Projects must be located in or serve populations of the Sumter EMC eleven county service area (Chattahoochee, Dougherty, Lee, Marion, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, and Webster).
The Foundation does not provide grants to individuals and religious organizations (see footnote1), nor does it fund political campaigns or causes.The following guidelines will help in understanding how these funds are awarded. The extra change is collected and awarded by a Board of Trustees for worthy community projects. are raised through members allowing their monthly electric bills to be rounded up to the next whole dollar. After all, where else can you spend just $6 a year and positively impact so many lives?įunds available to the Sumter EMC Foundation, Inc. Operation Round Up® is a beautiful, inexpensive, and tax-deductible way for you to help improve your community. If you do not participate in Operation Round Up®, we encourage you to fill out this form or call Sumter EMC today to sign up. Individually, members contribute an average of just $6 per year, but collectively, their pocket change adds up to thousands of dollars. Participation in the program is voluntary, and 100 percent of the funds generated are returned to the communities within Sumter EMC's service area through grants to schools and local civic or charitable organizations.Įach month Sumter EMC "rounds up" the electric bill of participating members to the next whole dollar and deposits the spare change in an interest-bearing account administered by a separate board of trustees. It is funded by members who participate in Sumter EMC's Operation Round Up® program.
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