role and responsibility in advancing justice and equity,” Stephen De May, Duke Energy’s North Carolina president, said in a release about the initiative. “Duke Energy is committed to creating equal opportunities for the communities we serve, and we’re proud to support organizations already leading this critical work across North Carolina.”

Company officers have committed to a three-year cycle of providing grant funding for organizations promoting social justice in addition to the $1 million the company already allocated last August, the release said.

Through the initiative, the National Conference for Community and Justice for the Piedmont Triad in Guilford County will receive $25,000.

“The NCCJ is deeply grateful for this generous grant from the Duke Energy Foundation,” Ivan Canada, executive director of the nonprofit, said in the release. “In addition to providing much-needed support for NCCJ’s current work, this grant also represents an investment in our long-term vision to advance social justice and racial equity and to build more compassionate and respectful communities throughout North Carolina.”