Community Support

As a corporate citizen of Grand, Jackson, Summit, Routt and Larimer Counties, MPE is committed to the communities it serves. As a consumer-owned, not-for-profit utility, MPE:

  1. Assists locals in need through Operation Round Up                                    
  2. Provides opportunities and assistance to local schools, students and teachers and organizations
  3. Sponsors community events
  4. Supports the development of local renewable energy projects

We support the communities we serve

OPERATION ROUND UP

Operation Round Up® helps locals in need. Is is voluntarily funded by MPE's members who round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar. These donations are collected and disbursed to locals needing food, clothing, medical assistance and other needs. Since 1999, through this program, MPE has disbursed $1.3 million to locals in need. To request an application for assistance or for more information, call (970) 887-3378, EXT 222.

Contribution Form

LOCAL FAIRS, EVENTS & SPONSORSHIPS

MPE donates funds to numerous local nonprofits and community causes. If you seek funds for a special project, please complete the Donations Request form below. If you seek sponsorship for a local event, please complete the Sponsorship Request form below. 

 

Donation Requests Sponsorship Requests

SCHOLARSHIPS & YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

Each year, MPE awards 28 scholarships, totaling more than $70,000 to local high school graduates pursuing a college degree or a vo-tech degree. Scholarships are funded through MPE's unclaimed capital credits, not through the electric rate base. 

MPE also provides an annual essay contest for local students (ages 16 and older). The contest winner is awarded an all-expense-paid trip to Washington DC. The runner-up wins a trip to Leadership Camp in Clark, Colo. Both trips are paid for with MPE's unclaimed capital credits.

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MPE's COMMUNITY SUPPORT

A partial list of local events and programs that MPE participates in/sponsors:

  • Community Open Houses

  • Electric Safety Demos

  • Fifth Quarter Program

  • Grand Lake Winter Carnival

  • Green Power Program

  • High Note Thursdays (Winter Park)

  • Jackson County 4-H

  • Local Parades

  • Local Science Fairs (4)

  • Middle Park Fair & Rodeo

  • National Night Out 

  • North Park Fair & Rodeo

  • Operation Round Up

  • Pink Hard Hat Campaign (Taking Steps)

  • Robotics Clubs (2)

  • Scholarship Fairs

  • Touch-a-Truck Day (Granby)

  • Winter Carnival (Grand Lake)

Community support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Walden Elementary School Grant