Operation Round Up
Small Change, Changing Lives
Southern Indiana Power offers members an opportunity to help their neighbors and communities in which they live by helping fund worthwhile projects. Operation Round Up is a community service fundraising program.
The fund shall be used to benefit people and organizations such as Special Olympics, volunteer fire departments, Relay for Life, youth programs, 4-H, disaster relief, senior citizen programs, and other community service projects. The fund will not be used to pay electric bills or to support or oppose political candidates or campaigns.
View our Fall 2025 Operation Round Up Recipients
Fall 2025 Grant Award Details
Amount Granted — $17,000
Fire Departments & Emergency Services
- Anderson Twp. Fire Department – $4,500 – To purchase (2) underbody toolboxes, 1 trash pump, 1 nozzle & adaptor to outfit newest tanker truck.
Community-Based Programs
- Cannelton Food Pantry – $3,000 – To purchase a pallet jack and pallet stacker.
- Spencer County Habitat for Humanity – $2,500 – To purchase hammers, router, battery drill, battery impact, levels, miter saw, floor work lamps, nail gun, table saw, and hard hats.
- Perry County Coon Club – $1,500 – To install handicap signs and pour sidewalk to the new door for handicap access.
Youth Programs
- Tell City Jr Sr High School – $3,900 – To complete installation and furnishing of new greenhouse (tables, planters, heaters, vents) for FFA.
- Sonshine ELM – $1,600 – To paint main room, purchase (3) iPads for employee training/classroom use
2025 Scholarship Recipients – $500 Each
- Madelynne Elmer – Western Kentucky University / Perry Central High School
- Jaelynn Etienne – Western Kentucky University / Perry Central High School
- Carson Guillaume – Western Kentucky University / Perry Central High School
- Elliot Rahman – Southern Illinois University / Heritage Hills High School
- Mia Waninger – University of Southern Indiana / Tell City High School
- Adam Wilhelmus – Western Kentucky University / South Spencer High School
Watch this short video to learn more about this unique program
Operation Round Up is just what the name implies. Southern Indiana Power will simply “round up” the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar. For example, a member’s monthly bill of $82.79 would be automatically rounded up to $83.00 with the additional 21 cents going to the Operation Round Up fund.
Participating members will average 50 cents per month or $6.00 in contributions per year. Six dollars won’t buy much by itself, but with the majority of our members participating, the fund will soon collect enough money to really make a significant difference. The maximum a member could contribute would be $11.88 per year. That is 99 cents times 12 months which is highly unlikely.
All Operation Round Up donations are placed in trust and administered by an independent board of trustees operating on behalf of the SIREC Community Trust, Inc. The seven-member board of trustees serves on a voluntary basis and geographically covers the Southern Indiana Power service territory.
Application Process
We accept new applications two times a year, from January 1 to February 15 and then again on August 1 to September 15.
Please click on the appropriate link below and print the application (PDFs will be available closer to the application date).
- ORU Fillable Application 2026
Next grant cycle is August 1 – September 15, 2026. - Scholarship Application 2027
- Scholarship Guidelines (PDF) If you’ve already received a scholarship you will not be eligible. Applications will be accepted starting January 1 – February 15, 2027.
Operation Round Up is a voluntary program and members may choose to opt-out at any time. Fill out the form below to opt in or out of the program.
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