To support local nonprofit, civic, religious and government organizations within Tri-County EMC's service area through Operation Roundup and related grant programs that address special needs and community projects.
Tri-county Emc Foundation Inc channels voluntary customer and member contributions into place-based grants for organizations within Tri-County EMC’s service area. The foundation’s mix of funding is unusually broad for a local utility-linked charity: community development projects, food security, housing assistance, emergency services, public libraries, youth programs, and scholarships all sit alongside school and workforce support. In 2025, its largest disclosed award was $45,000 to the Bright Ideas Program, a clear sign that classroom innovation remains a major part of its giving. Other recent support shows the same local orientation in practice, including grants to Habitat for Humanity and to Neighbors Helping Neighbors. The foundation also funds education through multiple scholarship programs tied to students in its service area, including Operation Roundup Scholarship, Cooperative Scholarship, Walter Harrison Scholarship, and Lineman Scholarship. Its active programs indicate that it supports both organizations and individuals through separate channels, with a strong emphasis on projects that meet special needs or address community needs within its service area.
Community development is the core of the foundation’s grantmaking. Through Operation Roundup, it gives to nonprofit, civic, religious, or government organizations for special projects or special needs within the Tri-County service area; recent awards included $12,000 to Habitat for Humanity and $10,000 to Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Education is another major theme, especially teacher-led classroom innovation: Bright Ideas Program received $45,000 in 2025, and the foundation also sponsors Bright Ideas grants for Pre-K through 12 teachers. Support for youth and students appears in multiple scholarship and leadership programs, including Operation Roundup Scholarship, Cooperative Scholarship, Walter Harrison Scholarship, Lineman Scholarship, and the Washington Youth Tour sponsorship. The recent grant list also shows funding for places and services used by families and residents, such as a local arts center and a health-related organization.
The foundation’s disclosed grant sizes are uneven, with awards ranging from $5,548 to $45,000 in the 2025 recent-grants list. The upper end is driven by a large program grant, while several other awards cluster in the mid-thousands. The active-program list shows recurring scholarship and teacher-grant offerings, which suggests an annual or repeated grantmaking pattern rather than one-off giving only. It is a public charity, and the grant descriptions point to direct-service funding for organizations plus separate scholarship support for students. Several programs accept unsolicited applications, including Operation Roundup and the scholarship and Bright Ideas offerings.
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Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, with all 12 recent grants going to US organizations. The recent list places awards across Georgia cities including Tucker, Americus, Greensboro, Gray, Eatonton, Macon, Milledgeville, Brunswick, and others. The foundation’s active programs are tied to the Tri-County EMC service area in Georgia, and the Operation Roundup program specifically names Baldwin County, Bibb County, and Jones County as grant geographies. Recent awards also reached organizations in Gray and Greene County-area communities, showing a strong local footprint centered on its service territory.
Its grant program supports nonprofit, civic, religious, and government organizations for special projects or needs within the Tri-County EMC service area. The recent grant list also shows support for education, housing, health-related work, and community services, alongside separate scholarship programs for students.
Yes. Active programs include Operation Roundup Scholarship, Cooperative Scholarship, Walter Harrison Scholarship, Lineman Scholarship, and the Washington Youth Tour sponsorship. It also sponsors Bright Ideas grants for Pre-K through 12 teachers for classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded.
The recent-grants list shows awards from $5,548 up to $45,000. Several grants sit in the $6,000 to $12,000 range, while the largest disclosed award is the $45,000 Bright Ideas Program grant.
It operates through named programs rather than a single open grant pool. Operation Roundup is funded by voluntary customer or member contributions, and several active programs—Operation Roundup, Bright Ideas, and the scholarship offerings—accept unsolicited applications.
The foundation’s active programs focus on the Tri-County EMC service area in Georgia. In the recent grant list, recipients are located in Georgia cities including Tucker, Americus, Greensboro, Gray, Eatonton, Macon, Milledgeville, and Brunswick, and all recent grants were in the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Tri-County Emc Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Any non-profit, civic, religious or government organization located within Tri-County EMC's eight-county service area. Applications must be for special needs or projects; requests for general operating funds are not accepted.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT IDEAS PROGRAM | — | $45,000 | 2025 | — |
| GEORGIA EMC | TUCKER, GA | $12,290 | 2025 | — |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $12,000 | 2025 | — |
| NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS | GREENSBORO, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| JACOR FOUNDATION | GRAY, GA | $8,000 | 2025 | — |
| CIRCLE OF LOVE CENTER | GREENSBORO, GA | $7,500 | 2025 | — |
| THE PLAZA ARTS CENTER | EATONTON, GA | $7,500 | 2025 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BREAST CARE | MACON, GA | $7,500 | 2025 | — |
| BALDWIN COUNTY EARLY LEARNING CENTE | MILLEDGEVILE, GA | $7,493 | 2025 | — |
| PINE RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH | BRUNSWICK, GA | $6,000 | 2025 | — |
| SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE | AMERICUS, GA | $6,000 | 2025 | — |
| JONES COUNTY FAMILY COLLECTION | GRAY, GA | $5,548 | 2025 | — |
BRIGHT IDEAS PROGRAM
$45,000GEORGIA EMC
$12,290NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
$10,000JACOR FOUNDATION
$8,000CIRCLE OF LOVE CENTER
$7,500THE PLAZA ARTS CENTER
$7,500ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BREAST CARE
BALDWIN COUNTY EARLY LEARNING CENTE
$7,493PINE RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH
$6,000SOUTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$6,000