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Operation Round Up
People’s Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up program supports charitable, educational, and community initiatives. By rounding up monthly electric bills to the nearest dollar, members contribute just pennies each month to make a big difference through the neighbor-helping-neighbor spirit.
Small Change That Changes Lives
Since 2012, our Operation Round Up program has raised over $1.2 million in support of charitable, educational, community, and youth-related programs and events.
Members allow the Cooperative to simply "round up" electric bills to the next highest dollar and that monthly contribution to the trust fund is as little as a penny, but never more than 99 cents.
The concept behind the program is to extend the principle on which electric cooperatives were built over 80 years ago - neighbor-helping-neighbor.
The Cooperative's Board of Directors selects the People's Energy Cooperative Trust Board to administer the Operation Round Up program.
The following cooperative members have been appointed by the Cooperative’s Board of Directors to serve as the Trust Board. They meet quarterly to evaluate applications and approve grant funds.
District 1: Christy Richards
District 2: Brenna Scanlan
District 3: Ron Pickett
District 4: Cindy Stamschror
District 5: Tamara DeMuth
District 6: Gordon Haubenschild
District 7: Marsha Kohn
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Grant Application Process
Deadlines for submitting applications for funds are: March 20, June 20, September 20, and December 20. If the date lands on a weekend, the deadline will be on the Friday prior.
Decisions regarding application grants are made within approximately one month after the respective deadline.