Operation Round Up is a simple, ongoing charitable program that helps fund meaningful community projects throughout our area. By choosing to round up their monthly electric bills to the nearest dollar, REMC members make small donations that create a big local impact.

Each month, participating members allow Daviess–Martin County REMC to automatically round their bills to the next whole dollar. For example:

If your bill is $74.51, it rounds up to $75 (contribution: 49 cents).

If your bill is $74.90, it rounds up to $75 (contribution: 10 cents).

Every extra cent goes directly into the DMREMC Charitable Trust, Inc. The cost to each member is never more than 99 cents per month and averages only about $6 a year. Individually, it may seem small but together it truly adds up.

The Operation Round Up board — an independent, volunteer, non paid group separate from the REMC board — meets quarterly to review applications and distribute funds to local organizations.

In the past, Operation Round Up has supported school programs, church groups, fire departments, cancer patient services, and many other organizations by helping fund equipment, supplies, renovations, and more.

Since the program launched in March 2004, an impressive $654,080.05 has been granted to organizations right here in our community. In 2025 alone, Operation Round Up awarded $23,440, all of which went back into our community. 

A few cents each month. A tremendous difference together.