The AES Ohio Foundation was established in 1985 to make transformational investments in the communities in our 24-county service territory and is the largest corporate foundation in the Dayton region where every dollar is distributed locally.

 

Since its inception, the Foundation has invested more than $46.7 million in grant funding to support vital community initiatives in the following priorities areas:

 

  • Education & employment readiness
  • Health & human services
  • The arts
  • Urgent community needs

 

The following community impact grants were awarded in 2024 to the following non-profit organizations: 

 

Agape for Youth, Inc.

Artemis Center

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley

Bottom Line 

Capitol Square Foundation 

County Corp 

Crayons to Classrooms 

Darke County Center for the Arts

Darke County Economic Development, Partnering For Success, Inc. 

Daybreak

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Dayton Society of Natural History

Freestore Foodbank

Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley 

Home Is The Foundation

House of Bread 

Hannah's Treasure Chest

Learn to Earn 

Lifecare Alliance (Diabetes Dayton) 

MAV Youth Mentoring 

Miami Valley Meals

Miami Valley Nonprofit Collaborative

Mission of Mary Cooperative 

Muse Machine

Preble County Art Assoc. 

Rebuilding Together Dayton

Second Harvest Food Bank 

Shoes 4 the Shoeless 

Strategic Ohio Council For Higher Education (SOCHE) (New)

The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)

Therapeutic Riding Institute

Violence Free Futures

Wilberforce University

YMCA of Greater Dayton