Submitted by Amy Weber, SCEC
HAMMOND, WI – St. Croix Electric Cooperative (SCEC) is now accepting applications for their Operation Round Up® grant program. Operation Round Up® is a charitable program unique to electric co-ops and is designed to aid individuals and families in crisis and to support local not-for-profit organizations with projects that serve the communities in St. Croix County by “rounding up” members’ electric bills to the nearest dollar. The average donation of each participating St. Croix Electric Cooperative member is less than $6 annually.
Third quarter applications will be accepted through September 3, 2024. Applications and grant guidelines are available online at scecnet.net/grants. For more information about Operation Round Up please email grants@scecnet.net or call 715-796-5613.
Operation Round Up funds are managed by SCEC Serves, Inc., a nonprofit 501c3. The goal of SCEC Serves is to provide an ongoing commitment to the communities within SCEC’s service territory. SCEC Serves, Inc. is overseen by a 12-member board of directors. The board consists of members representing each of the nine SCEC districts along with two SCEC board members and one employee. The board distributes grants on a quarterly basis and will consider emergency requests on an as-needed basis.
St. Croix Electric Cooperative was founded in 1937 and serves more than 11,800 members accounts over 1,800 miles of line.
