Operation Round Up Grants Awarded

Sioux Valley Energy and its members are celebrating October as National Cooperative Month by making an impact in their local communities. During the most recent quarterly meeting of the Sioux Valley Energy Customers’ Trust Board of Directors, $35,000 in grants was awarded by the Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® program, including nearly $5,000 reserved for scholarships. 

Nearly $2.3 million has been donated to area non-profits, schools, and communities since the year 2000 when Sioux Valley Energy started its Operation Round Up® (ORU) program. The program is simple – participating members “round up” their electric bill to the next high dollar and those “rounded up” funds are placed into a trust. Additionally, many Sioux Valley Energy employees donate from their paycheck each month. Each quarter the Operation Round Up Board of Trustees meets to review applications and consider grant requests. So far in 2024, more than $92,600 in Operation Round Up grants has been provided. 

A list of recent grant recipients, as well as information on how local organizations can apply for funding, can be found on the Operation Round Up page online. 

The next deadline to apply for funding is November 20 with grants being awarded in December.