Sulphur Springs Valley Electric
Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving southeastern Arizona (Willcox, Sierra Vista and surrounding communities) with more than 60,000 services. The official site provides member services, outage reporting, programs (rebates, energy efficiency, wildfire mitigation), communications and links to the SSVEC Foundation youth/grant programs.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local educational organizations, K–12 schools, student scholarship applicants who meet member-dependent criteria, teacher microgrant proposals, and youth programs serving southeastern Arizona.
Good Fit
- • Located in southeastern Arizona or serving communities within the cooperative service area.
- • Project is education-focused (scholarship, teacher microgrant, school program, science fair).
- • Request size aligns with observed grant ranges (mostly small-to-midsize awards under $25K).
- • Can meet stated application requirements (online form, deadlines, letters of recommendation).
- • Demonstrable connection to cooperative members or local community impact.
Geography
Observed grantmaking is state‑restricted: all documented grants across the observed years were made to recipients in Arizona, focused on the cooperative's service area (Willcox, Sierra Vista and nearby communities).
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a very broad recipient set (over 100 distinct recipients and 105 grants in 2024) including schools, colleges, youth groups and individual scholarships, indicating wide institutional variety for a local foundation.
New Applicants
Based on limited multi‑year history, the foundation funded about 100 new recipients in 2024 and posts public application information (an online scholarship application and deadlines), so unfamiliar applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
