Duke Energy Small Business Assistance Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Review Process: Proposals are reviewed by partners including Duke Energy, City of Mason, MADE Chamber, and Warren County SBDC.
Geography
- Located in Mason, Ohio
Size & budget
- Less than 50 employees
Other requirements
- Must be a Duke Energy customer
- Status: Applications for the 2025 cycle are now closed (deadline was September 30, 2025).
- Grant awardees were notified in late October 2025, and awards were presented at the Mason City Council Meeting on November 10, 2025.
Overview
Funder: Warren County Foundation (administered in partnership with Duke Energy, City of Mason, MADE Chamber, and Warren County SBDC)
Geographic Scope: Mason, Ohio
Eligibility:
- Small business (less than 50 employees)
- Must be a Duke Energy customer
- Located in Mason, Ohio
Review Process: Proposals are reviewed by partners including Duke Energy, City of Mason, MADE Chamber, and Warren County SBDC.
Contact:
- Warren County Foundation
- P.O. Box 495
- Lebanon, Ohio 45036
- Phone: 513-934-1001
- Email: info@warrencountyfoundation.org
What Warren County Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 60
- Total given
- $1.21M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,150–$155K
- By dollars: Ohio 89%, North Carolina 6%, Florida 2%. Top recipient cities: Lebanon, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Dayton, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Warren County Park District · Lebanon, OH
Civic support - charitable
$155K
Warren County Foundation · Lebanon, OH
Philanthropy
$95K
Bethesda Foundation Inc · Cincinnati, OH
Healthcare
$85K
Zoweh Ministries · Durham, NC
Religion
$76K
Ralph J Stolle Countryside YMCA · Lebanon, OH
Recreation
$57K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Small businesses
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