Good¢ents Grants Awarded in November 2019

The Good¢ents Board of Trustees met in November. 8 applications were reviewed, and 7 grants totaling $47,645 were awarded. Here’s a summary of these recent grants:

Access Alaska: $5,000 grant for their Consumer Fund.

Green Star Alaska: $3,699.60 grant to fund electrical work and purchase a pallet-racking system.

Healy Hockey Association: $6,045.75 grant for the purchase of a rink divider.

Interior Alaska Cancer Association: $5,000 grant to help fulfill the basic needs of cancer patients.

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department: $15,000 grant for emergency vehicle lights.

Stand Down: $2,500 grant to fund blood and A1C tests.

Tanana Valley State Fair: $9,500 grant to upgrade lighting.

All grants from the Good¢ents Foundation are awarded to nonprofit organizations within GVEA’s service area. Applications are reviewed quarterly in February, May, August and November by a volunteer board of trustees. The next application deadline is January 31, 2020. Applications and more information about the program can be found on our Good¢ents Program page.

Good¢ents is funded by the generous members of Golden Valley Electric Association. Since the program began in 2011, GVEA members have funded grants totaling $1,069,882.

Thank you to all of the members who voluntarily “round up” their monthly billing statement to the next dollar. The cents you contribute is greatly appreciated and really makes a difference within the communities GVEA serves.