Operation Round Up®

As a mem­ber of York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive, you are part of a pro­gram that helps raise thou­sands of dol­lars each year for wor­thy com­mu­ni­ty projects right here in York, Chester, Lan­cast­er, and Chero­kee coun­ties.

By round­ing up elec­tric bills to the next high­est dol­lar, YEC con­tributes mon­ey to local char­i­ties. The char­i­ties, in turn, pro­vide assis­tance to indi­vid­u­als in need. The aver­age mem­ber par­tic­i­pat­ing in Oper­a­tion Round Up® con­tributes about 50 cents a month. Mem­bers who wish not to par­tic­i­pate in the pro­gram may opt-out here.

The pro­gram is admin­is­tered by the Oper­a­tion Round Up® Trust Board, an inde­pen­dent group of com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers who assess the need for grant­i­ng Oper­a­tion Round Up® funds. Local non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tions are assist­ed so they can pro­vide food, shel­ter, cloth­ing, health care, etc. to indi­vid­u­als in need. Polit­i­cal issues and cam­paigns do not receive funds.

Con­tri­bu­tions to Oper­a­tion Round Up® are tax-deductible. In Decem­ber, your util­i­ty bill will have a sum­ma­ry of the con­tri­bu­tions you made to Oper­a­tion Round Up® dur­ing the pre­vi­ous year. YEC will also use every avail­able means, includ­ing South Car­oli­na Liv­ing, to keep you informed about how and when funds are dis­trib­uted.

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive knows you will enjoy being a part of this worth­while effort. If you have any ques­tions about Oper­a­tion Round Up®, please con­tact Mem­ber Ser­vices.

Celebrating more than 4 million dollars in funds being distributed
Apply for Oper­a­tion Round Up® 501c3 Fund­ing
Oper­a­tion Round Up® Dis­po­si­tion State­ment
Operation Round Up pie chart illustrating assistance provided to different segments of the community

Overview of Oper­a­tion Round Up® dis­tri­b­u­tion of funds:

Mem­ber bill assis­tance 33.9%

Med­ical and end-of-life care 27.2%

Chil­dren and edu­ca­tion 21.4%

Home­less­ness assis­tance 14.7%

Unique need assis­tance 2.8%

FAQ

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Operation Round Up FAQ

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What do I do if I need help?

Con­tact local Help agen­cies. Down­load the Agency Help list PDF here
Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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Are my contributions tax deductible?

Con­tri­bu­tions to Oper­a­tion Round Up are tax deductible. In Jan­u­ary and Feb­ru­ary, your util­i­ty bill will have a sum­ma­ry of the con­tri­bu­tions you made to Oper­a­tion Round Up dur­ing the pre­vi­ous year.

Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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Exactly what is this Operation Round Up and more importantly will I recoup the amount that was rounded up?

Oper­a­tion Round Up is a vol­un­tary con­tri­bu­tion on your elec­tric bill which adds a few pen­nies each month. The most you could ever donate in a year would be $12, but most mem­bers’ dona­tions are around $6 per year. These pen­nies are added togeth­er from all our par­tic­i­pat­ing mem­bers, and York Elec­tric’s Trust Board makes grants to non-prof­it agen­cies who are serv­ing needs in our com­mu­ni­ty. Since 2000, York Elec­tric’s mem­bers have raised approx­i­mate­ly $2.3 mil­lion, and we now have 62% mem­ber par­tic­i­pa­tion.

Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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How can I help?

We make it easy. Sign up by call­ing our mem­ber ser­vices depart­ment at 803–684‑4248, and we’ll sim­ply round your elec­tric bill up to the next high­est dol­lar each month. The extra change — an aver­age of only 50 cents a month or $6 a year — is your con­tri­bu­tion to the pro­gram. If you wish to dis­con­tin­ue your con­tri­bu­tions at any time, sim­ply con­tact YEC.

Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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How do I find out to whom the funds were distributed?

After each quar­ter­ly meet­ing, our web­site is updat­ed with the cur­rent dis­po­si­tion state­ment. Also, we peri­od­i­cal­ly pub­lish updates about Oper­a­tion Round Up in South Car­oli­na Liv­ing mag­a­zine.

Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ

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