Small change, big impact

Oper­a­tion Round Up allows mem­bers to ben­e­fit their com­mu­ni­ties

At York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, we believe in the pow­er of com­mu­ni­ty. This com­mit­ment comes to life through pro­grams such as Oper­a­tion Round Up, which has fun­neled over $4 mil­lion in grants into our local area since its incep­tion at the coop­er­a­tive in 2000.

Oper­a­tion Round Up is a sim­ple yet effec­tive way for mem­bers to make resound­ing impacts on their com­mu­ni­ty. Each month, par­tic­i­pat­ing mem­bers round up their pow­er bills to the next high­est dol­lar, con­tribut­ing an aver­age of just 50 cents per month—or about $6 annu­al­ly. While the indi­vid­ual con­tri­bu­tions may seem small, the col­lec­tive impact is enor­mous.

An inde­pen­dent group of com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers, the Oper­a­tion Round Up Trust Board, meets quar­ter­ly to assess local needs and allo­cate funds to non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tions. These grants empow­er orga­ni­za­tions to pur­sue their mis­sions and improve the lives of our neigh­bors.

But the pro­gram extends beyond finan­cial assis­tance for local non-prof­its. Oper­a­tion Round Up also sup­ports Bright Ideas, a grant ini­tia­tive designed to help local teach­ers bring inno­v­a­tive projects to life in their class­rooms.

In every sense, Oper­a­tion Round Up is peo­ple help­ing peo­ple. Today, about three-fourths of York Elec­tric mem­bers par­tic­i­pate in this pro­gram, demon­strat­ing how small acts of gen­eros­i­ty can lead to mean­ing­ful change.

If you’re not yet a part of this ini­tia­tive, we invite you to join us. Vis­it our web­site and log in to our secure online mem­ber por­tal. Click on the MORE tab at the top and select Oper­a­tion Round Up to begin donat­ing your change each month. For just a few dol­lars a year, you can help improve lives and strength­en our com­mu­ni­ty.

Check out the finan­cial snap­shot below to see how Oper­a­tion Round Up dol­lars made an impact in 2024!

2024 Finan­cial Snap­shot

• 76% of YEC mem­bers con­tributed to Oper­a­tion Round Up
• $339,500 total grants for 34 non-prof­its
• $29,950 emer­gency allo­ca­tions to mem­bers for cri­sis sup­port
• $20,000 in Bright Ideas grants to local teach­ers
• Oper­a­tion Round Up also fund­ed the a trail­er for York Coun­ty Emer­gency Man­age­ment to sup­port dis­as­ter response and recov­ery efforts, ded­i­cat­ed to for­mer YEC President/CEO, Paul Basha