ORU

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $144,225 to 39 local nonprofit agencies serving residents in Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties. Of this total, $64,075 was granted to agencies that provide hunger-relief. 

Catoosa County

• Alzheimer’s Association: $2,750
• Catoosa County Foster Parent Association: $3,500
• Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc.: $3,000
• Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc.: $3,850
• Cross Plains Community Partner, Inc.: $2,500
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance: $2,000
• Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc.: $1,800
• Here I Am DBA “The Care Mission:” $1,300
• Outer Circle Foundation: $1,775
• Partnership for Families, Children and Adults: $3,000
• RossWoods Adult Day Services: $2,425
• The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc: $2,500
• Upward Life Ministries: $1,740
• Woodstation Church: $5,000
• Total awarded in Catoosa: $37,140

Chattooga County

• Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office: $1,000
• Community Resource Center of Chattooga: $1,000
• Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services: $1,350
• Menlo Lions Club: $1,000
• Paradise Garden Foundation: $1,000
• Total awarded in Chattooga: $5,350

Floyd County 

• Atlanta Community Food Bank: $1,000
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance: $250
• Outer Circle Foundation: $250
• Total awarded in Floyd: $1,500

Gordon County

• Advocates for Children, Inc.: $4,000
• Alzheimer’s Association: $500
• Cancer Navigators, Inc.: $250
• Christian Community Outreach: $1,400
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance: $1,000
• Gordon County Schools: $6,000
• Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc.: $1,300
• Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful: $3,500
• Marine Toys for Tots: $1,275
• New Echota Church: $1,500
• Outer Circle Foundation: $1,000
• RossWoods Adult Day Services: $200
• Upward Life Ministries: $460
• Total awarded in Gordon: $22,385

Murray County

• Alzheimer’s Association: $500
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Northwest Georgia Mountains: $100
• Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia, Inc.: $1,500
• Cancer Navigators, Inc.: $100
• Chatsworth First Methodist Church: $5,000
• Children and Families First Community Partnership for Dalton: $750
• Cross Plains Community Partner, Inc.: $2,000
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance: $250
• Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc.: $200
• Marine Toys for Tots: $1,225
• Outer Circle Foundation: $1,500
• RossWoods Adult Day Services: $525
• Varnell Church, Inc.: $1,800
• Total awarded in Murray: $15,450

Walker County

• Alzheimer’s Association: $250
• Cancer Navigators, Inc.: $650
• Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc.: $1,000
• Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc.: $750
• Georgia Healthy Family Alliance: $500
• Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc.: $2,000
• Here I Am DBA “The Care Mission:” $4,500
• Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services: $3,550
• Outer Circle Foundation: $475
• Partnership for Families, Children and Adults: $1,000
• RossWoods Adult Day Services: $350
• The Haven – Lafayette: $3,500
• The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc.: $4,000
• Upward Life Ministries: $2,525
• Total awarded in Walker: $25,050

Whitfield County

• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Northwest Georgia Mountains: $2,900
• Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia, Inc.: $2,500
• Children and Families First Community Partnership for Dalton: $1,750
• Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc.: $600
• Cross Plains Community Partner, Inc.: $500
• Dalton Organization of Churches: $5,000
• Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc.: $700
• Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc. Northwest Georgia District: $2,500
• Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center: $7,000
• Pleasant Grove Methodist Church: $5,000
• Prater’s Mill Foundation: $500
• Varnell Church, Inc.: $5,400
• Warm Hearts: $3,000
• Total awarded in Whitfield: $37,350

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $159,430 to 39 local nonprofit agencies serving residents in Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties. Of this total, $61,600 was granted to agencies that provide hunger-relief.

Catoosa County
ORGANIZATION  GRANT 
Catoosa County Fire Department $2,000
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $6,500
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $4,900
Children’s Advocacy Center LMJC $1,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $4,500
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc. $4,200
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $250
Here I am DBA The Care Mission $300
Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area, Inc. $1,500
LIFT Youth Center, Inc. $2,500
Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services $1,500
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $2,000
Reach Out and Read Georgia $500
Ringgold United Methodist Church $5,200
Special Olympics Georgia $500
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. $2,000
Upward Life Ministries $1,250
YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga $500
Total awarded in Catoosa $41,100

Chattooga County
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $1,100
Children’s Advocacy Center LMJC $1,000
Here I Am DBA The Care Mission $300
Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services $500
Menlo Lions Club $3,000
Total awarded in Chattooga $5,900

Floyd County
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Adventure Bags, Inc. $250
Advocates for Children, Inc. $200
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $200
YMCA of Rome & Floyd County $1,000
Total awarded in Floyd $1,650

Gordon County
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Adventure Bags, Inc. $4,000
Advocates for Children, Inc. $3,000
Burn Foundation of America, Inc. $750
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $2,000
Christian Community Outreach $3,000
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $5,000
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy $1,500
Sleep in Heavenly Peace $2,500
Special Olympics Georgia $320
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc. $2,500
Total awarded in Gordon $24,570

Murray County
ORGANIZATION GRANT
ACES Youth Home $200
Adventure Bags, Inc. $1,100
ALS United of Georgia, Inc. $1,500
Burn Foundation of America, Inc. $735
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $3,000
Cross Plains Community Partner, Inc. $700
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $1,000
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,000
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy $150
Latin American Association $225
Murray County Next Step $5,500
Northwest Georgia Girls Home $750
Reach Out and Read Georgia $500
RossWoods Adult Day Services $525
Special Olympics Georgia $330
Total awarded in Murray $17,215

Walker County
ORGANIZATION GRANT
ACES Youth Home $200
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $5,000
Children’s Advocacy Center LMJC $1,650
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $400
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,000
Here I am DBA The Care Mission $3,200
Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area, Inc. $1,500
Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services $1,500
Mount Zion Baptist Church – Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $4,000
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $1,500
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. $300
Upward Life Ministries $2,500
YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga $5,000
Total awarded in Walker $27,750

Whitfield County
ORGANIZATION GRANT
ACES Youth Home $200
Adventure Bags, Inc. $1,200
ALS United of Georgia, Inc. $500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties $3,800
Burn Foundation of America, Inc. $100
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $4,000
Christian Community Outreach $175
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $500
Cross Plains Community Partner, Inc. $3,000
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $150
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,070
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy $1,400
Georgia FIRST Robotics $5,000
Here I Am DBA The Care Mission $400
Latin American Association $5,500
Northwest Georgia Girls Home $4,000
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $2,000
Reach Out and Read Georgia $2,500
RossWoods Adult Day Services $2,000
Special Olympics Georgia $1,000
Upward Life Ministries $250
Warm Hearts $2,500
Total awarded in Whitfield $41,245

In Spring 2025, NGEMF awarded grants to 51 organizations totaling $130,500. Of these awards, $59,450 were hunger-focused.

The grant awards are listed below by county. The amount spent in each county is determined by the amount NGEMC members living in each county contribute to ORU. The organization receiving the award is listed, and all grants were earmarked for a specific program that meets one of ORU’s four focus areas. Note: If an organization serves more than one county, their grant will appear below divided out according to the per-county impact reported on the grant application.

Catoosa County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Alzheimer’s Association $500
Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Care $1,500
Battlefield Post 214, A.L. Ltd. (American Legion Battlefield Post 214) $3,000
Catoosa County Public Schools $2,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $2,000
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc. $3,000
Four Points, Inc. $1,000
Georgia Healthy Family Alliance $300
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. $1,500
Georgia Northwestern Technical College $500
Here I am dba The Care Mission $300
Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area, Inc. $1,500
LIFT Youth Center, Inc. $5,000
Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services $1,500
Operation Appreciation, Inc. $500
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $300
Ringgold United Methodist Church $1,500
Rooted by Grace, Inc. $1,500
RossWoods Adult Day Services $200
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia $2,500
Upward Life Ministries $500
Woodstation Church $3,300
TOTAL IN CATOOSA $33,900

Chattooga County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Cancer Navigators, Inc. $160
Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office $1,000
Community Resource Center of Chattooga $1,000
Four Points, Inc. $300
Menlo Lions Club $800
Summerville First United Methodist Church $1,500
TOTAL IN CHATTOOGA $4,760

Floyd County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Cancer Navigators, Inc. $500
Georgia Healthy Family Alliance $250
Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. $200
Georgia Northwestern Technical College $200
Operation Appreciation, Inc. $200
TOTAL IN FLOYD $1,350

Gordon County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties, Inc. $500
Calhoun Gordon Council for a Literate Community $500
Christian Community Outreach $2,000
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $2,000
Georgia Healthy Family Alliance $500
Georgia Northwestern Technical College $750
Growing Appalachia, Inc. $2,000
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County $3,000
Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful $2,000
Marine Toys for Tots $2,000
New Echota Church $750
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center $500
Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County, Inc. $1,250
RossWoods Adult Day Services $310
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc. $2,000
TOTAL IN GORDON $20,060

Murray County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Alzheimer’s Association $1,000
Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer $500
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties, Inc. $500
Chatsworth First Methodist Church $4,000
Children and Families First Community Partnership for Dalton $300
Dalton Greater Works $750
Georgia Northwestern Technical College $780
Marine Toys for Tots $2,800
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center $1,000
Operation Appreciation, Inc. $1,000
RossWoods Adult Day Services $500
Varnell Church, Inc. $1,500
TOTAL IN MURRAY $14,130

Walker County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer $1,000
Battlefield Post 214, A.L. Ltd. (American Legion Battlefield Post 214) $2,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $300
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc. $200
Four Points, Inc. $1,000
Here I am DBA The Care Mission $3,500
Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area, Inc. $2,000
Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services $1,000
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church $200
Mount Zion Baptist Church – Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $4,000
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $400
Rooted by Grace, Inc. $1,000
St. Vincent de Paul Georgia $1,500
The Haven – Lafayette $2,000
Upward Life Ministries $2,000
TOTAL IN WALKER $22,600

Whitfield County Grants
ORGANIZATION GRANT
Alzheimer’s Association $1,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties $500
Cancer Navigators, Inc. $1,000
Children and Families First Community Partnership for Dalton $1,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $350
Cross Plains Community Partner, Inc. $3,000
Dalton First Church of the Nazarene $1,500
Dalton Greater Works $3,000
Dalton Organization of Churches $3,500
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $150
Georgia Northwestern Technical College $500
Latin American Association $2,000
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church $2,100
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center $2,500
Operation Appreciation, Inc. $500
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church $4,800
RossWoods Adult Day Services $1,800
Varnell Church $5,000
TOTAL IN WHITFIELD $33,700

Catoosa County
Organization Grant
Adventure Bags, Inc. $1,000
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $8,000
Catoosa County Public Schools $3,000
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $1,500
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $4,500
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc. $1,000
Mountain Top Boy’s Home $1,500
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $100
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,000
Here I am DBA The Care Mission $350
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $1,850
Ringgold United Methodist Church $8,300
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. $1,500
Veterans in Victory, Inc. $850

Chattooga County
Organization Grant
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $1,000
Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office $1,000
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $500
Here I am DBA The Care Mission $750
Menlo Lions Club $1,500
Floyd County
Organization Grant
Mountain Top Boy’s Home $300
Footprints on the Heart, Inc. $200
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $500
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $200
Veterans in Victory, Inc. $200

Gordon County
Organization Grant
Adventure Bags, Inc. $1,000
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $1,400
Christian Community Outreach $4,000
Mountain Top Boy’s Home $1,500
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $4,500
Footprints on the Heart $1,000
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $500
Gordon County Schools $4,100
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $300
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc. $2,000

Murray County
Organization Grant
Adventure Bags, Inc. $1,000
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $1,500
Mountain Top Boy’s Home $500
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $250
Footprints on the Heart $1,500
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,000
Georgia FIRST Robotics $1,000
Latin American Association $500
Murray County Community Christmas/Murray County Family Connection $1,500
Murray County Next Step $4,000
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $900
Veterans in Victory $750

Walker County
Organization Grant
Adventure Bags, Inc. $1,250
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $1,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $1,000
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc. $500
Mountain Top Boy’s Home $2,000
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,000
Here I am DBA The Care Mission $2,100
Mt. Zion Baptist Church – Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $2,250
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $3,000
Restore 6:34, Inc. $3,000
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. $1,500
Veterans in Victory $500
YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga $4,000

Whitfield County
Organization Grant
Adventure Bags, Inc. $2,500
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $2,000
Children and Families First Community Partnership for Dalton $2,000
Christian Community Outreach $1,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $500
Mountain Top Boy’s Home $1,000
Dalton Organization of Churches $3,000
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $500
Footprints on the Heart $1,000
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too, Inc. $1,000
Georgia FIRST Robotics $3,000
Here I Am DBA The Care Mission $150
Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc. Northwest Georgia District $4,000
Latin American Association $5,000
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults $2,000
Special Olympics Georgia $1,400
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. $500
Veterans in Victory $1,750
Warm Hearts $2,000

In addition to the non-profit grants listed below by county, $104,500 was also awarded to area schools for STEM projects.

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $146,850 to 33 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $78,350 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives.

Spring 2023 ORU Grant Recipients
AGENCY PROJECT AMOUNT
Advocates For Children, Inc. Gordon County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) $ 4,000
Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer Helping Children Facing Pediatric Cancer Thrive $ 6,000
Battlefield Post 214, A.L. Ltd. (American Legion Battlefield Post 214) Helping Hands: Food & Living Essentials for Veterans, Seniors and At-Risk Community Populations $ 5,000
Cancer Navigators, Inc. Liquid Nutrition for Low Income Cancer Patients $ 1,000
Christian Community Outreach 7th annual Back to School Outreach/Beany’s Blessings $ 5,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. Filling the pantry $ 5,800
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc. Food Pantry and Clothing Closet $ 8,000
Community Housing Resource Corporation CHRC/HACD Food Pantry March 2023 – August 2023 $ 2,500
Compassion House Inc. Brighter Futures for Teens Counseling $ 5,500
Dalton Organization of Churches Preventing Homelessness in Whitfield County $ 5,000
Foster Northwest Georgia Inc. Foster The Teen $ 4,000
Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Farm to the Classroom: Immersive Ag Ed for Elementary Students in Northwest Georgia $ 3,000
Georgia Transplant Foundation Financial Assistance for Solid Organ Transplant Patients $ 4,000
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County Medical supplies, medical equipment, specialist referrals and medications for patients $ 5,000
Here I Am/ “The Care Mission” Care Mission Food Pantry $ 10,000
Highland Rivers Foundation, Inc. REAL Life: A Basic Needs Support Program for Low-Income Individuals $ 4,000
Hope Spur, Inc. Crisis Care Management for Mental Health $ 3,500
LIFT Youth Center, Inc. Mental Health Support for Middle and High School Students $ 3,500
Lookout Mountain CARES – Bridge Health Services Helping Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities $ 5,000
Marine Toys for Tots Calhoun, GA Toys for Tots $ 2,000
Menlo Lions Club PERSONAL HYGEINE BAGS $ 4,000
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (1) Mount Vernon UMC FOOD PANTRY $ 5,000
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church (2) Saturday Sacks Weekend Food for Westside Elementary School from Mount Vernon UMC $ 3,000
MT Zion Baptist Church Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank MT Zion Baptist Church-Demetrius J. Jackson Food Pantry $ 4,500
Murray County Next Step Mortgage/ Rent Assistance for Murray County Families $ 2,000
NIMBY – An Advised Fund of the Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia Saturday Sacks at Valley Point Elementary $ 7,500
Senior Well Check Program Caring with a Heart $ 1,000
Sharing is Caring Community Christmas Sharing is Caring Community Christmas $ 1,000
The Haven – Lafayette Family provision and forward movement $ 5,000
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. Emergency Assistance $ 5,000
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc. Food Assistance for Summer camp and Thursday’s Club Meal $ 2,000
Upward Life Ministries Feed North Georgia Families $ 5,000
Varnell United Methodist Church Food Pantry Varnell UMC Food Pantry $ 6,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga Backpack Blessings Weekend Meals $ 4,050

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $127,100 to 43 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $62,200 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives.

An additional $104,500 was awarded to area schools in the form of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education grant as a part of the foundation’s education strategy.

Fall 2022 ORU Grant Recipients
Agency Amount
Hunger relief initiatives are listed in bold print.

American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia: Home Fire Relief $2,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties $2,000
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $2,500
Chattanooga Area Food Bank: Food Assistance for Northwest Georgia $10,000
Christian Community Outreach: Beany’s Blessing/Christmas Cares $3,500
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $4,200
Communities in Schools of Catoosa County, Inc.: Parents As Teachers Baby Supplies $1,500
Dalton First Church of the Nazarene: Tunnel Hill Lunch Sack Program $1,500
Dalton-Whitfield Family Connection: Whitfield-Murray Teen Maze $2,500
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $8,000
Foster Northwest Georgia Inc. $2,500
Friends of the 6th Cavalry Museum $1,500
GeorgiaFIRST Robotics $1,600
Hand-Up, Inc. DBA Voluntary Action Center: Senior Christmas Boxes $1,500
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County $3,500
Hope Spur, Inc.: Crisis Care Management for Mental Health $3,000
Junior Achievement of Georgia, Northwest Market $2,200
Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful $3,500
Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful $600
Latin American Association: Latino Homeless Prevention Program $7,000
Menlo Lions Club: Personal Hygiene Bags $1,750
MT Zion Baptist Church-Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $4,500
Murray County Community Christmas/Murray County Family Connection $1,500
Murray County Next Step: Crisis Assistance for Murray County Residents $8,000
NWGA Family Crisis Center, Inc.: Emergency Shelter to Victims of Domestic Violence $4,500
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, Inc.: Financial Assistance and Educational and Career Training for Deaf and Hard of Hearing $4,000
Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County, Inc. dba Family Resource Center: Children’s Playground $1,500
Ray Of Hope Foundation, Inc.: Food Pantry $500
Reach Out and Read Georgia: Early Literacy Round Up for High-Need Children $1,000
Rebuilding Hope: Low Income Housing Stability $5,000
RossWoods, Inc,: Infection Control Program $2,500
Ruth House Ministries: Complete AED Package w/ Pediatric Pads $1,000
Sara Hightower Regional Library $500
Senior Well Check Program: Christmas Baskets for Senior Citizens $500
Sharing is Caring Community Christmas of Dalton/Whitfield County $2,000
Special Olympics Georgia $1,500
Summerville First United Methodist Church: Student Weekend Meals $3,500
The Haven – Lafayette: Family Provision $5,000
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc.: Emergency Assistance $3,750
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc.: Shoes for Christmas, Ham/Turkey for Family Holiday Meal $1,000
Upward Life Ministries: Support and feed North Georgia families $5,000
Whitfield County 4-H: Project Achievement Event $1,000
Woodstation United Methodist Church $3,000

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $176,680 to 39 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $102,280 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, North Georgia EMC Foundation’s priorities focused on stabilizing individuals and families by ensuring their basic needs are met; addressing challenges such as food and housing insecurity; low-cost or no-cost medical (physical and mental) treatment for low income individuals; and helping at-risk veterans and individuals living with disabilities.

AGENCY AMOUNT
Atlanta Community Food Bank $5,000
American Legion Battlefield Post 214 (Food & Essentials for Veterans, Seniors and At-Risk Community Populations) $5,500
Bless Sacks (Boynton UMC) $3,500
Calhoun Autism Network, Inc. (Summertime Social) $2,000
Camp Dream Foundation (Sending children with disabilities to summer camp) $1,000
Cancer Navigators, Inc. (Liquid Nutrition for Low Income Cancer Patients) $1,000
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $5,000
Chattooga County 4-H (Home Food Preservation for Youth) $1,000
Christian Community Outreach (Beany’s Blessing and Back to School Celebration Outreach) $3,000
Christmas in July (New Echota United Methodist Church) $1,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $5,800
Communities In Schools of Catoosa County $5,000
Community Housing Resource Corporation $2,200
Community Resource of Chattooga, Inc $4,000
DOC-UP (Rent Assistance) $5,200
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $1,500
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) Home Medical Equipment Program $7,000
Friends of the Chickamauga Public Library Summer Reading Program $1,000
Grace Church Food Bank $500
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County $5,000
Helping Hands Ending Hunger, Inc. $9,780
Here I Am (DBA “The Care Mission”) Schoolz Out Mealz $10,000
Jonathan’s House Ministries (Additional Housing for Women and Children) $10,000
Menlo Lions Club (Personal Hygiene for Needy) $4,000
MT Zion Baptist Church (Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank) $4,500
Murray/Whitfield CASA program at Family Support Council, Inc. $5,000
Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living $2,500
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc. $5,000
Operation Appreciation, Inc. (Military/Veteran Humanitarian Support Initiative) $10,000
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church (Sack Lunch and Other Children’s Outreach) $8,000
Restore 6:34, Inc. (Educational Literature, Drug Test Kits, & Medical Needs) $3,100
The GreenHouse Child Advocacy & Sexual Assault Center $10,000
The Haven – Lafayette (Pandemic Assistance and Family Provision) $5,000
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc. $5,000
The Winner’s Club Inc. (snacks and meals for summer camp) $600
Trion Lions Club $4,000
Upward Life Ministries, Inc. $5,000
Varnell UMC Food Pantry $7,000
Woodstation United Methodist Church $3,000

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $122,360 to 30 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $76,860 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives. $102,500 was awarded to area schools in the form of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education grants.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, North Georgia EMC Foundation’s priorities focused on stabilizing individuals and families by ensuring their basic needs are met; addressing challenges such as food and housing insecurity; low-cost or no-cost medical (physical and mental) treatment for low income individuals; and helping at-risk veterans and individuals living with disabilities.

AGENCY AMOUNT
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $5,000
Chatsworth First United Methodist Church: “Saturday Sacks” Program $2,500
Chattanooga Area Food Bank $10,000
Children’s Advocacy Center – LMJC $4,500
Christian Community Outreach $4,200
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc $4,200
Communities In Schools of Catoosa County $4,000
Community Housing Resource Corporation $2,200
Dalton 1st Church of the Nazarene- “Saturday Sack” Project $1,000
DOC-UP Dalton Organization Of Churches United For People $4,800
Family Mental Health Promotion, Inc. $3,500
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia $8,500
Four Points, Inc. $4,500
Georgia FIRST Robotics $1,700
Grace Church Food Bank $3,000
Hand-Up, Inc. DBA Voluntary Action Center $2,500
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County $5,000
Menlo Lions Club $4,000
MT Zion Baptist Church-Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $4,500
Murray County Family Connection $3,500
North Georgia Community YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga: Walker County and Chickamauga City Schools Backpack Blessings Program $5,760
NWGA Family Crisis Center, Inc. $5,000
The DEO Clinic, Inc. $4,000
The Gordon County Child Advocacy Center, Inc. $2,000
The Haven – Lafayette $5,000
The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Center, Inc. $5,000
Upward Life Ministries: Food Box Program $5,000
Varnell United Methodist Church: Family Food Box Program $3,000
Whitfield County Community Emergency Response Team $1,500
Woodstation United Methodist Church: Children’s Food Pantry $3,000

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $140,250 to 38 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $87,350 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, North Georgia EMC Foundation’s priorities focused on stabilizing individuals and families by ensuring their basic needs are met; addressing challenges such as food and housing insecurity; low-cost or no-cost medical (physical and mental) treatment for low income individuals; and helping at-risk veterans and individuals living with disabilities.
Spring 2021 Grants- “Helping Individuals and Families Succeed” Focus

Organization/ Project Grant Amount
American Legion Battlefield Post 214 $ 5,250
BLESS sacks Boynton UMC $ 3,500
Christian Community Outreach $ 2,500
Christmas in July/New Echota United Methodist Church $ 1,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $ 5,800
Communities In Schools Catoosa County, Inc. $ 4,400
Community Housing Resource Corporation $ 3,500
Dalton Organization of Churches United for People $ 5,200
Family Mental Health Promotion, Inc. $ 3,000
Fort Oglethorpe Kiwanis Club / Cloud Springs Elem $ 250
Grace Church Food Bank $ 6,500
Here I Am dba The Care Mission $ 6,250
Latin American Association $ 8,000
Looper Speech & Hearing Center $ 3,000
Menlo Lions Club $ 2,000
Mt Zion Baptist Church-Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $ 4,500
Nourishing Children in Catoosa $ 5,000
Operation Appreciation, Inc. $ 4,300
Partnership for Families Children and Adults, Inc. $ 3,000
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church $ 5,700
Rock Spring United Methodist Church $ 4,250
Summit Quest Cancer Support Services $ 4,000
The DEO Clinic, Inc. $ 5,500
The George Chambers Resource Center, Inc. $ 1,500
The Haven – Lafayette $ 5,000
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc. $ 600
Trion Lions Club $ 2,000
Upward Life Ministries $ 4,700
Varnell United Methodist Church $ 5,700
Woodstation United Methodist Church Snack Packs $ 3,000
Spring 2021 Grant Recipients- “Preparing for the Future” FocusOrganization/Project Grant Amount
Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community $ 2,250
Jonathan’s House Ministries $ 3,500
Whitfield County 4-H Clubs $ 500
Spring 2021 Grant Recipients- “Preparing for the Future” FocusOrganization/Project Grant Amount
Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community $ 2,250
Jonathan’s House Ministries $ 3,500
Whitfield County 4-H Clubs $ 500
Spring 2021 Grant Recipients- “Responding to Emergencies/Crises” FocusOrganization/Project Grant Amount
Angel House of Georgia $ 2,100
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $ 4,000
NWGA Family Crisis Center, Inc. $ 4,000
The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition $ 1,500
The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Center $ 3,500

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $116,450 to 36 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $57,650 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives. An additional $50,000 in emergency funds was awarded to area schools to support distance learning and after school meal efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, and $101,500 was awarded to area schools in the form of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education grants.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, North Georgia EMC Foundation’s priorities focused on stabilizing individuals and families by ensuring their basic needs are met; addressing challenges such as food and housing insecurity; low-cost or no-cost medical (physical and mental) treatment for low income individuals; and helping at-risk veterans and individuals living with disabilities.
Fall 2020 Grants- “Helping Individuals and Families Succeed” Focus

Organization/ Project Grant Amount
BLESS Sacks Boynton UMC $3,300
Cancer Navigators, Inc.- Nutrition & Transportation Assistance $1,000
Chatsworth First UMC- Saturday Sacks Program $4,750
Chattanooga Area Food Bank- Northwest Georgia Branch $5,000
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc.- Food Pantry $4,200
Community Housing Resource Corporation- CHRC/HACD Food Pantry $2,500
Community Housing Resource Corporation- COVID-19 Rent Assistance $2,500
DOC-UP Dalton Organization of Churches United for People- Rent Assistance Program $4,800
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia, Inc.- Food for Families in Need $6,600
Free Clinic of Rome- Adding Newly Uninsured Patients $1,000
Friendship House, Inc. $750
Grace Church- Sharing is Caring Ministry $3,500
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County $4,000
Helping Hands Ending Hunger INC. $3,300
Here I Am dba The Care Mission- Schoolz Out Mealz $3,750
North Georgia Community YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga- Backpack Blessings Weekend Meals (Walker and Catoosa students) $3,300
North Georgia Healthcare Center- Teen Self-Worth and Healthy Habits $2,750
Operation Appreciation, Inc.- Military/Veteran/Family Emergency COVID-19 Support Initiative $2,500
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, Inc.- COVID-19 financial assistance for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people $5,500
Soul Station Ministries- Holiday Food Boxes $3,500
The DEO Clinic, Inc.- Patient Care Funds $3,500
The Haven – Lafayette $5,000
Upward Life Ministries- COVD-19 Student and Family Meal Assistance $3,700
Woodstation UMC- Snack Pack Program $2,800
Fall 2020 Grant Recipients- “Preparing for the Future” FocusOrganization/Project Grant Amount
Communities In Schools Catoosa County- Food Pantry and Clothing Closet $3,150
LIFT Youth Center Inc- Sources of Strength Suicide Prevention Program $2,500
Three Circles Foundation, Inc.- COVID-19 Family Support $2,800
Fall 2020 Grant Recipients- “Responding to Emergencies/Crises” FocusOrganization/Project Grant Amount
Hope’s House DSRC, Inc. $1,300
NWGA Family Crisis Center, Inc.- Emergency Shelter Services $5,600
The GreenHouse CAC/SAC $3,900
The Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center, Inc.- Housing and Food Assistance $3,100
Fall 2020 Grant Recipients- “Enriching Communities of Northwest Georgia” FocusOrganization/Project Grant Amount
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association- Christmas for Kids $2,500
Christian Community Outreach- CHRISTmas Cares Program $1,100
Dalton-Whitfield Family Connection- Sharing is Caring 2020 $1,500
RTD Project (Road to Damascus)- Construction project materials for those in need $2,500
The Winner’s Club Inc.- Food and Shoes for Holidays $1,300
Whitfield County Fire Department- “Santa in Uniform” Program $1,700

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $126,500 to 42 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $80,300 was awarded to hunger relief initiatives. An additional $50,000 in emergency funds was awarded to area schools to support distance learning and after school meal efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Action Ministries- “End Hunger Period” $2,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank $1,900
Catoosa County Foster Parent Association $2,500
Chickamauga Lions Club- Eye Screening Equipment $3,150
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc. $5,450
City of Refuge NW Georgia $7,800
Community Housing Resource Corporation $2,400
Community Resource Center of Chattooga $3,500
Dalton 1st Church of the Nazarene- “Saturday Sack” Project $1,000
Dalton Organization of Churches United for People $5,000
Four Points, Inc. $2,000
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children- Home Medical Equipment (HME) Program $ 3,900
Grace Church ( East Calhoun Church )- “Sharing is Caring” Pantry $2,000
Habitat for Humanity of Catoosa County $1,500
Helping Hands Food Pantry INC $7,250
Here I Am dba The Care Mission- “Schoolz Out Mealz” Program $6,000
Menlo Lions Club- “Humanitarian Hands On” Project $2,000
MT Zion Bapt. Church-Demetrius J. Jackson Food Bank $4,500
Nourishing Children in Catoosa-“Weekend Snack Sacks” Project $6,500
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church- “Snack Pack” Project $5,000
Ser Familia, Inc.- Basic Need Support for At-Risk Latino Families $8,500
Soul Station Ministries- Operation Stock the Shelves $3,000
The Haven – Lafayette- Community Garden and Improvement Projects $2,150
Upward Life Ministries- Summer Meals for Children $5,000
Variety-the Children’s Charity of Georgia “Freedom Kids Program” $3,000
Varnell United Methodist Church Food Pantry $3,000
Woodstation UMC Snack Pack Program $3,000
American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia- Home Fire Campaign $2,500
Mercy’s Door- COVID-19 Emergency Supplies $5,000
The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Center, Inc.- Emergency Food Assistance $2,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties $3,200
LIFT Youth Center, Inc.- Sources of Strength Suicide Prevention Program $ 2,500
Whitfield County Family ‘s Teen Maze $1,600
Georgia Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Inc. $1,200
Operation Appreciation, Inc.- Military/Veteran/Family Support Initiative $2,500
Oscar N. Jonas Memorial Foundation $1,000
Thrive Regional Partnership- Cradle of Southern Appalachia Collaborative Landscape Conservation Plan $1,500

Thanks to our members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU), the North Georgia Electric Membership Foundation awarded $119,805 to 60 local nonprofit agencies. Of this total, $59,010 went to hunger relief programs. An additional $101,500 was awarded to area schools in the form of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education grants.

Adventure Bags, Inc.: $2,150
Burn Foundation of America: $1,000
Calhoun Autism Network Inc: $500
Camp Twin Lakes, Inc.: $1,000
Cancer Navigators, Inc.: $450
Chatsworth First UMC: $4,350
Chattanooga Area Food Bank – Northwest Georgia Branch: $3,200
Christ’s Chapel Share & Care Mission, Inc.: $4,550
Community Housing Resource Corporation: $1,500
Community Resource Center of Chattooga, Inc.: $3,000
Covenant Life Worship Center: $4,000
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health – Georgia: $900
DOC-UP Dalton Organization of Churches United for People: $3,500
East Calhoun Church: $1,500
Family Mental Health Promotion: $3,000
First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia, Inc.: $1,000
Four Points, Inc.: $2,800
Georgia Center for Child Advocacy: $1,000
Georgia Transplant Foundation: $1,900
Gordon County Community Outreach Program: $1,600
Hand-Up, Inc. DBA Voluntary Action Center: $2,500
Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County: $2,000
Helping Hands Ending Hunger INC.: $6,900
Here I Am dba The Care Mission: $3,460
Murray County Community Christmas: $1,000
Murray County Next Step: $2,500
North Georgia Community YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga: $3,300
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc.: $2,175
Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership: $2,750
Prevent Blindness Georgia: $1,500
RossWoods, Inc.: $3,250
Ser Familia, Inc.: $1,500
Sleep in Heavenly Peace – GA Etowah Valley Chapter: $700
Soul Station Ministries: $3,250
The Center For HOPE Counseling: $1,500
The DEO Clinic, Inc.: $4,500
The Haven – Lafayette: $1,750
The Winner’s Club of Calhoun, Inc.: $1,200
Upward Life Ministries: $3,000
Whitfield County Family Connection’s Sharing is Caring: $1,500
Woodstation UMC (Snack Pack): $3,000
Angel House of Georgia Inc: $1,070
Children’s Advocacy Center – LMJC: $3,750
The Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Center, Inc.: $1,500
Boy Scouts of America Lafayette Georgia Troop 1: $1,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Gordon, Murray, and Whitfield Counties: $1,650
Catoosa Camp STEMulate: $1,000
Catoosa County 4-H: $2,000
Ferst Readers, Inc.: $1,500
Georgia FIRST Robotics: $1,000
Whitfield County Extension/4-H: $1,000
Artistic Civic Theater:$1,000
Boynton Lions Club of Ringgold: $2,250
Calhoun Gordon Arts Council: $500
Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library: $500
Catoosa Citizens’ and Veterans’ Memorial Foundation: $500
Chatsworth Lions Club: $1,200
Flags Across Murray: $250
Trion Lions Club: $1,500
Walker County Stocking Full of Love: $500