Community

More than $28,000 awarded to nonprofits through PEC, Power of Change

Cooperative, members give grants to six local nonprofits

12.19.17

Twenty applications were submitted during the fall 2017 application period for PEC Community Grants, and it’s our pleasure to award $28,237 to six local nonprofit organizations in our service territory.

Girl Scouts of Central Texas receive PEC grant
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas will use their $5,000 grant to install a photovoltaic system at Camp Texlake's Nature Center.
YMCA of Austin receives PEC grant
The YMCA of Austin was one of six local nonprofits who received a PEC Community Grant. They will use their $5,000 grant to purchase new swimming pool pumps for the Hays Communities YMCA.
Candlelight Ranch staff accept PEC grant
PEC awards $3,437 to Candlelight Ranch in Marble Falls for technology upgrades at their facility.
Texas Museum of Science and Technology receives PEC grant
The Texas Museum of Science and Technology will purchase materials to create an exhibit with solar panels with their $4,800 PEC Community Grant.
The Bergheim VFD will use grant funds to install new technology in three vehicles. Pictured from left to right: PEC staff Tia Owens and Melissa Westmoreland, Bergheim VFD volunteer firefighter Sterling McClelland, Bergheim VFD President Ken West, Bergheim VFD Fire Chief Adam Hawkins, and PEC Community Engagement Representative Tessa Schmidtzinsky.
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$5,000

  • Bergheim Volunteer Fire Department
    For the purchase and installation of iPads in three emergency vehicles. The iPads will help improve response times, coordination between responding agencies, mapping and area accessibility, 911 communication and weather updates.
  • Girl Scouts of Central Texas
    For the installation of a photovoltaic system at Camp Texlake’s Nature Center.
  • Marble Falls Senior Activity Center
    For the purchase of a computer and printer, the installation of software and the establishment of a system network. The upgrades will help with management and functionality of the center.
  • YMCA of Austin
    For the purchase of new swimming pool pumps for the Hays Communities YMCA. The pumps will be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

$4,800

  • Texas Museum of Science and Technology in Cedar Park
    For the purchase of materials to create a hands-on education exhibit with solar panels at the museum.

$3,437

  • Candlelight Ranch in Marble Falls
    For the purchase of four computers, a printer, tables and a Wi-Fi hotspot. The technology upgrades will help with the nonprofit’s efficiency and their onsite communications.

PEC Community Grants are funded, in part, by our members through our Power of Change program. Participants’ electric bills are rounded up to the nearest dollar, and the combined funds are used to supplement PEC Community Grants and our education contributions. In spring 2017, we awarded $5,000 each to The Science Mill in Johnson City and the Twin Sisters Dance Hall Club in Blanco.

Members can enroll in our Power of Change program through SmartHub, by phone, on their payment slip or by visiting a PEC district office near them. Visit pec.coop/power-of-change to learn more.

See how these three local nonprofits were able to better their community with their 2016 grants »