Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation exists to serve the changing needs of members by enhancing the quality of life through active support of community developments and identifying and serving the member's energy needs.
Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation Inc. channels member-funded dollars into local Georgia schools, student opportunity, and community support through small grants and direct-service awards. One clear example is its $25,398 grant to Skye Precious Kids Inc in Roswell, the largest award in the recent grant list. The foundation also appears repeatedly in education and workforce support, with grants to Gwinnett Tech Foundation in Lawrenceville, Lanier Tech College Foundation Inc in Gainesville, and the University of North GA Foundation Inc in Dahlonega. Its program mix includes teacher classroom grants, scholarships for graduating seniors, youth leadership programming, and community grants for local nonprofits. The grantmaker’s stated work aligns with community development, emergency or member assistance, and neighborhood-level support for households and grassroots organizations. Recent awards also show direct support to schools and local charities, including Whitlow Elementary in Cumming and The Place of Forsyth County Inc. The overall picture is of a foundation using relatively modest, locally focused grants to meet immediate community needs while backing education pathways for students and technical learners.
Education is a major thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2023, it awarded $10,000 to Gwinnett Tech Foundation in Lawrenceville and another $10,000 to Lanier Tech College Foundation Inc in Gainesville, pointing to support for post-secondary and technical education. The school-facing side is also visible in a $9,205 grant to Whitlow Elementary in Cumming. Community assistance appears in grants to local nonprofits serving households and neighbors. In 2025, Habitat for Humanity North Central Georgia in Roswell received $10,000, while The Place of Forsyth County Inc in Cumming received $10,000 in 2023. Emergency and mutual-aid support is reflected in the $10,000 award to Operation Appreciation Inc in Hiawassee. Youth-focused funding shows up as well. Kare for Kids Inc in Dawsonville received $7,800 in 2025, fitting the foundation’s pattern of supporting local youth and family services.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $7,495, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That suggests a grantmaking pattern built around standard small awards, with occasional larger outliers. The recent list includes multiple repeat recipients across years, including Gwinnett Tech Foundation and University of North GA Foundation Inc, which indicates continued support rather than one-off transactions. The foundation is a member-funded community foundation-style grantmaker tied to Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation Inc., and it also makes direct scholarships and classroom grants. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including Bright Ideas, Operation Round Up, Sawnee Youth Scholarship Program, and the Lineworker Scholarship.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
SYLVIA LUNDBERG
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Grant dollars stay entirely in Georgia: 100% of the recent grants went to recipients in the state. The giving footprint reaches multiple North Georgia communities, with repeated awards in Cumming, Roswell, Gainesville, Dawsonville, Lawrenceville, Dahlonega, and Hiawassee. Cumming appears in both school and nonprofit grants, while Roswell and Gainesville also show up more than once. The pattern fits a local service-area funder rather than a statewide or national grantmaker.
Its active programs include Bright Ideas teacher classroom grants, Operation Round Up community grants, the Sawnee Youth Scholarship Program, the Lineworker Scholarship, and Washington Youth Tour programs. The listed focus areas include education and scholarships, youth development, community development, and emergency or member assistance.
The recent grant data is centered on $10,000 awards. The p25 grant size is $7,495, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is also $10,000, showing a fairly narrow grant-size band with a few larger grants above that level.
Yes. The recipient country distribution shows 15 grants, or 100%, in the US, and the geographic scope of giving is local. The recent recipient cities are all in Georgia, including Cumming, Roswell, Gainesville, Dawsonville, Lawrenceville, Dahlonega, and Hiawassee.
Yes for some programs. Bright Ideas teacher classroom grants accept unsolicited applications through a downloadable PDF form, and Operation Round Up also accepts unsolicited applications from eligible local nonprofit organizations and classroom projects. The Sawnee Youth Scholarship Program and Lineworker Scholarship also accept applications.
Yes. Gwinnett Tech Foundation received $10,000 in both 2023 and 2025, and University of North GA Foundation Inc received $10,000 in 2023 and again in 2025. That pattern suggests some ongoing relationships rather than entirely one-time awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNSEEN HAND MINISTRIES INC | CUMMING, GA | $25,000 | 2026 | — |
| GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $25,000 | 2026 | — |
| DAWSON COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC | DAWSONVILLE, GA | $22,000 | 2026 | — |
| THERE'S HOPE FOR THE HUNGRY INC | CUMMING, GA | $17,500 | 2026 | — |
| THE PLACE OF FORSYTH COUNTY INC | CUMMING, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | — |
| MUST MINISTRIES INC | MARIETTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | — |
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BAPTIST | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $13,000 | 2026 | — |
| SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTH FULTON | ALPHARETTA, GA | $12,500 | 2026 | — |
| FILL MINISTRIES INC | CUMMING, GA | $11,000 | 2026 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GA FOUNDATION | DAHLONEGA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION INC | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| KARE FOR KIDS INC | DAWSONVILLE, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| HEROES OF FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF | CUMMING, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | — |
| OPERATION APPRECIATION INC | HIAWASSEE, GA | $7,500 | 2026 | — |
| ABOUT FACE USA INC | CUMMING, GA | $6,800 | 2026 | — |
| BALD RIDGE LODGE INC | CUMMING, GA | $6,000 | 2026 | — |
| NORTH METRO MIRACLE LEAGUE INC | ALPHARETTA, GA | $5,500 | 2026 | — |
| SKYE PRECIOUS KIDS INC | ROSWELL, GA | $25,398 | 2025 | — |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | ROSWELL, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GA FOUNDATION | DAHLONEGA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| OPERATION APPRECIATION INC | HIAWASSEE, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| KARE FOR KIDS INC | DAWSONVILLE, GA | $7,800 | 2025 | — |
| ABOUT FACE USA | CUMMING, GA | $5,818 | 2025 | — |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL | DAWSONVILLE, GA | $5,500 | 2025 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GA FOUNDATION | DAHLONEGA, GA | $7,500 | 2024 | — |
| LANIER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $7,500 | 2024 | — |
| GLORY HOPE & LIFE INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $7,500 | 2024 | — |
| GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $7,500 | 2024 | — |
| SKYE PRECIOUS KIDS INC | ROSWELL, GA | $6,301 | 2024 | — |
| NO LONGER BOUND | CUMMING, GA | $5,351 | 2024 | — |
| LANIER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| THE PLACE OF FORSYTH COUNTY INC | CUMMING, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION | LAWRENCEVILLE, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GA FOUNDATION INC | DAHLONEGA, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| WHITLOW ELEMENTARY | CUMMING, GA | $9,205 | 2023 | — |
| GLORY HOPE & LIFE INC | GAINESVILLE, GA | $7,190 | 2023 | — |
| CUMMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CUMMING, GA | $5,924 | 2023 | — |
UNSEEN HAND MINISTRIES INC
$25,000DAWSON COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC
$22,000THERE'S HOPE FOR THE HUNGRY INC
$17,500EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BAPTIST
SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTH FULTON
$12,500GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION INC
$10,000KARE FOR KIDS INC
$10,000HEROES OF FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF
$10,000OPERATION APPRECIATION INC
$7,500ABOUT FACE USA INC
$6,800BALD RIDGE LODGE INC
$6,000NORTH METRO MIRACLE LEAGUE INC
$5,500SKYE PRECIOUS KIDS INC
$25,398GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION
$10,000OPERATION APPRECIATION INC
$10,000KARE FOR KIDS INC
$7,800ABOUT FACE USA
$5,818LANIER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$7,500GLORY HOPE & LIFE INC
$7,500GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION
$7,500SKYE PRECIOUS KIDS INC
$6,301LANIER TECH COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$10,000GWINNETT TECH FOUNDATION
$10,000WHITLOW ELEMENTARY
$9,205GLORY HOPE & LIFE INC
$7,190CUMMING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$5,924