Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership
Official website of Okefenoke Rural Electric Membership Corporation (Okefenoke REMC), an electric cooperative serving ~42,000 customers in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Site includes company information, leadership, member services, outage center, and a foundation that awards community grants.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, community-focused 501(c)(3) or nonprofit located in the cooperative's service counties (southeast Georgia / northeast Florida) seeking modest project funding for youth, food security, shelter, health, arts, or other local services.
Good Fit
- • Organization operates in one of the foundation's service counties (GA or FL).
- • Request is for a clearly defined community project or program with a modest budget (typical grants around $3k–$5k).
- • Applicant can meet an application deadline and provide a short project plan and basic budget.
- • Local visibility or partnerships that demonstrate community impact.
Geography
Grants are regionally concentrated across two states (Georgia and Florida) with about 65% of dollars staying in Georgia; the foundation explicitly serves six Georgia and two Florida counties, indicating a local/regional footprint rather than broad national reach.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 48 distinct recipients with low dollar concentration (largest recipient ~3%, top five ~15%) and the program has distributed similar counts each year, showing a broad and diverse set of independent local grantees for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes 42 new recipients in the latest year and a public application page plus a foundation email/phone contact; although materials reference an invited/qualifying applicant pool within service counties, observed turnover and published submission routes indicate new local applicants can join the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
