How Operation Round Up® Works
With Kankakee Valley REMC’s Operation Round Up®, a little change can help a lot.
- When members round their bills up automatically, KV REMC is able to donate to local non-profits
- By participating, you are helping friends and neighbors in our community
- Every year, those pennies add up
- For every member that participates, we are able to donate up to $6 to worthy causes
- With 18,000 members, the potential impact is huge!
Operation Round Up® Grants
The Operation Round Up board of directors meets quarterly to review grant applications. If you wish to apply in 2026, please submit your Operation Round Up® Application (PDF) to the KV REMC office by one of the dates below for review during that month.
- March 2, 2026
- June 1, 2026
- September 1, 2026
- December 1, 2026
Operation Round Up® Scholarship
At KV REMC, supporting our community and its youth is a top priority. Through Operation Round Up, we provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors. This year, the following 8 scholarship awards were available:
Trades Scholarship
2-$1500 scholarships will be awarded
Undergraduate Scholarship
2-$2,000 scholarships will be awarded
4-$1,000 scholarships will be awarded
Who is Eligible?
- The applicant must be a graduating high school senior graduating who plans to attend an accredited post-secondary school or join a trades program.
- To be eligible, students’ parents or legal guardians must be Kankakee Valley REMC member-consumers and participate in Operation Round Up.
- If you currently do not participate in Operation Round Up and wish to sign-up, please get in touch with the KV REMC office at our main number at (800) 552-2622 or our local number at (219) 733-2511. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student’s parent or legal guardian must participate in Operation Round Up.
Deadline
The application deadline for the 2025–2026 scholarship has passed. Information about the 2026–2027 scholarship will be available in December.
Frequently Asked Questions
Operation Round Up® Trust is a separate entity from KV REMC with its own board of directors consisting of leaders within the community. Current board members include: Tim Miller-Kouts, Kouts; Keith Meyers, Chesterton; Ed Marks, Wanatah; Jamie Shireman, Knox; Judy Jelinek, San Pierre; Pat Hedge, Crown Point; and Sue Bachert, North Judson.
Operation Round Up® funds may be used for community service projects, economic development, education and youth programs, environmental projects, emergency energy assistance and disaster relief. Operation Round Up® funds may not be used for political purposes.
The Operation Round Up® funds are kept in a trust fund and are dispersed as directed by the Operation Round Up® board.
Individuals and organizations within (or serving within) the Kankakee Valley REMC service area.
The Operation Round Up® program is voluntary. Each new customer is automatically enrolled, but any customer who wishes not participate may notify us by calling our office at (219) 733-2511 or (800) 552-2622. Any customer who previously decided not to participate and has now changed their mind, may sign up for Operation Round Up by calling the REMC office.
There are currently 134 cooperatives across the country participating in this program.
The average customer will contribute $6 per year; the most they can contribute is $11.88 per year. These dollars are tax deductible. You will receive notification of the total amount you have contributed during the year.
The Operation Round Up® board has granted requests ranging from $200 up to $3,500.
The Operation Roundup® Board awards scholarships each year. Applicants must be the children of members who are participating in the Operation Roundup® program. For an application and scholarship guidelines, please contact our office.