GEC Community Foundation awards nearly $8,000 in grants

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The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation have awarded 15 grants totaling $7,962.50. All grants are funded by member donations called “Operation Round-Up” where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund grants to eligible entities.

Education grants were awarded to North Harrison School District, Eagleville; South Harrison R-II School District, Bethany; Gilman City R-IV School District, Gilman City; Cainsville R-I School District, Cainsville; Ridgeway R-V School District, Ridgeway; North Mercer R-III School District, Mercer; Princeton R-V School District, Princeton; Newtown-Harris R-III School District, Newtown; Grundy County R-V School District, Galt; Trenton R-IX High School, Trenton; Spickard R-II Elementary School, Spickard; Laredo R-VII Elementary School, Laredo; North Daviess R-III School District, Jameson; and Livingston County R-III School District, Chula.

Since 2005, the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. has awarded 693 grants totaling $411,337.62 to deserving schools and community organizations. The Foundation assists qualifying schools and organizations with grant monies for education, health, and rural development. This area is within Grundy Electric Cooperative’s 12 county service area which includes Harrison, Mercer, and Grundy counties and portions of Linn, Livingston, Daviess, Gentry, Putnam, and Sullivan counties in Missouri and portions of Ringgold, Wayne, and Decatur counties in Iowa.

The Operation Round-Up Program allows GEC members and customers of the Public Water Supply District Number 1 of Grundy County to voluntarily “round up” their utility bill to the next even dollar. The PWSD Round-Up funds are disbursed solely to projects located in Grundy County. For an average of $6 per year, participating GEC members and PWSD #1 customers assist in funding local community projects.

The next grant application deadline is April 1, 2020. Qualified applicants must be a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization or other eligible entity and may apply for a grant by completing a grant application with supporting information. Grant applications are available on the Grundy Electric website under the “Community Programs” section of the menu, by calling Grundy Electric Cooperative at 1-800-279-2249, extension 23 or 33.


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