The mission of the Community Foundation of 不良人研究所鈥檚 Electric Cooperatives is to improve and advance quality of life in areas supported by 不良人研究所鈥檚 electric cooperatives and their employees.

To that end, the foundation supports charities, programs, organizations, and cooperative industry initiatives that meet the guidelines below:

  • Electric cooperative-affiliated 501(c)(3) organizations聽
  • 501(c)(3) organizations in which electric cooperative employees are actively engaged
  • Charitable activities that are:
    • Associated with international rural electrification efforts.
    • Provide financial assistance to families of electric cooperative employees that are injured or killed in the line of duty.

Support what you're passionate about.

Nominate an organization to possibly receive a grant.聽

(不良人研究所 cooperative & OEC employees only.)

Donate to The Community Foundation of 不良人研究所's Electric Cooperatives:

  • OEC employee can enroll in payroll deduction here
  • All other organizations and individuals can 聽OR can mail a check to:聽
    The Community Foundation of 不良人研究所's Electric Cooperatives
    c/o Jared Caskie
    6677 Busch Boulevard
    Columbus, OH 43229

Grant recipients to-date include:

  • - disaster relief efforts
  • Cooperative Development Foundation
  • , plus local DPIL grants to:聽
    • Carrol County
    • Coshocton County
    • Darke County
    • Hocking County
    • Holmes County
    • Marion County
    • Pike County
    • Putnam County
    • Scioto County
    • Vinton County
    • Wayne County
  • - disaster relief efforts
  • and
  • to benefit the Blake Rodgers Memorial Scholarship
  • 聽- disaster relief efforts
  • - school supplies

Grant application deadlines: March 18, 2024; July 15, 2024; and November 11, 2024.

Grants will be awarded no later than: March 31, 2024; August 1, 2024; and November 30, 2024.

For more information, contact communityfoundation@ohioec.org.