Small Change, Changing Lives
Southern Indiana Power offers members an opportunity to help their neighbors and communities in which they live by helping fund worthwhile projects. Operation Round Up is a community service fundraising program.
The fund shall be used to benefit people and organizations such as Special Olympics, volunteer fire departments, Relay for Life, youth programs, 4-H, disaster relief, senior citizen programs, and other community service projects. The fund will not be used to pay electric bills or to support or oppose political candidates or campaigns.
Fall 2023 Grant Award Details
Amount Granted — $13,560
Fire Departments & Emergency Services
Central Perry Volunteer Fire Department – $1,800
To purchase a trash pump.
Community-Based Programs
Evanston Civic Association – $2,000
To replace tables and chairs.
Fulda Sportsman Club – $5,000
To replace an inefficient HVAC system from 1969
Widow’s Barrel Food Pantry – $1,800
To purchase a new refrigerator to store items that are given to those in need
Youth Programs
Epsilon Omega Chapter of Tri Kappa, Inc. – $960
To cover the cost of 50 Girl Scout shirts for their New York City trip
Nancy Hanks Elementary (Technology Teacher) – $2,000
To purchase Circuit Playgrounds for students to learn more about electronics and programming
Operation Round Up is just what the name implies. Southern Indiana Power will simply “round up” the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar. For example, a member’s monthly bill of $82.79 would be automatically rounded up to $83.00 with the additional 21 cents going to the Operation Round Up fund.
Participating members will average 50 cents per month or $6.00 in contributions per year. Six dollars won’t buy much by itself, but with the majority of our members participating, the fund will soon collect enough money to really make a significant difference. The maximum a member could contribute would be $11.88 per year. That is 99 cents times 12 months which is highly unlikely.
All Operation Round Up donations are placed in trust and administered by an independent board of trustees operating on behalf of the SIREC Community Trust, Inc. The seven-member board of trustees serves on a voluntary basis and geographically covers the Southern Indiana Power service territory.
Application Process
We accept new applications two times a year, from January 1 to February 15 and then again on August 1 to September 15.
Please click on the appropriate link below and print the application (PDFs will be available closer to the application date).
- ORU Fillable Application 2024
Next grant cycle is January 1 – February 15, 2024. - Scholarship Application 2024
- Scholarship Guidelines (PDF) If you’ve already received a scholarship you will not be eligible. Applications will be accepted starting January 1 – February 15, 2024.
Operation Round Up is a voluntary program and members may choose to opt-out at any time. Fill out the form below to opt in or out of the program.