Operation Round-Up

Operation Round-Up
Operation Round-Up at First Electric is a unique opportunity for you to support community projects and student scholarships.

Small change,
that changes lives.

Since 1998, the program has donated over $1.9 million to deserving nonprofits and scholarships.

Participating in Operation Round-Up is simple. Each month, First Electric rounds up the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar. For example, a monthly bill of $52.73 would be rounded up to $53, with the additional $0.27 contributed to the Operation Round-Up Trust Fund. These contributions are tax-deductible, and participating members receive a summary of their annual donations in December and January.

The Operation Round-Up Trust Fund is administered by a nine-member board of community trustees appointed by First Electric’s Board of Directors. The trustees meet quarterly to review grant applications and determine recipients. First Electric covers all administrative costs associated with the program, ensuring that 100 percent of the rounded-up funds are distributed to nonprofit organizations and college scholarship recipients. 

Members can sign up below, call 800-489-7405, or stop by a First Electric office.

Sign Up 

 

Nonprofit looking to apply or funds?

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Quarterly application deadlines

  • March 15
  • June 15
  • Sept. 15
  • Nov. 15

 

  • Brandon Burlsworth Foundation - $500
  • Sugarloaf Council - $1,000
  • Fishnet Missions - $2,000
  • Breakin Bread Community Kitchen - $2,000
  • Darla Jane's Place - (No amount provided)
  • Methodist Family Health Foundation - $1,500
  • City of Pangburn Fire Department - $2,500
  • Arkansas Co. Youth Growth & Development Program - $1,700
  • Pulaski County Council for Communities, Children and Youth - $1,000
  • The City of Hope Outreach - $500
  • The Hedge Ministry, Inc. - $2,000
  • AR Kids Read - $2,000
  • Bay Area EMS, Inc. dba Heart of the Bay Food Pantry - $1,000
  • Goodness Village - $1,000
  • Holy Sews, Inc. - $2,000
  • COMPACT Family Services - $1,000
  • Old Independence Regional Museum - $2,000
  • Saline County Safe Haven - $2,000
  • Lonoke County Safe Haven - (No amount provided)

Scholarship $13,000
Disaster $5,000
Total Donations: $25,700
Remaining balance $5,671.96

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