COLUMBUS, Ohio—The board of The Community Foundation of Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives approved six grant requests made by Ohio electric cooperative employees, on behalf of charitable organizations for which they are passionate.
Just like Ohio’s 24 electric cooperatives, the foundation is also committed to supporting local communities, and the organizations and people who make them a better place to live and work.
The board considers grant requests three times a year, and approved it’s final requests for 2024 in late November.
Here is the list of the organizations receiving foundation grants:
- Y.O.L.O. of Darke County—$500—nominated by Darke County Rural Electric employee. Y.O.L.O. of Darke County is a community fund dedicated to giving back to the community, such as planting trees to replace trees lost during a tornado.
- ForeverDads—$500—nominated by Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Cooperative employee. ForeverDads is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening families and communities by empowering fathers to be more engaged, responsible, and nurturing.
- Fairhope Hospice & Palliative Care—$500—nominated by South Central Power employee. FAIRHOPE Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. and its PALS program recognize the impact of grief on children and families who have experienced the death of a loved one.
- Trades for Life Foundation—$1,000—nominated by Pioneer Electric Cooperative employee. Trades for Life Foundation works to shed light on the opportunities available locally in trades and provides financial help to students who choose to pursue the trades as a future career path.
- Project Ohio—$2,000—Project Ohio is a group of Ohio electric cooperative lineworkers who volunteer their time and skills to electrify villages in Guatemala, and provide shoes and other items to village children. Project Ohio volunteers will electrify the Village of Barejones, Guatemala in January 2025.
- Blake Rogers Memorial Scholarship—$16,000—The Blake Rodgers Memorial Scholarship was established to honor fallen Ohio lineman Blake Rodgers of Buckeye Rural Electric who died restoring power during a 2022 winter storm. The scholarship pays tuition for lineworker student(s) attending Scioto Career Tech Center where Rodgers attended.
The Community Foundation Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives was founded in 2016, and has donated $173,500 to charitable organizations and causes identified by Ohio electric cooperative employees.
