Donations and Sponsorships
We're working with our communities to help make them better places to live and work.
Hurricane Recovery
During a press conference held on Sept. 10 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy to announce that the state and FPL partnered to donate 19 truckloads of water as a part of the Hurricane Dorian relief effort in the Bahamas. Along with the water, the company and employees donated $364,800 to the red cross. NextEra Energy donated over $2.3 million to those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Michael and Dorian in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Supporting Community Services
NextEra Energy Resources is committed to supporting vital community services, such as fire and emergency services. In North Dakota, the New England Ambulance Service and New England Volunteer Fire Department received donations to support their services in Hettinger and Stark counties.
GIVING FINANCIALLY
In 2019, our company and our employees contributed more than $18 million to support wide-ranging initiatives and causes that contribute to the well-being of our communities.
Care to Share
The Care to Share program raises hundreds of thousands of dollars every year to help those who need help to pay their utility bill. Since its inception, the Care to Share program has raised $25.4 million to help approximately 97,000 families.
Dollars for Doers
Through the company's Dollars for Doers program, which awards grants in recognition of employee volunteer time, more than $190,000 in grants were distributed to nonprofit organizations in 2019.
Power to Save Program
Launched in 2016, FPL's Power to Save programs offers assistance to customers through energy retrofits administered by FPL in selected neighborhoods. Qualifying customers who sign up for the program receive a free FPL energy survey of their home, tips on how to save energy and money, and services and program savings of up to $500.
iPledge Campaign
In 2019, NextEra Energy employees raised more than $4.4 million for the United Way and other nonprofit organizations to continue positively impacting their communities.
Amplify! Program
Thanks to a $40,000 Gulf Power Foundation Amplify! grant awarded to the Florida Wildlife Federation, landowners who live east of Panama City, received much-needed help to deal with the devastation. The grant is earmarked for restoration of timberland destroyed by Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Did You Know?
NextEra Energy Resources, through its sponsorship of the sheriff's office in Caddo County, Oklahoma, helped the organization purchase its first K-9 unit: a German Shepherd police dog named Zeus. The company funded extensive training for Zeus' handler as well as co-sponsored a competition with local schools in which students submitted name ideas for the new police dog.
Did You Know?
Building a strong northwest Florida is a team effort, and the Gulf Power Foundation has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to 36 organizations across the region to do just that. Through Gulf Power's Amplify! program, 31 grants were awarded, totaling $781,014 of support to our communities in 2019.
Did You Know?
In early 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, NextEra Energy and our employees committed more than $4 million in emergency assistance funds that is being distributed directly to those in need and to partner organizations to provide critical support to the most vulnerable members of the communities we serve.