FEC and CoBank Award $30,000 in Grants to Support Local Nonprofits
-
The James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts received a $7,500 grant from FEC and Co-Bank. Pictured above are FEC General Manager/CEO Doug Lambert, Round Top Festival Institute Program Director Iverson Eliopoulos, Round Top Festival Institute Associate Curator of Collections Pat Johnson, Round Top Festival Institute Founder & Artistic Director James Dick, and Round Top Festival Institute Managing Director Lamar Lentz. -
Navidad Valley Community Connections DBA Senior Connections received a $7,500 grant from FEC and CoBank. Pictured above are FEC General Manager/CEO Doug Lambert and Senior Connections Executive Director Amanda Kridel. -
Smith-McMillan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) received a $7,500 grant from FEC and CoBank. Pictured above are FEC General Manager/CEO Doug Lambert, Smith-McMillan Chapter, DAR Treasurer Jacquelyn Head, and Smith-McMillan Chapter, DAR Chapter Regent Carolyn Caflisch. -
The Schulenburg Historical Museum received a $7,500 grant from FEC and CoBank. Pictured above is FEC General Manager/ CEO Doug Lambert and the Schulenburg Historical Museum Board President David Carpenter.
Fayette Electric Cooperative (FEC), in partnership with CoBank, proudly awarded $30,000 in grants to four area nonprofit organizations on August 8. The donations were made possible through Co-Bank’s Sharing Success charitable contribution program.
CoBank’s signature Sharing Success program doubles the impact of its customerowners by matching their charitable contributions. Since its inception in 2012, the program has helped CoBank and its customers jointly contribute more than $97 million to organizations that make life better in rural communities — from volunteer fire departments to local schools and hunger relief programs. In 2024 alone, 696 customers contributed more than $5.2 million, which CoBank matched dollar-for-dollar, generating a total impact of $10.4 million nationwide.
This year, FEC and Co-Bank awarded $7,500 each to the following organizations: • Navidad Valley Community Connections DBA Senior Connections – Funding will support meal-based programming across three locations, helping provide nutritious, home-cooked meals to seniors in Fayette, Lavaca, and Colorado Counties.
• Smith-McMillan Chapter, Daughters of theAmerican Revolution (DAR) – Grant funds will support activities for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, including a one-act play, public service announcements, liberty tree plantings, a celebration on the La Grange square, and a float in the Round Top July 4th parade.
• Schulenburg Historical Museum – Funds will go toward renovations of the Bohms Building, which houses the museum and preserves the community’s history.
• The James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts – The grant will assist with needed improvements at Festival Hill, ensuring the facility continues to provide valuable arts, education, and community services while maintaining public safety for the thousands who visit annually.
“Fayette Electric Cooperative is committed to supporting the communities we serve,” said Doug Lambert, FEC’s general manager and CEO. “Through our partnership with CoBank, we’re able to make a greater impact and help these organizations continue their important work.”
About FEC
Fayette Electric Cooperative provides reliable electric service and enhances the quality of life for its members and the communities it serves.
About CoBank
CoBank is one of the largest private providers of credit to the U.S. rural economy. The bank delivers loans, leases and other financial services to agribusiness, rural infrastructure and Farm Credit customers in all 50 states.