When Carroll EMC was founded in 1936, people joined together to build their own electric system because private power companies did not serve the rural areas. Neighbors were willing to help neighbors in order to provide the communities with a much-needed resource. Continuing this principle of working together, Carroll EMC implemented a program which helps co-op members reach out to worthy causes in their communities. This program is called Operation Round Up®.

This voluntary program is simple. Each month participating members allow Carroll EMC to "round up" their electric bills to the next full dollar. For example, a bill for $63.74 would be rounded up to $64.00 and the 24 cents would be donated to the program. Annually, each participating member contributes approximately $6.00 to the program. All contributions are tax-deductible.

The Carroll EMC Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 corporation that administers the funds of Operation Round Up®. The Foundation Board of Directors (pdf), which is made up of volunteers representing all districts, governs the Foundation and determines the distribution of funds to non-profit organizations and worthy projects in Carroll EMC's service area. The directors meet every other month to review grant requests. Click here for a meeting schedule (pdf).

Grant applications and final report forms are available at all Carroll EMC offices.

For more information about our program, or to sign up, contact us at operationroundup@cemc.com.

Since its inception in 2001, the Carroll EMC Foundation has given back to our communities over $1,000,000. Click here for the contributions list (pdf).

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