Operation Round Up
$9,229,101.98
Total Operation Round Up Dollars Raised
Operation Round Up® is Walton EMC’s community assistance program.
The concept is to extend the principle on which electric cooperatives were built over 85 years ago –– neighbor helping neighbor –– and as a cooperative to follow one of our core principles, which is commitment to community.
The program is a simple and rewarding way for our customer-owners to raise money for local charities, needy individuals and service organizations.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you elect to participate, your monthly electric bill will be “rounded up” to the next dollar. For example, if your bill is $52.51, you’ll pay $53.00. The extra 49 cents goes to a special fund administered by volunteer co-op members through the Walton EMC Trust. You’ll give an average of 50 cents a month or $6 a year. Any administrative costs are absorbed by Walton EMC, so 100 percent of your donation is used to make life better. And the Trust’s bylaws specifically prohibit paying electric bills with the money you donate. It’s also tax deductible.
Becoming an Operation Round Up donor is easy! Sign Up with this form. You can discontinue your contribution at any time.
Your monthly bill shows how much is being contributed to Operation Round Up. In December, your bill will have a yearly total for tax purposes.
The Trust Board
Members of the Walton Electric Trust Board are named by Walton EMC’s Board of Directors. Each co-op board member selects a trust board member from the district he or she represents.
The trust board volunteers many hours to make sure Operation Round Up funds are spent in the most responsible way.
Operation Round Up® Recipients
Here are recent individuals and groups in Walton EMC’s 10-county service area that have benefited from Round Up funds:
$10,000
A Center of Hope
Barrow, Clarke, Dekalb, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale & Walton Counties
Provides learning opportunities for young moms to increase knowledge and confidence in parenting, facilitate connections among young moms to provide a support system, and also offers healing support to families experiencing infant loss.
$5,000
Books for Keeps
Clarke County
Provides books for students to select and keep at no cost to families to promote reading proficiency and help prevent the “summer slide” learning loss that can happen during summer break
$7,500
Camp Trach Me Away
Barrow, Dekalb, and Gwinnett Counties
Funding to provide a memorable summer camp experience for children with tracheostomies in a safe, inclusive environment.
$6,000
C5 Youth Foundations
Dekalb & Morgan Counties
Program that empowers high-potential teens from under-resourced communities to graduate high school and pursue their futures by building skills, confidence, and fostering a strong sense of civic responsibility.
$5,000
Horizons Atlanta at UGA
Clarke County
Funding to provide for STEAM based enrichment lessons during a 6-week summer learning experience for students K-4th grade.
$5,000
Make A Wish Foundation
All of Walton EMC’s Service Area
Funding to grant wish experiences for critically ill children.
$4,200
Second Wind Dreams
Dekalb & Gwinnett Counties
Funding to provide in-person workshops for firefighters to improve their understanding of autism and to develop tactics that will assist them when working in emergency situations.
$10,000
Team Maggie for a Cure
All of Walton EMC’s Service Area
Funding to provide fertility grants to women undergoing cancer treatments, in effort to preserve their ability to have children in the future.
$23,736
Assistance for four individuals.
Updated March 24, 2025
Heirborn Servants Project Manager Tiffany Castro, left, accepts an Operation Round Up donation from Walton EMC Communications Specialist Morgan Spivey. The funds will help to provide transportation for single mothers and trafficking victims.
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See for yourself how small change from Operation Round Up changes lives.
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Apply for Funds:
Walton EMC is accepting applications for the next distribution of Operation Round Up funds. Non-profit community-based organizations and individuals in need in the 10-county area served by Walton EMC are eligible to apply. Applications are reviewed by the trust board, and a decision is then made on disbursement of funds.
Or call: 770.266.2353, to receive an application by mail.
Contact Us
Call (770) 267.2505 to speak to a Customer Care Representative from Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.