CoBank Program Helps Non Profits

Helping our communities succeed is the goal of all electric cooperatives and CoBank’s Sharing Success program helps fulfill that goal. In partnership with CoBank, a national cooperative bank that serves utilities in rural America, Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association has distributed grants this year to area volunteer fire departments and a local children’s home.

The Sharing Success program allows CoBank members, like PRVEPA, to apply for grants which provide matching funds to help non-profit organizations.

This year, Pearl River Valley Electric chose two fire departments, the Lumberton Fire department and the Oloh Volunteer Fire department. Both departments plan to use their donations for fire-fighting equipment.

Another grant went to the Deanash Baptist Children’s Village near Wiggins. The campus serves 10 at-risk children by providing a stable home environment. The organization plans to use the grant for renovations and essential items for the children.

In total, $10,000 was distributed through the program this year. In the three years, Sharing Success grants have been provided, $30,000 has gone towards assisting non-profits in our service territory. Pearl River Valley Electric will continue CoBank’s Sharing Success program in 2025 by choosing new non-profit organizations to receive grants.