Operation Round Up
Small Change Changing Lives
Great things happen when an entire community pulls together. Through Flint Energies' Operation Round Up (ORU) program, participating member-owners voluntarily round up their monthly electric bills to the nearest dollar. That spare change—averaging just $6 a year per member—is pooled directly into the Flint Energies Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. 100% of these collected funds are redirected straight back into Middle Georgia to support critical human needs, community health, education, and local economic development.
You can choose to round your bill up to the nearest dollar for worthy causes through Operation Round Up®.
For example, if a bill were $92.71, you would pay $93, and 29 cents would go to the Flint Energies Foundation, which manages the fund. You may withdraw at any time by contacting Flint. The Foundation uses 100% of the funds collected to meet safety, health, and education needs in our 17-county service area. No funds are used for administrative costs.
If you'd like to give a little more each month, you can participate in Operation Round Up Plus, in which you designate how much you'd like to donate each month. Every penny is appreciated, and your small change certainly adds up to big changes in our communities.
At the Flint Energies Foundation, our mission is simple: to improve the quality of life for our neighbors. We provide targeted financial grants to support critical food, shelter, health, safety, and education initiatives throughout the counties served by Flint Energies. By partnering with worthy local charitable organizations and civic groups, we transform cooperative generosity into tangible local progress.
- Proven Impact: Since 2001, the Foundation has proudly awarded more than $11 million to area non-profits to support vital community programs (as of January 1, 2026).
- Funding Boundaries: Please note that Foundation funds are dedicated exclusively to organizational grants and community projects; the Foundation does not provide assistance for individual power bills.
Your grant award is a powerful milestone for our community, and we want to help you share the good news! To ensure complete transparency for the cooperative members who fund these grants, all recipients are required to publicize their awards in accordance with our communication standards.
- Terminology: In all materials, describe your funding as a grant from the Flint Energies Foundation.
- News Releases: Promote your project with a news release to the local media. If you’re inviting the media to cover your project or event, please extend an invitation to us by sending the information to Marian McLemore (see contact information below).
- Social Media: Spread the word about your project through social media channels such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. You can find Flint Energies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and we encourage you to “tag” us in your posts.
- Logo: You are welcome and encouraged to use the Flint Energies Foundation logo on any collateral materials about your project, including stickers, plaques, posters. To ensure that you receive the correct format for your needs, please send any logo requests to Marian McLemore.
Questions? Please email Marian McLemore or call 478-218-5600.
The Flint Energies Foundation is governed by an independent, volunteer Board of Directors. Composed of civic leaders, educators, and dedicated professionals appointed from across our 17-county service territory, this board ensures that every penny of Operation Round Up funding stays right here in Middle Georgia.
Because these directors live and work in the very communities we serve, they bring unique local insight to the table—guaranteeing that your spare change goes exactly where it is needed most.
Meet the dedicated community leaders driving the Flint Energies Foundation forward below:
Joanne Hamlin – Lizella, Georgia
Board Chair
Eloise Maxwell Doty – Butler, Georgia
Board Vice Chair
Connie McCutchen – Midland, Georgia
Board Secretary
John Luppino – Warner Robins, Georgia
Board Treasurer
Charles Harrison – Grovania, Georgia
Board Member
Roger Sinyard – Mauk, Georgia
Board Member
Pat Bartness – Warner Robins, Georgia
Board Member
Betty Chase – Oglethorpe, Georgia
Board Member
Traci Kemp – Warner Robins, Georgia
Board Member
Gina Fink – Fort Valley, Georgia
Board Member
Ian Russell – Fort Valley, Georgia
Board Member