Our Community & Customer Investments

Helping to build a better future for everyone we serve.

We’re Committed to Our Community

At Evergy, our commitment to our community goes beyond delivering reliable energy. We believe in energizing lives, uplifting neighborhoods and empowering a better future—together. Through energy assistance, volunteerism and community partnerships, we’re making a lasting impact in the communities we call home.

Energy Assistance

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Evergy Connect

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Community Grants

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Our Community Investments

From energy assistance when you need it most to education about energy efficiency tools, we’re focused on energizing lives and strengthening the communities we share.

Community Partners

Moving communities forward is a team effort. Each year, we volunteer and pledge support each year to over 500 local non-profit organizations across our service area to spread good energy and empower a better future. A few examples of the groups we work with include:

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We offer flexible support to help customers manage energy costs and find community resources, including payment plans, federal aid programs, emergency assistance, medical customer support and weatherization upgrades.

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Grants and Sponsorships

We work with 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) nonprofits to secure financial support for environmental projects and/or projects that help spread good energy in our community. Eligible organizations can fill out an application today.

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Last year, Evergy provided in-person assistance to 69,000+ customers through community outreach events and at our Connect Centers, helping secure over $25 million in bill payment assistance for customers in need. We also partnered with regional agencies to support our hometowns with $7 million in community investments shared among different programs, from financial help to local economic development.

$2.5M

to economic and community development programs to support local economies.

$2.3M

social services and agencies to help the vulnerable in our communities.

$1.2M

to workforce, career readiness and training efforts.

Environmental Leadership

Evergy employees volunteered over 17,200 hours with local organizations, and our Green Team led hands-on environmental projects like tree planting and habitat restoration.

We invested nearly $900,000 in conservation and habitat protection, sustainability and environmental education programs.

Tree Planting

Partnering with sustainability efforts, our volunteers distributed and planted 1,060 trees.

Wildlife Conservation

We completed 69 projects, including building nesting boxes and pollinator habitats.

Cleanup Work

We pulled out 4.3 tons of trash and 507 tires out of the waterways in our service territories.