Grants Awarded

Big Pasture Public Schools

$6,000 for a commercial cooking range

Cache Middle School

$4,500 for their STEM and Innovation lab

Chattanooga Elementary School

$4,500 for playground equipment

Cox's Store Volunteer Fire Department

$3,500 for SCBA cylinders

Lawton Adult Literacy Center

$1,700 for Lenovo Idea Pads

Lawton Food Bank

$2,500 for the purchase of ground beef

Modern Day Manna

$1,500 for meat processing fees

Pathways to a Healthier You

$1,700 for the Dementia Awareness Coalition

Temple High School

$1,200 to purchase a whiteboard

Wichita Mountains Prevention Network

$1,000 to support their Youth Conference

Operation Round Up exists because of the generosity of Cotton Electric's members. Every month, more than 12,300 members of the cooperative kick in a little extra change, rounding up their monthly power bill to the nearest dollar. Contributions ranging from one cent to 99 cents are pooled and provide the funds for the Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation. This collection of small change has had a big impact. Cotton Electric Charitable Foundation has awarded or pledged grants totaling $1,750,924.64 since the foundation was established.

A total of $28,100 in CECF grants were issued or pledged in the third quarter of 2026.

A list of grants for the past four quarters is below.

Big Pasture Public Schools	Commercial Range	$6,000.00
Cache Middle School	STEM & Innovation Lab	$4,500.00
Chattanooga Elementary School	Playground Equipment	$4,500.00
Cox's Stores VFD	SCBA Cylinders	$3,500.00
Lawton Adult Literacy Center	Idea pads	$1,700.00
Lawton Food Bank	Ground beef	$2,500.00
Modern Day Manna	Meat Processing	$1,500.00
Pathways to a Healthier You	Dementia Awareness Coalition	$1,700.00
Temple High School	Whiteboard	$1,200.00
Wichita Mountains Prevention Network	Lunch & Art Supplies for Youth Conference	$1,000.00
Total for September 2026		$28,100.00

Camp LU-JO KISMIF	HVAC Units	$5,000.00
Christians Concerned	A/C Units	$4,000.00
Indiahoma Community Food Bank	Food	$2,500.00
MIGHT CDRC	Support of STEM Program	$1,500.00
Safe Center	Renovations	$5,000.00
Velma-Alma Public Schools	STEAM Program	$4,102.37
Vizavance	VizVouchers & Vision Screenings	$1,500.00
Waurika Public Schools	Basketball goals for playground	$2,500.00
Total for June 2026		$26,102.37

AmVets Post 11	HVAC Replacement	$3,000.00
Town of Chattanooga	Generator	$5,000.00
Grandfield Senior Citizens Center	Kitchen Upgrade	$3,000.00
Marlow Fire Department	Battery-operated Tools	$2,500.00
Second Chance Ranch	Fence	$1,200.00
Walters Volunteer Fire Department	Water tank	$3,500.00
Total for March 2026		$18,200.00

Bray-Doyle Public Schools	Tools for CTE Program	$8,534.87
Duncan Area Literacy Council	Children's Books	$2,241.00
Duncan Community Residence	Ductwork replacement	$4,750.00
Empire Public Schools	Academic Buzzer System	$1,516.60
The FISTA Foundation	STEM Materials	$4,500.00
Total for December 2025		$21,542.47