Community Giving: Operation RoundUp Grants to area non-profits

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Operation RoundUp non-profit grant program:

Mission:                                            

The Wake Electric Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation designed to enhance economic infrastructure and job creation, promote service or charitable organizations, and meet emergency needs of individuals within the service area of Wake Electric.

Eligibility:    

IRS designated non-profit agencies serving the counties that Wake Electric Services - Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Wake and Vance counties.  The agency does NOT have to be a member of Wake Electric.

Subjects:                                           

Grants are open to all project and subject areas that enhance economic infrastructure and job creation, promote service or charitable organizations, and meet emergency needs of individuals within the service area of Wake Electric.

Agency grant limit: 

Agencies can receive up to $5,000 in a calendar year and can only apply once each calendar year.

Term:

Operation RoundUp is a grant program awarding money each quarter of the year (in January, April, July, and October).  Current deadlines are posted on the Operation RoundUp website page.

Application: 

A simple and convenient downloadable application can be found at www.wemc.com.  Click on the Operation RoundUp link.

Program Operation:            

Operation RoundUp allowsWake Electric members to roundup their electric bill to the next highest dollar and donate that amount to the program. For example, as an Operation RoundUp contributor, if your bill for the month of April was $91.85, your bill would be rounded up to $92.00 and the extra 15 cents would be donated to Operation RoundUp.

Contributing members give an average of 50 cents per month or $6.00 per year. The maximum amount that a member would contribute in a year’s time would be $11.88.

Each quarter, the board of directors for the program's administrative body, the Wake ElectricFoundationboard, meets to determine who will be awarded funds.

Information: 

Visit www.wemc.com or contact Angela Perez at 919.863.6376 or angela.perez@wemc.com.

History:        

Since it began in 1996, the Operation RoundUp program has awarded more than $300,000 to area non-profits.

Wake Electric:         

Independent, non-profit electric utility owned by their 34,000 members.  The co-op provides superior electric service at affordable rates to members in parts of Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, and Wake counties.

As a member, how can I contribute?

If you are interested in signing up to contribute to the program, please call 1-800-474-6300 today or email information@wemc.com. Contributing literally only costs you pennies a month. Those pennies when combined with those of other contributors, add up to powerful dollars.

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To apply send your completed application to:

Mail:
Operation RoundUp
P.O. Box 1229
Wake Forest, NC 27588

Fax:
Operation RoundUp
919.863.6340

Email:
angela.perez@wemc.com

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Applications:

• Microsoft Word version of application & info. sheet (.doc)

Activity Sheets for Previous Grant Recipients:

Previous grant winners must submit an ACTIVITY SHEET detailing how a previous grant was used (this must be turned in before any future grants can be awarded). To download the ACTIVITY SHEET, click here.

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