WE Care Grants to Area Non-Profits
We are now accepting 2024 3rd quarter applications. Applications received after the deadline, June 7th @ 5:00 p.m., will be considered in the 4th quarter round of grants in 2024.
Within its service territory and beyond, Wake Electric is known for its tradition of community involvement and support. Through our grant and scholarship programs, Wake Electric invests in the communities where its members and employees live and work.
As part of our efforts to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve, we offer the quarterly WE Care program, a grant program awarding funds to non-profit organizations within Wake Electric’s service territory.
2nd Quarter winners for Operation RoundUp Grants – April 2024
| Assistance League of Triangle | Operation School Bell program | $1,500 |
| East Wake Optimist Club | Provide meals for children Zebulon Boys & Girls Club | $1,000 |
| Granville County Extension | Provide meals for children at local school | $1,500 |
| Made4Me, Inc. | Funding for workshop supplies | $500 |
| North East Wake Backpack | Provide meals for children in Wake County | $1,500 |
| Rolesville Fire Dept. | Purchase of equipment for rescue truck | $3,926.33 |
| Wake Education Partnership | Purchase of classroom supplies in Wake County | $2,500 |
The Wake Electric Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation designed to enhance economic infrastructure and job creation, promote service or charitable organizations, and meet emergency needs of individuals within the service area of Wake Electric.
Eligibility:
IRS designated non-profit agencies serving the counties that Wake Electric Services – Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Wake and Vance counties. The agency does NOT have to be a member of Wake Electric.
Subjects:
Grants are open to all project and subject areas that enhance economic infrastructure and job creation, promote service or charitable organizations, and meet emergency needs of individuals within the service area of Wake Electric.
Agency grant limit:
Agencies can receive up to $5,000 and be awarded one grant per twelve month period.
Term:
WE Care is a grant program awarding money each quarter of the year (in January, April, July, and October). Current deadlines are posted on the WE Care website page.
Application:
Program Operation:
WE Care allows Wake Electric members to roundup their electric bill to the next highest dollar and donate that amount to the program. For example, as an WE Care contributor, if your bill is $91.85, your bill would be rounded up to $92.00 and the extra 15 cents would be donated to WE Care.
Contributing members give an average of 50 cents per month or $6.00 per year. The maximum amount that a member would contribute in a year’s time would be $11.88.
Each quarter, the board of directors for the program’s administrative body, the Wake Electric Foundation board, meets to determine who will be awarded funds.
Information:
Email communications@wemc.com or call 919.863.6440.
History:
Since it began in 1996, the WE Care program has awarded more than $538,926 to area non-profits.
Wake Electric:
Independent, non-profit electric utility owned by more than 47,500 consumers. The co-op provides superior electric service at affordable rates to members in parts of Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, and Wake counties.
As a member, how can I contribute?
If you are interested in signing up to contribute to the program, please call 1.800.474.6300 today or email information@wemc.com. Contributing literally only costs you pennies a month. Those pennies when combined with those of other contributors, add up to powerful dollars.