Duke Energy Foundation, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., has awarded more than $250,000 in grants to organizations supporting Hispanic communities in Florida. The grants will go toward providing personalized business consulting services to Hispanic entrepreneurs and businesses, Hispanic Heritage Month event support, and other local initiatives to uplift communities in Duke Energy Florida’s service territory. The company also has an employee resource group, Latinos Energizing Diversity (LED), which provides educational opportunities about the Latino culture and helps the company maintain and increase relationships between the company and a growing Latino community. The foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.

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