Operation Round Up® Grants Awarded to Our Community

Operation Round Up® is supported by KEC members who voluntarily “round up” their monthly electric bills to the nearest dollar to help our neighbors in need. The extra pennies go into the Kootenai Electric Trust fund, which distributes grants to worthy causes in KEC’s service territory. Through this program, nearly $1.4 million has been invested in our community. 

In February 2024, the Kootenai Electric Trust Board awarded Operation Round Up® grants to the following organizations:

  • $2,500 to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department to provide bicycle helmets, safety equipment and education to local elementary schools. 
  • $2,500 to Camp Fire Inland Northwest to update and replace electrical equipment for a building at Camp Sweyolakan on Lake Coeur d’Alene.
  • $2,500 to the Coeur d’Alene School District for the Humane Connection dog program.  
  • $2,500 to the Lakeland Booster Club to help with the cost to repair the existing concrete locker room floor at Lakeland High School.  
  • $2,500 to North Idaho Christian School to purchase desks for secondary students.  
  • $2,500 to the Post Falls High School Track and Field program to purchase new pole vault equipment.
  • $2,500 to the North Idaho Fair Foundation for the Farm to Table event for area fifth grade students to learn where their food comes from.
  • $1,000 to the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce for their scholarship program.

Are You ‘Rounding Up’ Your KEC Bill? 

If not, we need your help! Start “rounding up” your bill. Members who choose not to contribute to Operation Round Up® or who would like to begin contributing may simply opt out or opt in on their bill or contact KEC by phone, letter or email.